UMphrofethi u-Isaiah Shembe
| Imininingwane Yobuyena | |
|---|---|
| Unyaka wokuzalwa | 1865 (umhlawumbiselo) |
| Indawo yokuzalwa | Ntabamhlophe,Escout |
| Ubuzwe | OwaseNingizimu Afrika |
| Umsebenzi | uMphrofethi,uMfundisi,uMshumayeli |
| Wayeganwe | Nomaloyo Shabalala, Pikinini Sigasa, Notshwalane Ngwenya, Koti Hadebe |
| Abantwana | Stenela,Galile,Amos, Zondi(indodakazi) |
| Imfundo | Wayengafundile |
| Ukuhlala | EKuphakameni, eNanda, KwaZulu-Natal |
U-Isaya Mloyiswa Mdliwamafa Shembe (c. 1865 [1] [2] – 2 May 1935), wayengumphrofethi futhi umsunguli webandla lamaNazaretha , eNingizimu Afrika , okwakuyibandla elikhulu kunawo wonke elasungulwa e-Afrika ngesikhathi esaphila. [3] UShembe waqala umsebenzi wakhe wenkolo njengomvangeli ojikelezayo nomelaphi ngokholo ngo-1910. Phakathi neminyaka eyishumi, wayesezakhele abalandeli abaningi eNatali ngamabandla amaningi esifundazweni sonke. Kuze kube manje, kunokuvela ngokushesha kwamabandla ahleliwe kanye nemicimbi yabefundisi (ebanjelwe emathempelini akwaShembe) ezifundazweni eziyisishiyagalolunye zaseNingizimu Afrika.
Ukuzalwa kanye nempilo yobuncane
hlelaWazalwa ngo-1865, eNtabamhlophe (Estcourt Area), esifundeni saseDrakensberg eNatali. Wayenenzalo emsulwa yakwaZulu. Uyise uMayekisa wabafudusela eNtabazwe engakafiki. Umama wakhe uSitheya, indodakazi kaMalindi Hadebe, wazalelwa eMtimkulu.
Umndeni kaShembe wasuka eNatal waya esifundeni sase-Harrismith esiseduze ne-Orange Free State ngeminyaka yawo-1880, wagcina lapho njengabaqashile emndenini wamaBhunu okuthiwa amaGrabes. INkosi yakhe kwakunguConrad Grabes, umnikazi wePulazi laseBuwelshoek [5] UShembe osemncane ubonakala esebenzela lo mndeni wamaBhunu, futhi wachitha isikhathi eside esebenza namahhashi epulazi. Kunomlando omningi wesiko le-hagiographic eliphathelene noShembe omncane. Kuthiwa washona wavuswa eneminyaka emithathu lapho inkunzi yenkomo yafa isigubhukane, “ithenga umphefumulo wayo”. Kuthiwa wayevakashelwa nguNkulunkulu izikhathi eziningi kule minyaka.