African Gospel Lyrics

(Sung in Kiswahili)

N’kitazama nilikotoka hapa nilipo ninapokwenda ninagundua
(When I look at where I came from, where I am, and where I am going, I realize)
Ingekuwa ni nguvu zangu ningeshachoka nisingeweza
(If it were by my own strength, I would have tired and failed)
Sio kweli kwamba tu ku-hustle na kupambana ndio vimenitoa
(It is not true that hustling and struggling alone are what have brought me this far)
Juhudi haizidi kudra siwezi sema babu hakujituma
(Effort does not surpass destiny; I cannot say my ancestors did not try)

Pre-Refrain:
Niliitwa ndugu lawama (I was called brother of blame)
Mfano wa waliokwama (An example of those who are stuck)
Mtu asiye na maana (A person without value)
Wa kuchekwa kudharauliwa (One to be laughed at and despised)
Ila Mungu ana maguvu bwana (But God has power, sir)
Leo nikipita wanaitana (Today when I pass by, they call out to each other)
Sa ngoja nami niwaite niwape siri (Now let me also call them and give them the secret)
Ukweli ni kwamba (The truth is that)

Refrain:
Bila Mungu mimi bila bila bila (Without God I am nothing, nothing, nothing)
Hamna kitu yani zero bila (There’s nothing, zero, without Him)
Bila Mungu mimi, bila bila bila (Without God, I’m nothing, nothing, nothing)
Sina ujanja yani zero, bila (I have no ability at all, meaning zero, without Him) (Repeat)

Yaani kama meli isiyo na nahodha (Like a ship without a captain)
Kama bunge lisilo na hoja (Like a parliament without an agenda)
Mi ni debe tupu bila ya Mola (I am an empty container without God)
Msidanganyike nje mnavyoniona (Do not be deceived by how you see me)
Sina mzizi, wala mlozi (I have no root nor foundation)
Nina mtetezi tena yu hai (I have a Defender, and He is alive)
Ye ndo siri ya mi kunawiri (He is the secret to my flourishing)
Bila Ye mi chali na sifurukuti (Without Him, I am nothing and  lost)

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