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Somhlolo festival of praise Pentecost revivals

- BY MTHOBISI BUTHELEZI

‹• Š‡•”‡‡ƒ•ƒ‘†‘™ˆ ‡ ‡†‹‰–‡†…‡‘‡•’– –‹‘ ’‘™‹‡–‘” •…‘”–‹’‘–—Ž”›‡ Ǯƒ–‘†”‡”‡˜‡ŽƒǦ

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„ˆ–‘Š‡”‡”‡†‘– ”–†Š‹‡‘ƒˆ ƒ‹ –™‘‹‘†Š‡–‘”ˆ‡ •”‘‘ƒ•‡†‡Ž•‰ˆ”ƒ‘˜†‡ •Žƒ˜‡•”›‡ǯ•…‘ƒ”’‹Ǯ–‘‰ ˆ””‡‘‡‰„›‡’”–‹ƒ–

‹‘Ž› ™’Š‹‡””‹–‡‘‘–†Š’‡‘ͳ—ʹ”Ͳ‡†™‘Š—‘–Š–ƒŠ†‡ …‹ƒƒŠŽ–Ž‘Š‡Ž‡†›—–Š’ƒ‡’–‡‹”‘Š”—‘”‘…ˆŠ”ǡ‘ƒ”›ƒ–†ŠŽ ‡„’‹””‹…–‡Š…•Ž‡‡–†•Ǧ „•‹‘ƒ”ǡ™ƒ‰‘ƒ”‹Ž†™„‡‹†Ž‹‡˜‰‡Ž”‘•„–ƒŠŽ”‘ƒ—–‰‹‘Šˆ‹”‘‡ˆ „”‡ƒ’––‹ˆ•‹”‡’ǯ ‡‘š™’‡‡””ˆ‹‹‡ŽŽ‡…†‡ʹ„Ͳ—ʹ–͵ƒǤ …—Š”‡Ǧ –‡‘…‘Š•–Ž‘Ž‘‡˜‹‡˜•ƒ–Ž‹˜–‘ƒŽ„‘‡ˆ Š”‡ƒŽ†‹•‡ƒ– –‡Š‡Ǧ ‘›ƒ‰ƒ‡–—‹”†ƒ—›”’‘ƒ•›‡ʹ‘͹ˆǡ ʹ‘Ͳ†ʹ͵ǡŠ‹—• ”•…‡Š– ˆ–”‘‡„•‡Š ƒ ‡”‡ƒ–‡Ž …Ž‹‘˜•‡– ‡‹š’‡•”™‹‡ƒ–…‹‡‹‘Ǥ ˆ ƒ– ‹•ƒŠ‹‰‹ˆŠ‡•––‹‹‡‘–—Š”‡Ž‹˜‘‡•”†Ǥ ‘ˆ ‘† „‡ •‡ƒ‘•†‘Šƒ„•‡„–™‡‡‡‡•’‡ƒ••‹‘˜‰‡‹”ƒ–Š†‡ ‡‡–‡…‘’•Š–Ǥƒ•‹•‡† –Šƒ– ‹

„‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒƒ‘†”††ƒ‘‹ˆŽ™›Ǥƒ‘•†ǡ’–”Š‘‡˜‹†‘‡”† •ˆ’ƒ‘‹–Š‡ˆ—ƒŽŽ†›

Exodus 19:6

‘ˆ „‘†Ž‡‹••••‹ƒ›‰‹•ǡ ‰‘Ǯˆ–Š’‹”•‘‹˜•‹–•Š‹‘‡•‡‘ƒˆ•ƒ‘ŽŽ „›ˆ”‘‡‘Ž—‹‡”˜’‡Šǫ‹›ǯ••ƒ‹…„ƒ—Ž†‡ƒ‡†…•‡„Ǥ ‡‹‹Ž‰Ž ›‘‡—–

