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Wakati Wangu ni Lini by Sifaeli Mwabuka cover art

Sifaeli Mwabuka - Wakati Wangu ni Lini Lyrics

Artist:
Sifaeli Mwabuka

Lyrics

Verse 1


Nijiuliza sana
Nijiuliza sana kila siku
wakati wangu ni lini
wakati wangu ni lini?


Verse 2


Wakati wa kukutana na wewe
Wakati wa kuona mkono wako
Wakati wa kuona baraka zako
Wakati wa kuinuliwa na wewe
Wakati wangu ni lini?
Wakati wangu ni lini?


Chorus


Niambie ni lini Baba
Niambie ni lini Mungu wangu
Niambie ni lini Baba
Niambie ni lini Mungu wangu


Verse 3


Wengi wamesema subira huvuta heri
Wengi nimesia mvumilivu hula mbivu
Wengi wamesema subira huvuta heri
Wengi nimesia mvumilivu hula mbivu


Verse 4


Hezekia alikwita Mungu wangu
Nawe ulimsikia Baba
Ulipotuma mtumishi wako Eliya
Atengeneze mambo ya nyumbani mwake
Ndipo Ezekia akageuka akukuita Mungu wangu
Nawe ukamsikia Baba
Wakati wangu ni lini Baba?
Wakati wangu ni lini Baba niambie


Chorus (Repeat x2)


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Meaning & Inspiration

"Wakati Wangu ni Lini" is a Swahili song built around one repeated, unanswered question: when is my time? The opening verses list specific things being waited for, meeting God directly, seeing His hand at work, receiving His blessings, and being lifted up, treating the question less as impatience and more as an honest longing for a promised moment that has not yet arrived. A recurring proverb-like couplet acknowledges common wisdom about patience bringing good things, without pretending that waiting itself feels easy. A later verse turns to a biblical example, recalling how Hezekiah called out to God directly and was heard, drawing a parallel between that answered cry and the singer's own unanswered question. Ending on the same repeated request, asking God directly to name the time, the song stays in a posture of waiting rather than resolution, closer to an honest prayer than a settled testimony. Structurally its repetition mirrors the experience it describes, a request asked again and again without yet receiving the specific answer being sought.

Related Scripture

  • Habakkuk 2:3 Instructs waiting for a vision even if it seems to delay, matching the song's theme of waiting for an appointed time.
  • Isaiah 38:5 Records God hearing Hezekiah's prayer and responding, matching the song's reference to Hezekiah being heard.
  • Psalm 27:14 Instructs waiting for the Lord with strength and courage, matching the song's repeated posture of waiting.