UBUMQOKA BEZINKOMO ESIZWENI
 SAMAZULU
 VUSUMUZI JOSEPH MTHEMBU
 2009
UBUMQOKA BEZINKOMO ESIZWENI
 SAMAZULU
 NGU-
 VUSUMUZI JOSEPH MTHEMBU
 LO MSEBENZI WETHULWA UKUFEZA
 IZIDINGO ZEQHUZU:
 UBUDOKOTELA BENZULULWAZI
 EMNYANGWENI WESIZULU NAMAGUGU
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 ENYUNIVESITHI YAKWAZULU
 UMALULEKI : USOLWAZI Z.L.M. KHUMALO
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 USUKU
 INDAWO
 : 30 KUMFUMFU 2009
 : KWADLANGEZWA
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 ISIFUNGO
 NGIFUNGA NGIYAGOMELA UKUTIll:
 UBUMQOKA BEZINKOMO ESIZWENI
 SAMAZULU
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 WUMSEBENZI WAMI, IMITHOMBO YONKE YOLWAZI
 EFUNDIWE IVEZWE NGOKUFANELE NOKUTHI LO
 MSEBENZI AWUKAZE UCWANINGWE UNIKEZWE
 ESINYE ISIKHUNGO SEMFUNDO EPHAKEME
 N ENHLOSO Y KUZUZA IZIQU.
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 (i)
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 UMNIKELO
 La mqulu ngiwethula emndenini kaMabizwayingede kaLuhushu
 luza nomoya kaMabhunu. Ngithi ngaphandle kwenu bolvlvelase
 bengingeke ngibe nogqozi lokupequlula amabhuku ngiphuze
 emthonjeni ogobhoza amtoti. Lana ngumsebenzi wenu
 enawenza ningikhulisa, ningifundisa, ningeqhatha
 ningiqwaqwada ikhanda. Ngithi ukwanda kwaliwa umthakathi.
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UKUBONGA
 Ngifisa ukubonga laba abalandelayo:
 USolwazi u-Z.L.M. Khumalo ngesineke sakhe
 angicathulise ngaso kuze kube kuleli zinga. Inhliziyo
 yakhe emnene yokubuyisana emseleni uma sekukhona
 ukunhlanhlatha. Ngithi:
 Mzilik .,azl.
 Mashobane!
 Mntungwa!
 Mbulazi!
 Ukhule uze udle izinyoni zabantwana babantwana bakho
 ngobuqhawe bakho kule ndima yokucijana. Unwele
 olude.
 Ngedlulisa ukuthokoza kwami kuDokotela G.N. Donda
 umngane.wami ngokuvula kwakhe izandla ngaso sonke
 isikhathi uma ngingqongqoza emnyango. Ngithi:
 Ngonyama!
 Ngibonga kakhulu kubangane bami bonke
 ngokungiqinisa idolo bengifisela okumhlophe kodwa
 ngalo msebenzi. Ngithi:
 Ningabangane isibili!
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 Ngibonga kumkami uNomvula ngokungesekela ngaso
 sonke isikhathi, abantwana bami uKwazi, Nhlakanipho,
 Sinenhlanhla, uNomfundo kanye nensizwa endala
 uYamkela Okuhle. Ngithi:
 Ngiyabonga kakhulu!
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 IQOQA
 Lolu cwaningo luveza ubumqoka bezinkomo esizweni samaZulu. Ukukbonzwa
 kwazo kuvezwa kungaba yisisusa sempi. Inkomo ivezwa ingumgogodla wempilo
 yoMzulu. Amabanga okukbula kwayo, ukunakekelwa, ukudla okuvela kuyo
 okungamasi kanye nenyama bese kuba yimvunulo eyakhiwa ngesikbumba sayo.
 Inkomo ivezwa ingurnxhumanisi wabaphansi nabaphezulu. Ukumisa, izitho imibala
 nobuciko bomlomo kuvela kunonophalisa ulimi IwesiZulu.
 Esahlukweni sokuqala kuvezwa inhloso yalolu cwaningo. Inkomo ibekwa endaweni
 yayo eyifanele ngenxa yokuthinteka kwayo ezinhlakeni eziningi emindenini
 nasezintweni ezithinta amaZulu. Kuvela ukuthi lolu cwaningo luzoba umthombo
 wolwazi ojulile lapho abafundi bolimi IwesiZulu abazophuza kbona. Luzovuselela
 uthando lwenkomo kanye nokunakekelwa kwayo kuwo wonke amazinga. Kuso lesi
 sahluko kuvezwa izizathu ezenza kucwaningwe lubuye luhlabe luhlakaze ukuphathwa
 kabi kwezinkomo ngoba kuholela ebubheni. Ucwaningo lubuye luveze inkinga
 yokuthi alukbo ucwaningo oluqondene nenkomo yodwa kodwa osekwacwaningwa
 kufaka nenye imfuyo. Lesi sahluko sibuye sinikeze nencazelo yamagama
 asetshenziswe ocwaningweni kanye nendlela ucwaningo oluzoqhutshwa ngayo.
