UMLANDO OMFISHANE WENKOSI uSHAKA ZULU
According to our sources, this is the only portrayal of king Shaka Zulu that survived history, however we could not get sufficient information to confirm its degree of his real life resemblance.
INkosi uShaka kaSenzangakhona kwakuyiNkosi yesizwe saMazulu yodumo ngokuthi uShaka Zulu.
- INkosi uShaka yazalwa ngonyaka ka 1787 ngase Melmoth enyakatho yesifundazwe saKwazulu-Natal yakhothamangonyaka ka (1828) Kwadukuza eNingizimu yenyakatho,esingakusho kugcwale umlomo ukuthi uShaka uzalelwe esifundazweni saKwazulu-Natal.
- uShaka waziwa kakhulu ngokuhlanganisa izizwe zamanguni zasenyakatho ikakhulukazi lezo zakwaMthethwa nezakwaNdwandwe wazifaka ngaphansi kombuholi nombuso waKwazulu,lokho kwakuwukuqala kwesizwe esinamandla nenqwaba yomthelela eNingizimu Afrika
- Umlando umbiza ngokukhalipha kakhulu uShaka ngenxa yobuhlakani bakhe ekuthuthukiseni indlela amabutho aKwazulu ayelwa ngayo kodwa ke abuye futhi emgxeke kakhulu ngenxa yodlame nonya lombuso wakhe.
- Ezinsukwini zobusha bakhe empini wayengaphansi kobuholi uDingiswayo kanye nesizwe sakwaMthethwa ,nokuyisizwe ngalesosikhathi isizwe saMazulu esisikhothama kuso.
- Inkosi uShaka wayeyilunga lebutho lakwaMthethwa iminyaka eyishumi, kuthe kusenjalo wakhetha ukuzihlukanisa eningini ngokukhombisa isibindi empini,ikakhulukazi uma kuliwa ezixukwini lapho amabutho esondelene khona,ikhono lakhe labonwa umholi wesizwe sakwaMthethwa uDingiswayo.umholi uDingiswayo wamthanda kakhulu uShaka emuveni kokuthola ukuthi uzalwa ebukhosini, wamunika isikhundla sokuhola amabutho akhe ,uDingiswayo wayedingisiwe ngemuva kokuzama ukuketula umbuso kayise,ngesikhathi inkosi uSenzangakhona uyise kaShaka ekhothama,uSigujana umfowabo kaShaka omncane wagcotshwa njengeNkosi yesizwe saMazulu.
- UBukhosi buka Sigujana abufikanga ndawo,umlando uthi iNkosi uShaka ngosizo lukaDingiswayo nomfowabo uNgwidi babopha uzungu lokubulala uSigujana,kwaba ukuqala kombuso wenkosi uShaka,nakuba eyinkosi waqhubeka nokuyamela kumholi wesizwe sakwaMthethwa uDingiswayo.
- UShaka wavumela ondlebe zikhanya ilanga ukuthi bangene Kwazulu Natal okwadala omkhulu umsindo nezingxushungxushu.
- Ngemuva kokukhothama kukaDingiswayo ebulewe nguZwide wesizwe samaNdwandwe ,inkosi uShaka yafuna ukuziphindiselela kuZwide.
- Ngesikhathi iNkosi uShaka ikhothama ubukhosi bathathwa uDingane,umfowabo uDingane wathatha isihlalo sobukhosi waqala uhambo lokuqotha bonke ababeyizithenjwa zenkosi ushaka nokuwuhambo olwathatha iminyaka.
UKUGUJWA KWE HERITAGE DAY
- Ukugujwa usuku lukaShaka oselwaziwa nge Heritage day,izinsizwa nezintombi zisuke zibhikla ingoma lize liyozilahla kunina njengoba kuzobe kwenzeka osukwini lwakusasa kwaDukuza.
- Lolusuku Kwazulu Natal yilo okukhunjulwa ngalo amagalelo ka shaka ekuhlanganiseni isizwe samazulu.
- Umhlaka 24 September wawungekho ohlwini lwamaholidi ayeshicilelwe ngaphansi komthetho ipublic holiday bill,nokwavusa imvunge kwiqembu Inkatha Freedom Party nelalinamalunga amaningi angaMazulu,ngalesosikhathi leliqembu lalishaya phansi ngonyawo lithi lolusuku kufanele lihlonishwe.
- Ukubungazwa kwalolusuku kwagcina sekukapakatele nakwezinye izifundazwe,nalapho khona abantu bekhuthazwa ukuthi beqhakambise amasiko abo.
- Cishe siyazi sonke ukuthi Amazulu yibona bantu abadume iafrika yonkana ngenxa yamabutho alwa impi agcine esatshwa isikhathi eside.
- Sonke kusasa zingane zakwethu asiphumeni ngobuningi bethu siyogubha lolusuku Kwadukuza isilo samabandla uGoodwill Zwelithini uGangezwelakhe imbube isibizile sizohlanganyela ndawonye,Bayede Bayede Bayede wena wendlovu inkosi ayiqedwa abazi kangcono bathi okungapheli kuyahlola,ume njalo zulu.