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SOLUSWE line villagers are still trying to understand how a man named Ezekiel could behave so dramatically opposite to the original, biblical Ezekiel. The ancient prophet spoke life to dry bones, but this Tsholotsho version was busy speaking death to fully functioning neighbours.
Instead of prophesying revival, the local Ezekiel Ndlovu was prophesying funerals.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ), Ezekiel Ndlovu (43) traded heavenly visions for homestead havoc and was convicted on two counts of threatening violence and one count of assault after turning a peaceful yard into his personal “Valley of Death Threats.”
On 10 November 2025, while socialising at a homestead, a misunderstanding popped up. A normal person might walk away. A biblical Ezekiel might say, “Peace be unto you.”
But the Soluswe Ezekiel allegedly grabbed an axe and shouted, “Namuhla kuyabulawa!”
People ran like the Red Sea had just parted behind them.
Five days later, instead of cooling off or reading the book of Ezekiel for inspiration, he returned to the same homestead. But instead of saying “I bring breath to these dry bones,” he announced another death prophecy. This time he targeted the homeowner, proving consistency may indeed a virtue, even in madness.
As neighbours panicked, he upgraded his performance by hitting a third victim on the left leg with an iron bar “with the intention to cause bodily harm.” The biblical Ezekiel spoke life into bones, while this one tried to break bones instead.
The Tsholotsho Magistrates’ Court, clearly unimpressed with the dangerous remix, sentenced him to 12 months in jail, a place where threatening people with axes is strongly discouraged.
In a statement, the NPAZ urged the public to avoid senseless violence. “Communities are urged to live in harmony,” they said, probably wishing the local Ezekiel had chosen to prophesy peace instead of chasing people like a low-budget action movie villain.
As Ndlovu starts his year-long stretch behind bars, the justice system hopes future Ezekiels—biblical or Tsholotsho edition—will choose life over iron bars and axes.
