Natazama maisha yangu mimi ya kuajabia (I look at my life in amazement)
Kwa baraka ninazozipata kwako Mungu (For Your blessings, oh God)
Ninashindwa hata kueleza penzi lako Bwana (I cannot explain Your love, Lord)
Ni neema za ajabu kwangu toka kwako Mungu (It is amazing grace from You, God)
Refrain:
Ninakutolea shukrani zangu, ewe Mungu wangu (I offer You my thanks, O my God)
Kwa zawadi ya maisha mema uliyonipa (For the gift of the good life You have given me)
Sina kitu cha kukulipa wewe, kwa tunu hii Bwana (I have nothing to repay You for this gift, Lord)
Ninakutolea Mungu wangu, shukrani zangu (I offer You, my God, my thanks) (Repeat)
Siku nyingi, miezi hata miaka, ‘menilinda bwana (For days, months and years, Lord You have protected me)
Wala sikukulipa chochote kustahili haya (I have paid nothing to deserve this)
Ukanipatia afya njema, na maisha bora (You have given me good health and a better life)
Kwani pendo lako ewe Bwana, haina mipaka (For Your love, O Lord, has no bounds)
(Refrain)
Ukalinda hata jamaa yangu na kuwaongoza (You protected even my family and guided them)
Kutokana na maovu yote yaliyotukumba (From all the evils that befell us)
Umekuwa mwamba wenye nguvu na pia imara (You have been a solid rock, strong and firm)
Nakutegemea we daima, Bwana muumba wangu (I depend on You always, Lord my Creator)
I wish you good, I wish you good
I wish you good, I wish you good
Ndugu yangu tangu umetanga mbali (My brother since you went far away)
Ona sijakutia tena machoni (I have not seen you again)
Nabaki ‘jiuliza uliko je, pako shwari? (I remain wondering where you are, is it peaceful there?)
Ama pamejaa wana tafrani? (Or is it full of troublemakers?)
Nimekaa, nikawaza (I sat and thought)
Nikaona nikutakie baraka (And decided to wish you blessings)
Kusudi lote ulinitendea, usijali nimeachilia (Whatever you did to me, don’t worry, I have let it go)
Pendo la Baba linisearch mwana (The Father’s love searched for me, His child)
Likanikuta nimeinama (And found me bowed down)
Limenifanya upya, limenibadilisha (It made me new, it transformed me)
Nimesahau uliyoyatenda jana (I have forgotten what you did yesterday)
Ukanielekeza, ili nisamehewe (You directed me so that I may be forgiven)
Inabidi nisamehe (I must forgive)
Na ili nisonge mbele (So that I may move on)
Inabidi nisahau (I must forget)
Sio kila mtu uliyenaye maishani (Not everyone you have in your life)
Ameletwa kwa kusudi lako (Was brought for your purpose)
Wengine uwaelewe tu wakiondoka (Some, you just have to understand when they leave)
Wangeziba kusudi lako (They would block your purpose)
Vingine tunaviacha viende (Some things we let go)
Ili moyo ubaki na amani (So the heart may remain in peace)
Kuna wengine tunawaacha waende (There are some we let go)
Maishani tubaki na amani (So that we remain with peace in life)
Repeat:I wish you good, I wish you good
Sikuchukii (I do not hate you)
Nakuombea (I pray for you)
Sikuchukii (I do not despise you)
I wish you good
Hello, hello dear, my friend
Kweli nilikupenda (Truly, I loved you)
Ila Mungu ndio anajua, why why (But only God knows why, why)
Aliruhusu ukaenda (He allowed you to go)
Na ilikuwa ngumu kuelewa (It was hard to understand)
Kitu gani Mungu ananipangia mie (What God was planning for me)
Ghairi gumu kuzoea (It was difficult to get used to)
Ila mapenzi ya Mungu, acha yatimie (But God’s will, let it be done)
Kweli ulinitoa machozi, sikatai (Truly, I don’t deny that you made me cry)
Ila akaja Mungu kayafuta (But God came and wiped them away)
Moyoni mwangu nimekuacha uende kwa amani (In my heart, I have let you go in peace)
Kumbukumbu za mabaya nafuta (I erase the memories of the bad things)
Na upendo wa Baba ulinitafuta mwana (And the Father’s love sought me, His child)
Ukanikuta nalia sana (And found me weeping)
Umenibadilisha, umenifanya upya (It changed me, made me new)
Nimepona maumivu ya jana (I have healed from yesterday’s pain)
Ili nisamehewe (So that I may be forgiven)
Inabidi nisamehe (I must forgive)
Na ili nisonge mbele (And so that I may move forward)
Inabidi nisahau (I must forget)
Ule moyo uliovunja (That heart you broke)
Mungu kautengeneza (God has mended it)
Kanipatia furushi la pendo (He gave me a bundle of love)
Na ile chuki nikalitelekeza (And I abandoned that hatred)
Kwenye nafasi ukikunja (Where you failed me)
Pa kunisifu ulibeza (Where you should have praised me, you mocked)
Ila moyo umejaa amani (But my heart is full of peace)
Sina tena chuki pa kuziweka (I no longer have a place to keep hatred)
Kwa moyo mmoja, eh (With one heart)
Uwe na amani ondoa uoga (Have peace, have no fear)
Na umwamini Mungu (And trust God)
Usihofu jirani, sitakuroga (Do not fear, my friend, I will not harm you)
Nimeshafuta jama, he nimeshafuta (I have already erased it all, yes I have erased it)
Chuki nimeshafuta, he nimeshafuta (Hatred I have erased, yes I have erased it)
Nimeshafuta bwana, he nimeshafuta (I have erased it, yes I have erased it)
