Thread by @Black_Nobilliti

Sithunywa -

My intention to write about Sithunywa is not to offend those with Sithunywa but to clarify exactly what is  Isithunywa, so that even the future generations will not be lost but wlll have a clear understanding of what they are in.

I once wrote about different spirits that are working in Traditional healers(Tinyanga/NeTangoma) & Isithunywa is one of them but Isithunywa is new in traditional healers, it was only working after the time of colonization. After the whites have brought religion to Africa in

the form of Christianity to eradicate African culture completely. They were met with resistance from converting Traditional healers into Christianity & all those who loved their culture so much. Some of our traditional healers were not comfortable in leaving everything &

follow the new religion though they were very interested to be part of the religious set up. Traditional churches were started which will accommodate such people who were culture fanatics. I dont want to mention those churches by name because I'm not into offending the members

but they know themselves. These churches are available in all communities of Africans. It was in those churches where they came with the new spirit called Isithunywa. Isithunywa is & was the very same spirits working in traditional healers  eg Abalozi,

especially in the churches where they used drums (isigubhu) when they worship. You can also find Umndawe, Umnguni, Inzuzu etc working as Isithunywa. Those who were called to work in those traditional spirits as i have mentioned, some were afraid to operate in church with those

spirits as they were told  that those spirits are evil. In most of the churches where they operate with Isithunywa, they consider the other spirits as evil as they were told by the colonizers.😪😢 The bible is referring to Sangomas and Tinyanga as evil people,😪😢

so one with such spirits was not accomodated in church. Such ancient spirits of Bunyanga & Bungoma were then converted to be Isithunywa so that it can be practiced in the church. There were people who were capable to convert the spirits into being Isithunywa once you have been

identified that you are supose to be Inyanga/Sangoma (traditional healer). Once those spirits are converted then one will be accepted to practice in church as one with Isithunywa,  he will be called a prophet or prophetess (Umthantazi/MaMthantazi).

Once they have converted the spirits into Isithunywa, they then use water & Isiwasho to heal people. Most of them uses water, candles, Isiwasho, wool, soil to heal people. They will emphasize that they dont touch muthi because they were told muthi is evil.

Some of them they dont even speak well about Traditional healers,  they say they are evil yet they still use the same spirit, but it's that it has been converted. The purpose of Isithunywa was to destroy bunyanga/bungoma as it was seemed as a threat to colonization.

Fortunately that purpose was not fulfilled as Bunyanga/Bungoma will never be destroyed & will be with us forever, cos we were given by the Gods. The good thing is that some people with Isithunywa are now coming closer to bunyanga they no longer critisize & talk bad about bunyanga

as they used to do.

Some are now mixing Isithunywa with the other commonly known Spirits to heal. You found them healing with water, isiwasho, candles & also using muthi to heal. Atleast the gap between the normal traditional healers & those of Isithunywa are now closing

as they are starting to realise that they were deceived, after all, they are one, but there's still those of Isithunywa who looks at Traditional healers as evil people. The strategy of divide & rule was at work here to make those with Isithunywa to think they are better & holier

than the traditional healers, thus creating a tension where they will keep fighting one another. Europeans like to give certain privileges to few Africans so that they will be divided & end up fighting one another, one thinking he/she is better than the other.😪😢

Those with certain privileges will be the ones who will push the European agenda in converting the others to assimilate to the system. The other thing is, some of our traditional healers are now becoming lazy to learn about Muthi,

they resolute to also use  Isiwasho to heal, they are buying from the Indian shops. The word Muthi/Mutsi refers to a tree, sometimes one can call a tree Umuthi/Umutsi. The bible itself has commanded people in Genesis to live by all the trees & eat from them.

But our people have now considered trees (Umutsi/Umuthi) as evil. I'm sure it is impossible to live without a tree(Umutsi/Umuthi) because most of what we eat is from a tree, including vegetables, fruits are also part of tree(Umutsi/tree). Those roots that we eat eg carrots,

beetroot, sweet potatoes, potatoes etc are also part of umuthi. Before, beetroot was only used for medication. Some people, when you talk of umuthi, to them it's evil because all that comes in their language is considered evil.

in order to make them drink it, you dont need to says its Umutsi/Imbita/Imbiza but you need to say its herbs. Call it in English so that it will sound European because all that comes in English is holy to them😪😢 It's mental sickness to say you dont use muthi.

In Siswati we have Umutsi(for healing) & Butsi(for causing evil to one) these things must be separated they must not be mixed. Evil people used(butsi) & good people used (Umuthi) to heal people. Those with Isithunywa when they die, the spirit will then possess their children

as ones with Isithunywa. The children will also operates in the same way as their parents. They will also operate in church, sometimes even be pastors in their own churches. I will write more about Muthi because the knowledge of Muthi is disappearing,

and our traditional healers are now buying Isiwasho from these Indian shops in town to heal people. They are lazy to go & dig muti. Those of Isithunywa used to go & find isiwasho in the bushes for themselves, not just going to Indian shops to buy isiwasho that is already mixed

and then claim you are a healer.😪😢

Thokozani BoGogo na boMkhulu..🙏

Ndauwe. ✊

Siyinduna Mapopo Rampane