Preach in Zulu

To preach is shu-ma-ye-la in Zulu.  Prophets preach, some are genuine, others are con artists like the Queen of England.  The British brought two things to Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand and North America: the gun and false prophets.

The two were designed to steal the land from indigenous people.  They took the land through the barrel of the gun and supplemented the theft with false Christian bishops and churches that told indigenous people to forget their religion and take the Jesus Christ route.  

Anybody living in the United Kingdom will tell you that the British are the most un-Christian people in the world.  They don’t attend church.  If they do, it’s for 30 minutes and then detour to the pub. 

The Queen of England is yet to apologise for lying to Africans, Indians, the Irish and indigenous people of Canada and the U.S.  She told them to close their eyes to pray only to open them and find that the British had erected fences and instituted something called title deeds.

Shu-ma-ye-la.  You pronounce the first part like shoe, the second like mark, the third like yes and the last one like lark.

Preaching is good business.  Many people are looking for solutions to their problems and preachers provide those solutions.  Was it Karl Marx who said religion is the opium of the people?  What is sad is that poor people go the church for the whole day while rich people play golf and invest in commodities online.

ZULU	ENGLISH
Shu-ma-ye-la.	Preach.
U-mshu-ma-ye-li.	A preacher.
A-ba-shu-ma-ye-li.	Preachers.
U-Farrakhan u-mshu-ma-ye-li.	Farrakhan is a preacher.
U-TD Jakes u-mshu-ma-ye-li.	TD Jakes is a preacher.
U-Pa-pa e-Rome, u-mshu-ma-ye-li.	The Pope in Rome is a preacher.
I-Archbishop of Canterbury u-mshu-ma-ye-li.	The Archbishop of Canterbury is a preacher.
A-ba-shu-ma-ye-li ba-ne-ma-li.	Preachers are rich.
I-internet i-shu-ma-ye-la u-ku-thengisa.	The internet preaches advertising.
Ba-shu-ma-ye-la i-mali.	They preach money.

By:  Nonqaba waka Msimang.