 Esahlukweni sesibili kuvezwa amabanga okukhula, ukunakekelwa, ukudla kanye
 nemvunulo. Emabangeni okukbula kwenkomo kuthintwa umvemve, inkonyane,
 ithole, iguqa, inkomo esikhulile, inkomazi nenkunzi. Ukunakekelwa kwazo kuzo
 zonke lezi zigaba kuyavezwa. Kubuye kuvezwe nokuhlonishwa kwezinkomo kanye
 nesibaya ezihlala kuso ngoba siyithempeli lomndeni. Kuvezwe ukudla okuthandwa
 ngamaZulu kakbulu okuyinyama, ubisi kanye namasi. Ukuhlonishwa nokudliwa
 kwakbo kuveziwe. Kuso lesi sahluko kuvezwe imvunulo evela kuso isikbumba
 senkomo okungeyezingane, eyomame engumnenezo, ingcayi, isidwaba nayabesilisa
 okungumutsha. Kuvezwe imvunulo yezingwazi, eyodwendwe, eyaMakbosi,
 eyezangoma namathwasa. Kulesi sahluko kuvezwe ukuthi urnzimba uvikelwa ngaso
 isikbumba senkomo emakbazeni nasekulimaleni. Uvikelwa ngesiphuku, ihawu
 nangezingxabulela. "Kubuye kwathintwa imvunulo yesimanje kanye nezinhlobo
 ezithile zezinkomo.
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 Esahlukweni sesithathu kuvezwe izinkomo kanye nokuthinta amasiko amazulu.
 Kuvezwe izinkomo eziqondene nokulobola nokubonwa kwezamabheka. Kuvezwe
 ukuhlanzwa komuzi ngemuva kokwedlulela komunye kwelamathongo. Ukukhumula
 komame inzilo kuveziwe. Kuvezwe okwenziwayo uma kukhotheme iNkosi,
 ukubuyiswa kanye nehlambo layo. Kubuye kwavezwa imisebenzi yokushweleza
 nokubonga izinyandezulu, ukubikela abangasekho kanye nokuhlaba inkomo.
 Kuvezwe okwenziwayo uma kuhlatshwa inkomo. Kuvezwe imikhosi ermmngr
 eyenziwa isizwe samaZulu lapho kuhlatshwa khona inkomo. Le Mikhosi ukunyathela
 uselwa, ukubekwa kweNkosi, uMkhosi Womhlanga, ukutshalwa kweNkosi noMkhosi
 weLembe. Kuvezwe nombiko oye uvezwe inkunzi uma ibuya zingakabuyi ezinye
 izothi bunyalala esibayeni okuye kubike into embi ezovelela uSokhaya. Kuvezwe
 nokuthi izinkomo zabiwa kanjani uma uSokhaya esedlulele kwelabaphansi. Kubuye
 kwavezwa inkomo iyinhlawulo ekhishwayo uma kushwelezwa, kuthelelwana amanzi
 noma kugezwana ngemuva komonakalo noma idliwa uma kukhona olahlwe icala
 noma kuthengwa ingane. Inkomo ivezwe njengengezamagceke uma kukhona owone
 ingane yomuntu.
 Inkomo ivezwe kuyiyona ehlatshwayo uma kukhuliswa umfana. Kuso lesi sahluko
 inkomo ivezwe kuyinyama esihuqwe ngezinsizi yabhilwa yinyanga yempi bese
 imfimfithwa ngamabutho uma ezophuma aye empini. Le nyama kusuke
 kungeyenkunzi emnyama ebulawa ngezandla. Izinkomo zibuye zavezwa njengesipho
 iNkosi exoshisa ngaso amabutho ahlabene empini kanye nesilwane okwenziwa ngaso
 imihlabelo. Inyama yenkomo yabaphansi, eyenhioko, eyokuncamisa,
 umbeka,udondolo, umqholiso, imbeleko, umthothongo, umphako, isihiangu, imvala
 kanye nomemulo kukhanyisiwe.
 Esahlukweni sesine kuvezwe ukumisa, izitho nemibala yezinkomo. Konke Iokhu ?
 kuvezwe kucebisa ulimi IwesiZulu ngoba ngokubakhona kwakho kuvele amagama
 amaningi. Lokhu kwenza kubekhona ukucikoza ngolimi kugcine kubenzima kumuntu
 ongalwazi ulimi ukuqonda okukhulunywa ngakho.