Yote nimeshafuta, mimi nimeshafuta (Everything I have erased, I have erased it)
Tuliondoka tukiwa yatima (We left as orphans)
Tumerudi tunaye Baba (We have returned with a Father)
Aliondoka akiwa mjane (She left as a widow)
Ona amerudi amepata mume (See, she has returned with a husband)
Tuliondoka tukiwa hatuna kitu (We left having nothing)
Tumerudi kimejaa kibubu (We have returned with abundance)
Na yale yote mliotenda kwa kukosa utu (And all the things you did without humanity)
Tumesamehe moyoni, hatuna beef (We have forgiven, and bear no grudge)
Pendo la Baba linisearch mwana (The Father’s love searched for me, His child)
Likanikuta nimeinama (It found me bowed down)
Limenibadilisha limenifanya upya (It has changed me and made me new)
Nimesahau uliyoyatenda jana (I have forgotten what you did yesterday)
Kaniambia, ili nisamehewe (He told me, so that I may be forgiven)
Inabidi nisamehe (I must forgive)
Na ili nisonge mbele (So that I may move on)
Inabidi nisahau (I must forget)
Repeat:I wish you good, I wish you good
Sikuchukii (I do not hate you)
Namekusamehe, nakuombea (I have forgiven you, I pray for You)
Sikuchukii (I do not despise you)
Nimeachilia (I have let it go)
Wapo waliotembea kwa neema yako (There are those who walked in your grace)
Uliwafanya wakubalike kwa wengi (You made find favor by many)
Na walipo simama katikati ya watu (And when they stood among the people)
Uso wao ukang’aa kwa kibali (Their faces shone with favor)
Ah, waliandamwa na wivu wa wengi (Ah, they were pursued by the jealousy of many)
Lakini mipango yao haikusimama (But the jealous plans did not succeed)
Na ukanyanyua vichwa vyao juu (You lifted their heads high)
Kwa sababu mkono ulikuwa nao (For your hand was upon them)
Refrain:
Nipe Neema yako Bwana (Give me Your grace, Lord)
Nikubalike machoni pa watu (To find favor in the eyes of people)
Milango ifunguke mbele yangu (Let doors open before me)
Pasipo nguvu zangu (Without my own strength)
Nipe Neema yako Bwana (Grant me Your grace, Lord)
Fursa zinifuate kila mahali (Let opportunities follow me everywhere)
Wakiinuka kunizuia (When they rise to block me)
Nisimame kwa ushindi (Let me stand in victory)
Wapo walioketi chini kwa muda (There are those who waited for long)
Baadaye wakati wao ukafika (But their time came)
Uliwatoa mahali pa chini (You lifted them from low places)
Na kuwaweka mbele ya wakuu (And placed them before leaders)
Ah, alipopingwa na maneno ya watu (Ah, when they were opposed by people’s words)
Na njama zikapangwa gizani (And schemes were plotted in the dark)
Lakini neema yako ikasema (But Your grace declared)
Hakuna atakaye wazuia (No one will stop them)
(Refrain)
Neema yako initangulie Bwana (May Your grace go before me, Lord)
Kila mahali nimepanga kutafuta (Everywhere I plan to seek)
Neema yako izungumze kwa ajili yangu (Let Your grace speak on my behalf)
Hata kabla sijafika eh (Even before I arrive)
Na Bwana kama yule anayepanga kunizuia eh (And Lord, anyone planning to stop me)
Aone mkono wako juu yangu (Let them see Your hand upon me)
Na yeyote anayehusika kufungua milango, eh (And anyone responsible for opening doors)
Aone kibali chako kimewaka juu yangu, oh (Let them see Your favor shining upon me)
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)
Refrain:
Ilianza kama ndoto (It started like a dream)
Katimiza maono (He fulfilled the vision)
Na kwa mkono wako (And by your hand)
Tuimbe tumepona (We sing that we are healed) (Repeat)
Toka January to December (From January to December)
Kweli Mungu wangu mimi nakupenda (Truly my God, I love you)
Toka January to December (From January to December)
Kweli Mungu wangu mimi nakupenda (Truly my God, I love you)
With my heart I surrender, fanya vile unapenda (Do as you please)
With my heart I surrender, fanya vile unapenda (Do as you please)
We Bwana, tawala na maisha yangu (Oh Lord, Rule over my life)
We Bwana, naomba usiondoke kwangu (Oh Lord, I ask you not to leave me)
We Bwana, we ndio mkombozi wangu (Oh Lord, You are my redeemer)
(Refrain)
Wale waliopanga wakasema tutafeli (Those who planned said we would fail)
Jamani eti sisi tutafeli (Oh really, that we would fail)
Ah, ndio wale (Ah, it’s those people)
Ah, bado wanangoja (Ah, they are still waiting)(Repeat)
(Refrain)
Bolingo na ngai eh, na ngai eh (My love, oh, my love)
Ye abungisa katee bilakanaye, bilakanaye (He never loses his promises, his promises)
(Refrain)
Wale wal’opanga wakasema tutafeli (Those who planned said we would fail)
Jamani eti sisi tutafeli (Oh really, that we would fail)
Ah, ndio wale (Ah, it’s those people)
Ah bado wanangoja (Ah, they are still waiting)(Repeat)
Tumepona, tumepona ya ya ya (We are healed, we are healed yeah yeah yeah)
Ah, ndio wale, Ah bado wanangoja (Ah, it’s those people, ah they are still waiting)
Tumepona, tumepona ya ya ya (We are healed, we are healed yeah yeah yeah)
Ah, ndio wale, Ah bado wanangoja (Ah, it’s those people, ah they are still waiting)
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