THE LORD JOHANNES GALILEE SHEMBE
THE Lord Johannes Galilee Shembewas born on 4 July 1904 in Harrismith. When he was 10 years old in 1914, he was fetched by Rev. Mnqayi from Harrismith together with his family members to settle in Natal where the Prophet Isaiah Shembe was already living. His high school education was completed at Amanzimtoti College of Education and he thereafter went to Fort Hare where he completed his B.A degree. He again became a teacher at Amanzimtoti and by the time he left teaching he was the Principal of the said school.
He was the leader of the IBandla lamaNazaretha (Nazarites Church) from 1935, after the death of his father (Prophet), till December 1976 when he passed on. The Lord Johannes Galilee Shembecontributed a lot in the development of UbuNazarethaas a unique faith. As a genius and a scholar, most of the teachings about the Prophet Isaiah Shembe and UbuNazaretha as a Faith are derived from his sermons. Like his Father (Prophet), He was a charismatic Leader, strongly legalistic who throughout his leadership taught his followers so much about religious philosophy of ubuNazaretha. He passed away on 19 December 1976
THE Lord Johannes Galilee Shembewas born on 4 July 1904 in Harrismith. When he was 10 years old in 1914, he was fetched by Rev. Mnqayi from Harrismith together with his family members to settle in Natal where the Prophet Isaiah Shembe was already living. His high school education was completed at Amanzimtoti College of Education and he thereafter went to Fort Hare where he completed his B.A degree. He again became a teacher at Amanzimtoti and by the time he left teaching he was the Principal of the said school.
He was the leader of the IBandla lamaNazaretha (Nazarites Church) from 1935, after the death of his father (Prophet), till December 1976 when he passed on. The Lord Johannes Galilee Shembecontributed a lot in the development of UbuNazarethaas a unique faith. As a genius and a scholar, most of the teachings about the Prophet Isaiah Shembe and UbuNazaretha as a Faith are derived from his sermons. Like his Father (Prophet), He was a charismatic Leader, strongly legalistic who throughout his leadership taught his followers so much about religious philosophy of ubuNazaretha. He passed away on 19 December 1976
