Mthimkhulu Clan & Umlando

Izithakazelo zakwaMthimkhulu

Hadebe,
Bhungane,
Wena owamila edlukwini lapho okungamilwa khona,
Mashiya amahle,
Mashiya amahle njenge nyamazane,
Mashwabada,
Wena owashwabadela inkomo ne’mpondo,
Yathi mayifika emphinjweni yadlamalala,
Umkhulu Bhungane!

Izithakazelo zakwaMthimkhulu with English translation:

Hadebe,
(Hadebe).

Bhungane,
(Bhungane).

Wena owamila edlukwini lapho okungamilwa khona,
(You who grew in a place where one does not grow / in an unlikely place).

Mashiya amahle,
(Beautiful shields).

Mashiya amahle njenge nyamazane,
(Beautiful shields like those of the buck/antelope).

Mashwabada,
(Mashwabada).

Wena owashwabadela inkomo ne’mpondo,
(You who skinned the cow along with its horns).

Yathi mayifika emphinjweni yadlamalala,
(When it arrived at the narrow passage, it became weak/tired).

Umkhulu Bhungane!
(The great elder Bhungane).

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