 Esahlukweni sesihlanu kuvezwe ukuthinteka kwenkomo olimini IwesiZulu. Kuvezwe
 izisho ezithinta inkomo, izaga ezithinta inkomo, izaga ezikhuzwayo noma ezihaywayo
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 ezithinta inkomo, izinkondlo ezithinta inkomo, imilolozelo ethinta inkomo, izilandelo
 ezithinta inkomo kanye nezithakazelo ezithinta inkomo. Kuvezwe ukuthi izinkondlo
 ezibhalwe ngababhali abehlukene. zinamanembe enkomo. Kubuye kwavezwa
 namahubo athinta izinkomo. Ukuthinteka kwezinkomo ezibongweni zaMakhosi,
 zamaqhawe kanye nezomasikande kuthintiwe. Izinkomo zitholakale zit!Jintekafuthi
 ezinganekwaneni kanye nakuziphicaphicwana.
 Esahlukweni sesithupha okuyisahluko sokugcina kuhlaziywe ucwaningo, kwethulwa
 izincomo kwasekuphethwa.
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 OKUQUKETHWE
 ISAHLUKO SOKUQAIA
 1.0 ISETHULO SOCWANINGO 1
 1.1 Isingeniso - 1
 1.2 Inhloso yocwaningo 3
 1.3 Isizathu esenza kucwaningwe 6
 1.4 Ukuveza inkinga 8
 1.5 Incazelo yamagama 8
 1.5.1 Izinkomo 8
 1.5.2 Isizwe 9
 1.5.3 Ama'Zulu 10
 1.6 Indlela yokuqhuba ucwaningo 10
 ISAHLUKO SESffiILI
 2.0 AMABANGA OKUKHULA, UKUNAKEKELA, UKUDIA 12
 KANYE NEMVUNULO
 2.1 lsingeniso 12
 2.2 Amabanga okukhula kwenkomo 13
 2.2.1 Umvemve 13
 2.2.2 lnkonyane 13 ?
 2.2.3 Ithole 14
 2.2.4 Iguqa 14
 2.3 Ukunakekelwa kwenkomo 15
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 2.3.1 Ukunakekelwa komvemve 16
 2.3.2 Ukunakekelwa kwenkonyane 17
 2.3.3 Ukunakekelwa kwamathole 20
 2.3.4 Ukunakekelwa kweguqa .21
 2.35 Ukunakekelwa kwenkomazi 21
 2.3.6 Ukunakekelwa kwenkunzi 24
 2.3.7 Ukublonishwa kwezinkomo 34
 2.4 Ukudla 39
 2.4.1 Inyama 39
 2.4.2 Ubisi 43
 2.4.3 Amasi 47
 25 Imvunulo 61
 2.5.1 Imvunulo yezingane 62
 2.5.2 Imvunulo yomame 62
 2.5.2.1 Umnenezo 62
 2.5.2.2 Ingcayi 63
 2.5 .2.3 Isidwaba 63
 2.5.3 Imvunulo yabesilisa 65
 2.5.3.1 Umutsha 65
 2.5.3.2 Imvunulo yezingwazi 67
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 2.5.3.3 Imvunulo yodwendwe 70
 2.5.3.4 Imvunulo yaMakhosi 71
 2.5.35 Imvunulo yezangoma namathwasa 73
 2.6 Ukuzivikela emakhazeni nasekulimaleni 73
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 2.6.1 Isiphuku 73
 2.6.2 Ihawu 75
 2.63 Izingxabulela 78
 2.6.4 Imvunulo yesimanje .81
 2.6.5 Izinhlobo ezithile zezinkomo 81
 ISAHLUKO SESITHATHU
 3.0 IZINKOMO KANYE NOKUTHINTA AMAZULU 85
 3.1 Isingeniso 85
 3.2 Eziqondene nokulobola 87
 3.2.1 Ukulobola 90
 3.2.2 Ukubonwa kwezamabheka 92
 3.3 Ukuhlanzwa komuzi 94
 3.3.1 Ukukhumula komame 97
 3.3.2 Ukukhothama kweNkosi 98
 33.2.1 Ukubuyiswa kweNkosi 99
 33.2.2 IhIambo leNkosi 100
 3.4 Imisebenzi yokushweleza nokubonga izinyandezulu 101
 3.4.1 Ukubikela abangasekho 102
 3.4.2 Ukuhlaba inkomo 104
 3.4.3 Ukunyathelisa uselwa 107
 3.4.4 Ukubekwa kweNkosi 111
 3.45 UMkhosi Womhlanga 113
 3.4.6 Ukutshalwa kweNkosi 117
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3.4.7 UMkhosi weLembe
 3.4.8 Umbiko ngenkunzi
 3.4.9 Ukwabiwa kwezinkomo
 3.4.10 Inkomo njengenhlawulo
 3.4.10.1 Ukuthenga ingane
 3.4.10.2 Ukugeza umuzi
 3.4.11 Ukukhuliswa komfana
