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Prophet request to be buried alive in cleansing ceremony
05 Jun 2015 at 06:48hrs | Views
A SELF-PROCLAIMED Muzarabani prophet, Shamiso Kanyama, allegedly died under a dramatic situation after requesting his clients to dig a grave and bury him alive to enable him to later "resurrect" after summoning more cleansing powers.
According to the Newsday, the incident occurred at Mazonde Village, Chief Kasekete in Muzarabani, on July 30 2012, leading to the arrest of five family members who are now being charged with murder. The five appeared at the High Court in Harare yesterday facing a murder charge.
The court heard that the five men allegedly wanted their home exorcised of evil spirits hired by their father, Zvidzai Muchengeti, to cause mysterious deaths in the family.
Kanyama allegedly told the family that the cleansing process entailed him being buried alive in a pit dug at the homestead to enable him to summon more powers to drive away the evil spirits.
Kanyama is alleged to have assisted in the digging of the pit and later prayed before he jumped inside, lay himself face down and ordered the family members to cover him with soil.
'The deceased requested to be buried alive so that he would gain power to drive away the evil forces," said a witness.
As the men were in the process of filling the pit, one Joseph Taderera asked the five men to stop, but Kanyama urged them on as the witness was disturbing his angels.
According to the Newsday, the incident occurred at Mazonde Village, Chief Kasekete in Muzarabani, on July 30 2012, leading to the arrest of five family members who are now being charged with murder. The five appeared at the High Court in Harare yesterday facing a murder charge.
The court heard that the five men allegedly wanted their home exorcised of evil spirits hired by their father, Zvidzai Muchengeti, to cause mysterious deaths in the family.
Kanyama allegedly told the family that the cleansing process entailed him being buried alive in a pit dug at the homestead to enable him to summon more powers to drive away the evil spirits.
Kanyama is alleged to have assisted in the digging of the pit and later prayed before he jumped inside, lay himself face down and ordered the family members to cover him with soil.
'The deceased requested to be buried alive so that he would gain power to drive away the evil forces," said a witness.
As the men were in the process of filling the pit, one Joseph Taderera asked the five men to stop, but Kanyama urged them on as the witness was disturbing his angels.
Source - newsday
