Fire From the Grave of Bavira Prince
Fire came out of the grave of Prince
Ruhongeka ( Luhongeka) Ngengethe Mussabwa.
After the killing of King Mussabwa Kamango by
the Colonial army in the battle of Lubako forest,
The Bavira ( Bavila) princes could not associate
with the colonisers because
of their ill-treatments.
many people were cut heads,
legs and hands to terrify the nation
so they could bow down to colonial rules.
The Bavira princes continued following their traditional rules
and ignored the imposters which the colonisers
put to rule traditional affairs under
the new Belgian administrator.
The Bavira princes could not associate with invaders
who killed their father when trying to defend the rights
of his people.
Some Bavira traitors were proud
of new top positions given by colonial regime and
started to undermine their princes,
which divided the Bavira leaders.
when the son was born in the house
of Prince Ruhongeka(Luhongeka) Ngengethe Mussabwa,
he called him "Mlali" but his young brother
called him" Lali" and claimed to see some strong powers
in the new prince in many dreams
before he was born.
all the two names were accepted
by all the princes and princesses.
many chiefs who worked with King
Mussabwa Kamango continued honouring
and supporting their princes and princesses.
as the sellouts forgot their culture
and started honouring lucre
and top fabricated positions.
When Prince Ruhongeka ( Luhongeka) Ngengethe Mussabwa died ,
the chiefs of late King Mussabwa Kamango , Prince Lutambwe Kibaya Mussabwa, Prince Rally( Lali) Luhongeka decided to burry
him in the royal forest
of Mundi as he did not finalise the process
of royal initiation to sit on the Bavira throne.
To avoid confusion among Bavira
as the kingdom was attacked.
More fire came out of the grave
of Prince Ruhongeka( Luhongeka) Ngengethe Mussabwa which
caused terror among Bavira and they could interpret
that misterious fenomena differently.
Some people thought about manifestation
of the anger of their God because of the traitors
who joined the strangers to destroy
their powerful kingdom wantonly.
Other people thought about the power
of God within the sons and grand sons
of King Mussabwa Kamango to continue ruling
bavira no matter how they were challenged by
the colonial rulers and some Bavira traitors.
the Bavira chiefs understood the meaning
of that fire out of the grave of the crown
prince and kept quiet as it was a good royal sign
of a strong african kingdom.
Copyright © Alfonso II Warally Ngengethe Mussabwa Chris | Year Posted 2023
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