ELIJAH FIRE, APOSTLE JUSTICE SMOKE PEACE PIPE BUT ...

 MBABANE – Have church leaders Prophet Elijah Fire and Apostle Justice Dlamini made a truce?

Following accusations that were made in an audio recording purportedly by Hope Restoration Church founder Muzi ‘Mkhemetelo’ Mkhatshwa, popularly known as Prophet Elijah Fire, about Worship Centre leader Apostle Justice Dlamini, attempts have been made for a peace treaty between the two.

This was last Thursday where Conference of Churches President Bishop Steven Masilela chaired a meeting in the presence of the two church leaders and National Commissioner of Police William Dlamini. The meeting, according to Masilela, was meant to deliberate on the audio recording that went viral last week on social media.

Contents of the allegations that were purportedly made by the prophet will not be repeated due to their sensitive nature.
However, information sourced was that during the meeting, Mkhatshwa could not provide evidence of the entire allegations made in the audio clip. 

Last Wednesday, a day after the voice clip was circulated, Mkhatshwa was visited by these reporters in his church based at Sidwashini and he neither confirmed nor denied that the voice behind the audio was his. It is on the same day that Dlamini refused to give a detailed comment on the issue and the meeting as he said the issue was being dealt with by his lawyers.

Worth noting is that Mkhatshwa’s church is not under the Conference of Churches umbrella while the Worship Centre is affiliated. However, Mkhatshwa said he was under the process of registering the church.

Information sourced from Mkhatshwa after the meeting initiated by Bishop Masilela, was that the issues between him and Dlamini had been resolved. In his response on the outcome of the meeting, Mkhatshwa gave details on the people who were present during the meeting and further stated that he was now sipping from same cup with the apostle.

“The matter was resolved and put to rest. Please contact Bishop Masilela as he was chairing the meeting,” said Mkhatshwa. Meanwhile,  Apostle Dlamini did not come out in the clear about the outcome of the meeting.

Statement

“To my knowledge, Masilela and the national commissioner of police are supposed to issue a statement regarding the outcome of the meeting. I am not mandated to comment on the conclusions of the meeting,” said Dlamini.
When called for a comment, Conference of Churches President Bishop Masilela, confirmed that the meeting was held on Thursday.  He stated that both the prophet and the apostle had a professional discussion in their presence. 

“If it was not for coronavirus they could have even shaken hands,” he said.
It was established by this publication that a resolution was taken during the meeting that Mkhatshwa was to make a public apology to the parties implicated in the audio clip. When asked about it, Mkhatshwa confirmed it but mentioned that the apology would follow after the involved parties had signed a ‘deed of settlement’ which he alleged was already with Masilela.

Bishop Masilela was called for a comment, and he confirmed that it was resolved in the meeting that Prophet Elijah Fire was to issue a public apology for the allegations he had levelled against Dlamini in the audio clip.
He, however, denied being in possession of any ‘deed of settlement’ that was mention by Mkhatshwa. He said he was waiting for him to bring a draft of the apology for him (Masilela) to see it.

When asked if there was a timeframe for the public apology, Masilela said there was no specific date but it was resolved that it would be ‘as soon as possible’.
Meanwhile, National Commissioner of Police Dlamini also seemed to be in the dark about the ‘deed of settlement’ that was mentioned by Prophet Elijah Fire.
He wondered if the duo owed each other money to need a ‘deed of settlement’. “I do not know anything of that nature and we did not even discuss it,” said the police chief.

He stated that he was also waiting for the public apology that Mkhatshwa was supposed to make. 
The commissioner said they were expecting the apology over the weekend but were hoping it would be out by end of business yesterday or today since there was no time frame that was put. 
He, however, stated that it was concluded in the meeting that it had to be soon.

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