 3.4.12 Ukulungiselelwa nokugoma amabutho aya empini
 3.4.13 lnkunzi ebulawa ngezandla
 3.4.14 Ukuxoshisa amabutho ahlabene empini
 3.5 lmihlatshelo
 3.5.1 Inyama yenkomo yabaphansi
 3.5.2 Inkomo yenhloko
 3.5.3 Inkomo yokuncamisa
 3.5.4 Umbeka
 3.5.5 Inkomo yodondolo
 3.5.6 Umqholiso
 3.5.7 Imbeleko
 3.5.8 Umthothongo
 3.5.9 Umphako
 3.5.10 Isihlangu
 3.5.11 Imvala
 3.5.12 Umemulo
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 ISAHLUKO SESINE
 4.0 UKUMISA. IZITHO NEMIBAIA YEZINKOMO 167
 4.1 Isingeniso 167
 4.2 Ukumisa 167
 4.3 Imibala yezinkomo 176
 4.4 Izitho zenyama yenkomo 184
 4.4.1 Izitho zangaphandle 188
 4.4.2 Izitho zangaphakathi 193
 ISAHLUKO SESIHLANU
 5.0 UKUTHINTEKA KWEZINKOMO OLIMINI LWESIZULU 200
 5.1 Isingeniso
 5.2 Izisho
 5.2.1 Izisho ezithinta inkomo
 5.3 Izaga ezithinta inkomo
 5.3.1 Izaga ezikhuzwayo noma ezihaywayo
 5.4 Izinkondlo ezithinta izinkomo
 5.4.1 Izinkondlo zomdabu
 5.4.1.1 Umlolozelo othinta inkomo
 5.4.1.2 Isilandelo esithinta inkomo
 5.4.1.3 Izithakazelo
 5.4.2 Izinkondlo ezibhalwe ngababhali abehlukene
 5.5 Amahubo athinta izinkomo
 5.6 Izibongo zaMakhosi ezithinta izinkomo
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 5.6.1 EzeNkosi uDingiswayo 269
 5.6.2 EzeNkosi uShaka 270
 5.6.3 EzeNkosi uDingane 272
 5.6.4 EzeNkosiu~pande 274
 5.6.5 EzeNkosi uCetshwayo 277
 5.6.6 EzeNkosi uDinuzulu 280
 5.6.7 EzeNkosi uZwelithini (iSilo esibusayo) 282
 5.6.8 UNozishada ~aqhoboza 290
 5.6.9 UNdlela kaSompisi 291
 5.6.10 Ukuthinteka kwenkomo ezibongweni zamakhosi akwaBiyela 291
 5.6.11 Ezikamaskandi 294
 5.7 Izinganekwane ezinamanembe ezinkomo 295
 5.7.1 Inganekwane yebhubesi nenkawu 296
 5.7.2 Umfana uQogo namazimuzimu 297
 5.7.3 ~peza negwababa" 299
 5.8 Iziphicaphicwana ezinamanembe enkorno 299
 ISAHLUKO SESITHUPHA
 6.0 ISlHLAZIYO, IZINCOMO NESIPHETHO
 6.1 Ukuhlaziywa kocwaningo
 6.2 Izincomo
 6.3 Isiphetho
 lMITHOJ\ffiO YOLWAZI
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 ISAHLUK() SOKUQALA
 1.0 lSETHULO SOCWANINGO
 1.1 Isingeniso
 Zintathu izinto indoda engumZulu engazifela. Yizwe, abafazi kanye nezinkomo. Impi
 yaseSandlwana yaqhathwa wukuthi amaNgisi ayefuna ukuba iNkosi uCetshwayo
 ahlawule ngezinkomo ezingamakhulu ayisithupha ngoba ephule umyalelo wawo. Usuke
 usumthinte kwamancane futhi umphathe elunda umZulu uma uke wathinta igama elithi
 izinkomo. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi kulesi sizwe, zithathwa njengomgogodla wempilo.
 Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho kukhulunywa ngabantu bakwaZulu akuze kungayekwa
 ukuba kukhulunywe ngezinkomo. Lokhu kufakazelwa uNyembezi, (1978:12) uma ethi:
 Okokuqala inkomo yayiveza ukudla ngezindlela
 ezimbili. Kwakusengwa ubisi kwethiwe amagula
 kwenziwe amasi. Amasi ayengukudla okukhulu
 kwabantu bakwaZulu. Ngaphandle kwamasi
 inkomo ibihlatshwa ngezikhathi ezithile abantu
 badle inyama.
 UMnurnzane onobhisi elakhe aliweli phansi. Uyahlonishwa. UNyembezi, (1978:12),
 uhluba udlubu ekhasini uma egcizelela lokhu ethi:
 Umnurnzane ngempela ubebonakala ngesibaya.
