Deconstructing the Colonial Lie through the Original Unity of Humanity

By Shaliach Bernard Ntungwanayo

For decades, Africa and the world have suffered the devastating consequences of artificial divisions, often disguised as “ethnic” or “racial” realities. These fractures, far from being natural, are the product of a colonial ideological construction aimed at dividing to better rule. Faced with this system of lies, it is imperative to oppose it with a Politics and Religion of Truth. By relying on sacred texts and the history of origins, we discover a fundamental truth: all of humanity shares a single root in Noah, rendering any theory of intrinsic superiority or separation obsolete.

1. Original Unity: The Testimony of Noah

The science of origins, as related in Genesis and the books of Jasher and Jubilees, is unequivocal: after the Flood, the entire human race started from a single family nucleus, that of Noah [ Genesis 9:1-7]. Noah and his three sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—are the common ancestors of all nations today [ Genesis 10:1].

This religious and historical truth is the first bulwark against ethnocentrism. If we all descend from the same father, how can one justify hatred or exclusion based on a supposed difference in nature? The diversity of peoples is not proof of division, but a manifestation of the geographical dispersion ordained by the Creator to fill the Earth.

2. Geographical Dispersion vs. Colonial Hierarchy

The colonial lie consisted of transforming migration trajectories into distinct and often unequal “races.” Yet, ancient texts show us a purely territorial and functional distribution. Shem received the central part including Eden and the Middle East [ Jubilees 8:12-24]. Ham received the southern regions, notably Africa [Jubilees 8:25]. Japheth, for his part, settled in the northern regions, ancestor of the European peoples [Jubilees 8:25-30].

The error—or rather the crime—of the colonizers was to inject a hierarchy of value where there was only a diversity of places. By claiming that some peoples were “Hamites” and others “Nilotics” or “Bantus” in order to oppose them, they knowingly ignored that these groups share the same dignity before God. For example, Ham’s son, Canaan, settled in Lebanon, showing that borders were fluid and not biological barriers [Jubilees 10:29-34].

3. Why Did the Colonizers Lie?

The colonial lie was not an error of interpretation, but a political strategy. By inventing different origins for populations living on the same soil, colonizers created complexes of inferiority and superiority. They used religion to justify the “curse of Ham” (a mistaken and malicious interpretation of Scripture) in order to enslave African peoples.

Their objective was clear: to break the natural unity of peoples to prevent any common resistance. By making us believe that we are different by blood, they made us forget that we are brothers by spirit and by origin. Deconstructing this lie is an act of spiritual and political liberation.

4. Building Unity on God’s Intention

The Religion of Truth teaches us that God has a plan of unity for humanity. The covenant made with Abraham, a descendant of Shem, was not intended to exclude others, but to bless “all the families of the earth” [Genesis 12:3]. Similarly, the story of Isaac and Jacob (Israel) shows us that divine election is a call to service and justice, and not a racial privilege.

Jacob had twelve sons from four different mothers—Leah, Rachel, Bilhah, and Zilpah—creating a nation united in diversity [Genesis 29-35]. This is the model we must follow: a unity that recognizes our different paths but is founded on a single truth. This lineage, from Reuben to Benjamin, testifies to God’s ability to unite hearts despite differences in maternal origin.

“We must build a unity based on truth and God’s intention, and not on the fictions of men who seek to divide us.”

Conclusion: A Call to Conscience

It is time to reject the colonial labels that poison our societies. Whether we are from Africa, Europe, or Asia, we are the children of Noah. The politics of tomorrow must be a politics of truth, where we no longer ask “what ethnicity are you?”, but “how do we serve the Creator’s purpose together?”.

Rediscovering our common history is rediscovering our strength. By relying on the genealogical and spiritual evidence of our brotherhood, we make colonial lies powerless. Unity is not an option; it is our original state.