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Mthunzi, Khathide, Schawuka,
Mthunzi woku phumula amatshitshi nama jongosi,
Mahamba ngenkungu njenge ndlandla,
Mavula kuvaliwe emzini yamanye a madoda,
Kwa Mthunzi asivali ngomnyango sivala ngama khanda amanye amadoda.
IsiZulu version:
AbakwaGasa badla isifunda saseMkhuze ngasentabeni yaseTshaneni okuyiKwaZulu-Natal namuhla. Umzukulu wakhe wayezoqhubeka eqamba umbuso wakhe ngaye, eqinisekisa ukuthi igama likaGasa lizokhunjulwa e-Afrika yonke eseNingizimu.
Wasebenza njengenkosi yombuso wakwaNdwandwe ngaphansi kwenkosi uZwide kaLanga. Isikhundla sakhe embusweni onamandla wakwaNdwandwe sabeka indodana yakhe uSoshangana esikhundleni sobuholi obuzodala omunye wemibuso emikhulu emlandweni waseNingizimu Afrika.
1780-1858:
Wazalelwa KwaNongoma KwaZulu-Natal ezalwa uZikode kaGasa. Ngemva kokuwa kombuso wakwaNdwandwe, wabaleka enkosini uShaka nabafowabo abane, bagudla izintaba zaseLubombo baze bayofika emfuleni uTembe. Wakha indawo yakhe yokuhlala esigodini saseLimpopo esisezansi nenhloko-dolobha yakhe Ekuphumuleni eduze kwaseChaimite yanamuhla eMozambique. Ngo-1828, wanqoba impi yenkosi uShaka eBhileni. Wanqoba futhi wahlanganisa izizwe eziningi ezihlanganisa amaTsonga, amaNdau, amaRhonga, amaManyika namaChopi. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kwadala umbuso wakwaGasa, awuqambe ngoyisemkhulu uGasa. Amaqembu abantu abaxubile aziwa ngokuthi amaShangana, okusho ukuthi abantu bakaSoshangana. Washona ngo-1858 kwathi amathambo akhe ayiswa entabeni yaseTshaneni kwaZulu lapho angcwatshwa khona.
1862-1884:
Indodana yenkosi uSoshangana eyasala iphethe isigodi sonke saseNyakatho neZambezi ngesikhathi uyise esebuyela eBhileni. Ngemva kokushona kukaSoshangana, wathatha isihlalo sobukhosi waqhubeka nokwandisa nokuphatha umbuso waseGaza. Ngaphansi kokubusa kwakhe, lo mbuso waqala ukuhileleka ekuhwebeni ngezigqila namaPutukezi.
1850-1906:
Indodana kaMzila kanye nenkosi yokugcina yobukhosi baseGaza Empire. Ukubusa kwakhe kwabona umbuso ugasela izigqila ukuze uzithengisele amaPutukezi nasemasimini ahlukahlukene. Ngo-1897, umbuso waseGaza waketulwa amaPutukezi, kwaba umbuso wokugcina wase-Afrika eNingizimu ne-Afrika ukuba ngaphansi kombuso wamakoloni. Ukuhlulwa kwakhe kwasho ukuphela kokubusa kobukhosi bakwaGasa phezu kombuso wabo omkhulukazi.
English version:
The Gasa occupied the Mkhuze region around the eTshaneni mountain in present-day KwaZulu-Natal. His grandson would go on to name his kingdom after him, ensuring the Gasa name would be remembered across Southern Africa.
Served as a chief of the Ndwandwe empire under King Zwide kaLanga. His position within the powerful Ndwandwe empire positioned his son Soshangana for the leadership that would create one of the largest kingdoms in Southern African history.
1780-1858
Born in present-day KwaNongoma in KwaZulu to Zikode kaGasa. After the collapse of the Ndwandwe empire, he fled King Shaka with his four brothers, traveling along the Lubombo mountains to the Tembe River. He established his residence in the lower Limpopo Valley with his capital at Ekuphumuleni near present-day Chaimite in Mozambique. In 1828, he famously defeated King Shaka’s army at Bileni. He subjugated and incorporated numerous tribes including the Tsonga, Ndau, Rhonga, Manyika, and Chopi peoples. This incorporation brought into existence the Gasa empire, which he named after his grandfather Gasa. The blended people groups became known as amaShangana, meaning Soshangana’s people. He died in 1858 and his remains were taken to eTshaneni Mountain in Zululand where he was buried.
1862-1884
Son of King Soshangana who was left in control of the entire tributary region north of the Zambezi when his father returned to Bileni. After Soshangana’s death, he succeeded to the throne and continued to expand and govern the Gaza Empire. Under his rule, the empire became increasingly embroiled in the slave trade with the Portuguese.
1850-1906
Son of Mzila and the last sovereign ruler of the Gaza Empire. His reign saw the empire raiding for slaves to sell to the Portuguese and various plantations. In 1897, the Gaza kingdom was overthrown by the Portuguese, being the last African kingdom in Southern Africa to fall under colonial rule. His defeat marked the end of the Gasa royal dynasty’s rule over their vast empire.