Inkosi yakwaMandlakazi uZibhebhu kaMaphitha kaSojiyisa kaJama, enomunye wa makhosikazi akhe.
UZIBHEBHU wayengowakwaZulu isibongo owabamba elikhulu iqhaza empini yabantwana eyaziwa ngempi yaseNdondakusuka eseka umntwana UCetshwayo. Kuleyompi kwancotshwa umntwana uMbuyazwe kaMpande okwasala naye uqobo nabaningi abantwana abafa kuleyompi, esingabala uMantantashiya kaMpande, uShonkweni kaMpande, uMbheduka kaMpande, uSomklwana kaMpande, uMdomba kaMpande, uDabulesinye kaMpande.
Waphinde uZibhebhu wabamba elinye iqhaza elikhulu empini yaseSandlwana amaZulu elwa nabamhlophe. Wayengelinye lamasekela eqhawe umdidiyeli wempi insizwa endala uNtshingwayo kaMahole wakwaKhoza. Kuthe isilo uCetshwayo siya ekudingisweni ENgilandi samnika umntwana uDinuzulu ukuthi akhulele kuZibhebhu ngenkathi sona siphesheya.
Kodwa ekugcineni uZibhebhu kaMaphitha kaSojiyisa kaJama uphenduke esikhulu isitha sesilo uCetshwayo ngokuqhathwa abamhlophe nenkosi yakhe. Lokho kuxabana kwadala inzondo enkulu phakathi kwalabangani okwagcina ehlasele oNdini okwakuyisigodlo sesilo uCetshwayo, uZibhebhu. Kwafa cishe izikhulu eziningi zesilo uCetshwayo zibulawa amabutho akhe uZibhebhu okubalwa uGodide kaNdlela kaSompisi, inkosi uSihayo wakwaNgobese, uNtshingwayo kaMahole wakwaKhoza, uMbopha KaWolizibi wakwaHlabisa ewu ngingazibala ngifikephi kodwa.
Kuthe sekubusa isilo uDinuzulu KaCetshwayo waziphindisela kuye uZibhebhu kaMaphitha elwela uyise uCetshwayo. Okwathi empini yakwaNdunu wanqotshwa uZibhebhu kaMaphitha.
Hhaaa! Umsongi wensimbi eshisayo ayibeke ekhanda kwesabe amagwala! Nani maswazi yekani ukufunga uMahlokohla ngoba uMahlokohla ungowakithi eBhanganoma!
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