The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has named the eight self-proclaimed prophets from the Vadzidzi vaJeso Apostolic sect who drowned on Saturday at Mazowe River in Rushinga.
The incident took place at around 2 PM at the Hungumwe River which lies at the confluence of Mazowe and Tsvinje rivers.
Reports indicate that a group of 30 prophets fell into a trance during their annual Passover ceremony and stampeded into the river, resulting in their drowning.
Congregants who were at the event managed to rescue the other prophets, but the eight were already dead.
Mashonaland Central deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Naison Dhliwayo on Saturday named the now deceased as Nickson Singano (29), Peter Marera (31), Tendai Marera (28), Alexeio Makombe (26), Tichawana Katiyo (32), Isaac Dokora (21), Lanciot Dokora(34) and Chriswell Kunyengerera.
He warned the public against playing in, or near water bodies as this could lead to unnecessary loss of life. Said Asst Insp Dhliwayo:
We are warning members of the public to desist from playing near, or in water bodies as they risk losing their lives because water bodies contain dangerous creatures like crocodiles or hippopotamus which can attack them to death.
Ndozvazvinoita musatambe nemvura pliz amhusi ana jesu imi mvura ahisi yekutamba nayo jesu ndiye ega aifamba pamusoro pemvura nekuita minana not munhu wenyama
KO ZVAVAIZVITI MAPOROFITA, KO VAKADINI KUTANGA VAPOROFITANA PACHAVO KUTI IWE NEWE NEWE REGAI HENYU KUPINDA MUMAKWIKWI AYA EKUTSVAGA TSVIMBO TSVENE YE HUTUNGAMIRIRI NEKUTI HAMUZODZOKI.
AVA VAMWE VASARA KAVACHITOREGA HAVO KUCHITIPEDZERA HEDU NGUVA VACHITI MAPOROFITA. TAZOZVIONA HAKUNA MAPOROFITA DZINGORI MBAVHA DZINONGODA HUKURU HWE FEKI MUMA CHURCH VACHIPOMBA NEMHOMBWE DZEMADZIMAI IWAYA AKAPUSA ASINGADI KUNZWA APO PANE MUPOROFITA.
BASA NDEREKUTENDERA MUZVIMA CHURCH IZVEZVI ZVEMAPORFITA ENHEMA MUCHISHANDIRWA KUTI MURUME WANGU ANDIDE KO PAAKUPFIMBA WAKANGA WAMBISHANDIRWA HERE.
HINO DZESE DZAKAFIRA MUMVURA NDIDZO NGURUVE DZIYA DZAKAIPA.
MUSATAMBE NEMVURA MUCHIDA KUONERERWA NEVAKADZI VEVANHU MUCHIZVIPA SIMBA RECHIPOROFITA CHAMUSINA MUNOFA EYI.
HANDISI KUTI ZVAKANAKA ZVAKAITIKA ASI IMI MAIZVIITIREI?????.
VASARA VADZIDZA CHIDZIDZO CHIKURUSA.
NANHASI HAMUPASI ZVIDZIDZO ZVENYU NEI. MUNONGODA KURAMBA MUNGORI VADZIDZA VAJEHOVHA CHETE CHETE, HAMUDIWO KUMBOITA MA TEACHER.
NDINOFUNGA KUTI APA MADZIDZA.
NEXT TIME MUTANGE MAPOROFITANA MUONE VAFIRAMO NEVACHASARA.
IPAPA HAMUNA UMWE WAMUNOPOMERA SO. MUNONGOTI HAAAA APA PAFAMBA SATANI
VAMWE NDOVANOTIWO HAAAA MWARI VAITA KUDA KWAVO.
VANOKWANA PAPI MWARI IPAPA.
ANOKWANA PAPI SATANI.
MUNGWARE!!!!!!.
MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PEACE.