 Naye irnpela ubevuka ngesokusa ake ayovela
 esibayeni sakhe ayibuke imfuyo yakhe ibhekise
 izimpondo phezulu esibhakabhakeni ilokhu
 ihlwabula yetshisa. Enhliziyweni kwakuye kuthi
 cosololo lapho ekubona lokho. Yiyo irnfuyo yakhe
 eyabe imnika isithunzi endaweni yakubo.
 1.0 mnurnzane uyazi ukuthi iso lornfuyi lenza ukuba imfuyo yakhe inonophale.
 Ukuyohlola isibaya sakhe kusempondozankorno noma kusempondozamnenke kwenza
 inkunzi yakhe isukume. Isuke imbingelela. Iyabhonga, ayibonge bese ichama.
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 Ngale kokuthi ingukudla futhi ibuye ikhiqize ukudla, ibuye isetshenziswe ihlatshwe uma
 kukhona okuthize okufanele kwaziswe abaphansi. VMsimang, (1975:19) uthi:
 Vma kunemisebenzi emikhulu eyenziwayo
 njengokukhuliswa kwabantwana, imikhosi
 yokuganana, ukusuka enxiweni kuyokwakhiwa
 kwelinye nokunye okunjalo kufuneka babikelwe.
 Emisebenzini enohlonze babikelwa ngokuhlaba
 inkomo.
 VDonda, (1997:49) ukubeka kucace ukuthi amaphuphu ezikhova angeke aze avale iqhaza
 elibanjwa yinkomo:
 Nanamhlanje imfuyo isabalulekile. Nonezindodla
 ezingakanani zemali kudingeka ashintshisane
 ngazo ngokuthenga inkomo uma ezogcina
 imisebenzi enjengokulobola, ukuthetha amadlozi
 nokunye.
 Ukukhonzwa kwenkomo kumuntu ongumZulu akukhathalekile noma kungarnusa
 kwagoqanyawo noma qha, inqobo nje uma ezitholile. Yingakho nje uZondi, (1970:13)
 eveza ukuthi iLembe eIeqa amanye ngokukhalipha lalize liyiphake uma lifuna izinkomo:
 Ngifuna ibutho lamakhehla engizolithumela
 esigodini sikaMjojeni wakwaNgcobo engizwa
 kuthiwa ufuye izinco nezincokazi zekhetheleo
 engithanda ukuzisika amahawu ebutho lami elisha
 elizobuthwa eKwindla. 1.0 mfo ivaka elikhulu,
 ngakhoke leli butho lilungile. Ngifuna izinsizwa
 ezine ezizohamba nalo. Wena Dingane uyokuma
 ophonseni lesokuphonsa, uMhlangana arne
 kwelokukhohlwa, bese uJeqe noMbopha berne
 esifubeni sayo. lzinkomo lezo ngizifuna lapha.
 Impi niyoyikhipha kusasa. Ntambama iyochelwa
 isanusi sami esikhulu.
 Yize uZondi, (1970:13) esebenzisa igama eIithi "uphonsa", kuyaziwa ukuthi impi
 yakwazulu yayinezirnpondo kanye nesifuba. Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi lezo zimpondo
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 okukhulunywa ngazo ezenkomo. Vkuhlabana kwempi kungathekiswa nokugwaza
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 kovava lwenkunzi, kuthi umnikazi waleyo egwaziwe athole isixhanti. Kukhona ingoma
 ehaywa uZulu ekhuluma ngezinkomo lapho efunga egomela khona
 ukuthi akukho ongazidla uma ethi:
 Mlando wezinkomo
 Inkonyane kaNdaba,
 Ngeke azidl'ezamandl'ethu
 Kush' aboSuthu.
 Leli hubo lisivezela iviyo eseliphakiwe eliveva njengemivi. Lifunga liyagomela ukuthi
 izinkomo zeNkosi yabo ngeke zidliwe ngabafokazana. Bamisa iNkosi isibindi ayihlale
 ichitheke inyongo ngoba umlando wokuba nezinkomo kweNkosi awuzukunqamuka.
 lbutho lizosebenzisa amandla alo empini eyoshiya umlando ongenakucishwa oyophila
 ingolokodela yeminyaka ngoba uyoxoxwa imihla, ngemihla umnyama nonyezi kuze
 kugcagce indulo nephakade.
 1.2 Inhloso yocwaningo
 Lolu cwaningo luhlose ukuveza ukuxhumanisa kwenkomo abakwelimagade ahlabayo,
 amathongo kanye noMlenzemunye kumbe uMavelakuqala. Lapha sizwa uKrige,
 (1977:293) ehlaWaindlela inkomo ekhethelwa umsebenzi enikelwa ngayo emathongweni
 ukuze kube yiwo ayobikela uSakhayedwa uma ethi:
 When the officiator has called upon all his
 ancestors and sung the praises of each one that
 he remembers, he jumps and fights the
 imaginary foe, while the people who are
 present and watching the proceedings from
 outside the cattle kraal, praise him aloud.
