Lyrics
Baba nipe tano, Baba nipe tano, Baba nipe tano
Niongezapo, nami nirudishe tano
Baba nipe tano, Baba nipe tano
Ukinipa tano, nitazalisha tano
Nitarudisha tano
Yaani ni hasara hiyo, ameiachilia talanta
Yaani ni hasara hiyo, hataki kufanya kazi
Baba nipe mimi tano, nikufanyikie mfano
Nikatumike kwa uaminifu, mbele yako
Chibuko la urithi wako
Baba nipe tano, Baba nipe tano, Baba nipe tano
Niongezapo, nami nirudishe tano
Baba nipe tano, Baba nipe tano
Ukinipa tano, nitazalisha tano
Nitarudisha tano
Nipe tano, tano nipatie
Nikachakarike nazo
Tano nipatie, nigongee tano
Nipe tano, tano nipatie
Nikachakarike nazo
Tano nipatie, nigongee tano
Ile moja ulonipa Baba, ile moja ul’onipa
Ile moja ul’onipa sikuifukia, niliizalisha Baba
Sina ulegevu, Sina mchezo kazini
Sina masihara kwa longolongo, we nipe tu tano
Nipe tano, tano nipatie
Nikachakarike nazo
Tano nipatie, nigongee tano
Nipe tano, tano nipatie
Nikachakarike nazo
Tano nipatie, nigongee tano
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Meaning & Inspiration
Nipe Tano draws directly from the parable of the talents, using the request for five as a prayer for responsibility rather than mere increase. The singer asks the Father for resources that can be put to work and returned with growth. References to producing another five and refusing to bury the one already received keep faithful stewardship at the center of the song.
The lyric also stresses diligence, service, and accountability before God. Work is presented as a response to trust: what the Father gives should be developed rather than neglected. Its repeated appeal carries both confidence and humility, since the desired opportunity remains a gift from God while the expected labor belongs to the servant. The language about faithfulness and increase closely follows the servant commended in the biblical parable. As a Swahili worship song, it turns that teaching into an energetic commitment to use entrusted abilities for divine service.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 25:20-21 The servant entrusted with five talents gains five more and is commended as faithful.
- 1 Peter 4:10 Believers are told to use received gifts as faithful stewards of the grace of God.