Opinion / Letters
How can we (amaNguni) be called Mthwa-kazi?
30 Aug 2017 at 15:52hrs | Views
Editor,
Greeting my brethren. I hope you are well and fit as I write to you. Thank you for giving us news from ko Ntuthu ezazithunqa, bt kakusela ma firms that are manufacturing that is why ngisithi ezazithunqa.
My name is B. Timothy Mathuthu Ndlela. Im coming from a strong cultural background that once served in the Royal palace of the Ndebele Kingdom. According to Ndlela the 1st or I who came from KZN this is what I learnt from him.
King Mzilikazi went to the bush that was near his home with his Generals on a nature walk. Ndlela my forefather who happened to be one of the Generals told us this story; it was cool late afternoon (ilanga selithambama) not ntambama bt ilanga selithambama, King (Mzilakazi) which was his original name not (Mzilikazi) bt Mzilakazi saw a female midget (abathwa) in Ndebele, those short people. The midget was bathing uncovered (enqunu) in the bush and the King was attracted to the young short light skinned woman.
As a King he didn't approach her but he summoned one of the royal guards to call her. The King was in love with a female midget ( umthwakazi). Abathwa = midgets in Ndebele, female umuthwa-kazi. The king married her and she was 1 of 200 wives.
The question is how can we the Ngunis use that name. Do not quote me out of context editor but I'm just saying how can we do that?
Note: Get the book umbiko kamadlenya. The Ndlela guy in the Novel was my forefather.
Greeting my brethren. I hope you are well and fit as I write to you. Thank you for giving us news from ko Ntuthu ezazithunqa, bt kakusela ma firms that are manufacturing that is why ngisithi ezazithunqa.
My name is B. Timothy Mathuthu Ndlela. Im coming from a strong cultural background that once served in the Royal palace of the Ndebele Kingdom. According to Ndlela the 1st or I who came from KZN this is what I learnt from him.
King Mzilikazi went to the bush that was near his home with his Generals on a nature walk. Ndlela my forefather who happened to be one of the Generals told us this story; it was cool late afternoon (ilanga selithambama) not ntambama bt ilanga selithambama, King (Mzilakazi) which was his original name not (Mzilikazi) bt Mzilakazi saw a female midget (abathwa) in Ndebele, those short people. The midget was bathing uncovered (enqunu) in the bush and the King was attracted to the young short light skinned woman.
As a King he didn't approach her but he summoned one of the royal guards to call her. The King was in love with a female midget ( umthwakazi). Abathwa = midgets in Ndebele, female umuthwa-kazi. The king married her and she was 1 of 200 wives.
The question is how can we the Ngunis use that name. Do not quote me out of context editor but I'm just saying how can we do that?
Note: Get the book umbiko kamadlenya. The Ndlela guy in the Novel was my forefather.
Source - B Timothy Mathuthu Ndlela
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