THE MIGHTY ZULU_Izibongo zikaBhejane’
THE MIGHTY ZULU_Izibongo zikaBhejane’ phum’esiqiwini Unkomo zal’ ukwanda kwelakithi KwaZulu Ngoba zalwe kwaMashu Zalwe nguNob' ekuseni Zalwe ngoyise kwaKhambule. Isililo; abasikhal’ endlini kubo KwaYiphethe Kakukhalelwa lutho boNdaba Kukhuluma nje kusendlini kubo kaNtunjwa. Ubhush’obhukhali Ubhush’ obhush’ amadoda Uncwadi zaphum’ ekhikhini Kwakungelikanina, okaMathathela Umngom’ okhasel’ emthonjeni Abangom’abanye bekhasel’ entendeni. Beziqongoqongo Ubuxhakaxhaka ngobemikhonto Buxhakaze ngamadoda aseHlophenkulu Kuye kwabuz’ usayitsheni obevel’ Emapangeni Wathi: kwenzenjani madoda kithi KwaZulu Bathi sibang’ inkunzi yakithi okaMathathela. Inkosana bayikhiphe nyova ekhaya kubo kwaDlamahlahla Bethi kasayikubusa okaSenzangakhona Kanti okaNdaba uzokubusa uzokunethezeka. Iphume maqede; inyathi kaNdaba Yath’ iphakathi KwaZulu, KwaNongoma yawajik' amabombo Yabuka uMaDuma UMaDum' edl’ umhlanganiso Izinkomo zikaMaDuma zawafaka phans’ amakhanda Zabuka abafowabo kwaMshanelo Ufezela kaNdaba onophaph’ekhaleni. Hlanga lwamKhosi! Hlanga loMhlabathi!! TRABNSLATION The cow that was refused production in our land KwaZulu He was denied at KwaMashu He was denied by Nobe in the morning He was also denied by his fathers at Khambule Wailing was heard at his family house, at Ziphethe / Yipthethe There was nothing people of Ndaba It was just a chat at his family house at Ntunjwa. The sharp curving knife That curved men A book from a pocket It was of his mother’s, of Mathathela A diviner crawled on the fountain. The summit of summits The rattling of spears Performed by men at Hlophenkulu That was questioned by a sergeant from Empangeni He said: “What’s going on my fellow Zulu men?” They said: “We’re fighting over our home bull, the one of Mathethela.” The heir was taken out backward from his home, at Dlamahlahla Saying, of Senzangakhona would not reign Yet, of Ndaba would reign and prosper. The buffalo of Ndaba came out He then changed his direction when he was at the heart of Zululand, at Nongoma He turned to MaDuma She (MaDuma) was devouring the battle The cows of Maduma put together their heads Then they looked at their brothers at Mshanelo The scorpion of Ndaba with a tail on the noise! Hallowed Reed of Kings! Hallowed Reed of the Land!
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