In this sermon we intend showing that Lord Amos Shembe was Yahuah’s prophet, not on account of miracles that he performed because nowadays a prophet’s office is measured on the basis of miracles whereas all satanists and other such demi-gods do perform all sorts of miracles.
Hymn 233.
1.My God, my Rock
Why do You forsake me?
I lament everyday
From being tormented by my enemy.
2.My tormentors
Hunt me down everyday.
Everyday they say;
Where is your God?
3.What is it my soul?
Why are you disenchanted?
Trust in your God.
There is no other stronghold.
4.Today I thank You O Lord
You have allowed me to come to You.
I lay myself before You
In this Holy place.
5.May it be a pleasant scent
Unto You the only Creator,
The praises I give to You
Atop of this mountain which is Yours.
6.Yes Lord may I sprout
And be abundantly fruitful,
May I bear fruit
That are loved by You.
1.Lord Amos Shembe was born on 25 September 1906 and passed away on 25 September 1995. He was born at Ntabazwe, Free State, and passed away at eBuhleni, in KwaZulu-Natal.
2.He acquired his high education at Amanzimtoti and proceeded to the University of Fort Hare where he obtained a qualification in education. As a teacher, he taught at Amanzimtoti and many other schools including those among the Xhosa people.
3.In this sermon we intend showing that Lord Amos Shembe was Yahuah’s prophet, not on account of miracles that he performed because nowadays a prophet’s office is measured on the basis of miracles whereas all satanists and other such demi-gods do perform all sorts of miracles.
4.Earlier on, while the Prophet (Yeshayahu Shembe (p.b.u.h.)) was still alive, two white Roman Catholic Fathers arrived at eKuphakameni on a motorbike and said: “Shembe, can you please give us one of your sons that we may have him educated; we will build a huge double story house for you and give you a lot of money. You will not suffer because we will provide for all your needs.”
5.The Prophet then answered these Roman Catholic Fathers, saying: “Oh my children, you’ll turn me into a mocker; are these my children?
6.No, THEY ARE NOT MINE; THEY WERE REQUESTED FROM ALUAH BY DEPARTED ZULU MONARCHS. THEY PRAYED TO YAHUAH, ASKING HIM TO RESTORE THEIR LAND WHICH HAD BEEN DIVIDED INTO PIECES. THESE CHILDREN WILL RESTORE THE GOOD CONDITION OF THE LAND; THEY ARE THEREFORE NOT MINE.”
7.After these Caucasians had failed to convince the Prophet to give them one of his children so that they could have him educated, Maiden Phumzile provided the following story:
8.“After that discussion Shembe summoned all of us to come to Mosethemba, the house of maidens, and reported on a conversation that he had held with those Caucasians who came on a motorbike; he told us what they had said and how he responded to them. He then asked if it would be too much of a financial burden to fund the education of his children because they were their kings.”
9.In other words, the Prophet was enquiring if funding the education of those two children would be too much of a burden since they were their kings. I don’t know if you do understand that statement.
10.The education of these two children was supposed to be funded by the Nazarites, since they were the kings of the Nazarites, so that the Roman Catholics would not have to pay for their education!
11.The Prophet was following a traditional Zulu practice in which the dowry for a prospective mother of a future monarch would be paid the nation concerned. It was at that point that these two children would be known as the kings of the Nazarites.
12.The Prophet said, ‘these children are your kings; now do you find sponsoring their education too much of a burden?’ The Nazarites said, ‘no, they are not so much of a financial burden to us.’ Then, offerings were collected for the educational expenses of these two fellas, Lord Galilee Shembe and Lord Amos Shembe.
13.To the Roman Catholics, the Prophet said ‘these children are not mine; they were requested from Aluah so that through them the land of the Zulu people would be reclaimed or restored. Therefore, I cannot grant you permission to fund the education of these because they are the children of Aluah!
14.This was said by the Prophet; he did not mention Lord Galilee Shembe only, but he referred to both children!
15.NONGILISHI MDLULI, addressing Lord Amos Shembe, said: “The name ‘Thunderstorm Practitioner’ means ‘the owner of thunderstorms.” By thunderstorms we mean thunder and lightning or any natural phenomenon related to electrical charges that accumulate on cloud particles!
16.Nongilishi says: “One day a man came to eKuphakameni and reported to Shembe, the Prophet, that his residence had been struck by lightning. The Prophet then said: “Go to the shop; you will find two fellas. Speak with the younger one because he is the one who holds seven lightnings.
