(Sung in Swahili)
Ee Baba tumekuja kwako (Father we have come before you)
Twaomba uturehemu (We ask that You have mercy on us)
Watoto wako, tu miguuni pako (Your children, we are at Your feet)
Tunalia kwa ajili ya mateso (We weep because of our affliction)
Tunayaona, tunapitia dunia hii (That we see, and encounter on earth)
Majirani wametugeuka sisi (Our neighbors have turned against us)
Hata mandugu wamekuwa maadui (Even our brothers have become enemies)
Wanatutesa kila usiku, kila kuchao (They persecute us daily)
Kimbilio letu ni wewe (Our refuge is You)
Kimbilio pekee, ni wewe (The only Refuge, is You)
Refrain:
(Bwana) Mwenye uwezo sisi twakutambua ([Lord] who is able we acknowledge You)
Tukilemewa tunajificha kwako (When we are overcome, we seek refuge in You)
Wewe ni mwamba, na si tu chini yako (You are the Rock, and we are beneath You)
Ukitamka jambo linatendeka (When You speak a word, it is done)
Hata mapepo yote hutawanyika (Even all the demons flee)
Nyosha mkono, Mtuliza Bahari (Stretch Your hand, Calmer of Storms)
Kuna wengi wapepoteza wapendwa wao (There are many who have lost their loved ones)
Kwa sababu ya chuki (Because of hatred)
Wapo wengi wamepoteza mali yao (There are many that have lost their wealth)
Kwa sababu ya wivu (Because of jealousy)
Kuna wengi wamepoteza mifugo (There are many who have lost their livestock)
Wamepoteza mimea yao shambani (They have lost their crops)
Na biashara yao ikaangushwa (And their businesses failed)
Kimbilio letu ni wewe (Our refuge is You)
Kimbilio pekee, ni wewe (The only Refuge, is You)
Siku ya kiyama inarejea (The Judgement Day is near)
Maswali mengi yataulizwa pale (Many questions will be asked there)
“Nilikupa jirani umtunze, mbona ukamtenda?” (“I tasked You to watch over your neighbor, why did you turn against them?”)
Miti na mawe ndio mashahidi (The trees and rocks will stand witness)
Paa la nyumba yaku litakukana (The roof of your house will denounce you)
Likishuhudia, uliyoyatenda (While witness your actions)
(Refrain)
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