Lyrics
Intro
Ayayayaya... ya, umejawa wema na ooh
Ayayayaya... ya, yoyoyo... oyee
Verse 1
Umejawa wema na fadhili
Ahadi zote kwangu ni kweli
Umenitoa mbali
Bado nasimama katika kweli
Ayaya
Verse 2
Sio kwasababu ya mali
Uzuri ama shekeli
Ila ni kwa wingi
Wa zako fadhili
Yayayaya ya
Verse 2 (Repeat)
Sio kwasababu ya mali
Uzuri ama shekeli
Ila ni kwa wingi wa zako fadhili yoo
Chorus
Nikupe nini, (Eh bwana)
Maana fadhili zako (zadumu)
Milele na milele (eh bwana)
Nikupe nini (eh bwana aah)
Nikupe nini (Eh bwana)
Maana fadhili zako (zadumu)
Milele na milele (eh bwana)
Verse 3
Kwa pendo lako la ajabu
Nimefunikwa tu...
Wala tena sina tabu eh
Yesu kwangu ni tabibu
Sitaki tena rejea
Hadidu za matabibu
Wanadamu
Zimejawa takwimu za hofu
Zita niharibu uuh yea
Verse 2 (Repeat x2)
Sio kwasababu ya mali
Uzuri ama shekeli
Ila ni kwa wingi
Wa zako fadhili
Yoyoyo... yayaya
Chorus (Repeat)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Nikupe Nini?" ("What Can I Give You?") opens with an extended expression of wonder at being filled with goodness and kindness, insisting that every promise received has proven true. Its repeated question, what could possibly be given in return, treats gratitude as a response to received mercy rather than an obligation to be repaid.
The chorus answers that question by pointing back to the reason itself, mercies described as enduring forever, language echoing a well-known psalm's repeated refrain about God's unfailing love. A later verse names Jesus directly as healer, rejecting reliance on human remedies in favor of that direct relationship, tying the song's gratitude to both provision and healing.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended expression of thanksgiving, its repeated question serving not as genuine uncertainty but as a rhetorical device highlighting how far any human offering falls short of mercies described as without end.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 136:1 Repeats that God's mercy endures forever, directly echoed in the song's chorus.
- Jeremiah 30:17 Describes God as one who restores health and heals, echoed in the song's description of Jesus as healer.