17.The man went to the shop that is at eKuphakameni, but he was puzzled to find that the fellas were still young. The man arrived at the shop and said: “Your father has sent me to the younger one; I have come to report that the lightning has struck my residence and have been told that the younger one possesses seven lightnings.”
18.Lord Galilee Shembe took out a handkerchief from his pocket, with his own had, and gave it to the man. He said: ‘Go and say nothing to anyone on your way until you reach your home. Display the handkerchief somewhere within the residence; the lightning will never come anywhere near your residence!” Indeed, that man was not troubled by the lightning anymore!
19.I was present when Lord Amos Shembe explained how he received the blessing of seven lightnings from the Prophet.
20.Lord Amos Shembe asked: “Do you know a blessing? I received it from Shembe; I had not gone to school that particular day, just staying at home, and Shembe was watching me from his house called Simothi.
21.He called me, and I entered the house in the presence of Reverend Mbatha. He said I should kneel down; I stooped before him, and he placed his hand upon me and said:
22.“May Aluah bless you; all thunder lightnings will be defused in you. If you order a harsh thunderstorm to subside, it will subside!” I came out and went away.
23.Within the Nazarite Church of God we were told by the Maiden, Hlaleleni, that Lord Amos Shembe is the one who is in charge of thunder and its lightning. But I had already heard about it because I heard Lord Amos Shembe preaching about it during a service.
24.But I couldn’t figure out what that meant. However, the angel explained, saying whenever there is a thunderstorm, even on a Friday, and we think it may rain and disrupt the service, we should give offerings AND ASK LORD AMOS SHEMBE TO AFFORD US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD A SERVICE WITHOUT ANY DISRUPTION BECAUSE HE IS THE ONE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THUNDER.
25.Every Friday we usually ask the Master of the Nazarites, Lord Amos Shembe, to give us the Shabbat.
26.The Nazarites of NCG know this; perhaps since 2010 it has rained only two or three times around Shabbat services.
27.Even when there are 100% chances of rain, only the rain clouds gather in the sky, but when services start at Nqobizitha, the weather becomes clear though it may be raining somewhere else!
28.Likewiser, we ask for protection from lightning from Lord Amos Shembe.
29.We do this owing to what the angel has taught us, but I was surprised to learn that it was during the Prophet’s time that he said Lord Amos Shembe had been granted authority to regulate or even stop thunderstorms!
30.But there is something that I cannot forget which occurred during Lord Amos Shembe’s tenure. I will not say that he did it, but it happened during his era; I was a magistrate at around 1985.
31.While I was sitting at night, I saw a woman who was my fellow member of our assembly coming in with her son; I knew her son. Then the woman said: ‘here is my son who just showed up at home. He murdered someone and escaped; I have just seen him arriving. Now, I thought I should bring him to you.’
32.I then asked the fella if he, indeed, killed somebody. The fella said, ‘yes’. ‘Why did kill a human being?’ The fella said: “We were having some booze; while we were still drinking, when I stood up, I erroneously spilled the beer.
33.Then, that fella just stood up and insulted me, saying I am as stupid as Shembe (the Prophet) who tried to fly and died.’
34.The fella said: “I took out a knife and stabbed him to death right there and then and I then fled; I have been in hiding for about six months now.”
35.I then figured out that the matter was extremely complex and didn’t know what do. I then said Lord Amos Shembe was holding a meeting at eBuhleni. I said he should go and tell him the story, and I would do whatever he would suggest.
36.Indeed, that fella went to eBuhleni and said to Lord Amos Shembe exactly what I had told him.
37.He said, ‘Lord, I have come to report that I murdered someone and fled away from the reach of the police.’ That chap was from a Nazarite family, but he had adopted the habit of drinking beer.
38.He said: “When I tried to stand up, I erroneously spilled the beer and he insulted me, saying I am as stupid as Shembe who tried to fly and died! Lord Amos Shembe got furious and said: “Go to the police and report yourself; you will not be arrested because that person is in hell!”
39.All of a sudden, I saw that chap arriving at my office; he found me with a prosecutor and said: “Sir, I am on my way to the police so that I may report the matter!”
40.I then asked what had happened. He said: ‘No, I am from Lord Amos Shembe. The Lord said I should hand myself to the police because the person that I killed is in hell.’
41.The prosecutor is not a Nazarite; I then said in my thought, these people who are fanatics are so troublesome because this person was supposed to say this thing to me alone, not while I am with the prosecutor.
