Swahili gospel track from Sounds Of Afrika Music carries the title “Ni Salama Rohoni,” which translates to “It Is Well With My Soul” in English. The piece draws from a classic hymn tradition and appears on platforms like Spotify and YouTube. For more from this group, check out content tagged under Sounds Of Afrika Music.
Nionapo amani kama shwari, ama nionapo shida
When peace like a river attendeth my way, or when sorrows like sea billows roll
Kwa mambo yote umenijulisha, ni salama rohoni mwangu
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, it is well with my soul
Salama rohoni, ni salama rohoni mwangu
It is well with my soul, it is well with my soul
Salama rohoni, ni salama rohoni mwangu
It is well with my soul, it is well with my soul
Ingawa shetani atanitesa, nitajipa moyo kwani
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come
Kristo ameona unyonge wangu, amekufa kwa roho yangu
Let this blest assurance control: that Christ has regarded my helpless estate and has shed His own blood for my soul
Salama rohoni, ni salama rohoni mwangu
It is well with my soul, it is well with my soul
Salama rohoni, ni salama rohoni mwangu
It is well with my soul, it is well with my soul
Dhambi zangu zote, wala si nusu, zimewekwa msalabani
My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought—my sin, not in part, but the whole
Wala sichukui laana yake, ni salama rohoni mwangu
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more; praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul
Salama rohoni, ni salama rohoni mwangu
It is well with my soul, it is well with my soul
Salama rohoni, ni salama rohoni mwangu
It is well with my soul, it is well with my soul
Ee Bwana himiza siku ya kuja, panda itakapolia
And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight
Utakaposhuka sitaogopa, ni salama rohoni mwangu
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll, the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend
Salama rohoni, ni salama rohoni mwangu
Even so—it is well with my soul, it is well with my soul
Salama rohoni, ni salama rohoni mwangu
It is well with my soul, it is well with my soul

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