Verse 1:
Ndamabararia moko makwa ndakugooca Mwathani (I lift up my hands when I praise your name God)
Mbere ya nduriri ciothe, cia thi ino niguo ciigue (Before all the earth, so that they’ll hear)
Wega na utugi waku ura ukinyagiria andu; (Your grace and goodness reaches your people)
Nindakugooca ni tondu we uri mwega. (repeat) (I praise you, because you are good)
Chorus:
Nindakugooca Mwathani tondu niwe munyumbi; (I praise you Lord, because you created me)
Niuteithagia ngoro yakwa, … (You set my heart at ease as I wait on you)
riria andu mandiganiria, ‘koragwo hamwe na nii; (When others forget me, you are there for me)
Nidakugooca ni tondu we uri mwega. (I praise you, for you are good)
Verse 2:
Loti erwo ni Iburahimu Ethurire haria ekwenda, (Abraham asked Lot to choose where to live)
Agithurira kiamdaini, kuria onaga gwi kwega (Lot choose the beautiful, fertile looking plains)
Iburahimu akiambata agatuure kirimaini; (Abraham had to settle in the rough mountains)
Ukimurathima tondu we uri mwega. (But you blessed him for you are good)
(Chorus)
(Dance)
Admin Comment: The original includes three more verses similar to Verse 2. Verse 3 talks about Joseph, Verse 4 about David and Verse 5 about Paul and Silas.
Bawo nginesikhalo, Bawo ngiyakhala I have a complaint, I have a cry
Lon ‘omubi ney’ ngelosi zakhe bangihlasele The devil and his angels are attacking me
Oh Nkosi yami bakhubaz ‘umoya wami Oh my God, they are breaking my spirit
Uwonelan’ umphefumulo wami kangaka? Why are you trying to break my faith?
Lokh ‘okwenza kimi nakuwe kuzokwenzeka? What happens to me will happen to you
Amazwi abawakhulumayo kimi ayahlaba The words they speak are piercing
Ungathanda yini uma lokho kwenzeka kuwe Would you be happy if that happened to you?
Lon ‘omubi ney ‘ngelosi zakhe bahlasele The devil and his angels are attacking me
umangithi ngiya ngapha Nkosi yami ngihlangana nabo Wherever I go, My God I meet them
Amazwi abawakhulumayo kimi ayahlaba The words they speak are piercing
Oh Nkosi yami bakhubaz ‘umoya wami Oh my God, they are breaking my spirit
Njengoba ngihamba kuyo lendlela yakho As I walk in your path
Izitha zami Nkosi yami zigula mihla yonke My enemies grow weak everyday
Abaningi babo banomona There are many who are jealous
Oh Nkosi yami bakhubaz ‘umoya wami Oh my God, they are breaking my spirit
Amakholwa asemhlabeni ahlaselwe Believers in the world are haunted
Babuyise Nkosi endleleni bangalahleki Bring them to your path God so that they are not lost
Bahlale ‘ndleleni yakho Nkosi yami Help them stay in your path my King
Eyebomini ubomi obungunaphakade That which leads to eternal life
Uwonelan’ umphefumulo wami kangaka? Why are you trying to break my faith?
Lokh ‘okwenza kimi nakuwe kuzokwenzeka? What happens to me will happen to you
Amazwi abawakhulumayo kimi ayahlaba The words they speak are piercing
Ungathanda yini uma lokho kwenzeka kuwe Would you be happy if that happened to you?
Lon ‘omubi ney ‘ngelosi zakhe bahlasele The devil and his angels are attacking me
umangithi ngiya ngapha Nkosi yami ngihlangana nabo Wherever I go, My God I meet them
Amazwi abawakhulumayo kimi ayahlaba The words they speak are piercing
Oh Nkosi yami bakhubaz ‘umoya wami Oh my God, they are breaking my spirit
Njengoba ngihamba kuyo lendlela yakho As I walk in your path
Izitha zami Nkosi yami zigula mihla yonke My enemies grow weak everyday
Abaningi babo banomona There are many who are jealous
Oh Nkosi yami bakhubaz ‘umoya wami Oh my God, they are breaking my spirit
Amakholwa asemhlabeni ahlaselwe Believers in the world are haunted
Babuyise Nkosi endleleni bangalahleki Bring them to your path God so that they are not lost
Bahlale ‘ndleleni yakho Nkosi yami Help them stay in your path my King
Eyebomini ubomi obungunaphakade That which leads to eternal life
Pre-song Testimonies: Anne: When I gave birth to Angel, it wasn’t easy to accept the condition she was in. Mama Denoh: They thought that either me or his father had sinned. Henry: It was hard, it was very painful. Ruth: I asked my mom, why is it only me that am I like this? Mary:When you go to the mall, when you go to the Church, when you go to visit your neighbours, you don’t see them: Where are they? Emmy: My dad was sent to be killed… D.J. Pinye:…Anyway, it’s crazy, it’s just crazy.
