A MAN of God found guilty of insulting his neighbours for a year has told the court that what was taken as insults was actually him speaking in tongues, claiming it is a common practice in Pentecostal prayers. However, his neighbours, a couple, asked how insults such as ‘Panyo pa mfwiti, Holy Ghost fire, devil come out,’ could be considered prayers. This is a matter in which Godfrey Mboma, 68, and his wife, Grace Chileshe, 67, both of Mtendere East, have sued Martin Banda, 51, also of Mtendere East, seeking compensation for defamation of character over allegations that he called them witches and insulted them. In his statement, Mboma told the Chelstone Local Court that the incident happened after they...