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Nina sababu ya ku-kuabudu

By Sarah K

5,304 views Sep 5, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Sarah K's "Nina Sababu Ya Kukuabudu" — "I have a reason to worship you" — answers its own title in the second verse: "uliniumba nikukusifu," you made me to praise you, "kwa mfano wako uliniumba," you made me in your likeness. That's a direct echo of the creation account, where being made in God's image isn't just a fact about human origin but the reason worship makes sense in the first place — the relationship was built into the design, not added later. Everything before and after that line is refrain: greatness, faithfulness, hallelujah, repeated until the reason stated once in the middle has had time to settle. There's no plot to the song, no movement from doubt to resolution; it's structured the way a lot of Swahili congregational worship is, built for a group to enter and repeat together rather than for a single voice to narrate an experience. The theology stays simple and stated once, clearly, then trusted to carry the rest of the song on repetition alone.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Ninasababu ya kukuabudu
Ninasababu ya kukusifu
Ukuu wako na uwaminifu wako
Nisababu ya kuku-uabudu x2

Halleluya ninasababu ya kukuabudu
Halleluyah ninasababu ya kukuusifu
Ukuu wako na uwaminifu wakoo
Nisababu ya kukuuabudu x2

Uliniiumba ilinikuabudu
Uliniumba nikukusifu
Kwamfano wako uliniiumba
Ninasababu ya kukuabudu x2

Halleluya ninasababu ya kukuabudu
Halleluyah ninasababu ya kukuusifu
Ukuu wako na uwaminifu wakoo
Nisababu ya kukuuabudu x4

Ni sababu ya Kukuabudu

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