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Taura Shoko (Speak A Word)

By Michael Mahendere

1,444 views Jul 13, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Michael Mahendere's song 'Shoko' is a Shona-language worship song that celebrates the power and authority of God's Word. The lyrics describe the Word as alive, powerful, and reigning without failure. It declares that speaking the Word brings life, breaks chains, opens doors, and even raises the dead. The song emphasizes the creative and transformative power of God's Word in the name of Jesus Christ. It is a declaration of faith in the active, living nature of Scripture and its ability to change circumstances.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Shoko renyu ribenyu (Your word is alive)

Rinesimba (It has power)

Rinotonga, harimbokundikane (It reigns, it doesn't fail) 


Totaura shoko (We speak the word)

Totaura sho rohupenyu ( We speak the word of life)

Zvose zvinonzwa (everything responds to it)

(repeat)


Shoko renyu ribenyu (Your word is alive)

Rinesimba (It has power)

Rinotonga, harimbokundikane (It reigns, it doesn't fail) 


Totaura shoko (We speak the word)

Totaura sho rohupenyu ( We speak the word of life)

Zvose zvinonzwa (everything responds to it)

(repeat)


Rinocheka kupfura munondo (It is sharper than a sword) 

Munondo unocheka kwose kwose (The double-edged sword) 

Rinotonga, harimbokundikane (It reigns, it doesn't fail) 


Totaura shoko (We speak the word)

Totaura sho rohupenyu ( We speak the word of life)

Zvose zvinonzwa (everything responds to it)

(repeat)


Makomo anosuduruka neShoko (Mountains are cast away by thy word)

Ngetani dzinondambuka neShoko (Chains are broken by thy word)

Masuwo anozaruka neShoko (Doors bust open by thy word) 

MuZita raJesu Kristo (In the name of Jesus Christ)


Zvaka zvinomuka neShoko (What was dead, comes to live by the word)

Zvisipo zvinovapo neshoko (Things are made to exist by the word)

Tinosika zvatinoda nairo shoko (We create what we want by the very same word)

MuZita raJesu Kristo (In the name of Jesus Christ)


Totaura shoko (We speak the word)

Totaura sho rohupenyu ( We speak the word of life)

Zvose zvinonzwa (everything responds to it)

(repeat)

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