Joyous Celebration featuring Sbu Noah - "Emaphakadeni" (A Joyous Celebration Gospel Concert In South Africa That Occurred Before The Covid-19 Lockdown)

joyous VEVO,  March 26, 2020

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Edited by Azizi Powell 

This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of the South African Gospel group Joyous Celebration Live At Sun City singing "Emaphakadeni" (Until The End Of Time) . This concert occurred in Sun City, South Africa prior to Covid 19 lockdown in that nation on March 26, 2020.

The lyrics to this Gospel song are included in this post, along with English translations and  selected comments from this video's discussion thread.

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Sibusiso Mthembu, the composer of this song and to SbuNoah, the soloist in this video. Thanks also to all those associated with Joyous Celebration for that choir's cultural legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to Joyous Celebration for sharing this concert on YouTube.

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LYRICS- EMPHAKADENI
(composer Sibusiso Mthembu)

Ungumlomo ongathethi manga (His mouth never lies)
Ungumlomo ongathethi manga (His mouth never lies)
Ungumlomo ongathethi manga (His mouth never lies)
Ungumlomo ongathethi manga (His mouth never lies)

Makadunyiswe! (Praise be unto Him!)
Kuze kube semaphakadeni (Until then end of time)
Akathethi manga (For He never lies) (Repeat)

Wanqoba ithuna nokufa (He conquered the grave and death)
Wanqoba ithuna nokufa (He conquered the grave and death)
Wanqoba ithuna nokufa (He conquered the grave and death)
Wanqoba ithuna nokufa (He conquered the grave and death)

Ufanelwe, ukudunyiswa (He is worthy, of praise)
Kuze kube semaphakadeni (Until the end of time)
Wanqob’ ukufa (For He conquered death)

Silindiwe emazulwini (He awaits us in heaven)
Silindiwe emazulwini (He awaits us in heaven)
Silindiwe emazulwini (He awaits us in heaven)
Silindiwe emazulwini (He awaits us in heaven)

Ukumdumisa! (He awaits us in heaven)
Kuze kube semaphakadeni (Until the end of time)
Emazulwini (In heaven) (Repeat)

Aw wo wo wo wowo wo
Wowo wo wo wo wowo wo…

Makadunyiswe! (Praise Him!)
Kuze kube semaphakadeni (Until the end of time)
Akathethi manga (He never lies) (Repeat)

Aw wo wo wo wowo wo
Wowo wo wo wo wowo wo…

Makadunyiswe! (Praise Him!)
Kuze kube semaphakadeni (Until the end of time)
Akathethi manga (He never lies) (Repeat)

Source: https://africangospellyrics.com/2020/03/26/emaphakadeni/

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqWGCD5d8i4

I purposely chose to include a number of comments that mention the Covid-19 "lockdown" (quarantine) as I want to document these types of comments from online African sources. I also purposely included some comments from commenters outside of South Africa.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes online.

1. Derick Marton, March 2020

"Honestly speaking i love joyous but SBU NOAH RECENTLY HAS BEEN A REASON WHY AM WATCHING JOYOUS he knows  how to link between what he sing to be delivered good and become a blessing to audience 🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 sbu noah sbu noah let me stay in quarantine while playing this song until this corona end 😂😂"

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I believe that song was filmed December 13 or 14th, 2019 in Sun City, South Africa ("On the 13th and 14th of December, supporters of the multiple award-winning gospel ensemble from across the continent will converge at Sun Arena, Sun City, to be part of this unique and once in a year experience"... https://www.suninternational.com/sun-city/events/joyous-celebration/

Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_South_Africa for information about South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown. Here's some information  from that article"

..."As of August 2020, South Africa has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Africa and the sixth highest number of confirmed infections worldwide.[4][5]

On 23 March, a national lockdown was announced, starting on 26 March 2020....

Ramaphosa announced that from 1 May 2020, a gradual and phased easing of the lockdown restrictions would begin, lowering the national alert level to 4.[12] From 1 June, the national restrictions were lowered to level 3.[13] The restrictions were lowered to alert level 2 on 17 August 2020

On 15 August [2020], President Ramaphosa addressed the nation announcing the passing of the COVID-19 peak, the lowering of restrictions to level 2 and the extension of the national state of disaster by another month."...

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According to this John Hopkins University website https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality, the United States ranks 10th worldwide in mortality rates worldwide per 100,000 population. The nation of South Africa ranks 13th. Mexico ranks #1.

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2. Asibonge Madela, March 2020
"Now I can be officially quarantined 😎"

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3. alice karimi, March 2020
"self quarantine aint a joke... but this song  will make it easier...my dancing shoes are ready ...much love from 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 Kenya.."

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4. lebea harry, March 2020
"Sbunoah never dissapoint..he always bring vibe to stage...his days at joyous celebration is very worthy..every year he comes with new and great vibe.."

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5. gananme, March 2020
"I'm from Cameroon, I do not catch the meaning of the song, but I am amazed by your voice and style! So particular! Also like Ngiphephile and Wenzile. Congrats for the talent!!!"

-snip- "Ngiphephile" and "Wenzile" are two other songs that were performed in this concert. Sbu Noah responded to this comment indicating that he added the lyrics and translation to that discussion thread. In this post I chose to share this song's lyrics from another site that included multiple lines of the same lyrics.

** 6. Janet Kasaro, March 2020

"Wow wow av been waiting for this song and its finally here.The song is a whole vibe.This will surely be my repeat song with this lock down.Bless you Sbu,bless you J.C"

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7. Chiratidzo Chitare, March 2020

"Joyous Celebration never disappoints woow Sbu Noah you are talented brother .

