By Bongiwe Dlamini

NGWEMPISI:Lutfo Dlamini,the former Minister of Enterprise and Employment says,venturing into business is about making money not to keep “yourself busy”.

Speaking at the Velezizweni Evangelical Church on Saturday when sharing life and business skills,the former Ndzingeni Member of Parliament(MP) urged the youth not to be afraid to mention that they want money.

“The purpose of venturing into a business is money, you must never be afraid to mention that,your intention is to make money. Business must give you money and if it fails to do that, you must close it because you are wasting everybody’s time. Even if you can get a bank loan, the bank will come and attach your properties if you fail to service the loan, what is important in business is money. It’s like going to church and be born again,the purpose is to go to Heaven.Some Pastors will tell you come here so you can prosper,NO!, you don’t prosper because of you deep in faith but you prosper because you use your brains to make money. You can’t pray the whole night in order to prosper in business,you must work”, said the former Enterprise Minister.

The former Minister told the residents that prosperity in business “is not determined” by praying the whole night in an All Night Prayers event.

“You mean God will need you to pray the whole night in order for him to hear your request.Nidlalelani ngaNkulunkulu. God have a way to tell you even if you want to get married, akutjele kutsi ungangeni kulomuntfu lona akalungi. You will ignore that advice because you want to do things your way but once it backfires, you will pray the whole night for the problem that was created by you,to go away. Now, we are talking about money, we will see sins later”, he said.

Dlamini warned about Pastors who take advantage of people who want prosperity telling them to “plant a seed”, he maintained that success comes through hardwork not planting ‘seeds’ by giving money to a Pastor who is equally hungry.

“Lutfo Dlamini comes from a poor family, MntfwaneNkhosi abehlupheke njengala-BatfwabeNkhosi balana ka-Velezizweni. My father had a bicycle, that’s the only property we were proud of,he bought it as a second hand. The first car that entered my father’s home was bought by me, it was a second hand. So I’m like you and I come from the same poor family just like you, that’s what you must understand.Ungacabangi kutsi bakuloyile, some of us have a poor background just like you”,said the former Enterprise Minister.

Dlamini further motivated the youth that,most rich people in the world are not educated.

“Wake wayibona injinga lefundzile.Ningabotikhobosa”, said the former MP.