Laba bantu bakwaNtshilibe kuthiwa baphuma esizweni soSuthu okuthiwa amaKwena. Uma silandela umkhondo wesizwe samaKwena okuphuma kuso isizwe samaNtshilibe. UKwena wazala uKhabo I endlini yokuqala, kwathi kowesibili wazala uNgwato, kwathi kowesithathu wazala uNgwaketsi. Emzini kaKhabo ngazala uMasilo wesibili; UMasilo II wazala uNapo; UNapo wazala uMotebang endlini yokuqala, uLisema kweyesibili, kwathi owesithathu wazala uMolapo.
Kukulezi zindlu ezintathu zikaNapo lapho kuqhamuke khona izizwe zamaKwena: Monaheng; Ababungazi; Amakhosi; amaKgwakgwa; amaChows; Izinkampani; abakwaModibedi.
Isizwe samaNtshilibe sadabuka ngaseZambezi. Saqala sayobusa emaMpondo sabe sesisuka lapho saya kumaXhosa. Ngoba amaXhosa namaMpondo yizizwe ezazibusa ngaleso sikhathi sakudala. Isizwe samaNtshilibe sake salwa nesizwe sabaThembu, uZondwa inkosi yabaThembu kuthiwa wabulawa yilesi sizwe.
Ngngwangi, S.K. Encwadini yakhe ethi, “Emqwashini” ulandisa ngemvelaphi yamaNtshilibe: “AmaKwena kaTiya ayehlala emfuleni iCaledon obizwa ngokuthi uMrhugwane ngesiXhosa. Bafulathele iLusuthu ngenxa yezimpi zokubuyiselwa umhlaba. Bawela izintaba zasoLundi, bawela eMpondoni, basebenza iminyaka eminingi.
Bafike kwaGcaleka besuka eMpondoni. Basuka emaMpondo bakhokhelwa abazukulu bakaTiya uMvelase noBhanqo. Bawela eyabaThembu, bebuka uMbashe, beqhuba imihlambi yezinkomo zabo; uma bebona abaThembu kwaluma amakhwapha. AbakwaBhanqo bavikela izinkomo zabo. Empini yabo nabaThembu, kwafika amaNgqotsini kaMjobi;
bahlangana babhodloza ngesasasa kwasala inkosi yabaThembu uNdaba. Baqhubeka ngalendlela oBhanqo noNgqozini baze bawela uMbhashe balala ngale ngoba kwase kuhlwile. Babasa umlilo bapheke. Futhi balandela abaThembu; ngoba abakwaBhanqo bezwe bememeza bethi: “Nina zingwenya?”
Yabuya impendulo: “Cha, singamaNtshilibe.” Laba oNtshilibe inqobo nje uma bengoBhanqo.
Bathe befika enhlokodolobha yaseKhwata bamukelwa banikezwa izindawo. AmaNtshilibe namuhla athathwa njengamaXhosa. Baningi ePesheya naseNeno eNciba, eSikweiya kwaQhayi, eNkontso eDushane. Asisona isizwe esihloniphekile ngisho maphakathi nezigodi zaseXhoseni. Zibizwa uma zithuthwa: Bhanqo, Nondize, Langa, Khawuta, Tshiwo, Phalo, Malangana, Mdumane, Bobese, Ncancase, Ntshontso, Ndlondho Gqabantshi, Zika Sarhili, Zikaleka, Zika, Zika Ngwelashe, Zika Bhadula, Mvelase, Zikajukutyya. Enyameni, enyameni ngamehlo, Khuluma nomfowethu, umfowethu ungifuna ngaphesheya, Khuluma nami, ngimi nawe, Uma uyigwala, hamba endodeni, Uyokhokha isikweletu ngoba. Ngingumfowenu angikwazi ukuziyela ngidinga usizo, Khuluma, ngizofika, Kusho uMhlengikazi uma sekwenziwa!
Lona ngumbuzo obalulekile kubantu banamuhla uma bezwa ngomlando
Yama Mvulane ithi: Sibaluleke ngani lesi sibongo? Kungani kufanele umuntu abe nomkhaya?
