CHIPATA Diocese bishop George Lungu has urged Zambians to maintain strong family ties so that peace can continue to prevail in the nation.
Bishop Lungu said it is necessary to strengthen the family unit by way of love and tolerance by couples.
Bishop Lungu said this during a special service to bless the marriage of Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people at Feni Catholic Church yesterday.
Chief Mpezeni also re-united with the Church and re-dedicated his life to God.
The service was attended by hundreds of people including chiefs, members of Parliament (MPs) for Petauke Central, Luangeni, Chipata Central and Chipangali , Dora Siliya, Charles Zulu (Independent), Mtolo Phiri (MMD) and Vincent Mwale (MMD), respectively.
Bishop Lungu said a chief who fears God is a great one and commended Chief Mpezeni for re-dedicating his life to God and urged other traditional leaders to emulate him.
He has since declared Saint Gabriel as a sub-parish at Feni because Chief Mpezeni has gone back to the Catholic faith.
Bishop Lungu also advised voters to “vote wisely”.
“Please vote for a person who will remember the poor and us the villagers. Vote for a person who is humble and has a heart for the under-privileged,” he said
Bishop Lungu said people must not vote for those whose interest is to use them to ascend to power.
Bishop Lungu chided husbands who torture their wives through promiscuity and drunkenness.
He said there can be no real peace if homes are broken by, mostly, husbands who are unfaithful.
“Let us enter 2015 with a new life and new love. Love your wives and husbands like Christ did,” Bishop Lungu said
He said some husbands have a habit of cheating on their wives thereby making them miserable.
“When you greet some wives, they answer back in tears, saying they are only up with the marriage for the sake of children. But it ought not to be like that. Marriage is supposed to be enjoyed because it is the pillar of peace,” Bishop Lungu said
The fiery preaching bishop also candidly took on the traditional leader, urging him to be committed to his wife and reduce taking alcohol.
“Now that you are a Christian, reduce on beer and you will be drinking the blood of Christ and no longer the blood of bulls.” Bishop Lungu said.
Ngonis drink blood during certain occasions such as N’cwala.
The clergyman said chiefs and other leaders are merely shadows of the real king, who is God.
Bishop Lungu said Chief Mpezeni is expected to live a Christian life now that he has dedicated his life to God.
The service was characterised by songs of praise to God.
People gave several gifts to the royal couple.
The queen, known as Nyakosi in local language, was adorned in a white wedding dress while Chief Mpezeni was clad in a brown suit.
The chief was accompanied by his induna, George Zulu.
And Chief Mpezeni said he has decided to re-dedicate his life to God because his ancestors were Christians.
Professor of Political Science.
January 2, 2015 at 8:26 am
These will be the finnal results for HH and otherrs and nothing will change them.
This is how HH will win the elections and become Zambia’s sixth President and Zambia’s best President ever!!!
1. Win Lusaka HH =50% , Lungu’s 40% Others 10%
2. Win NW HH= 60% , Lungu’s 25% Others 15%
3. Win Southern HH =70% , Lungu’s 15% others 15%
4. Win Western HH = 60% , Lungu’s 30% others 10%
5. Win Central HH= 45%, Lungu’s 35% others 20%
6. C/Be Lungu 45% HH 35% Mumba 10% others 10%
7. Nothern/Mcnga Lungu 40% Mumba 30% HH 20% Nawakwi 10%
8. Luapula Lungu 40% HH 30% Mumba 20% Nawakwi 10%
9. Eastern Lungu 55% HH 35% Others 10%
Total
Hakainde Moses Hichilema =45%
Edgar Muhammad C Lungu = 38%
Nervas Sekwila Mumba 10%
Others 7%: God be…
Sober
January 2, 2015 at 4:40 pm
I’ve often wondered why “we” were and many still are so gullible to embrace a religion which was imposed upon us by the whip and the gun!! It saddens me to see “Missionaries and con-men prophets ” still doing their best to brainwash more vulnerable souls.
Chumi
January 2, 2015 at 4:42 pm
@ Proffesor of political Science,your analysis is not true. Lets look at the figures from the current ECZ voters register
countrywide.CENTRAL=483,790 C/BELT=845,439 EASTERN=600,098 LUAPULA=408,791 LUSAKA=796,687 MUCHINGA=269,139 NORTHERN=434,478 N/WESTERN=315,588 SOUTHERN=617,461 WESTERN=394,617.
If by any miracle HH gets 100% vote in his strongholds(N/WESTERN,SOUTHERN and WESTERN)he will only end up a total of 1,327,666 out of the total voters 5,166,088.
If Lungu manages just an average of 60% vote in the remaining 8 provinces he will definately win, considering that he cant get zero vote from these three provinces.
samuel
January 2, 2015 at 8:47 am
my brother if u feel HH wil be president get ready to be admitted to the nearest hospital though deep down yr heart u know that HH cant win go to the hospital and choose a bed wr u wil be for treatment sir.
barose activist
January 2, 2015 at 9:48 am
why bring in hh hear, shallow mind
vampiro
January 2, 2015 at 9:56 am
I never read anything like bwezani endorsing lungu as reported by zwd few days ago.
TOLOPA
January 2, 2015 at 11:59 am
we can say all we want but i can tell you God is watching us and he is the one who is going to give us a learder who will rule us. all those whoc are talking ill of the fellow candidates our good lord will shame them.if you are appointed to be a leader no matter what you will make it. you can not go public and start insulting your leader. we can doiffer in opinion but not to insult and telling peple that he is going to die soon. lesa eu tu sungula inshiku bonse pa chalo, bonse twenda abalwala. impompolilatona elo ilyabonga lwashala. my our good lors bless us all. our good lord id in control. why dod we eb=ven go to church and kneew and pray when we have such heart? lets preash love and unite to our friends besides. votinig is a secret. may the good lord bless Zambia.people calle SATA all name but he was appointed and he made it.
Denkete
January 2, 2015 at 12:30 pm
ifintu ni lungu.
Hajende
January 2, 2015 at 12:47 pm
Kuno KUsouthern tuyandaLungu. HH waluza maningi, chinochinzi pepee! Lungu ndiye watilikuyanda badala wesu! VIVA PF!
Mula
January 2, 2015 at 2:48 pm
@professor. you know what, you are very stupid. you think this is your house where you count your children and choose the most vocal. these are politics not your thinking. we will vote for E.Lungu Come 20 January.
club zero
January 2, 2015 at 3:34 pm
I just got a CAR from lungu,now bafikala ba upnd beware you ve a new carder in town,coment shit and u will see.
club zero
January 2, 2015 at 3:40 pm
@denkete I feel u ma man,when u go to town,u can find no one for upnd,when u say forward everyone thinks u are mad but no u say pawato ni chicken and chip fast fast na 500milz coke,join the wining group,plots a few ifintu ni BA LUNGU
Etart major
January 2, 2015 at 6:03 pm
So bafikala bonse mwacomenter out of topic? Mwabe itole
fort jameson nzika
January 2, 2015 at 9:05 pm
I am exited to see that my inkosi ya mankosi has dedicated his marriage to christ, I pray to the almighty God to bless inkosi mpezeni so that he does not backslide in Christianity. infact this should serve as a reminder to other traditional leaders to follow suit. how I wish that my ingwenyama would haventaken this route some years ago; he would have benefited greatly