Prophet Makandiwa elaborates on his prophecy

United Family International Church leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa yesterday warned people against being deceived by those who persuade them to join the mass protests being proposed by the MDC-T.

Speaking to thousands of his church members during a service at the City Sports Centre in Harare yesterday, Prophet Makandiwa said those who write against his prophecy on the mass protests know fully well that they will lock themselves inside on the day.

He said it was up to the people to make proper judgment concerning the prophecy and that he had been taken aback by the insinuation from some quarters that he had been bought to prophesy.

A fortnight ago, Prophet Makandiwa discouraged people from joining street protests being called for by the MDC-T, saying they would result in bloodshed and cause confusion in the nation.

"If someone writes anything about what I say, let them put their pictures and let them be at the forefront that day," he said.

"We do not want people who write something and stay at their house, do not lock your door on that day.

"Lets see you on the day and you be the first. A person just writes anything, but on the day it happens he will not be anywhere near the scene."

Prophet Makandiwa said his prophecy had positives for all Zimbabweans of different political persuasion.

"Whatever it is, if you were good listeners you would understand that I was prophesying from a prophetic point of view," he said.

"I said positive statements from whichever angle, from the MDC point of view and from Zanu-PF point of view.

"The way I presented the prophecy is that if you can listen from any angle you can make proper judgment. There is no party under the sun that can buy this man. If you think I can be bought at this stage, its because you do not know the person you are talking about.

"I have never been given a farm or a stand. Everything I have, I have bought."

Prophet Makandiwa said if indeed he was in alliance with the devil as some were saying, there was no way he could prophesy against bloodshed.

"When prophecy is coming, lets say what I am saying here is bloodshed and people are going to die, every Satanist would want that to happen," he said.

"I do not know when the devil became born again. We see disaster and avert it - what are we doing? We are not opportunists, we are prophets."

Prophet Makandiwa said he was not looking for support from other preachers.

"I do not even expect other Men of God to defend me," he said. "You can only defend when you hear from God yourself."

Prophet Makandiwa said he could produce DVDs from as far as 2010 when he started making prophecies on the mass protests, with the latest being on June 17 this year.

He said the problem with some people was that they were waiting to criticise every prophecy.

"You tell people this is going to happen, but they say if he has power why not stop it," he said.

"When it happens they will say what does it help if he says something and it happens. If you stop it they question the prophecy. They say he prophesied a lie."