Noma, kungani umuntu kufanele azi umndeni wakhe? Nansi impendulo: Izizwe zibaluleke kakhulu kuBuntu ngoba ziyindlela yokuthola imvelaphi yakho, ukuthi ungubani nokuthi obani izihlobo zakho ngegazi, nokuthi izihlobo zakho zingobani. Yake yakhala indoda ihleli yodwa nesithandwa sayo kwelinye lamazwe ashibhile, izwe limjikela lathi angazi mina nawe sihlobene kuphi ngoba vele sisodwa! Uma silandela umndeni wesizwe sakwaXhosa amaXhosa anezinto ezibonwa ngumuntu wesizwe sawo, yilezi: izinwele, isandla, unyawo, uzwane, izinzipho, umunwe, isithupha, inkaba, negazi. umXhosa uthi: Izinwele lezi noma ngabe izinto ziyafana nezomndeni.
Ngithe uma ngikhuluma ngaye kwavele kwanqunywa phakathi kodwa ngimazi nje umzala wami waseQonce. Abangane beqiniso bahlobene ngegazi.
Ngithe ngiqala nje ukukhuluma ngawe ngezwa egazini, ngezwa ukuthi muhle, kunento ethi angikhulume nawe, kodwa ungumuntu walapha eQocweni ngempela. Ngiyakubona ngomunwe ukuthi ungowakwaMzudumi. UMzudumile umzala wami, lezinzwane zivulekile, leminwe emifishane ikwenza kube nguwe ohleziyo. Ngathi ngibona insizwa yaseNcotshweni, isho kanjalo imamatheka yakhe. Kou, ufihla umhlaba! Lesi sandla, leminwe emide, isithupha lesi esigwegwile, lezi zinzipho, yizo ezingenza ngizizwe sengathi ungowakwaZangweni Mlungisi.
🏆 Popular people from Zulu last name
-
Sandile Zungu (Finance/Sports)
Businessman, founder of Zungu Investments, and owner of AmaZulu FC. -
Alexander Grey Zulu (Politics/Law)
Prominent Zambian politician and cabinet minister. -
Onthatile Zulu (Sports)
Rising star in South African field hockey and national team player.
Popular people from Zulu last name
- Misizwe Mtshali (Technology/FinTech) – South African tech professional who worked at Microsoft and MTN Business. Now based in Singapore as an entrepreneur in the FinTech space. [Source: SA Chamber of Commerce Singapore]
- Princess Kasune Zulu (Legal/Social Justice) – Zambian HIV/AIDS activist and author included in “Notable African American & Black Heritage” biographical profiles. [Source: Gale eBooks]
- Ntandoyesizwe Zulu-Tembe (Royalty) – Daughter of the late amaZulu King Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu and Queen Mantfombi Dlamini. Married to businessman Moses Tembe. [Source: Sunday World]
Popular people from Zulu last name
South African tech professional who worked at Microsoft and MTN Business. Now based in Singapore as an entrepreneur in the FinTech space. Represents South African tech expertise on international stage.
Zambian HIV/AIDS activist and author included in “Notable African American & Black Heritage” biographical profiles. Advocate for social justice and public health awareness.
Daughter of the late amaZulu King Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu and Queen Mantfombi Dlamini. Married to businessman Moses Tembe. Represents continuity of Zulu royal heritage.
Royalty from Zulu last name
Founder of the Zulu clan, son of Malandela. When Malandela died, he divided the kingdom into two clans, the Qwabe and the Zulu. Zulu I established the royal lineage that would eventually unite numerous clans into the powerful Zulu nation.
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom and one of the most influential monarchs in African history. Through military innovation and strategic conquests, he transformed a small chiefdom into a powerful empire that dominated much of present-day KwaZulu-Natal. His policies and military reforms created the foundations of Zulu identity and power.
Half-brother of Shaka who reigned from 1840 to 1872. He had at least 28 children by different wives, many of whom have living descendants. His reign saw the Zulu kingdom maintain its independence while navigating complex relationships with Boer settlers and British colonial forces.
Son of Mpande who led the Zulu nation during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His forces achieved a famous victory at the Battle of Isandlwana but were ultimately defeated. He was later restored as king before his death in 1884.
Longest-reigning Zulu monarch, ruling for nearly 50 years from 1971 to 2021. He had six wives and 28 children. He revived cultural practices including the annual Reed Dance ceremony to promote pride in Zulu traditions and HIV awareness. He was a direct descendant of King Cetshwayo, who led the Zulu nation during the 1879 war against the British army.
Current reigning monarch of the Zulu nation, installed in 2021 following the death of his father. His mother was Queen Mantfombi Dlamini, daughter of King Sobhuza II of Eswatini. As the son of the “Great Wife” whose lobola was paid by the nation, he is the rightful heir according to Zulu tradition. His reign has faced legal challenges from other branches of the royal family but continues with the support of millions of Zulu people.