 Next he reports to the ancestors what beast he
 is giving to them.
 Ukuba 10 MWonishwa asho izibongo zeziqonga zomndeni esezalala bese edlala akuyona
 into yokuthathwa kancane. Kumele kuqashelisiswe kwalokho nje ukuthi Iowa mnikelo
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 wenzelwe esibayeni esiyithempeIi lesintu. Ukugiya kuhambisana nenjabulo,
 ukugabadela nokunqoba. Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi ngale nkomo izitha, izifo namashwa
 kunqotshiwe. Kuhloswe ukuba inkomo ibekwe endaweni yayo eyifanele uma
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 iqhathaniswa nenye imfuyo ngenxa yokuthinteka kwayo ezinhlakeni eziningi emindenini
 nasezintweni ezithinta amazulu. UNtuli, (1986:105) ukuhlonza kahle lokhu uma ethi:
 Akekho umnumzana oke avuke ekuseni
 ayokuma esangweni lesibaya sezimbongolo
 zakhe azibuke ukuthi ziyaphila zonke na.
 Cha, lokho kuyilungelo lezinkomo...
 Kuhloswe ukuthi abafundi nabacwaningi bolimi lwesiZulu babe nomunye wemithombo
 ojulile okuzothi uma bephuza kuwo bathole ulwazi olumaqondana nezinkomo. Lokhu
 kuzocacisa kwabaningi abangayazi inkomo ethi mo! Kwazise phela nokuthi ngisho
 amaphuphu ezikhova aye abizwe ngezinkomo uma kulotsholwa. Abanye bazi ukuthi
 inkomo umuntu ongalikhabi ibhola likanobhutshuzwayo ngokufanele. Lowo mqondo
 uvezwa ukufana kwamagama kodwa kusuke kungabhekisiwe enkomeni enezimpondo
 loIn cwaningo olubhekiswe kuyo.
 "Lolu cwaningo luhlose ukuvuselela uthando Iwenkomo esizweni kanye nokuthi kumelwe
 inakekelwe. Luzokwenza ivuso lokuthi inkomo ithi ayibe yikho konke esizweni
 samaZulu. Lolu thando baluveza kahle oMaphumulo noThwala, (1989:31) uma behaya
 izibongo zenkunzi kanjena:
 USigubudu sinengwenya
 Ubafazi baseNtindi,
 Nibabi ngokufak'izinethi.
 Ngoba ukuba niyakhehla,
 Ngabe ngiyalithola iqatha.
 Lezi zibongo zembula imfihlakaIo yobumbongi bale ndoda efuye Ie nkunzi.
 Iyingathekisa nesiziba esinzonzo nesinzonzobele saseSigubudu. Sinjalonje sinengwenya.
 Ingwenya iyamudla umuntu. Le mbongi iveza ukushabalala kwesiko uma abafazi
 sebengasakhehli izinhloko kepha sebelungisa izinwele zibe ngamashoba bese befaka
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 umtshogo ofakwa inethi ngaphezulu. Le ndoda ize ikhihle isililo ukuthi nezingoduso
 azisakhehlwa uknze phela kudliwe inyama. Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi izinkomo
 seziwumhlobiso nje uma amadoda engasaliboni inxeba.
 Izibongo-ke ziyinkondlo ephethuka ezizibeni zobuchopho. Lezi zifnqwa wuthando lwale
 nkunzi uma igcakela, ibhonga, ihlaba usentu izivivinyela usuku oluyisithutha
 lokubhekana nezimvamva zakweminye imizi.
 Kunamagama esawakopolota eseyosithela emankankeni engwenya. Urna kungekho
 lucwaningo olunzuln ngamagama athinta inkomo kwalana akhona angagcina
 esenyamalele ashabalala ingunaphakade. Kunamagama asethathelwe kwezinye izilimi
 njengalana:
 Ibhuleyimane
 Ibhastela
 Isiteliyane
 Kubalulekile-ke nkugcina amagama esinawo ukuze izizukulwane ezizayo ziwafice
 eqoqiwe alondolozwa kahle. Amabizoqoqa anjengobhisi, uchibidolo, umhlambi,
 umtshezi, indlu ivaliwe, inyoni kayiphumuli kumele agcinwe. Imibala yezinkomo
 nokumisa kwazo akumele kulahliswe okwenyongo yenyathi. Abangadumi opotiyane
 uma kusetshenziswa izaga, izisho, iziphicwaphicwano, izinkondlo kanye namanembe
 okusetshenziswa kwezinkomo kuleyo minxa. Kulihlazo kanye nechilo lokulahlwa uma
 umuntu engumZulu kodwa afane nomuntu ocinga inalithi ebumnyameni uma
 kusetshenziswa amagama esiZulu.
 Ake silungnze nazi ezinye izaga ezithinta inkomo ezicebise zanonisa ulimi IwesiZulu:
 )- Ikhotha eyikhothayo, ikhaba eyikhabayo.
