(Sung in Lingala)
Balakisa nga nzela ya matiti tè (I was not taught about idol worship)
Balakisa nga nzela ya bonganga tè (I was not taught to consult witch-doctors)
Balakisa nga ikaka kombo ya Yesu eh, Yesu (I was only presented with the name of Jesus, oh Jesus)
Tongo Yesu eh, Yesu eh, Yesu eh! (From my early days, oh Jesus, Jesus, oh Jesus!)
Balakisa nga kaka kombo ya yesu eh (I was only taught about the name of Jesus, oh Jesus)
Yesu eh, Yesu eh, Yesu eh (Oh Jesus, Jesus, Jesus)
Balakisa nga nzela ya matiti tè (I was not taught about idol worship)
Balakisa nga nzela mbikudi tè (I was not taught to consult clarvoyants and mediums)
Balakisa nga kaka nzela losambo eh (I was not taught to pray)
Nga ba ngomba eh, Luzizila (On mount Luzizila)
Ko luka kaka Yesu eh (But in the presence of Jesus)
Balakisa nga kaka nzela Mangengenge (I was not taught to pray on the hills of Mangengenge)
Nga Kimwenza eh, ko luka Yesu (And on Kimwenza, seeking Jesus)
Yesu kaka, Yesu eh eh (Jesus, and again, Jesus)
Ngai tongo nionso kaka, Yesu eh (Every monring I call, Jesus)
Ba butu nionso ko luka , Yesu eh (On white nights before his face, Jesus)
Balakisa nga nzela mosusu tse (I was not shown any other way)
Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! (Oh Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!)
Botangela ba kombo nionso bolingi eh (You can call other names)
Oyo ya nga aleki (But know that)
Aza likolo, abikisa ba maladies incurables (He is above all, He cures incurable diseases)
Asalela nga ya minene, elekeli nga eh (He did things for me that are beyond imagining)
Botika nga na yemba kombo ya Yesu eh (Let me sing in praise of the name of Jesus)
Yelelele, Yesu eh, Yesu eh Oh Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!)
Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! (Oh Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!)
Ba tonda na ba beauté na bango (They rely upon their beauty and wealth)
Na ba mbongo na bango, Ngai Yesu eh! (But I rely only upon Jesus)
Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! (Oh Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!)
Ba loba to teka misapi, miso, suki ya moto (Some have suggested we resort to occult)
Ngai kaka Yesu eh, ngai kaka Yesu eh! (But I am with Jesus, Jesus is with me, Jesus!)
Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! (Oh Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!)
Ba teka ba pongi, Biloko nioso na bango (Others have made pacts, selling their precious things)
Ngai Kaka Yesu eh! Yesu (I remain with Jesus)
Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! (Oh Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!)
Ba koma ko luka esengo (Today they seek hapiness and peace)
Ko lukaka kimia, Ngai kaka Yesu u (I am with Jesus the peace giver, my Jesus)
Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! Yesu eh! (Oh Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!)
Repeat: Ngai nazo leka (I am still moving forward) x3
Ata ba kangeli ngai ba nzela (Even when they get in my way and block my path)
Balobaki toko kufa na mbula oyo, tala ndenge to leki (They watched for our death this year, yet here we are moving forward)
Nkolo Yesu alobaki, Nako zinda tse, tala ndenge na leki (The Lord Jesus said that I won’t fail, here I am moving forward)
Ata ba saleli biso ba kisi butu na moyi biso (Even if they perform witchcraft night and day)
Oh ata ba lobaki oko kufa na nzela, Na maladie —Eh eh (Even if they said that you will die of the disease)
Balobaki nako bala tse, ko bota tse , tala yesu alongisi ngai eh (They said I would neither marry nor give birth, Jesus gave me the victory)
Loyembo ya motema na nga (This is the song of my heart)
African Gospel Lyrics 