When Enoch the seventh from Adam saw these times, he was overwhelmed and shed tears (Enoch 90:41-42). He saw the coming of the LORD God, the most high, in the southern quarter of the earth: And said: May he who is blessed forever descend there (Enoch 77:1-3). As if it was not clear enough, he was shown Jerusalem, the holy city, being lifted and placed in a place south of the land (Enoch 90:28).
This history is also vividly illustrated by the prophet Isaiah and others. For just like Enoch saw the coming of the LORD in the south, Isaiah saw the LORD God coming to Egypt riding in the clouds (Isaiah 19:1) which is exactly what the world still awaits. He also saw the presence of the LORD manifest itself in Egypt (in Africa) through a mighty saviour or redeemer (Isaiah 19:20), the same lamb that Enoch saw. We could go on and listen to the other prophets but let us first see how it unfolded in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from 1914 and in 1932 in particular.
In September 1932, an 18-year-old called Shoniwa was cycling to Norton Railway station near Salisbury (now Harare) when he remembers being struck by lightning from the east and fell off his bicycle losing consciousness. Consequently, he fell ill for three months.
This episode of hearing the earlier unconscious Shoniwa speak to the overwhelming voice was strange, but it was no less dramatic than his birth in 1914 or the events which were to follow. Once again since his birth in that year, Southern Rhodesia was going to be shaken to the core.
On that day great wonders were seen across Rhodesia where the sky roared and stars soared as the earth shook and winds surged as animals left the wild and went into homes. Hardly anyone understood what was happening probably except a European goldmine owner at Kadoma (Gatoma) who called his workers the next day and told them that A man of God would be born. He would begin his mission 18 years later – when they would once again witness great signs and wonders.
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