The Bible story of Samson is making my evangelism difficult πŸ˜‚

I'm failing to explain how exactly Samson caught 300 foxes, and tied their tails together and set them on fire 🀭
They didn't run away? 😳

And where he got a donkey jawbone and how he killed 1000 Philistines with it
Like, were these 1000 men waiting in a queue? Because I mean 1000:1 πŸ™ˆ

How do I explain why he told Delilah the truth after she had made it very clear that she wanted him deadπŸ˜…

And how the Philistines didn't cut his hair after it started regrowing! Were they that stupid?πŸ˜…
And how after that donkey bone mass murder, he went and hired a prostitute and had a raunchy night to celebrate 🀣

He was so ungovernable πŸ’€
I won't start on his beef with his first wife after she cheated on him with his friend

He wanted her punished yet when the Philistines punished her, he burned down their everything πŸ™‰

And why did he take "Sleeping with the enemy" so literally? He kept dating Philistine women πŸ™ˆ
He still dated Delilah and told her the truth after he had told the other Philistine woman the truth about the Lion riddle and she betrayed him.

And why when he wanted to pay a debt, instead of getting a job, he went and killed people, took their money and went to pay up πŸ™ˆ
And how do I explain how bhud' Samson is the reason the Philistines waged war on the Israelites? The guy single handedly caused a war!

His own people didn't like him much as well. He killed too much and always caused trouble for everyone. He just didn't care πŸ˜‚
How about how he was a Nazarite but broke all the Nazarite vows 🀣
Like he broke ALL of them πŸ˜­πŸ˜‚

He did everything he was told not to do πŸ˜…πŸ™‰
As for his mjolo with Delilah, I have no words. Delly made it clear that she just wanted to betray him. She wasn't even subtle about it! But he told her anyway

Now I’m not sure why he kept letting Delilah tie him up… Well, I have one idea but we aren’t going to go there πŸ™ˆ
His death was amazing thoughπŸ”₯
He took down 3000 Philistines. Serves them right for not seeing that his hair had grown 😏

Samson was a whole mood πŸ‘πŸ˜‚πŸ”₯

The other who was as crazy is Absalom. Remember how he had an orgy with his father's side chicks & made everyone watch πŸ™ˆπŸ™‰
Whoever said the Bible is boring? 😁
Whoever said the Bible is boring clearly doesn't read the same Bible as the rest of us πŸ˜‚

Let me get back to evangelizingπŸšΆβ€β™€οΈ
It's our job to win souls for the kingdom πŸ˜πŸ™β™₯️

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30 Dec 20
LAST small thread πŸ€₯ πŸ€₯ πŸ€₯

I found this particularly interesting. Mostly because many people who acknowledge their ancestors have been accused of being evil and of being anti-God.

The Ndebele Religion:

God (uMlimu)
Living Dead (Good)
The Living
Living Dead (Bad)
God (uMlimu)

The Supreme being. Sovereign over all. UNkulunkulu. UMvelingqangi. UThixo. The Highest Being.
You know - GOD.

So the Ndebeles worship God.
The Living Dead (Good)

Ancestors. Amadlozi. Abaphansi. Abadala.

They were not worshiped, just revered.

The good ones are the ones ababebuyiswa (Mbuyiso) and kuthethelwa kibo.

Many people honour their ancestors eg, by acknowledging clan names and totems.
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30 Dec 20
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE NDEBELE KINGDOM πŸ‘‘

A thread...

SOURCE: Old Bulawayo Cultural Site
The Ndebele nation was founded by Mzilikazi Khumalo. He was a lieutenant of the Zulu King Tshaka.

His name means 'uMzila wegazi' πŸ‘‡
1820:
After a raid, Mzilikazi didn't surrender the cattle to King Tshaka as he should have.

Tshaka's izimpohlo & Mbelembele regiments engaged Mzilikazi's iMpi and Mzilikazi fled.

~500 people left with him. ~300 were women because 'women birth nations'. They go forth & multiply
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29 Dec 20
Stop 1: OLD BULAWAYO

I'm doing a "Heritage Tour" this week. I'll be visiting historical sites around Plumtree and Bulawayo to learn more about our history.

Today, I spent hours with Mr Mthonzima, the custodian of OLD BULAWAYO - the original home of King Lobengula.
Old Bulawayo, or more correctly, Ko Bulawayo is a historical site situated less than 20 km from the city of Bulawayo.

Old Bulawayo was established by King Lobengula as his capital in 1870 after the death of his father King Mzilikazi in 1868.
11 years later, King Lobengula resettled to present day Bulawayo - where there's the State House in Sauerstown.

The old capital (Present day Old Bulawayo) was burnt to the ground.

I'll detail everything on separate threads 😁
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19 Jul 20
WRITING TIPS πŸ“š

I sometimes get this message:
"I want to write but I don't know how to..."

My Reply: "Just start, it gets better as you go..."

I'm sharing a few writing tips in this thread.

Always remember, it's not a one size fits all and I'm not an expert 😁
WRITE πŸ“

To be a writer, writing has to be a habit. Practice makes perfect after all. Create a writing ritual that works for you.

Write often.

I personally think it's best to type it out instead of writing on paper then typing it out later, but do whatever works for you.
FIND OUT WHAT WORKS FOR YOU

Writing is like studying. Some people study with music, some in complete silence, some in a library, some with wine or coffee, some at night…

Do the same with writing. Find out which environment works best for you and go with it.
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11 Jul 20
PREMARITAL PREGNANCY IN THE NORTHERN NDEBELE CULTURE

✨ A shortish thread✨

Some comments on my 'NDEBELE WEDDING' thread pointed out how a woman with a child didn't get married the same way as one who didn't.

So here's how premarital pregnants were/are handled culturally...🀰
As usual, please ADD ON what you know. We can only learn if we teach and correct one another πŸ€—
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The rule of thumb was "NO SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE"

But obviously these things happen
When premarital sexual activity was had... Simulation was recommended instead of going all the way (Penetrative)

This is known as ukusoma/ukuhlobonga/ ukuphelela emathangazini

So they both get their guilty pleasures and the girl keeps her hymen πŸ™‚
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11 Jul 20
A NDEBELE WEDDING πŸ‘° 🀡

Marriage ceremonies among the Ndebele were an entire vibe and they went on for weeks.

This thread is a summary of the marriage rites.

Please feel free to add, subtract, correct, comment and everything else except disrespect other people’s culture β™₯
WEDDING EVE

The day before the marriage, the bride-to-be's father would slaughter a beast to COLA his daughter with.

UkuCOLA - To cleanse, express happiness and wish one success. It’s a way of showing acknowledgement, acceptance and blessings

PS: COLA not (Coca)COLA 😐
FATHER GIVES DAUGHTER AWAY

The father would apply the bile (inyongo) from the beast to the top of her head, back of neck and joints (elbows, knees, ankles, wrists, toes).

[Bile is an offering to the ancestors (abaphansi)]
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