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Priests and Councillors

The Church has a far greater obligation
Than the Priest running a profitable congregation
And the Councillor seeking re-election
To uplift the communities and build a strong nation

The Churches are far more powerful and numerous
Than the corruptors who twice a decade ridicule us
Procrastinating in the potholes of the road to progress
God shouldn’t also be a candidate on a ballot at the polls

We praise God through and, in the name of a Pastor
Choose a government to ‘Party’ instead of fulfilling a manifesto
The Bible hasn’t changed for 2000 years, but still we moralise
And He hasn’t failed us yet, are we losing patience?

I see suits and ties with robes and white Roman collars
And there’s no distinction they are part of the same order
Tithes and taxes imposed and shared over tea parties
To luxuries of big business, mansions and German cars

Copyright © Thabang Ngoma




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