Kijito cha utakaso (The Cleansing River)
Ni damu ya Yesu (Is the Blood of Jesus)
Bwana anao uwezo (The Lord has the might)
Kunipa wokovu (To give me salvation)(Repeat)
Refrain:
Kijito cha utakaso (The cleansing river)
Nizame kuoshwa humo (That I may be immersed and cleansed there)
Namsifu Bwana kwa hiyo (I praise the Lord because)
Nimepata utakaso (I have received the cleansing)(Repeat)
Viumbe vipya naona (I see new creatures)
Damu ina nguvu (For the Blood is powerful)
Imeharibu uovu (It has destroyed the evil)
Ulionidhulumu (That tormented me)
(Refrain)
Ni neema ya ajabu (It is His Great Mighty)
Kupakwa na damu (To be covered by the Blood)
Na Bwana Yesu kumjua (And to know the Lord Jesus)
Yesu wa msalaba (The Jesus of the Cross)
Uzuri ni kwamba, Mungu hapokei rushwa x2 (The good news is that God cannot be bribed)
Angepewa mabilioni, tungetupwa mbali sana x2 (If that was so and he was given billions, we would have been abandoned) (Repeat)
Na wengine tuna damu mbaya, mabifu kama yote (Others have bad blood, looking for quarrels)
Mtu hujamkosea, anatamani ufe (You have not wronged them, but they wish death on you)
Wengine bwana we, tulipewaga sura (And others, were given looks)
Mtu akikukuona, akalinganisha hufanani (Someone looks at you, and they compare you with others)
Wewe unadhani angepewa oxygene (What do you think – if they were given oxygen)
Yangu angeminya, angeminya — nifie mbali (My oxygen – they would have squeezed it, that I died)
Wewe unadhani angepewa kesho yako wee (What do you think, if they were given your tomorrow)
Kwanza angefinya, angefinya — ufie mbali (They would have squeezed it so that you died)
Pre-Refrain:
Ila mungu wee, hajui kukosea (But God does not wrong us)
Ametupa thamani, tulioitwa vikaragosi (He has given us worth, us who are called cartoons)
Ila mungu wee, mwingi wa huruma (For God is full of mercy)
Ametupa vicheko, vicheko bila manoti (He has given us joy, joy without payment)
(Refrain)
Mfano jitu lipate lama za Laiza: lingetuchakaza vibaya (For example, if someone gets Laiza’s fortune: they would have hurt us)
Au lipate kama za Dangote, Lipewe kuamua Kesho yako eeh (Or they would be fortunate as Dangote, to judge your tomorrow)
Wengine, Baba zetu walala hoi (For some of us, our Fathers are needy)
Wengine, mama zetu hohehahe (For some of us, our mothers are poor)
Wengine, familia zetu choka mbaya (For some of us, our families are destitute)
Wengine, ndio kabisa mayatima (For some of us, we are complete orphans)
Hakuna anayetujua wala hatuna connection (There would be no one to give us connections)
Kusema sababu ni elimu mbona wasomi kibao ni jobless? (Saying that it is because of lack of education, why are degree holders jobless?)
Tumewekwa Mahali kwa neema ya Mungu (We have been placed in the place of God’s Grace)
Tunavuka Mapito kwa neema ya Mungu (We have crossed through troubles through God’s Grace)
Wema wako, si kwa wakati wa furaha tu (Your Goodness, is not only present in times of joy)
Wema wako, pia wakati hata wa majonzi (Your Goodness is also present in times of grief)
Wema wako, haupimiki, kwa majira fulani tu (Your Goodness cannot be measured in time)
Wema wako, ni kila wakati, na kila nyakati (Your Goodness is present at all times, in all seasons)
Hata sasa ni mwema, tunapoimba ni mwema (Even now He is Good; when we sing He is Good)
Tunapolia ni mwema, tunapocheka ni mwema (When we weep, he is Good; when we laugh, He is Good)
Tunapopanda ni mwema, tunapovuna ni mwema (When we plant, He is Good; When we harvest, He is Good)
Refrain:
Wewe ni mwema, u mwema, wewe ni mwema (You are Good, You are Good, You are Good)
Wewe ni mwema, u mwema, wewe ni mwema (Repeat) (You are Good, You are Good, You are Good)
Unatupenda x2 Wewe ni mwema (Repeat) (You love us x2 You are Good)
Wema wako, ni kama mchanga, siwezi kuhesabu (Your Goodness is like the soil; I cannot count it)
Wema wako, ni kama maji, yanayomiminika bila kukoma, (Your Goodness is like the water; that flows without ceasing)
Mtu akinge, ama asikinge, hayataacha kutoka (Should someone obstruct it or not, it will not cease)
Hata sasa ni mwema, tunapoimba ni mwema (Even now, He is Good; When we sing He is Good)
Tunapolia ni mwema, tunapocheka ni mwema (When we weep, He is Good; when we laugh, He is Good)
Mungu mwenye ishara na maajabu (God of Signs and Wonders)
Twakuinua Mfalme wa wafalme (We lift You King of kings)
Umetamalaki duniani kote (You have reigned over all the earth)
Twakuinua Mfalme wa wafalme (We lift You King of kings)(Refrain)
Ulimwonyesha Musa njia zako (You revealed Your paths to Moses)
Wana Isiraeli matendo yako (The children of Israel Your works)
Ulimpiga Farao kwa mapigo ngumu (You soundly defeated the Pharaoh)
Ukawaokoa watoto wako (You rescued Your children)
Habari zimeenea, madui watetemeka (The word has spread, and the enemies tremble)
Twakuinua Mfalme wa wafalme (We lift You King of kings)
Waliokombolewa wanashangilia (The saved ones rejoice)
Twakuinua Mfalme wa wafalme (We lift You King of kings)
Mama, papa (Mother, father)
Naomba baraka kwenyu niondoke mimi (I ask for your blessings for me to leave)
Dada, brotherman (My sister, my brother)
Hebu someni kwa bidii, ndio mje mjini (Study hard, so that you can come to the city)
Hapa, hapa nyumbani (Because here, here at home)
Sisi sio matajiri, ila tunayo akili (While we are not rich, we are intelligent)
Chochote unachohitaji, ukikifanyia kazi (Anything that you need, if you work hard on it)
Yeye atakibariki (He will bless you)
Refrain:
Ila wewe, usisahau kuomba (But for you, do not forget to pray)
Na kila unapo omba (And everytime you pray)
Niombee, nikuombee (Pray for me, pray for me as well)
Kwani maombi yangu pekee, hayawezi (For only my prayers alone, is not sufficient)
Niombee, nikuombee (Pray for me, as I pray for you)
Kwani maombi yangu pekee, hayawezi (For my prayers alone are not sufficient)
My now, my future
Yeye ndiye ajuaye (He is the one who knows it)
Yeye ndiye apangaye (For He is the one that planned it)
Jana, leo, kesho (Yesterday, today, and tomorrow)
Yeye ndiye ajuaye (It is Him that knows it)
Yeye ndiye apangaye (It is He that plans it)
Popote , unapohitaji kuenda, yeye atakufikisha (He will deliver you where you want to go)
Weka imani kwake, shida zako zote (Put your faith in Him, all your troubles)
Hakuna linalomshinda (There is nothing impossible to Him)
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