Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat x5)
Mwambie Yesu mwambie
Mwambie Yesu mwambie
Anaweza yote Yesu mwambie
Atakushindia Yesu mwambie
Verse 1
Usitishwe na shida, ndugu
Wala magonjwa
Iwe ni kupungukiwa fedha
Hayo yote ni kwa muda tu
Ni lazima ujipe moyo
Verse 2
Umwamini Mungu wako
Anaweza kukufanikisha
Anafanya njia pasipokuwa na njia
Mwambie Yesu, eeh
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 3
Wakati mwingine, ndugu
Umeshindwa hata kuomba
Moyo wako mzito sana, una huzuni sana moyoni
Nakuambia usife moyo
Verse 4
Umuachie Mungu wako
Ataondoa huzuni yote
Yeye ni Mungu wa amani, atakupa amani yake
Atakupa furaha yake moyoni
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 5
Hata elimu yako wewe
Haiwezi kukusaidia
Umaarufu wako hauwezi kukusaidia
Hata ukiwa tajiri, ni bure tu
Verse 6
Hata fedha ulizonazo
Kisomo ulichonacho
Haviwezi kukusaidia kitu chochote
Muombe Mungu wako, anaweza kufanya yote
Chorus (Repeat x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Mwambie Yesu" ("Tell Jesus") repeats a single instruction throughout, urging that every difficulty be brought directly to Jesus rather than carried alone or hidden. Its opening verses name specific hardships, financial shortage, illness, discouragement so heavy that prayer itself feels impossible, refusing to minimize real struggle while insisting each one is temporary.
A striking pair of verses lists resources unable to help regardless of how substantial they might be: education, fame, wealth, and knowledge are each named and dismissed as powerless against the kind of trouble described. That deliberate rejection of self-sufficient solutions reinforces the song's central instruction, that Jesus alone, not achievement or status, is the appropriate recipient of struggle.
Describing God as one who "makes a way where there is no way," the song promises resolution without specifying its form, while another verse promises peace and joy replacing heaviness of heart. Rooted in Swahili gospel encouragement music, the song functions as sustained exhortation, repeating its title instruction as the consistent response to every named form of hardship.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 43:19 Describes God making a way in the wilderness, directly echoed in the song's description of God making a way where there is no way.
- Philippians 4:6-7 Instructs bringing anxieties to God in prayer in exchange for peace, echoed in the song's promise of peace and joy replacing heaviness of heart.