Izithakazelo zakwaMiya
Gcwanini,
Sbewu, Munja,
Mabhingcel’ehlangeni amany’amadod’ebhingcel’ezindlini,
Skhaban’esakhab’uvezi ngezinyawo,
Sjekula,Msilak’phepha,
Salakulandelw’esilandelwa ‘zintombi kuphela,
Genu, Gogela,
Sonkosi,
Zizi!
Gcwanini,
Sbewu, Munja,
Mabhingcel’ehlangeni amany’amadod’ebhingcel’ezindlini,
Skhaban’esakhab’uvezi ngezinyawo,
Sjekula,Msilak’phepha,
Salakulandelw’esilandelwa ‘zintombi kuphela,
Genu, Gogela,
Sonkosi,
Zizi!
ⓒ 2025
Muzi
As far as I know, we ascended the Drakensburg Mountain, together with AmaHlubi during Mfecane, but only a few of us descended back to Bergville, while most left with AmaHlubi to Mount Frere. Apparently that is where confusion started. I stand to be corrected.
Tshawe
Kaloku oo Miya came to Xhosaland in the 1820's running away from Shaka Zulu. Naningahambi nodwa, there were other clans such as: Dlamini, Rhadebe, Tolo, Xaba, Maduna, amaBhele, amaKhumalo and some Hlubi clans. Even today you find those Clans emaXhoseni.ukufika kwenu, kwaXhosa u Xhosa wayephethwe ngu Kumkani u Hintsa Ahh Zanzolo into ka Khawuta. The king asked "Ningobani" then you said singa Bambo, asinamhlaba siyamfenguza, sisukelwa ngu Shaka ka Senzangakhona. King Hintsa then took you in and gave you land and said ukusukela namhla ningabantu bam, he then gave Tsomo, Ngqamakhwe, Gcuwa and some parts of Dutywa to the Mfengu/abaMbo people and said in the time of war you will fight and die for me. Even today, iziduko zakwezo ndawo (Gcuwa, Tsomo, Ngqamakhwe) ziziduko ezikhoyo kwa Zulu because that is where you came from. Shaka's army actually came in 1824 in Trabskei following amamfengu but was driven back before they could cross Mthatha river. Then in 1827 a Ngwane Chief Matiwane came to Xhosaland to settle by force, he too was crushed and driven back.
Unknown
Thanks. I'm of MIYA clan, raised as a Xhosa. I'm kind of confused beacuse I never new I'm also ZiZI or Dlamini. Can you tell me as a matter of history what really happened to this Nguni tribe thet became Xhosa, Zulu, and Swati?
Unknown
Cha asisibo oMzizi singo Zizi. Mzizi oDlamini
Muzi
Ayabong' amazizi amnyama, amhlophe ngenhliziyo.