Š‡ •”ƒ‡Ž‹–‡• Šƒ† Ž‡ˆ– ‰›’– ƒ‘†ˆ‘™‘‡†”ǡ‡ˆƒ‘”™•‹ǡ –Š‘‡” †•‡–‘•”‡‡”–•ǡ™„‹—–Š–

‘† ’”‘˜‹†‡† ƒƒ •—ˆˆ‹…‹‡– –ˆƒ‘Š”‡†›–Š–‡”‡›†‰–ƒ‘›˜Š‡ƒ‘–”†Š†‡‡‡š†–ƒ”ƒ‹ƒŽ–›ˆ‡‘ǫ•”–Ǥ——– –‘Š†—‡ƒŽ†› ƒ–Š‡†…‡‘ƒšŽŽ–‡…ƒ†–ƒ”†‘›Ǥ–‘–—‡„†‘Ž—ƒ‡Ž‘†–•Š’‡”‘‹›‹†Ž‡‘ƒ†›„„‡–‘› –’Š”ƒ‘–˜™‹†‘‡—ˆŽ‘†”–Š‹”‡ƒ…ƒ—„Ž‘„—ƒ•–ŠŽ›†ƒ‘›– ƒ”‘–†Ǥ ˜‹•‹‹‘‡™ˆ‹‘•‡” Š‡‡˜‡Š”ƒ›• ’‡Ž‡”•–‘›‘Žˆ‹˜’‹”‘‰Ǧ ‹–‘ •ƒ•–™‹•ƒˆ–›‹‡‹˜‡–Š”›‹•‘•‡ƒǡ •„‘—–ǡ ’‡Ž‡ƒŽ•–‘› ‡Š’Žƒ‡ǫ•ƒ…ƒˆ‡–™‡ƒ•‡–†ǡ‘™„’‡‹”Ž›‘Ž ›•–Š’‘‹—‡•”’–‹‡–”›ƒ•›–‘™ˆˆ‘‡”•…–”ƒŠƒ‡Ǧ –“Š—‡ƒŽ’‹”ˆ›‘˜–‹‘•‹•‘‡‡• ƒ‘ˆ†ƒŽ‡Žš‘’—‡””‹‡ƒ–…—‡Ǧ ʹ™”ƒͺ‡Ž ‡–Š‡•‡‡„†‡•–Ǥ–™‡”‡Ž‘‡„ƒƒ–‹Ž‘Ž›ƒ›‹ƒŽ͹–ƒŠ‘‡—†–•Š‡”‡ƒ‘›‡ˆ

”ƒ›‡” ȋ Ȍ ‘„‹Ž‹•‡† –Š‡ ‡Ǧ –’‹”ƒ‡›™‘‘”‡Ž†Š™‘‹—†”‡ ’…Š‡—” ”†…ƒŠ›–‘ˆ‘ˆ”ƒ••– ”ƒƒ‡†Ž —•‹‰ ƒ• –Š‡ ’”ƒ›‡” ’•‘”‹ƒ‡–Ž•™Ǥ ƒ•ŠŠ‹•ƒ–”‡ƒ•–•ǡ‡‹† ™ƒ –‹–‹Š”‡‘™…Š‡‡–•

Isaiah 62

ˆ”‡‘œ„‘–ŠŽŽ‡ƒŠƒƒœƒ†ƒ”†ƒ–Š‹”‡…ƒ‡–‡••ƒ‡†–„Ž›Ǥ ‹•‡–‹ƒ”‡Ž…›ƒƒŽŽ‡†–ƒ‘’”›ƒ•›–‡”›ˆǤ‘” •”ƒ‡Žǡ

‘™ ™‘—Ž† ‹‡ ‹…Ž‡ ȋˆ‘—†Ǧ ‡•””‘ƒ‡ˆ Ž ™‘—ȌŽ†„‡‘™‹‹‡‡†ƒ”‘…ˆŠ‰–Ž‘Š„ƒ–Ǧ •ƒ‡Žƒˆ•‘‘…—ǫ••‡† ’”ƒ›‡” ™‹–Š‹ –Š‹•

We can ask what is the relatioŠn‘s•h‡ip™?Š‘

TDESERT GLOBAL

’”ƒ› ˆ‘” ’‡ƒ…‡ ƒ† ’”‘•’‡”‹–› ‹ •”ƒ‡Ž ˆ‹† –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‹›‰•‘–‡ˆ”’›‡‘ƒˆ…‡‘ƒ†•†‡’†”‘••–’Š‡”„‹–Ž‡›•–•‘Ǧ –Š‘•‡ ™Š‘ ƒ”‡ ’”ƒ›‹‰ ˆ‘” •”ƒ‡Ž ‘(P—ƒs–‘›’a™‘lʹm—ͺ™”1‡™‡†2ŠǤ2‡‘)Ǥ˜–‡Š–‡‘

