Worship minister and gospel recording artist Esther Alabi has released her latest single, "Kabiesi Re (Your Majesty)," a resplendent worship anthem that ascends to the heights of reverent adoration, proclaiming the kingship of Jesus Christ with the gravity and grandeur that His sovereign rule demands. The title draws from the Yoruba language, where "Kabiyesi" stands as the most exalted form of royal address, a term historically reserved for the oba, the king whose word is law and whose presence commands absolute honor. By rendering this title as "Kabiesi Re" translated "Your Majesty", Esther Alabi performs a profound act of spiritual translation, taking the highest vocabulary of earthly royalty and applying it to the King of kings, not to diminish human culture but to elevate it, demonstrating that every language and tradition contains within it the capacity to honor the One who created all nations and reigns over every throne. For her, whose m...
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