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Nyakati

By Goodluck Gozbert

1,476 views Sep 14, 2026 updated Shukurani album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Goodluck Gozbert sings in Swahili to someone who feels like "everything you touch is ruined" and has lost the courage to speak, because even honest words get twisted into more mockery. His counsel is specific, not vague comfort: take it to God in prayer and stay quiet toward the people laughing at your pain rather than arguing back.

The verses name real cruelty — neighbors mocking someone for having no child, asking "what age is he?", or sneering "is your boss there?" after a job loss. Even close relatives turn against the singer, and false prophecy declares "you've reached your end." Gozbert's answer to each attack is the same refrain: "it won't last, it's just a season."

That's close to Paul's promise in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that God won't let a trial exceed what a person can bear, and the title itself — "nyakati," seasons or times — echoes Ecclesiastes 3:1's teaching that everything has its appointed time. Gozbert's chorus lands on the same hope David sings in Psalm 30:5, that weeping lasts only for a night: "there are seasons of joy... you will laugh again, don't worry, God is with you."

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

[Verse 1]

Unaona kama kila unachogusa kimeharibika

UJasiri wa kusema tena umetoweka

Maana kila unalosema wewe kama unakosea

Umechanganyikiwa ni Mungu ajua unayopitia

Na ukisema ueleze wengi kwao ni furaha

Wewe mwombe Mungu ubaki kimya

Na mengi umevumilia moyo umenyong'onyea

Hapo ulipo sasa ng'ang'ania tena

Na Mungu hajaruhusu jaribu kuliko uwezo wako.

Imani nusu ongeza utashinda.

Mungu hatoruhusu ufe kabla ya baraka zako

Imani nusu ongeza utashinda.


[Chorus]

Zipo nyakati za furaha

Nawe utacheka tena usijali, Mungu yupo nawe.

Zipo nyakati za furaha

Nawe utacheka tena usijali, Mungu yupo nawe.


[Verse 2]

Oooh! Mmmh!

Moyo wako una majeraha haufai

Tena unasubiri kauli ya mwisho ya Mungu

Wapo wanaojua we huna mtoto wa kejeli

Wanaulizaga ana umri gani?

Tena wanaojua umefukuzwa kazi

Kwa kejeli wanaulizaga bosi wako yupo?

Ila nakwambia hayatodumu, ni nyakati tu.

Ila nakwambia hayatodumu, ni nyakati tu,

Hautobaki hapo haya ni mapito jipe moyo

Tazama juu mwombe Mungu ujasiri

Ni mapito tu jipe moyo mkuu

Mungu hajaruhusu jaribu kuliko uwezo wako

Imani nusu ongeza utashinda.

Mungu hatoruhusu ufe kabla ya baraka zako

Imani nusu ongeza utashinda.


[Chorus]

Zipo nyakati za furaha

Nawe utacheka tenA, usijali Mungu yupo nawe.

Zipo nyakati za furaha

Nawe utacheka tena, usijali Mungu yupo nawe.


[Verse 3]

Hata wakizusha maneno ya uongo

Wakakwambia umemuasi Mungu

Uh ni sawa hawajui unakopita

Wakaja na unabii wakasema

umefika mwisho wako wewe

Ni sawa hawajui unakopita oooh!

Wakainuka ndugu wa karibu, wakakusema ovyo ovyo

Ni sawa hawajui unakopita

Ikawa kila kitu ni kimya marafiki ni kimya ooh

Ni sawa hawajui unakopita

Kama ndoa ni yako lakini ndani ni uadui

Ni sawa hawajui unakopita

Ila


[Chorus]

Zipo nyakati za furaha

Nawe utacheka tenA, usijali Mungu yupo nawe.

Zipo nyakati za furaha

Nawe utacheka tena, usijali Mungu yupo nawe.

Zipo nyakati za furaha

Nawe utacheka tenA, usijali Mungu yupo nawe.


[Verse 4]

Laa laa lala!

END

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