Amampehle Oocabashe origin
Mpehle : Cabashe, Dikane, uVete, Notyedo, Goc’ iNyonga, Masila, Nkomo z’bomvu (Mpodomise clan name)
They came from East of Central Africa around the Lake Tanganyika. They are the decendents of Chief Sibiside, and the son of Sibiside was Njanya. Njanya gave birth to two twins Mpondomise (the first/elder twin) and Mpondo (the second twin). Mpondo is the twin who gave birth to (Amampondo clan such as Faku, Nyawuza etc).
After Mpondomise and Mpondo Njanya gave birth to Xesiba “imfusi” (a person who is born after twins in Xhosa is called imfusi).
Mpondomise gave birth to Ntose and Ntose had three wives, the first wife gave birth to Cwera (from whom Amacwera originated), the second wife gave birth to Mpinga ( from whom the whole clan of Amampinga originated.
Mpondomise gave birth to Ntose and Ntose had three wives, the first wife gave birth to Cwera (from whom Amacwera originated), the second wife gave birth to Mpinga ( from whom the whole clan of Amampinga originated.
Siyabulela Mxalisa
Camagu…
Ndingu Mpehle isiduko from Molteno [Enoch Mgijima region] My name is Siyabulela Mxalisa, and where I’m from there’s only one house of amaMpehle it’s my grandfather’s. My father who is the first born male from Ntenteni his father doesn’t know isiduko sakhe kakuhle [Clan name] cause he says he was still young when his father died. Could you please help us more about the whereabouts of the amaMpehle clan and where to find most of them in the Eastern Cape.
Mike Papa
Stutterheim is the place sir…