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The Izithakazelo

Version 1
Mntungwa,Mbulaz' omnyama,Nina bakaBhej' eseNgome,Nin' enadl' umuntu nimyenga ngendaba,Nin' enadl' izimf' ezimbili ikhambi laphuma lilinye,Lobengula kaMzilikazi,Mzilikazi kaMashobana,Shobana noGasa kaZikode,Zikode kaMkhatshwa,Okhatshwe ngezind' izinyawo nangezimfushanyana,UMkhatshwa wawoZimangele,UNyama yentini yawoZimangele,Mabaso owabas' entabeni kwadliwa ilanga lishona,BaNtungw' abancwaba,Zindlovu ezibantu,Zindlovu ezimacocombela,Nin' abakwaMawela owawel' iZambezi ngezikhali,Nin' abakwaNkomo zavul' inqaba,Zavul' inqaba ngezimpondo kwelaseNgome zahamba,Nin' enalukudl' umlenze kwaBulawayo,Mantungwa Aluhlaza,Mantungwa Amahle,Bantwana benkosi!
Version 2
Nin' abakwaNtokela,Inkubele abayihlabe ngamanxeba,Abakhule ngezinyawo ezimfishanyana nezimaqhukulwana,Inyang' abathe beth' ifil' uZulu kanti isiyetheswe,Yetheswe ngoNyakana kaMpeyana,UBando abalubande balushiy' uZulu,UNtshwintshwintshwi kaNoyanda noNdaba,UNkone evele ngobus' emdibini,Maqhaw' amakhulu!

Two versions are recorded and neither has been chosen. Where community sources differ on a praise, both readings are kept. A regional form and a transcription slip are indistinguishable to anyone who is not a first-language reader.

Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.

About This Record

Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • Themba, 2026-08-11: IZITHAKAZELO ZAMAZULU, Full Text Corpus, Tranche One
  • Community compilation: iafrika.org
  • Community compilation: zuluring.blogspot.com
  • Community compilation: izithakazelo.blog
  • Community compilation: izithakazeloizibongo.blogspot.com
  • Community compilation: izithakazelo.wordpress.com

Recorded Alongside

  • Khumalo One lineage recorded under two surnames. The same text is recited for both.
  • Bhebhe Also recorded among the amaZulu.
  • Bhembe Also recorded among the amaZulu.
  • Bhengani Also recorded among the amaZulu.
  • Bhengu Also recorded among the amaZulu.
  • Bhuyeni Also recorded among the amaZulu.

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