zwide nxumayo (nxumalo) was a king of the ama-ndwandwe and lived during the time of dingiswayo mthethwa who was the king of aba-thethwa. nxumayo is thefola literal writing of nxumalo. zwide’s father was langa – hence, zwide kalanga.
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TIBONGO TAZWIDE WALANGA
Zwide abetalwa nguLanga, ayinkhosi yebakaNdwandwe. EmaSwati-ke abetsi nguZidze. Sive sakaNdwandwe bekusive lesikhulu lesasinemandla, sihlonishwa futsi. Bukhosi bakhe Zwide bachitfwa nguShaka mhla ibambene emfuleni uMhlathuze, lapho Zidze abaleka khona wabheka enyakatfo. Zidze utele Tsandzile, lobekangunina waMswati wesibili, lowaphindza waba yiNdlovukazi yemaSwati nayo leyayinemandla yaseLudzidzini. Uva nje emaSwati natsi nine bakaLaZidze kushiwo Tsandzile waZidze. BakaNdwandwe baseBulandzeni, eNkhambeni batalwa nguMadzanga waZidze kanye nebaseZikhotheni, batalwa nguNgolotjeni naShemane baZidze
Lonkhonkhela bantfu bahlatjwe,
Kuhlatjw’ iminyango lenesisila,
Yena bangamhlabi.
Etindleleni ufana nayiphi?
Ufana nalevundlako.
Emitsini ufana namuphi?
Ufana nemnyamatsi.
Etinyokeni ufana nayiphi?
Ufana nenyandezulu.
Sikhova saMkhonto naLanga.
Mashesh’ afike kuMashobane,
Neyise Langa angazang’ az’ afike.
Licili balihlabe lishona lilanga,
Tingakahlatjwa tibhabhayiyane.
Emakhubalo awadliwanga ngengubo yenkhomo,
Adliwa ngengubo yengwenyama.
Lijubuko lelimadvwal’ abusheleleti,
Lishelele Melusi waseNgoleleni,
Lashelela Dingiswayo waseLuyengweni.
Wena waLanga.
Mnguni.
Izithakazelo zakwaMkhatshwa
Zwide kaLanga,
Ndwandwe, Nxumalo,
Okhabangezinde nezimaqhukubezana,
Nkabanhle,
Wena wase Gudunkomo,
Wena owasezikhotheni, ezingakhothi ngamlomo, ezikhotha ngomkhonto kaZulu,
Nkomo ayihlatshwa , uyothi ungayihlaba yophe amasi njengo mbhelebhele,
Sandla sivikumkhonto njengehawu,
Hlubi,
Sandla simnene,
Somaphunga,
Nonkokhel’abantu bahlatshwe njenge zinkomo!