Verse 1:
Tarehe kama saba mwezi wa saba (A date like the seventh on the seventh month)
Miaka zimepita kumi na saba (Seventeen years have passed)
Humu duniani nishajipata (In this world where I have found myself)
Mimi, mimi, niko nilivyo (Iam, I am, the way I am)
Sina baba wala mi sina mama (I neither have a father nor a mother)
Siwezi enda mbali, mi najificha (I can’t go far, I hide myself)
Nachoka kujificha, najitokeza (I get tired of hiding, so I reveal myself)
Mimi, mimi, niko nilivyo (Iam, I am, the way I am)
Nafunga virago vyangu, naenda mbali (I pack my belongings, I’m going far away)
Sijui nifanye nini, niende wapi (I don’t know what to do, where to go)
Nifuate nani mimi, nimwite nani (Whom do I follow? Who do I call?)
Mimi mimi niko nilivyo (Iam, I am, the way I am)
Sioni mbona nyinyi mwanikimbia (I don’t see why you run away from me)
Sioni mbona nyinyi mwanidharau (I don’t see why you despise me)
Sioni mbona nyinyi mwaniepuka (I don’t see why you turn away from me)
Mimi mimi niko nilivyo (I am the way I am)
Verse 2: (Sung by Denno)
Wakati Mungu aliniumba (When God created me)
Alipanga mpango wake (He made his plans)
Kwamba mimi niwe jinsi nilivyo (That I should be the way I am)
Mbona, sasa hamnidhamini? (Why then don’t you value me?)
Mwaniona kama sifai (You look at me as if I am worthless)
Sikuchagua niwe jinsi nilivyo (I did not choose to be the way I am)
Nikitembea barabarani, macho mmenikazia (When I walk on the road, you stare at me)
Mbio mbio mwaniondokea, mimi ni kama nyinyi (You run away from me, while I’m just like you)
(Chorus)
Mid-song Testimonies: Betty: Why are you being carried and you are a grown up, why can’t you walk, they don’t understand. Henry: Sometimes they’d be telling me “Daddy look here” Emmy: Many people come if really he has no children Mary: Its a country problem, and no-one is talking about it. Anne: What is needed to be changed the most is the mindset of every Kenyan DJ Pinye: I felt very guilty, because I wasn’t interested in helping my mom take care of my brother.
Verse 3:
Kwanini mwaniepuka, Na mimi ni kama tu wewe Why do you run away from me, while I’m just like you
Na mimi ni kama tu wewe (While I’m just like you)
kwanini mwanidharau? kwanini mwanidharau? Why do you despise me? Why do you despise me?
Na mimi ni kama tu wewe, Na mimi ni kama tu wewe While I’m just like you, While I’m just like you
Kwanini wanikimbia? Kwanini wanikimbia? (Why do you flee from me? Why do you flee from Me?
Na mimi ni kama tu wewe, Na mimi ni kama tu wewe While I’m just like you, while I’m just like you
Kwa nini? Kwa nini? (Why? Why?)
(Chorus)
Post- Song Testimonies Henry:…There are some people who do not believe that a disabled person can be clean, can have children. Emmy:…We did things and he raised us up. He raised us up there was no room to imagine that he was physically disabled. DJ Pinye:…We had a very emotional conversation after my mom died and I decided to introduce myself to him, it was funny coz I was introducing myself to him :this is my name, this is my name ,I’ve always been interested in you, I’m very sorry, I apologize, let’s start afresh. Now I’m back home taking care of him. Denno:…Its only the eyes that I am missing. But otherwise, I’m good.
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