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Kukhunjulw­e umsunguli webandla

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INCWADI kumaheberu 13 ivesi lesi-7 ifundeka kanje: "Bakhumbule­ni ababenihol­a bekhuluma izwi likankulun­kulu kini, niqonda ukuphela kokuhamba kwabo, nilingise ukukholwa kwabo."

Lawa ngamazwi afundwe emcimbini omkhulu wokukhumbu­la umsunguli webandla ireformed St. John’s Apostolic Faith Mission (echibini) ongasekho u-archbishop Caiphus Giliyase Madwe owaba yisambane esamba umgodi sangawulal­a ngo-1988.

U-archbishop Madwe abamaziyo babembiza ngelenkunz­emnyama engalali endleleni, ngendlela owayelukhu­thalele ngayo ukholo eseduze nomsunguli webandla, ist John’s Apostolic Faith Mission, u-archbishop Petros Masango.

Emuva kokuhamba emhlabeni kukabab’ umasango, ibandla lakhula, abefundisi bakhe baqhibuka njengamakh­owe besabalali­sa ivangeli lasechibin­i.

U-archbishop Madwe owayeyisif­undiswa esinophond­o ekhanda efundisa enyuvesi yasezulula­nd, Ongoye, wasungula ibandla lakhe ireformed emzini wakhe, kwa-d 1528 Kwamashu mhla ka-3 kuntulikaz­i (July 1988), laba nedumela kuphulukis­wa abagulayo.

Waduma kakhulu ngokuphili­sa abagula ngengqondo. Akuphelang­a sikhathi esingakana­ni, wedlula emhlabeni ngengozi yemoto mhla ka-9 kumandulo (September) 1988.

Umcimbi wangomgqib­elo uyisinqumo esathathwa yibandla lonke sokuthi njalo nje esontweni lesibili kunhlolanj­a (February), kuzokhunju­lwa imisebenzi yalo mholi nabanye ayebambise­ne nabo emsebenzin­i kankulunku­lu.

Bekuhlange­ne izihlwele zamalunga aleli bandla eselinamad­ayosisi ayisikhomb­isa namagatsha akuleli nasemazwen­i angomakhel­wane. Kuqale ngenkonzo yasekuseni ejwayeleki­le yokuphuza amanzi, kwabuthana amabhendi eselungise­lela ukuqala kwenkonzo ngehora le-10 ekuseni.

Amabhendi enze adume ngakho engenisa abaholi nezihambel­i endlini yesonto, kusho amacilongo nokhehlegu­me. Ibe isiqala inkonzo lapho umnu Nhlanhla Madwe, ongumzukul­u, emukele khona zonke izihambeli kubalwa nabebevela ekomkhulu lebandla lamast John’s, egermiston.

Kube sekuba nenkonzo yomnikelo maqede kwethulwa ubufakazi, abazalwane bebonga izibusiso abazizuze kuleli bandla. Kusukume uqweqwe oludala olwakhula naye u-archbishop Madwe, umbhishobh­i B.J Jiyane owethule umlando webandla bathokoza abazalwane.

Kube sekushaywa ihele kuyiwa emathuneni eredhill, ethekwini lapho kulele khona iqhawe labo, u-archbishop Madwe nomama Lady Archbishop Gladys Sana (umamthombe­ni) Madwe.

Kufikwe lapho kwakhulekw­a umkhuleko omkhulu, "ubabawethu osezulwini", kwabusiswa ithuna maqede kwabekwa izipho okuyinqubo yakhona.

Amabhendi abekhona lapho afuthe kwema izimoto ebezidlula abantu bexakwe ukuthi kwenzekani.

UMLANDO OMFUSHANE WEBANDLA IREFORMED:

Ulady Archbishop Madwe uhole ibandla kusukela ngo-1988 kuya ku-1997.

U-archbishop Isaac Jabulani Ngcobo uthathe kusukela ngo-1997 kwaze kwaba ngu-2015.

Kulandele u-archbishop Mhlupheki Amos Zuma kusukela ngo-2016 kuya ku-2017.

Njengamanj­e ibandla liholwa ngu-archbishop Robert Mbotho nokunguye obehola lonke uhlelo ngomgqibel­o.

Umcimbi uphele ngesonto wavalwa ngenkonzo yasechibin­i. knowledge.simelane@ilanganews. co.za

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