 )- Eyokufika ziyayibovula.
 )- Inkonyane ikhethwa kusakhanya.
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 );> Inkonyane yethuka isisinga.
 );> Yawuchitha umuthi inkonyane.
 );> Inkomo ehambayo kayiqedi tshani.
 );> Enethunga ayisengelwa phansi.
 );> Seknyinkomo enombala.
 );> Inknnzi isematholeni.
 );> Iwe ngophondo.
 Oknnye futhi oknphawulekayo wuknthi uZulu unamagama ayo yonke imibala
 yezinkomo. Phela uzahlukanisa ngayo imibala yazoo Kanti futhi noknmisa
 kwezimpondo knchazwa ngamagama akho. Konke knsafakaza khona uknthi inhliziyo
 yakhe uyibeke enkomeni uZulu.
 1.3 Isizathu esenza kucwaningwe
 Kusiphuphisa izipoki nemingcwi uknbona izinkomo ziphethwe madlakadlaka. Izinkomo
 ziswele abelusi bese zitholaka1a zikhulekiwe, zidle ngentambo njalo, Zidle utshani
 obufanayo njengengongoni. Ezinye ziboshelwa phakathi kwezihlahla zigigeke
 zitholakale sezifile. Inkomo eboshiwe inenkinga ngempela ngoba kudingeka ukuba
 inknnzi igqabule ukuze iyokhwela. Inkomazi inknnzi iyizwa ngephunga. Njengoba
 ziboshiwe nje zigcina sezikhotha uthuli ngoba utshani busuke sebuphelile. Ayiphathwa 
ke eyoknshintshwa kanye noknnganikwa kwazo amanzi. Uma zike zakhululwa ziya
 zigijima emanzini seknlenga izilimi ngenxa yokoma. Urna zingakhululekanga njalo
 knyoze kome itwani. Ezinye zificwa sezigigwe yintambo zaze zafa ngenxa yokweswela
 abelusi.
 Uye uthole izinkomo zimahlikilili imikhaza ikakhulukazi ehlobo uma utshani buluhlaza,
 knngekho oyinakekelayo ize iphethuke izimpethu ingadishwa ize ibe lugodo nje olubalwa
 izimbambo. Kwamalanda adla amakhizane aseyindlala nje. Impela uknhlupheka knzwa
 oknnye.
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 Inkomo kufanele ithandwe ngoba ingumondli wezintandane nomfezi maphupho amaningi
 esiNtu.
 Omunye umdIandla wokwenza loin cwaningo wenziwe ukubona isihluku esenziwa
 ezinkomeni. Kukhona izinkabi ezilima zize zibuye sebebade. Uma zithi ziqaIa ukudla
 zibuye ziboshelwe ziyolima uma lithambama, zize zibuye uma selizilahla kunina noma
 sekuhwalele. Kuyacasula ukubona abafana bekhuza isimbambamba bebhaxabula
 izinkomo kumbe bezigijimisa ngoba bejahe ukufeza izifiso zabo. Kwesinye isikhathi
 ubona ngothuli lubheke phezulu, uze ucabange ukuthi kuza imoto emgwaqweni webhuqu
 kanti akunjaIo, abafana bagijimisa izinkomo. UMsimang, (1975:41) uyaphawula ngalo
 mkhuba wokuphathwa kabi kwezinkomo okufanele ziphathwe kahIe:
 UZulu ubezithanda futhi ezinakekela
 izinkomo. Umuntu ongazinakekeli izinkomo
 bekuba sengathi nazo ziyambona. Bezimala
 isimanga, zibutukise okwezimpukane.
 NamhIanje kusenjalo. Abamnumzane
 nezinsizwa bezimkhankatha kabi umfana
 oxosha, agijimise izinkomo. Bekuthiwa
 kasoze abanayo inkomo.
 Lokhu kukhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi kuyinto embi kuZulu ukuphatha kabi inkomo.
 Ukubona ukudlondlobala kwezinga lobubha kuZulu elingavaleka uma kukhona izinkomo
 yikho okwenza ukuthi umuntu ashe amashushu ngokwenza lolu cwaningo. Uma umuntu
 enenkomo unezidingo eziningi ezifezekayo. Izinkomo ziyaboshelwa, zilime amasirnu,
 kudliwe ekhaya. Zibuye zisengwe kudliwe amasi futhi zihlatshwe kudliwe inyama.
 lzikhumba zazo ziyizambatho nemvunulo. Lokhu kwenza umehluko omkhulu phakathi
 komuntu onenkomo nongenayo. UZulu uma ebona lobu bumqoka benkomo empilweni
 yomuntu uze abe nomkhuba wokusiselana. Lokhu kuvala ububha obukhona kweminye
 imizi ngoba ukuba nezinkomo kuyalixosha ikati eziko lapho kukwangcede omhlophe
 khona.
