Matenga Go to Sipolilo
1 The work of the messengers is shaking the whole world, my brothers.
2 There were also other places that were longing to meet Matenga .
3 A journey to Sipolilo was then arranged.
4 What had been a problem was that the vehicles were not available.
5 Even though they had been given permission to travel.
6 The government said, “You must go there with six vehicles.”
7 Then, as Matenga pressed on by themselves, the vehicles were found.
8 When the day came for them to leave, I saw Matenga sending out the messengers for the journey.
9 Others remained in the City .
10 The whole City was filled with very terrifying power .
11 They got into five vehicles, and Matenga’s made the sixth, driven by Mr. Chareka the Evangelist .
12 As they traveled, they were singing the song, “Lord , We Have Gathered Here in Your House”; the whole earth shook with their singing.
13 After leaving the City , they passed through Mutare when it was already night.
14 But Matenga had said before, “I am not permitted to travel at night.”
15 After they passed Mutare, Matenga’s vehicle refused to move, fulfilling that word that had been spoken.
16 They slept there.
17 “They rose early in the morning.”
18 A great pipi , terrifying beyond anything anyone had seen in their life.
19 Then Matenga took the vehicle and drove it alone, very fast.
20 But he was not instructed in what other drivers do.
21 This pipi was done for you and me, so that we may know clearly that we are walking with God .
22 In that, Matenga were full of power , speeding in a very frightening way.
23 From Nyazura, passing places where other vehicles had had accidents, they went on.
24 As they neared Harare, they handed the driving back to Chareka.
25 When they arrived in Harare, the whole town shook.
26 Wonders and signs were done.
27 White and black people ran together saying, “Where did they get all this power to heal?”
28 They were troubled by Matenga’s works.
29 Some peeped through windows; they left their work and rushed to come and see Matenga .
30 Saying, “Come to Harare!”
31 Matenga drove all the way to Sipolilo.
32 Where Simon’s father and mother lived, we found a place that had been prepared.
33 Matenga and his people went to the King , with mbira for Jehovah being played; when they arrived, the King heard the rhythm and was seized with great fear and trembling.
34 They went to the Office, passing by the hospital with singing; they stopped there for a short while.
35 The whole land of Sipolilo truly shook.
36 But the District Official agreed with Matenga that they should save the people of Sipolilo.
37 On the first day people gathered but none repented; on the second, none; then on the third day Matenga went to receive more from Jehovah .
38 They say he was on top of a great hill where he had gone to receive power .
39 “Look, Jehovah , the people of this land are hard-hearted; do as you know best.”
40 “So that they may know that you are the true God ; I have come to save them all.”
41 Then when it was Friday, everyone ran, leaving their homes, to come and see.
42 Then wonders and signs were done; people were struck on their heads and confessed.
43 In those days there were five hundred and sixty-one people.
44 Evil spirits were cast out of ninety-nine people.
45 Thirty-five believed and were healed of diseases.
46 Thirteen children were baptized; five others were not shown at all.
47 Fifteen put on the uniform of the Holy Spirit .
48 The total number of all who came and repented, men and women together, was 5,890.
49 Another very great pipi happened.
50 A great deal of rain came; Matenga looked up to the sky and spoke with a loud voice.
51 He said, “Father, what shall I do with your people?”
52 Then the rain was about to pour down with force; Matenga raised his staff and the rain scattered.
53 Very many people were astonished to see the rain being driven away by Matenga from the sky.
54 Among the evil spirits, demons, there was one whose name was Dande Mutande, “The One Who Scattered the Land.”
55 This man was troubled by that demon; the local people said he was the one who made it rain—no, it is God .
56 When that demon was bound and came out, it began to speak in front of a very large crowd.
57 It said, “Today I am being driven out,” when it was questioned.
58 It said, “I am a mhondoro; I have spent twelve years living here; this one who does not cut his hair is my wife.”
59 “So when you see him not wanting to wear trousers and with his hair all tangled, it is I who make him do it all.”
60 When it was cast out and left, the many people who were there were astonished and afraid, trembling, together with the King who was present.
61 Those are the works that came through Matenga .
62 That man now even wears trousers like other men.
63 His hair was cut, and to this day he still gets his hair cut.
64 He is now a man like other men.
65 That same Sunday Matenga stood in the middle of the congregation and cried out, “Demons of Sipolilo, come out; will you remain like this?”
66 I saw all the people being seized by evil spirits; two women had pumping demons cast out of them and they displayed what they used to do before, one of them a prostitute; everyone was greatly astonished.
67 Even some church leaders had demons cast out of them—they had come just to see; even a pastor’s wife was seized by a demon, and people were greatly astonished.
68 They said, “So this is what has been leading us? No, they are not good.”
69 When people saw that, very many repented.
70 There is no one else on earth who does such signs and pipi , my brothers.
71 When the time came, Matenga returned to the City .
72 The people got into the vehicles.
73 They sang the song, “Lord , We Have Gathered,” which is started by Noah; as they went they would stop along the roads, and people were amazed at their singing.
74 When they arrived in Harare,
75 Matenga went to the home of the Methodist leader and showed him all the work: the lame, the blind, and various other illnesses.
76 That white man called other priests, and others gathered; then Matenga displayed wonders and signs.
77 There was also another white man who invited Matenga and opened his house.
78 That white man confessed, was struck on the head, and was prayed for intensely.
79 Then Matenga was told by a senior white man, “Go and sleep at Epworth Mission”; we left Harare and went to that Mission.
80 We found a very large congregation that had been waiting for Matenga .
81 When we arrived, the surprising thing was that the local white pastor thought, “My authority has been taken away”—no, not at all.
82 The pastor said, “There is no place for you to sleep here; just go back.”
83 My heart thought, “It is King Jesus traveling to different places.”
84 So Matenga returned with his people, and they were given a place in Highfield together with their people.
85 The next day we took the road and reached Marandellas, where wonders and signs were done.
86 From there we reached Rusape, and we stopped for a long time.
87 Many people had gathered, watching the wonders and signs that Matenga was doing as we came; we passed through Mutare on our way to the City , the home of the Holy Spirit .
88 As we were nearing the City , we were welcomed by very many people who had been waiting for Matenga , filled with very terrifying power .
89 Some were celebrating with ululations, some wiping Matenga’s vehicle, and some unable even to walk because of the power .
90 That day the whole City had very great joy.
91 I saw these people singing a spiritual song.
92 My brothers, whoever keeps these wonders and signs in their heart, in awe of Matenga’s work, is truly blessed.
93 If only we would stop turning back, and keep holding on only to Matenga’s staff.
94 I have not written this because I wanted to, but I place my heart before Matenga , who is like the Creator to me.
95 God will bless his writings. Amen.