Lyrics
Verse 1
Sikukuu ya vibanda imefika
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Tupokee mioyo yetu tumefika
Tutazitoa mali na mioyo yetu
Familia zirekebishwe
Na ndoa zirekebushwe
Wenye kutoa turekebishewe
Imani iwe imara
Masengenyo tuache hapa
Wivu tuutawale
Uzinzi tuukumee
Na upendo ukatawale
Bishara zetu, tumeziacha
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Mashamba yetu
Tumeyaacha
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Verse 2
Ni desturi yako toka enzi
Uzao wako ukae pamoja
Wakuabudu na kukusifu bwana
Wafue mavazi wajitakase
Wafue mavazi ya mioyo yao
Iwe upatanisho wetu na wewe
Verse 3
Baraka kwa atu wote
Finyanga mioyo yao
Bariki watoto wako
Wakirudi wakutukuze
Na pale walipotoa
Rudisha wajaze tele
Na hivyo walivyo navyo
Viongezeke ukaviyunze
Bridge
Baba tuko kwako
Mbeba mambo yote
Beba shida zetu kwenye hii jubilee jubilee
Takasa mioyo yetu
Jinsi upendavyo
Tusitoke vile vile
Baba tutakase mibaraka tubebe
Chorus
Hii ni jubilee
Bado tuko kwenye jubilee
Tubariki kwenye hili jubilee
Mibaraka ipo jubilee
Bishara zetu, tumeziacha
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Mashamba yetu
Tumeyaacha
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Na nyumba zetu, tumeziacha
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Watoto wetu
Bwana tumewaleta
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Washiriki wote, ona tuko hapa
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Wachungaji wetu, ona wako hapa
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
Chorus
Hii ni jubilee
Bado tuko kwenye jubilee
Tubariki kwenye hili jubilee
Mibaraka ipo jubilee
Tumekuja kukutana na wewe mungu wetu
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Meaning & Inspiration
Jubilee is a Swahili song of gathering for a festival of worship, opening with the line that the feast of tabernacles has come ("Sikukuu ya vibanda") and that the congregation has come to meet with God. The people say they have left their businesses, farms and homes to come, and they bring their children, members and pastors.
The prayers that follow ask that families and marriages be mended, faith be strong, gossip be left behind, envy be mastered and love govern, and they ask for blessings, cleansed hearts and generous giving to be repaid. The reference to a feast of booths echoes Leviticus 23:34 and Nehemiah 8:17, while the washing of clothes and cleansing of hearts fits Exodus 19:10 and Psalm 51:10. The refrain "Hii ni jubilee" keeps the mood festive and expectant, and the repeated "Tumekuja kukutana na wewe Mungu wetu" states the purpose plainly: coming to meet God.
Related Scripture
- Leviticus 23:34 The feast of booths is appointed as a festival to the Lord.
- Nehemiah 8:17 The people keep the feast of booths with great gladness.
- Psalm 51:10 The psalmist asks God to create a clean heart.