This paper examines PT Mtuze’s illustration of heavy drinking of liquor by ministers of religion in the novel Indlel’ Ecand’ Intlango (1985). It discusses this aspect with regard to Ntobeko Ndleleni, whom the narrative presents as the cleric of the Anglican Church in Ndevana, which is a rural settlement in the King William’s Town District in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Ntobeko, who is the main character in the narrative, is depicted indulging heavily in liquor drinking, a behavior that is generally considered a moral weakness according to the standards of the Christian religion, in which he is a leader. The different sections of this presentation are; introduction, analysis and conclusion. Part of the introductory section of this article will include a definition of the concept of moral weakness.

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