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Isithakazelo · isiZulu

Ngcobo

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The Izithakazelo

Mapholoba,Nyuswa,Fuze,Mavela,Mafuz' afulele njengefu lemvula,Mashiya amahle ngath' azoshumayela,Dambuza,Mthabathe,Mabhala ngozipho abanye bebhala ngepensela,Malal' efake umunwe endunu,Avuke ekuseni awuncinde akhombe ilanga,Mavulankungu kuvel' ilanga,Sididane,Ngongoma,MaQadi amakhulu Mbili!

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

About This Record

Families Tell This Differently

Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.

Mhlongo and Ngcobo — the finger line

A commenter states that Wen' owalala nomunw' endunu is not a Mhlongo praise at all but belongs to Ngcobo. The line appears in the Ngcobo sequence recorded above. Whether it also legitimately belongs to Mhlongo is disputed by the community itself

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

  • 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.
  • Biyase Also recorded among the amaZulu.

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If Your Family Holds More Of This

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