Clement Ndlovu (55) dimmed the lights in his bedroom to read the holy book but his wife Consilia Ndlovu (51) who had other ideas — lovingly threw herself on top of him while allegedly forcing him to join her in bed.
Clement’s story of "punishing" his wife for troubling him while seeking wisdom from the scriptures came out at the Bulawayo Civil Court where Consillia was seeking a protection order against him claiming he was verbally and physically abusing her.
"I am married to Clement Ndlovu under Chapter 37 and it still subsists. Clement is a violent husband and has beaten me on several occasions, the latest being on 26 July after a misunderstanding at our home.
"Whenever we are discussing family issues he resorts to violence. The other day he was reading the Bible and I asked him to switch off the lights and he refused before he turned violent. He then armed himself with a knobkerrie and assaulted me. As if that is not enough he (Clement) does not sleep at home or financially support the family. I want this honourable court to protect me from his abusive behaviour," said Consilia.
Apparently, in a bid to court the presiding magistrate Evylene Mashavakure’s mercy, she produced the knobkerrie which she claimed her husband used to allegedly assault her with. However, her seemingly shocked husband disputed her claims.
"On the day she claims I assaulted her with a knobkerrie what happened is that I was reading the Bible and she deliberately threw herself on me while forcing me to join her in bed. This subsequently angered me and when I took the knobkerrie, my intention was not to assault her with it but I just used it to scare her away so that she stops disturbing me from reading the Bible," he said.
In her judgment the magistrate, however, ordered Clement not to verbally and physically abuse his wife before she referred the two parties for counselling.
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