USandile Mthethwa,umdlali webhola.
UNtshiphi ka Shangane Mthethwa
Nina abakaSongobese wamakhanda inkomo yanganene,izothengana nayiphi na enenekazi?Izothengana noMbangambi woVuma eMashobeni.UNkomo zabantu zinenkelenkele zikhungela izingobe emashobeni!UNdlovu yakoDelwase abayihlabe ngenjongolo bayibangela amanxeba okuluphala!UZulu ladum”eNhlangwini kuBathembu aBathembu bakhweza baya ngoJama ka Mnisi!ISilo saBathethwa leso!Esithombeni nguSandile Mthethwa odlalela uSuthu.Nina beSilo ake sixoxe ngoNtshiphi ka Shangane owayeyiNhlangano ngenkathi esekwaMthethwa,kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi ibutho le Nhlangano laliholwa uNgomane ka Mqombi Mdletshe.UNtshiphi wayeyiqhawe elikhulu lamakhosi oDingiswayo noShaka.Ngenkathi uNtshiphi esekwaMthethwa nguyena neNduna uNgomane ababejutshwe yinkosi uDingiswayo ukuba banakekele uMntwana uShaka bamufundise yonke imininingwane yezizimpi.UMntwana uShaka yena wayeyiSichwe sesibili,kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi iZichwe zokuqala zabulawa zonke ngoba zisolwa ngokudla izinkomo zasoYengweni zenkosi uDingiswayo.Ngenkathi iSilo uShaka selihlanganisa izizwe isikhotheme inkosi uDingiswayo uNtshiphi waba ngelinye lamaqhawe amakhulu eSilo uShaka.Wahlabana kakhulu ngempini yeLembe nenkosi uZwide waze waba ngenye yezinkubela ezalimala kakhulu.Kuthiwa wayelimele impela emenxebanxeba lilincane kakhulu ithemba lokuthi wayengaphila.Kodwa izinyanga zeLembe ezaziholwa nguMqalane wakwaNzuza zamethunga amanxeba zamncindisa naseziDengezini waphila qingqo umfoka Khubazi.Kuthiwa iLembe lamubonga ngokuthi limbeke njengenkosi yakwaMthethwa liphinde limganisele noMntwana uNtikili kodwa wanqaba uNtshiphi wathi ubukhosi bakwaMthethwa akubona obendlu yakwabo kwazise phela uyise uShangane ka Khayi wayeyiKhohlo.ILembe lagcina libeke uMmbiya ka Shangane Mthethwa owayengumfowabo weqhawe uNtshiphi ka Shangane.UMntwana uNtikili wagcina egane uMayanda ka Veyana Mkhwanazi wazala inkosi uSomkhele.Kuthiwa uNtshiphi wayeke abize iLembe ngomfana wakhe.Kuthiwa iLembe lalibahlonipha kakhulu oNgomane noNtshiphi kangangokuthi lalivuma ukuthi uNtshiphi alibize ngomfana walo ize lona laseliyinkosi yamakhosi.Kuthiwa uNtshiphi wayelikhulekela uma ethandile iLembe,uma ethanda alibize ngomfana wakhe.UNtshiphi wakha umuzi wakhe waseSililweni okuthiwa waqambeka ngesezo sokubhonga kwezinkomo esibayeni ngenkathi elimele ezoncinda eziDengezini.UNtshiphi waguqa ngaso isikhathi sokubusa kweLembe kulandela ukudunguzela isikhathi esincane.
