Pastor 'kills' wife to wed new bride

IS THERE anyone who can stand up and say he has never lied?

Surprisingly even pastors lie to get what they want in life.

A pastor from Voice of God Apostle church, Farai Moyo, is reported to have lied to his in-laws in Gwanda in a bid to be accepted as the family's son-in-law and in the process claimed that his wife had died.

Local tabloid said it has it on good authority that Pastor Moyo sold his car in order to go to Gwanda to pay lobola for his new lover, who is also a church member, Siza Ndlovu (18).

The person who ever said 'do as I say not as I do' might have had such pastors in mind as Moyo did not only go alone to Ndlovu's family but was in the company of one of his church elders, Jotham Mkandla.

"Pastor Moyo was in the company of elder Mkandla when they went to meet Siza's family in Gwanda and when they were questioned on what had happened to his family, the two lied saying that naBha (Moyo's wife) had passed on so they wanted someone who would help Moyo in raising his four children," said a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Their first journey was a successful one and mission accomplished as Ndlovu's family believed that Moyo was a widower. He then left the family with the intention of coming back as he was just going to look for bride-price money.

Since the walls have ears, naBha heard that she was known as dead by the Ndlovu family in Gwanda since her husband had announced so.

"When naBha heard about the issue, she tried to investigate and elder Mkandla opened up and alerted her about the car which had been sold, in preparation to pay bride price for Siza," she said.

NaBha could not believe her husband's betrayal so she took all the money and kept it as a way to try and stop the two from completing their journey.

"NaBha spread the word to some members and the two found themselves in hot soup as their church members walked out of the congregation after learning about their leaders' behaviour. Voice of God Apostle Church is now at the last stroke of breaking down as most of its members have left the church," said the source.

When reporters visited naBha at her home she confirmed the issue but declined to go into much detail referring these reporters to her husband and elder Mkandla.

"You know I was really disappointed with my husband and maybe the first thing you can do is to confront him because at the moment I am known to be dead. In asking him, do not forget his go-between, elder Mkandla, as they did this thing together," said naBha.

Elder Mkandla also confirmed that Moyo did such a thing but denied that he accompanied him to Gwanda as they (Moyo and Siza) just told him over the phone what they were intending to do.

"NaBha and other women from the church came here fuming over the issue alleging that I accompanied Moyo when he went to meet Siza's family but the truth is that those two just called me on the phone saying they were in Gwanda to meet Siza's family," said Mkandla.

Pastor Moyo could neither confirm nor deny that he once pronounced his wife dead into order to marry a new lover, but was quick to blame Elder Mkandla.

"I know Mkandla is behind all this and is the one who leaked the story to you as he is jealous of my life. I do not even know what his intention was when he told my wife about Siza's issue, anyway his plan failed as we are still together with my wife," said Moyo.

He further revealed that he has since left the church, Voice of God, because of some things which he did not understand.

"I did not leave the church because of scandals but there are somethings I did not understand as a pastor."