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Utukufu

By Ali Mukhwana

6,370 views Sep 4, 2026 updated Utukufu album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Ali Mukhwana's "Utukufu" ("Glory") is a Swahili declaration built on one recurring claim: "Utukufu na heshima ni zako" — glory and honor belong to you. The verses get specific about why: "Wewe uliyenihesabia haki kwa neema yako" — you who declared me righteous by your grace — ties the song's worship directly to the doctrine of justification rather than leaving it as vague praise. The singer then names God as "mnara wangu wa utukufu" (my tower of glory) and "ngao yangu" (my shield), personal images of protection rather than abstract titles. The closing verses ask a string of rhetorical questions — who is like you, who has honor like yours, who has love like yours — before answering with the claim that all authority in heaven and on earth belongs to him. What makes this more than a generic praise chorus is the specific chain of ideas: grace that justifies, glory that protects, and authority that has no rival. The Swahili phrase "usiyeshindwa" (the undefeated one, unconquerable) recurs after nearly every line, functioning as the song's real refrain — not just that God is glorious, but that his glory cannot be beaten, matched, or outlasted.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Utukufu na heshima ni zako Bwana 

Ni zako Yahweh, ni zako usiyeshindwa 

Utukufu na heshima ni zako 

Ni zako usiyeshindwa 


Wewe uliyenihesabia haki 

Kwa neema yako, ni zako usiyeshindwa 

Mnara wangu wa utukufu 

Na kinga yangu, ni wewe usiyeshindwa 


Utukufu na heshima ni zako 

Ni zako usiyeshindwa 

Haki yako Bwana yanitangulia 

Utukufu wako wanifuata 

Ni wewe usiyeshindwa 


Ninayemtegemea ni wewe 

Ngao yangu ni wewe 

Ni wewe usiyeshindwa 


Utukufu na heshima ni zako Yahweh

Ni zako usiyeshindwa 

Utukufu na heshima ni zako Bwana 

Ni zako Yahweh, ni zako usiyeshindwa 


Uliyenichagua ni wewe 

Uzima ni wewe 

Ni wewe usiyeshindwa 

Anilindaye na mabaya ni wewe 

Ni wewe Bwana 

Ni wewe Bwana usiyeshindwa 


Utukufu na heshima Bwana, ni zako Yahweh 

Ni zako usiyeshindwa 

Utukufu na heshima ni zako Bwana 

Ni zako Yahweh, ni zako usiyeshindwa 


Aliye kama wewe ni nani? 

Mwenye heshima kama zako ni nani? 

Mwenye upendo kama wako? 

Mwenye neema? Mwenye kubariki kama wewe? 

Mwenye kuinua kama wewe? 

Mamlaka yote hapa duniani na kule mbinguni 

Ni yako usiyeshindwa 


Utukufu na heshima ni zako Yahweh 

Ni zako usiyeshindwa 

Utukufu na heshima ni zako Bwana 

Ni zako Yahweh, ni zako usiyeshindwa 


Utukufu na Heshima(Glory and Honour) ni zako Bwana (Belong to you Lord) Usiyeshindwa( unyielding. Invincible, impregnable, indomitable, unassailable, unbeatable, undefeatable, unshakeable, unconquerable, unstoppable, invulnerable)


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