African Gospel Lyrics

(Sung in Swahili)

Wale wa ng’ambo wanauliza, mmewezaje?
(The ones on this shore ask, how did you do it?)
Wale wa ng’ambo wanajibu, mmnashindwaje?
(The successful ones answer, how are you not able?)
Wale wa ng’ambo wanauliza, mmevukaje?
(The struggling ones ask, how did you do it?)
Na ng’ambo inajibu mnashindwaje?
(And success says, how can you not do it?)

Mlicho nacho hatuna, tulicho nacho hamna
(What you have we do not have, what we have you do not have)
Basi tubadilishane, tunufaike sote
(Therefore it is good to help each other for all to benefit)

Uliolalo gumu kwako, kwa mwingine rahisi
(What is hard for you, is easy for another)
Uonalo rahiisi kwako kwa mwengine ni ngumu
(What for you is simple, for someone else it is hard)
Sababu kamwe mapito yanatofautiana
(Because forever our journeys are different)
Tutiane moyo sote, safari ni moja
(Let us encourage one another, the destination is one)

Repeat: Tegemeana, tegemeana, tunategemeana (Depend on, rely on one another)
Sababu (Because)
Tu watu wa Baba mmoja (We are the children of one father)
Wa Baba mmoja sote (All of us belong to one Father)

Ili giza litoweke, lahitaji mwanga ujue (For darkness to disappear, the light is necessary)
Tena hakuna mrefu, pasipo na mfupi (Also there is no tall person without a short one)
Ukiona daraja limejengeka (If you see a bridge has been built)
Ujue palionekana bonde kabla (Know there was a valley was experienced before)

Uliolalo gumu kwako, kwa mwingine rahisi
(What is hard for you, is easy for another)
Uonalo rahiisi kwako kwa mwengine ni ngumu
(What for you is simple, for someone else it is hard)
Sababu kamwe mapito yanatofautiana
(Because forever our journeys are different)
Tutiane moyo sote, safari ni moja
(Let us encourage one another, the destination is one)

Repeat: Tegemeana, tegemeana, tunategemeana (Depend on, rely on one another)
Sababu (Because)
Tunategemeana (We should rely on one another)
Ndivyo Mungu alivyotuumba, tutegemeana (God created us to depend on one another)
Huwezi kuwa kamili pekee yako (You cannot be complete on your own)

Repeat: Tegemeana, tegemeana, tunategemeana (Depend on, rely on one another)
Sababu (Because)
Kweli bwana (Truly says the Lord)
Huwezi kuwa kamili pekee yako (You cannot be complete on your own)
Umeumbwa kutegemeana, kweli (You have been built to rely on others)

Tegemeana, tegemeana, tegemeana, tunategemeana (Depend on, we rely on one another)