The Ndebele are a Nguni people, they originate from Nguniland which was an area South East of Afrika which stretched from encompassed parts of Present day KZN, Swaziland and Eastern Transvaal. They first travelled with Abakwa Zelemu (AmaBhaca) to Ubombo Mountains and later broke away and entered the Transvaal. Their first known chief was Mafana. They proceeded to present day Mohlakeng (Mhlangeni) near Randfontein and continued to a place called Kwa-Mnyamana near Pretoria under the leadership of King Musi. After the death of Musi they split into two tribes Ndzundza and Manala due to succession dispute. Ndzundza and Manala were the sons of Musi Mhlanga.
Masombuka settled with the Ndzundza group while Mthombeni and Sibasa headed north with their followers. Sibasa later joined the be-Venda. Mrhwaduba joined the Pedi near Turfloop in Limpopo.
Dlomu went back to KZN, Mphafudi and Litjha ended with the South Sotho in Lesotho and Free State.
All the above were sons of Musi of Mhlanga.
The Ndzundza group moved past Middleburg and settled at Roosenekal (Kwasimkhulu) The Manala group returned to Kwamnyamana after the truce they made with the Ndzundza group near Loskop Dam Middleburg at a place called Konoqolo/Koqoli.
When Ndzundza died his son Mrhetja took over, and when Manal died his son Silamba took over kingship.
Later regents ruled the Ndzundza, those were Siboko, Somdeyi and Mabhoko.
Mabhoko died in 1865 and Masilela took over followed by Soqaleni who ruled until 1873, followed by Xobongo up to 1879, who was succeeded by Nyabela.
In the 1980’s the Musi Ndebele were given the land in the north-east of Pretoria near Groblersdal and Marblehall (Siyabuswa) as their semi-independent homeland. The youth and the Ndzundza royal house resisted apartheid independence. That place was called Kwandebele and is now under Mpumalanga province of the Republic of South Africa.
The language that these Ndebele spoke was a mixture of Nguni, Pedi and Afrikaans. In the 1980’s efforts were made to preserve a purer form of Ndebele and it has been very successful becaus now they speak pure undiluted Ndebela language which is also taught at schools. Previously they were taugth in Pedi and Zulu languages.
Vens Stephens Skosana
AmaNdebele saphuma KwaZulu Nata ngabo 1492, kazange saphuma noMzilikazi. UMzilikazi use yedwa ngabo 1800. Singayihlanganisi lendaba !Thina asisimaNdebele kaMzilikazi
Zanele Ndebele
Sanibona bengicela ukubuza ngezithakazelo zakwaNdebele ezingo ,Duze Mwelase Ntini. N.ngisizini bo ngiyathanda ukwazi imvelaphi yazo nokuthi ziqhuba njani .kuthiwa sivella eSwatini
Lerato
Ngibawa inthakazelo zakwa Mtsweni ezipheleleko.
Sinki Mahlangu (Ndimande kaNzunza)kaKiri kaMnyawe
Sinki Ndimande kaNzunza Mahlangu
Ngiyathokoza Bongani ngelwazi lakho lomlando wamaNdebele, kodwana ukugcwalisa kilokho kwakho, uMzilikazi wabulala ingonyama yaManala neyamaNzunza uMagodongo, kungakho nawungabetha ikhomphuyutha ngoMagodongo, banengi aboMagodongo eZimbabwe. Indodana kaMzilikazi kwaba nguLobengula. UMzilikazi wabulala amadodana kaMagodongo, kanti kwasinda uMabhoko, obekamncancani ngaleso sikhathi, kanti wabanjelwa bosongwanakhe uMrhabuli, ubukhosi bukaMzilikazi baphelela kuLobengula, emva kwalokho balwa namaNgisi namaShona, lapho kwabangela bona amaShona ngaphasi koburholi buka Mugabe, kwabulawa 20 000 yamaNdebele weZimbabwe kwaBulawayo, uMugabe wasizwa majoni we-South Krea. AmaNdebele weZimbabwe aneembongo zamaNdebele (Mabhena, Mahlangu, Skhosana, Sithole,Dube, Moyo, Ncube,Mncube,Mpofu, Dlodlo, nezinye iimbongo zesiNguni.
lazarus
Bheki Mabhena Iiciniso lihle ndebele lekhethu .abo Mabhena ngebekosini that’s why nase Zimbabwe, u Nqobile Mabhena uyikosi ,e Zambia bakhona,nase Botswana bakhona but ba originater la e Pretoria. Ithoro ka Musi ka mhlanga izibulo lakhe ungewasekosini Bheki uyi Mbuduma usigwegwe sako bingweni umasoka asokile ,umarhagwa wakomsose,umarhaganisa wakozandi,unqagu nomzimba wakhe .no Pofu ,Ndithi,Matshaba,u can name them .bathathwa ngu Mzilikazi wafikela e Mbibane now cullinan kubusa u Sibindi wagalima amabutho ukuyohlasela e Botswana Wa defeater makabuya wathumela amabutho wekosi u Sibindi Mabhena ukuthi bayombikela ukuthi sebafikile ne Nkomo begodu ufuna ukumlobolela umfazi owaye amuphe yena ,wasala aluka amano namabutho wakhe wakwa khumalo babulala u Sibindi wathatha abandu wadlulela kwa Nzunza wabulala ikosi umagogongo.ngakho ke ngithanda ukukutshela ukuthi uli Ndebele lika Silamba nabo Mgibe ,mbedlengani ka Mbhongo, Makhosoke :thats why amandebele we Zimbabwe nikhuluma ukufana nama ndebele for example nithi gadesi instead of nje or manje nathi sikhuluma njalo :ihlabathi yigculwani:indlu yikumba:iskhwama yimbada:umbila,umumbu, etc and we are so proud of our strong language.Ulindebele nawe you must visit our heritage sites komjekejeke,komrimitjhi,rosenekal ,kwasimkhulu you will learn more chief