"The Bakongo tribe is native to the lower Congo River area.
Nzambi Mpungu is a being, invisible, but very powerful, who made all men and things,even fetishes which he has given to men for their own good. 'If he had not given us our fetishes, we should all be dead long ago.' He intervenes in the creation of every child, he punishes those who violated his prohibitions. They render him no worship, for he has need of none and is inaccessible. On earth man lives with his incessant needs to satisfy; the aged have their privileged position. Above all is Nzambi, the sovereign Master, unapproachable, who has placed man here below to take him away some day, at the hour of death. He watches man, searches him out everywhere and takes him away, inexorably, young or old... Among the laws there are nkondo mi Nzambi, "God's prohibitions,' the violation of which constitutes a sumu ku Nzambi [a sin against Nzambi], and an ordinary sanction of this is lufwa lumbi 'a bad death'"
Van Wing, Etudes Bakongo (Brussels 1921; pp.170 ff.) as translated by Edwin W. Smith in Smith (ed.), Kmtyw Ideas of God: A Symposium (2nd ed; ukkk, 1950), p.159
Kiambote,
Does anyone have any information on Nkondo mi Nzambi and what they are? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Matondo.
QuoteMalongo;122774 wrote: "The Bakongo tribe is native to the lower Congo River area.
Nzambi Mpungu is a being, invisible, but very powerful, who made all men and things,even fetishes which he has given to men for their own good. 'If he had not given us our fetishes, we should all be dead long ago.' He intervenes in the creation of every child, he punishes those who violated his prohibitions. They render him no worship, for he has need of none and is inaccessible. On earth man lives with his incessant needs to satisfy; the aged have their privileged position. Above all is Nzambi, the sovereign Master, unapproachable, who has placed man here below to take him away some day, at the hour of death. He watches man, searches him out everywhere and takes him away, inexorably, young or old... Among the laws there are nkondo mi Nzambi, "God's prohibitions,' the violation of which constitutes a sumu ku Nzambi [a sin against Nzambi], and an ordinary sanction of this is lufwa lumbi 'a bad death'"
Van Wing, Etudes Bakongo (Brussels 1921; pp.170 ff.) as translated by Edwin W. Smith in Smith (ed.), Kmtyw Ideas of God: A Symposium (2nd ed; ukkk, 1950), p.159
Kiambote,
Does anyone have any information on Nkondo mi Nzambi and what they are? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Matondo.
Yènge Malongo,
These are not called prohibitions nor Nkondo mi Nzambi but deviations (mvengomono):
"fundamental deviations from basic ethical, moral, and spiritual principles of life and tradition."
1.Destruction of family love-power
2.Homelessness
3.Bottle-feeding
4.Homosexuality. This deviation is the ugliest of all deviations...
5.Frozen embryos
6.Mass media use
7.Politics of fostering dictators
8.Plastic surgery
(Kimbwandende Kia Bunseki Fu-Kiau, "Self-Healing Power and Therapy" p.82-83)
QuoteManiKongo;144178 wrote:
Yènge Malongo,
These are not called prohibitions nor Nkondo mi Nzambi but deviations (mvengomono):
"fundamental deviations from basic ethical, moral, and spiritual principles of life and tradition."
1.Destruction of family love-power
2.Homelessness
3.Bottle-feeding
4.Homosexuality. This deviation is the ugliest of all deviations...
5.Frozen embryos
6.Mass media use
7.Politics of fostering dictators
8.Plastic surgery
(Kimbwandende Kia Bunseki Fu-Kiau, "Self-Healing Power and Therapy" p.82-83)
Malembe Mpangi. This is going into what I need. This is extremely important to what I'm trying to build. I shall try and get this book ASAP. Wish me luck.
Kiambote kiâku Malongo, I'm glad to hear this can help you. This whole deviation subject ties into the Kinenga Kianzîngila. You'll read the detailed explanation of why/how these deviations impact one's life and self-healing power. But there are many other deviations, Ngânga Fu-Kiau even invites the reader to name/pick deviations from a list. You will get this book.