Complex sentence: To the Shona this sounded like'to get to God all you need to do is disrespect him in the most profound way', as leaving out his names in prayer was the highest form of disrespect.
Split into simpler sentences: To the Shona what they were saying was'to get to God all you need to do is disrespect him the most profound way'. As leaving out his names in prayer was the highest form of disrespect.