TIBONGO TENGWENYAMA DLAMINI WESITSATFU
Dlamini wesitsatfu utalwa nguLudvonga waMavuso, iNgongoni yeMavaneni, amtala entfombini yakaShiba. Emabito akhe ekutalwa kwakunguDambuza naLadzandzalukane. Lelinye labebitwa ngalo kwakunguSidvwabasilutfuli, ngobe ubuse bakaNgwane ngalesikhatsi besuka ngale kweLubombo baze batewufika lapha ngaseLuphongolo, lapho afike wakha khona umuti waseZibayaneni dvute nemfula Luphongolo. Njengobe kwakuhlalwa kuyalukwa-ke kuyalukwa live lelihle lekwakha tidvwaba kubomake tase tihlala tilutfuli. Kwase kutsiwa-ke nguSidvwabasilutfuli singabancwaba seta nemlandzakati, sibanga indlala. Leminye imiti yakhe kwakunguseMavaneni, naseNkhanini. Yena Dlamini utele Ngwane wesitsatfu.
Dlamini weNgongoni yeMavaneni.
Sidvwabasilutfuli longeweli ejubujweni lelishonako,
Uwela ngelesihlabatsi.
Mlawulela sive sakho ngendlela
Iya eMagubheni eNkhalaneni,
Ngekuncabela tive tikuhlasela kulaseMzimbayaneni.
Wamnika Ngwane indvuku;
Wachubeka nesive semaLangeni.
Msala yedvwa lowavutsekelwa ngebemlandvo
WaDlamini nesibili.
BeNguni bakutselekela ngetikhali,
Bebafuna litulu.
Umtsekeletile Ngwane.
Lowancengwa ngemadvuna neticu kumaLangeni,
Ngendvuna lenguDlamini
Letsandza kunyamalala.
Wasala wedvwa kaHlatsikhulu.
Nkhosi!
Wena weMavaneni!
His descendants would go on to establish royal houses across Southern Africa, including the reigning monarchy of Eswatini.
His reign saw significant challenges as much Swazi land was lost to Boer concessionaires. He was given the title Dlamini IV upon ascending the throne, chosen by Sisile Khumalo, the late king’s mother, to take the kingship.
They conquered and incorporated many earlier inhabitants, eventually ruling over all of present-day Eswatini. The House of Dlamini continues to serve as Eswatini’s reigning royal family to this day.
1950-2021)
King of the Nhlangwini people who sought recognition as an independent kingdom within KwaZulu-Natal. Despite his claims being rejected by the Nhlapo Commission in 2009, he maintained his status as king until his death. His son Nqalabutho kaMelizwe Dlamini succeeded him and continues his father’s legacy, receiving a certificate of recognition from the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa in 2024.
He continues to seek full constitutional recognition of his kingdom, maintaining that the Nhlangwini have never bowed to the Zulu king and have no historical relationship with the Zulu monarchy. His cause represents one of several KZN tribes seeking recognition as independent kingdoms.
