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Nzimande Clan

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Mphephetwa,
Mdluli,
Ngwekazi, Gwala,
Mancama ngesinkw’esikhulu,
Wena owasukel’isigodo simuka nomfula uth’inyama,
Manda kulandulwa,
Vilakazi,
Xam’odla ngomsingizane,
Mhlandla!

Nzimande clan praises with English translation:

Mphephetwa,
(Mphephetwa).

Mdluli,
(Mdluli – the one who passes/crosses).

Ngwekazi, Gwala,
(Ngwekazi, Gwala).

Mancama ngesinkw’esikhulu,
(Mancama ngesinkw’esikhulu – not sure of the original meaning).

Wena owasukel’isigodo simuka nomfula uth’inyama,
(You who chased the stump/log and it moved away with the river thinking its meat).

Manda kulandulwa,
(Manda kulandulwa).

Vilakazi,
(Vilakazi).

Xam’odla ngomsingizane,
(Xam’odla ngomsingizane).

Mhlandla!
(Mhlandla).

Izithakazelo zakwa Dube

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  • Dube elimthemde!
  • Dube kaBayisa
  • Khushwayo!
  • Mbuyazi kaThekeli
  • Ongathekeli nakwandodakazi
  • UZwakele ndoda
  • Ongathekelemziniemincane
  • Othekelemzinemikhulu
  • Ongathekeli kwamakhelwana
  • Othekelemanxulumeni
  • Nina bakwaDonda kwaMbangambi
  • Ndlovu khaliphezinye zilibele
  • Nina bakwaNzwakele kaKhushu
  • Nina beshumi lamhla munye
  • Nina bakwaMagwazebuyelela
  • Nina beqhawe lakwaLindukudla Shozi!
  • KaFani kaNomkhwayiba
  • KaFana fuzamafu
  • Dlubuladledle!
  • Ntamo ngeyendlondlo
  • KaSiphabantu ngokubadlubulela
  • Ngeze ngonyama entanyeni
  • Ngoba yehle kanzima kanzizimela
  • KwaMgwezi wamaduna namathokazi
  • KaNomkhwayiba waseKunene
  • Silwane kaNjila kaNgothoma
  • Mqhawe
  • Ngcobomuhle
  • Mafukuzela!
Educator, journalist, and editor of Ilanga lase Natal newspaper. First principal of Ohlange Institute. Represented Botswana in international athletics competitions. Alongside the Mkhwanazi, Mbonambi, and Sokhulu clans, the Dube royal family oversees community development funds from titanium mining operations on their ancestral lands. His case follows centuries-old tradition of seeking forgiveness from the monarch, similar to the Magagula clan who received pardon from King Mswati II around 1845 through the intercession of Prince Madzanga I.

Izithakazelo zakwaDludla

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Dludla Clan Praises:

Nolanga,
Skhakha somfazi,
Nsukunganye,
Cebisa, ocebisa abafokazana ngozuka
Ndwani, Noyivalela,
Ndaba zamanina,
Sibunyana siluhlazana intebe,
Mandondo weNkethe,
Jaja, Maphambukela,
Mbayimbayi, Mbuya,
Madlodlongwane,
Sikhonkwane, Ntanjana,
Mmemezi, Tonisi,
Maxolo!

Dludla clan praises with English translation:

Nolanga,
(Nolanga).

Skhakha somfazi,
(Skhakha somfazi).

Nsukunganye,
(Nsukunganye).

Cebisa, ocebisa abafokazana ngozuka
(Cebisa – the one who advises the commoners with five cents).

Ndwani, Noyivalela,
(Ndwani, Noyivalela).

Ndaba zamanina,
(Ndaba zamanina – the affairs/head of the mother’s side / maternal lineage).

Sibunyana siluhlazana intebe,
(Sibunyana siluhlazana intebe).

Mandondo weNkethe,
(Mandondo weNkethe).

Jaja, Maphambukela,
(Jaja, Maphambukela).

Mbayimbayi, Mbuya,
(Mbayimbayi, Mbuya).

Madlodlongwane,
(Madlodlongwane).

Sikhonkwane, Ntanjana,
(Sikhonkwane, Ntanjana).

Mmemezi, Tonisi,
(Mmemezi, Tonisi).

Maxolo!
(Maxolo).

Izithakazelo zakwa Dlomo

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Mkhabela,
Dinangwe,
Bhelesi, Khweba,
Malala nomunwe endunu,
Avuke ancinde akhwife eMpumalanga,
Abuye ancinde akhwife eNtshonalanga,
Sikhaba esingangenkomo!

Xhosa version:

Dlomo, Madiba, Sopitsho, Ngqolomsila, Yem-yem, Vela bembhentsele – amaThembu (Rholihlahla Mandela) Mthikrakra, Ngangelizwe, Dalindyebo, Joyi, Jumba, Sabatha, Buyelekhaya !

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