‘‡Ž›–‡…’‘‹•”–‹–‘‹• ”—Ž› ‘† Šƒ• ƒ„—†ƒ…‡ ’”‡Ǧ Ž’‹ƒ‡˜”‡†Ǥ ˆ‘” —• ‹ˆ ™‡ ™‹ŽŽ ‘Ž› „‡Ǧ

Š‡ ™Š‘ ‹‡•– ‡‘•”—†•„ƒ‡–…ƒ–—Š•‡‡™‘ˆ‡–ŽŽŠǡ‡„‡Ž‘‹‡”†˜‡‘†ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘’Š‡–•ǡ •Š‡ „‡Ž‹‡˜‡†ǡ ƒ† •Š‡ ”‡…‡‹˜‡† Š‡” ‡’‘™‡”‡–ǡ •–Š‡ –™‘™‡ –ƒƒ††‡˜–‘‡”Ž†›‘‡˜‡‡„”›‡Ž‘‹‡˜‡‡‹†ǡ •Š‡ ‡–‡”‡† Š‡” ‹‹•–”› ƒ• ƒ ‡˜ƒ‰‡Ž‹•– ‘ –Šƒ– †ƒ›Ǥ

EƒMPƒO”‹W–ƒERM™‘ENTƒ

•‘Ž‘˜†‡ Š‡ƒ˜•‡…”‘›ˆ‹’Žƒ‡–‡…‹ƒƒ„Ž—ƒ††ƒ‡…˜‡”–‘› ”‡Žƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‡’–‹‡••ǡ ‡˜‡”› Ž‘‡Ǧ Ž˜‹ƒŽ‡—•‡•ƒ‡˜†‡”†›‡Ž•‘–‹‰›‹Ǥ ‰ ˆ‘” ’—”’‘•‡

‡ Šƒ• „‡‡ •ƒ›‹‰ –Š”‘—‰Š ‘—– ƒ–Š‡‡†™’‘ƒ‘•‹––Š•‹‘ǡ ›„‘‡›—Ž‘‹‡—ˆ˜”—‡•Žǡ‡Ž‘›Žˆ„–•‡‘ƒ›–”ǡ ‹‡•…šˆ‡’‹‹‡‡˜†…‡–ǡǤ ˆ—ŽŽ› ƒŽ‹‘˜–‡‹˜Ǥ ƒ–‡†ǡ ˆ—ŽŽ› ‡‡”‰‹•‡†ǡ ‘—–Š’‹‘•—‹”•‹‘‰—Ǥ ” ʹͲʹ͵ ‡–‡…‘•– †ƒ›Š•‡ ‹†‹•…‡‹”’—Ž‡••ƒŽŠ‡ƒ† –—‘’’’”‡ƒ”› ”ˆ‘”‘ͳͲǡ ’™”‡‘•’‡‡”†‹––›‘‘’ˆ”ƒ•›”ƒˆ‡‘Ž”ǡ ™’‡ƒ…‡‡‡†ƒ–†‘ ‘„‡Š›‹•ƒ‹•†™„‡ŠŽ›‹‡˜‡‘†‡š˜’‹‡•…‹ –‡ƒ†–Ž›‹Ǥ‰ „‘‡Ž‹‡Š˜Ž‡‘ǡŽ‘„‹‡›ͳƒͺ͵†͸‡ǡ š™’Š‡›…–™–Š‡‡’—”‘•–Ǧ ™˜‹‹••‹†‘‘ǡ ƒǡ„Ž‹—ˆ‡ †ƒƒ†…’‡”‘ˆ˜Œ‹‘•‹›‘ǡ ’Ǥ‡ƒ…‡ǡ

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 ?? ?? Dr Elizabeth Hynd, committee member of Somhlolo with kids at the festival.
Dr Elizabeth Hynd, committee member of Somhlolo with kids at the festival.
 ?? ?? Mattine Lukhele, the Coordinato­r of the festival with fellow members. (Courtesy pics)
Mattine Lukhele, the Coordinato­r of the festival with fellow members. (Courtesy pics)

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