SEDIBENG – Popular theatre and television actor Papi Lethoba has welcomed his gift of being a prophet and healer.
Despite realizing his gift at an early age, Lethoba didn’t formally pursue his spiritual gift but continued with his acting gigs.
Having appeared in multiple television shows including Scandal, Sithi Ses’la, Majakathatha, Stokvel, and Emzini Wezinsizwa, the 41-year-old said he took the leap of faith in his expected ‘perfect’ time.
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Touching on his acting journey and how he arrived at this junction, Lethoba said he was privileged to have crossed paths with popular producer and actor, Nyembezi Kunene, who brought him to where he is.
Speaking to Sedibeng Ster in his sacred temple, Lethoba detailed both his journeys to date.
“Acting has always been part of me and since primary, I was always a stage and attention person. I started professionally acting for theatre plays and on-screen acting after my matric when I got to the Vaal and landed in the hands of the Nyembezi Kunene through his agency, Dramatic Zone. I played several cameo roles for popular TV shows, and some leads,” he said.
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The Free State-born actor and prophet at Saint Moses Faith Healing Apostolic Church said he is popularly known for his spiritual link in his hometown than he is as an actor.
“Growing up, I always loved attention. When there were prayer sessions at our school, funerals in our township, or church-related stuff, I was your go-to guy, little did I know this was a gift,” he added.
Lethoba shared his moments as a leader of a talk show at his school engaging teachers and pupils on spirituality. He later took on a role at his mother’s church prophesying to congregants.
“All those were just things I didn’t take into consideration. The day I took into consideration that I had a gift, was when I had a spiritual epiphany at church. Since that day I knew one day I would have to undertake initiation as a prophet,” he said.
As if the spiritual reveal moment was never enough, it took Lethoba a dream visit from his deceased mother to embrace and formalize the gift of being a prophet.
“I dreamt my mother last year after another episode of epiphany granting me her wish to embrace the gift, then I decided to go throw initiation and later ordained as a prophet,” he said.
Lethoba said his journey has been nothing short of beautiful.
“I can safely say waiting for the right time to overcome this gift is a unique and lovely thing to ever do. And now I fuse the gift I have with the talent of telling stories to heal broken people and I am enjoying it,” he said.
