(Sung in Kalenjin)

Chorus:
Wololo, ololo, olo me ya kusegong’ (No, never! I will not look back)
Me ya kusegong’, asubi Jesu (I will not look back, I follow Jesus)
I fix my eyes on Jesus, no more turning back
Til o, til e, akile wololo (decide, and say no) (Repeat)

Mwae ng’olyondet kole chubot, Ne name mogombet (The word says cursed is the man that goes to plough)
ne namei mogombo, ak kokus kong’ (Who holds the plough, and looks back)
Manyolu eng’ boisio, kimwawech Jesu (He is not of value, Jesus tells us)
Ako chi ne u no, ko matilei ki (A person like that, cannot be relied on)
Lewen o, lewen, lewen eng’ u inyegei ye i gil iyai ko chula (Choose, choose wisely, and don’t be like the man)
Til o, til e, Meyai iyai ko chula (decide, don’t be like the man)

(Chorus)

Ame kus kong’ ngo u Isirael,Kiutie Jehova (Don’t look back like the Israel, who forgot God)
Kiutie kayamisutik, koam indara (They forgot His promises, and missed the past)
Kobwat chebo lolosyek,che kimeto eng’ let (They thought of all the things they left behind)
Kiyem tulwet Sinai, kenyisiek artam (They remained around mt. Sinai, for 40 years)
Kigeer ak ama it, emetab kayamiset (They saw but never reached, the promised land)
Ame ngo berberin o, chebo ng’ony koresoi (So do not be deceived, by earthly desires)
Til o, til e, umetete kute murego amengong’al o (decide because like dust, they shall pass)

(Chorus)

Ye me I lalang’ ak eme ikaite, kutupten Jehova
(You are neither hot nor cold, God will spit you out)
Kelen iwendi tai ilite let, ibire mark time o
(You say you’re moving forward, yet you move backwards, you’re marktiming)

(Chorus)

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