42.That chap spoke to me while I was with the prosecutor. He said: ‘I’m leaving, Sir; I’m going to the police.’
43.When that fella came out, that prosecutor was extremely amused, laughing his lungs out. When the fella had exited the office, the prosecutor said:
44.‘What is this one saying? Is he saying he will not be convicted though he has committed homicide? Did Shembe say he will not be convicted because the murder victim is in hell? Then the prosecutor said: “No, we will see how this will unfold!” I realised that I was in trouble.
45.The chap handed himself to the police and they detained him. After detaining him, they locked him up in a prison cell, but they wrote that he should pay R100 bail. Then, I saw the same chap before me, having been granted R100 bail.
46.I wondered how one could be granted R100 bail by the police without applying for it in a court of law.
47.In those times, a murder suspect would first go to a lower court just to plead either guilty or innocent.
48.That fella pleaded guilty, including declaring every aspect of the matter so that he could be understood as having fully admitted his guilt. He said: ‘We were drinking some liquor, and when I tried to stand up, I mistakenly spilled alcohol and that person insulted me, saying that I was as imprudent, as pathetically stupid as Shembe who died whilst trying to fly.’
49.That person spoke to me as a magistrate, but I am also known as a Nazarite. In that room there were the educated elite of Amanzimtoti.
50.Everybody looked at me as they wanted to hear what I, as the magistrate, had to say.
51.The chap spoke to me directly in the office, and I also presided over the case in question. Then the case docket was taken to the chief prosecutor who would determine where the trial would occur.
52.The docket was taken away, but I would, on several occasions, see it being returned perhaps on three occasions.
53.On a fourth occasion, I saw the prosecutor rising, saying: ‘your worship, I decline to prosecute the accused.’
53.I looked at him and said: ‘What are you saying?’ He said: ‘the chief prosecutor refused to have the detainee prosecuted.’
54.I made no enquiries while we were still in court; I simply temporarily adjourned the court proceedings and then invited the prosecutor to my office. I said: ‘I don’t understand your statement; how did the chief prosecutor dismiss the case because the suspect pleaded guilty?
55.The prosecutor laughed politely and said: “It’s this Shembe of yours!” He said that because he knew that he was the one who was wondering how Shembe would set that chap free from conviction. But I did not make any contentions with an element of stubbornness!
56.Then I said: “I understand that you are referring this Shembe of mine, but how did it happen?
57.The prosecutor said: “There has been an astonishing development; a post-mortem report suggested that the deceased was run over by a car, and his head was split into pieces.
58.But the suspect’s statement alluded to the fact that the murder victim had been stabbed in the heart and died, and he didn’t deny that. But the post-mortem report suggested that the deceased was run over by a car!”
59.The chief prosecutor returned the statement and the post-mortem report, asking how on earth he could prosecute the suspect whose statement said the murder victim was stabbed in the heart while the post-mortem report said he was run over by a car?
60.It was said that the corpse had to be exhumed and taken to Gale Street so that another post-mortem could be conducted. The surgeon said, ‘here there are numerous corpses; he couldn’t afford to conduct another post-mortem.
61.It had been suggested that the particulars didn’t correspond with the deceased, and the surgeon was required to go and rectify the error.
62.But the surgeon insisted that he could not rectify that error since there were too many corpses in Gale Street mortuary.
63.Even the deceased and the rest of other dead bodies had been buried for about six months, and the surgeon didn’t know where to find the dead body in question.’
64.The prosecutor said: ‘If you don’t know how post-mortem reports were mixed up, though the names are still correct, I can therefore not proceed with this case.’
65.That is how the fella was acquitted, just as per Lord Amos Shembe’s prediction when he said: ‘go and hand yourself to the police because that person insulted the Holy Spirit; he is in hell. You cannot be convicted for somebody who is languishing in hell.’
66.The prosecutor had been amused, but Lord Amos Shembe’s word was fulfilled, and the fella was acquitted. Though that chap had defected from the assembly, but that event caused him to quit drinking liquor and rejoin the assembly.
67.When I left Mbumbulu he was a Nazarite, a full male Nazarite who was grateful for escaping the deep trouble that almost affected his life!
68.Now, I cannot claim that this miracle was performed by Lord Amos Shembe, but as Yahuah’s prophet, he got to know the fate of the murder victim and that the chap would not be condemned for murdering somebody who had been sentenced to eternal damnation!
May the Lord bless His Word.