Times Of Swaziland: GOD ANGRY AT MURDERS, INTENTIONS TO OVERTHROW REGIME - PRINCE SIMELANE

GOD ANGRY AT MURDERS, INTENTIONS TO OVERTHROW REGIME - PRINCE SIMELANE
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Ntombi Mhlongo on 16/07/2023 14:57:00


LOBAMBA – Acts of murder, intentions to overthrow the current regime have made
God regret why he created mankind.
This was an assertion made by Minister of Housing and Urban Development Prince
Simelane during the national prayer held at the Lobamba National Church
yesterday. The prayer was organised by the country’s three church bodies which
are the League of African Churches, Swaziland Council of Churches and Eswatini
Conference of Churches. The prince, who represented His Majesty King Mswati III,
began his speech by saying he felt compelled to remind congregants about painful
words God said after having witnessed evil deeds committed by mankind.
He said in Genesis 6 verse 5, God made it known that he regretted creating
mankind due to a variety of wrongdoings by people. “This saying by God is not
far-fetched from what we see in the Kingdom of Eswatini. In the past few weeks,
we have seen in newspapers how a woman was brutally murdered in Nhlangano. We
have also read reports of a boy who had his throat slit open and thereafter
burnt with petrol. There was also a young man murdered in Malkerns and had his
throat slit open as well. Because of such things, God regrets creating
mankind,” the ever jolly prince said.
men killing their wives
He said it was painful to hear reports of men killing their wives, spouses or
children and drug dealers doing same to each other week in, and week out. He
said yesterday’s gathering was aimed at praying for the upcoming elections and
said in other countries there had been incidents where candidates were murdered
on their way to campaign. The prince said now that His Majesty King Mswati III
has declared that the elections will take place in the coming weeks, it was the
duty of every liSwati to make sure that the exercise was peaceful and fair, and
that there was no bloodshed. He then said that any individual who prevents other
citizens from partaking in the elections should not think that he or she was
fighting His Majesty King Mswati III, but that they were challenging God
himself. “His Majesty the King was ordained by God. We have people who pray to
God but they are also planning to overthrow the current regime and the
government. It is such people who make God regret why he created mankind,” he
said and the congregants screamed and ululated in agreement.
The prince then encouraged all emaSwati to do an introspection and ask
themselves if, through their evil deeds, they were not making God regret why he
created mankind. The event itself was a success despite starting later than the
anticipated time. It was meant to start at 10am, but things ended up taking
shape way after 11am. At first, the marquee prepared for the congregants had
many empty chairs but they were filled as the service progressed. Different
church leaders were given the podium to either share the word of God or simply
lead the congregation in prayer. The church leaders focused their sermons on
praying for peaceful elections and electing individuals who will work for the
development of the country instead of their empty stomachs.
Joining the congregants at the event were members of the royal family, senior
government officials and Cabinet ministers. Esteemed guests included outgoing
Senate President Pastor Lindiwe Dlamini, Liqoqo Chairman Paul Dlamini and
Lubombo Regional Administrator (RA) Themba Msibi. When summarising the sermons,
Bishop Robert Kasaro said the service was a sign that a big shift was about to
happen in the country. He said it was possible to witness a shift in one day as
long as the country’s citizens came together in prayer. “We came here to get
an answer and the shift is about to happen today. This is a historic moment
because we have all decided that we can conquer if we come together in prayer as
he church. I declare that God will listen to us,” Kasaro said.
He led the congregants in singing the song titled ‘Kanye nawe nkosi yami’,
saying God was ready to lead emaSwati to a restoration of peace and prosperity.
Meanwhile, when delivering the vote of thanks, Arch Dicon Bhekindlela Magongo
reminded the congregants that there was no mention of a president in the Bible.
He did not elaborate but simply said, “The Bible only talks about the
anointing of kings. We will discuss this some other day in order to understand
why,” he said.