| Nimekukimbilia wewe Bwana, | I have run to you for refuge Lord, |
| mwamba wangu na ngome yangu. | my rock and my fortress. |
| Nakuinulia macho yangu. | I lift up my eyes to you. |
| Baba Mungu naja kwako. | Father God, I come to you. |
| Nainua mikono yangu juu. | I lift up my hands. |
| Nahitaji msaada wako. | I need your help. |
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| Magonjwa mengi yamenitesa. | Many diseases have tormented me. |
| Yesu nipe uvumilivu. | Jesus, give me perseverance. |
| Dhiki nyingi zimenisonga. | I am overwhelmed by sufferings. |
| Baba nipe uvumilivu. | Father, give me perseverance. |
| Watoto wangu wanahangaika. | My children are in troubles. |
| Yesu nipe uvumilivu. | Jesus, give me perseverance. |
| Walonizalisha wamenikimbia. | The fathers of my children have run away from me. |
| Baba nipe uvumilivu. | Father, give me perseverance. |
| Maisha yangu yamo mashakani. | My life is uncertain. |
| Baba nipe uvumilivu. | Father, give me perseverance. |
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| Chorus: |
| Baba, Baba, | Father, Father, |
| Mungu nipe uvumilivu. | God, give me perseverance. |
| Baba, Baba, | Father, Father, |
| Mungu nipe uvumilivu. | God, give me perseverance. |
| Bwana, Bwana, | Lord, Lord, |
| Yesu, nipe uvumilivu. | Jesus, give me perseverance. |
| Bwana, Bwana, | Lord, Lord, |
| Yesu, nipe uvumilivu. | Jesus, give me perseverance. |
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| Hata ndugu zangu wamenigeuka. | Even my relatives have turned away from me. |
| Nahitaji faraja yako. | I need your comfort. |
| Wamejitenga mbali nami. | They have distanced themselves from me. |
| Nasogea kitini pako. | I come nearer to your chair. |
| Mbele yangu kuna kiza kubwa. | There is a deep darkness ahead of me. |
| Ndiwe mwanga wa njia zangu. | You are the light of my ways. |
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| Wewe ni Bwana mume wa wajane. | Lord, you are a husband of widows. |
| Yesu nipe uvumilivu. | Jesus, give me perseverance. |
| Tena wewe ni baba wa yatima. | Also you are a father of orphans. |
| Baba nipe uvumilivu. | Father, give me perseverance. |
| Pia wewe ni Mungu wa maskini. | And you are a God of the poor. |
| Yesu nipe uvumilivu. | Jesus, give me perseverance. |
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| Adui zangu wamenizunguka. | My enemies have surrounded me. |
| Wataka kuniangamiza. | They want to destroy me. |
| Wamenitegea mitego mingi. | They have set many traps. |
| Wanawinda roho yangu. | They hunt my soul. |
| Nafsi yangu inazimia. | I myself am fainting. |
| Njoo hima, nisaidie. | Come urgently, help me. |