Listening from Zimbabwe"

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8. Trevor Mdluli, March 2020
"He brought the vintage type of gospel and am loving it..."

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9. Mwangale Peter, March 2020
"SBU Noah you are a blessing in quarantine , for sure u make  my day"

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10. Doris E, March 2020
"Yes we need this at this trying time 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏"

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11. NORA THOMPSON, March 2020
"God bless you Joyous for 24years of great service in the Lord's Vineyard. Congratulations."

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12. Onalenna Mhlanga, March 2020
"Rise Africa 🙌🏽 just at the right time when we are in dire need to hope & healing😢😢👏🏼👏🏼"

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13. Bianca Van Der Bergh, March 2020

"Sbu you really blessed me with this song. I'm not much of a dancer but this time around I danced that's how much I enjoyed the songs. I also enjoyed the other 3 songs. I cannot wait for the dvd to available here in Namibia. Thank you Sbu and Joyous for always blessing me and lifting my spirit. Although I don't understand the language I can always feel the anointing. Thank you so much. All the way from Namibia."

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14. Natalia.tatendaishe, March 2020

5 months ago

You made my morning in this  quarantine  while  at work

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15. Elikia Nankolo, March 2020
"Yeeeeeeeee Alléluia! Jésus-Christ est le Sauveur du Monde 🌍.                                                     Même si je ne comprends pas votre  langue, mon âme bénira toujours L'Éternel car il est fidèle ! 💃💃💃💃💃💃🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩💕💕💕💕💕🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🕊️🕊️🕊️"

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Google translate from French to English:
"Yeeeeeeeee Hallelujah! Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World 🌍. Even if I do not understand your language, my soul will always bless the Lord for he is faithful! 💃💃💃💃💃💃🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩💕💕💕💕💕🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🕊️🕊️🕊️"
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"CD" = Congo (Democratic Republic)

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16. gacheri muthaura, March 2020
"Awesome. May God lift you higher Sbu. Asante Joyous celebration. Bringing hope in this difficult time."

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"Asante" = "Thank you" in Swahili

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17. kikie Bae, March 2020
"Sbu is just a vibe even when u don't want to  move u will see yourself dancing ❤🔥💯thumbs up to my guy"

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18. Maame, March 2020
"Haaaaaibo!!!💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽❤💞"

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19. Baraka Waya Online, March 2020
"Safi sana"

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Swahili meaning "very clean", colloquial meaning "very good"; "on point", "hot" etc.

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20. Contenido Cristiano ADONAI, March 2020

"Why Joyous Celebration did not upload the reprise from this song???? where people sung and Sbunoah performed again for 2 minutes more???? I AM SO DISAPPOINTED.... WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING WITH JOYOUS???? AND THE VOICES FROM THE SOPRANO ARE TOO HEAVY. WHAT IS HAPPENING???

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REPLY
21. funmilayo ayo, March 2020
"Contenido Cristiano ADONAI enjoy this and don’t be a kill joy"

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22. Julie Xoxo, March 2020

"Joyous celebration has been giving me so much Joy with all their amazing songs. Also your audience is the best always dancing and singing along I enjoy that about your videos a lot. 👌🏾👌🏾😍"😍amazing video as always

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23. Sonnyboy Molebatsi, March 2020

"Even though the choir looks tired you made justice to the song, I'm blessed"

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24. Donnette T, April 2020

"Watching from the US. It is just so sad that he gives his best everyone's performance and then they all look so tied for his. But this song is on repeat for me. 🇯🇲🇺🇸"
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"JM"= "Jamaica" ; "US" = United States

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25. SbuNoah, April 2020
"Donnette T hi; please don’t be mad at them shame. Our shows are ridiculously long. From 7:30pm and I think it was 2am when I went on stage. Most of them a really fatigued but we really do love and enjoy what we do. But thank you so much for your support. We will always strive to do better 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾"

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26. Sonnyboy Molebatsi, April 2020
"@SbuNoah okay its understandable but you always have energy through out the shows were do you get it?"

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27. Donnette T, April 2020
"I didn't know the shows are that long wow. That's understandable that they are tired being there that long. Song still on repeat here 🇺🇸🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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28. sonia mengue, March 2020

“Wozaaaa.. love from France...i luv JC"

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29. usonje cheonga, April 2020

"From Malawi....this is one song I like...keep it up sbu and joyous celebration"

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30. Bob SUMAYIRE, April 2020
"Even in these Hard times we are passing through, Jesus has Conquered over death and it's sting!"

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31. Natalia.tatendaishe, April 2020
"Good Friday song in ths  lockdown"

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32. Ohema Akosua Serwaa Adepa, April 2020

"God bless you Sbunoah .Much love from Ghana 🇬🇭"

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33. Mabel Kodimeh, April 2020
"I'm from Ghana. I love this guy cos he never disappoint. Bang after bang each year"

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34. Samuel Modise, April 2020
"During the lockdown I listen to lots of music to keep sane."

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35. Zinhle Mashinini, April 2020
"Ufunelwe ukuduyiswa Covid19 or not bcos de heaven indeed is awaiting for us...Love Sbu  bantu🤗🤗🙏"

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Google translate from Zulu & Xhosa to English: "Ufunelwe ukuduyiswa"= "You want to be fed"

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36. Nakubyana Mwiyauluka, May 2020
"What a good song SBU Noah on point watching from Zambia"

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37.  Lisa Farray, May 2020
"I love it! Blessings - from Trinidad and Tobago"

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38. Cecy Tsimakoko, August 2020
"Sbu never disappoints! Glory be to God Thank you Joyous family ❤️❤️I will meet you after Corona by God's grace 🙏"

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