Lyrics
mpanzi alikwenda shambani kapanda mbegu njema
alipolaala adui akaingia, shambani akapanda magugu
vivyo hivyo mkristo ukilala,shetani huja kapanda roho chafu.
utukufu wa mungu ndani yako pilepole uanze kupungua
mpanzi alikwenda shambani kapanda mbegu njema
alipolaala adui akaingia, shambani akapanda magugu
vivyo hivyo mkristo ukilala,shetani huja kapanda roho chafu.
utukufu wa mungu ndani yako pilepole uanze kupungua
usilale shetani anatafuta nafasi, adui anatafuta nafasi
ya kupanda magugu moyoni mwako
Mkristo omba bila kukoma shetani asipande
maovu ndani yako, Mwimbaji uwe macho
omba hata kufunga.
shetani asipande, kiburi moyoni mwako
usilale shetani anatafuta nafasi, adui anatafuta nafasi
ya kupanda magugu moyoni mwako
usilale shetani anatafuta nafasi, adui anatafuta nafasi
ya kupanda magugu moyoni mwako
Mhubiri angalia shetani asiingize, kujitukuza na tamaa ya kupenda pesa.
mchungaji funga sana, shetani asikuweze, ukawa sababu ya kondoo, kutawanyika
usilale shetani anatafuta nafasi, adui anatafuta nafasi
ya kupanda magugu moyoni mwako
Mama ...
kijana..
usilale shetani anatafuta nafasi, adui anatafuta nafasi
ya kupanda magugu moyoni mwako
usilale shetani anatafuta nafasi, adui anatafuta nafasi
ya kupanda magugu moyoni mwako
Mathew 18:25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Usilale" draws on the parable of the wheat and weeds, where an enemy slips in while the farmer sleeps, and applies it directly to the believer's inner life. The field is the human heart, and the weeds are the corrupt desires — pride, impurity, self-promotion, love of money — that take root during spiritual drowsiness. The repeated command in the title, "don't sleep," is not about physical rest but about a vigilance that refuses to leave the soul unguarded.
The song carries a particular weight for leaders. A preacher or pastor who drifts into self-glorification or greed becomes the reason the flock scatters. The remedy is consistent prayer and fasting, not as a ritual but as a way of keeping the ground of the heart occupied so the enemy finds no space to plant anything harmful.
This resonates with the biblical image in Matthew 13, where the enemy sows weeds while everyone sleeps. The song turns that parable into an urgent, present warning: negligence is not neutral, because an unguarded heart becomes fertile soil for what opposes the glory of God.