My brother has died poor but worked so hard – Hezron Ngosa
MY brother Matthew has died poor but he worked so hard, says Hezron Ngosa.
Speaking during the funeral for his older brother at Praise Christian Centre on Monday, Hezron said while Matthew was widely celebrated for his music, he did not make a lot of money from his ministry.
The ‘Umutima Wandi’ singer, 46 died in Lusaka last Thursday. He had been diagnosed with liver cancer earlier this year.
In a moving tribute, Hezron said despite having opportunities to amass wealth and land as a councillor for Madido ward, Matthew had died without a house of his own.
“My brother has died poor. Today you are listening to his music but each time he performed – I was backing vocalist – he went walked away with a ‘thank you’,” Hezron said.
He also lamented the piracy of Matthew’s music which he said had deprived his children a decent livelihood.
Speaking to the BBC last week, gospel musician Kings Mumbi noted that Matthew often put ministry ahead of other considerations.
“When a pastor invited Matthew Ngosa to their church to sing but couldn’t pay him, he would not bother that pastor because for Matthew, singing was part of his ministry. He took it as a way of spreading the word of God,” said Mumbi.
Monday’s service was attended by hundreds of fans, friends, family and government officials, among them former vice-president Nevers Mumba and several opposition, civic and religious leaders.
Matthew was later buried at the Memorial Park in Lusaka.
On Sunday, several Gospel musicians performed at a tribute concert to celebrate the singer’s life.
By Oliver Chisenga/The Mole
Kalemba August 6, 2024
Quite sad. He may have died poor, but he has reserved riches in heaven
You are right
According to the video I have watched of what Hezron said. Mathews didn’t SECURE HIS PROPERTY AND ITS LIKE DEPRESSION resulted into those diseases he was suffering!. SECURE ALL THE PROPERTY nobantu, how can people come and grab everything from Matthews after PF LOST ELECTIONS?? It’s bad for the family….!!
A pfool praise singer dies poor.
Very good and this Christianity nonsense breeds laziness
The trouble is these guys are not honest. I have hosted the Ngosa brothers before, all of them. If you are not honest or are hypocritical, this is a possible end result. It’s a lesson to others to learn to be honest.
Ultimately, what matters is where you will spend eternity. The best gift you can give to your children is a good education. No one can take that away from them.
Property is no guarantee that you have secured your children’s future. In most cases, those properties are liquidated within five years of your demise and they create a lot of acrimony among siblings if that is what they are all depending on for their livelihood.
A good name is worth more than silver or gold. Mathew may have died materially poor, but God has welcomed him into His presence with the words “well done good and faithful servant”. No material riches can compare with these words.