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 Ukuphela kobuntu kuZulu okuholela ekubopheni inja nogodo, kwenza ukuthi umuntu
 abe nevuso lokuthi akucwaningwe ngalolu daba ukuze kuvuselelwe lokhu okuwusiko 
mpilo lukaZulu lokunakekelana. Lokhu akwenziwa kowakwenu kuphela noma
 owobuzwe bakho kodwa noma kubani ngisho nasezihambini. Lokhu kuvezwa kangcono
 uKrige, (1977:43) maqondana nokuphathwa kwezihambi ezakhelwa ngisho izindlu zazo
 emanxulumeni:
 The right hand side of the entrance is the part,
 then, where the young men's huts are to be
 found, where visitors are housed, and where
 king's messengers stay.
 lntshisekelo idalwe ukubona ondingasithebeni abadla imbuya ngothi noma benezindodla
 zemali emabhange kodwa ngenxa yokuthi inamankonyane amancane inqubekela 
phambili ingabonakali. Kuliqiniso ukuthi inkomo izala inkomo kodwa ungaqhotha uze
 ufike kwaMtshekula uma isizumbulu osifihle ebhange singazala esiIingana naso
 ngonyaka. Lokhu-ke kuzokwenza ukuthi umuntu ongenayo inkomo kodwa acabange
 kabili uma esenolwazi oluzoqukathwa yiIolu cwaningo.
 1.4 Ukuveza inkinga
 Emisebenzini eshicilelwe nasemitatsheni yolwazi ekhona, ubumqoka bezinkomo
 esizweni samazulu buthiwe halamuzi. Awukho umsebenzi obhekene nezinkomo ngqo:
 Imisebenzi ekhona ibala okuningi okufuyiwe, lokho okufaka nezinkomo phakathi.
 Lokhu kuba yingxaki ngoba kufanele kubhekwe imibhalo eminingi kucotshelelwe kuyo
 kuze kuhlangane indaba ethinta izinkomo. Lolu cwaningo luzogxila ekubhekeni
 ubumqoka bezinkomo nezinto eziphathelene nazo.
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 1.5 Incazelo yamagama ~
 1.5.1 Izinkomo
 Imvelaphi yezinkomo ayicaci kahle emlandweni wakwaZulu. Kunenkolelo ethi
 izinkomo zadalwa ngesikhathi kudalwa zonke izilwane. UGenesise 1:25, uyakubalula
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 ukuthi ngokwenkolo yobuKristu izinkomo zadaleka kanjani laphookufundeka khona
 kanjena:
 UNkulunkulu wazenza izilo zomhlaba ngezinhlobo
 zazo, izinkomo, nezilwanyana zonke
 ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo.
 UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
 Jzwi IeNkosi Iibuye Iikugcizelele okuphathelene nezinkomo uma likhuluma ngendaba
 kaNowa nezilwane owayezifake emkhunjini. KuyabonakaIa ukuthi nazo izinkomo
 njengoba zazidaliwe zingezinye zezilwane ezafakwa emkhunjini. Ngemva kukazamcolo
 ziyabonakaIa izinkomo. UGenesise 8:1 uyakucacisa lokhu lapho kufundeka khona
 kanjena:
 UNkulunkulu wayesekhumbula uNowa, nezilwane zonke,
 nezinkomo zonke ezinaye emkhunjini. UNkulunkulu
 wadlulisela umoya phezu komhlaba, amanzi abohla.
 KukholakaIa ukuthi yizo-ke lezi zinkomo ezichazwa uMbatha, (2006:838) uma ethi:
 Inkomo isilwane esifuywayo esinezirnpondo
 namasondo kanye noboya kanti inyarna
 yaso iyadliwa kubuye kutholakaIe kuso
 nobisi.
 1.5.2 Isizwe
 UNyembezi noNxumaIo, (1966:30) bayavumelana noMbatha, (2006:1345):
 Isizwe abantu abangaphansi noma
 Abaphethwe yinkosi eyodwa.
 Lokhu kucacisa bha ukuthi ama'Zulu ayisizwe ngoba aphethwe iSilo esibusayo manje
 okunguBhejane phum'esiqiwini. Ucwaningo lubhekiswe kulesi sizwe.
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 1.5.3 AmaZulu
 Laba ngabantu besizwe samaZulu. ArnaZulu njengabantu abamnyama, kukholakala
 ukuthi adalwa uMvelingqangi okunguyena onamandla okudala. UFuze, (1979:1)
 uyakufakazela lokhu:
 Black people originally came from the north.
 When we make a close enquiry as to where this
 north may be, they point an upward direction;
 but because no written records were left by those
 who came before us, all they can do is to point
 in that northerly direction upward of the country.
 Ngemva kokuba il.ernbe e1eq'amany'amalembe ngokukhalipha selinqobe izizwe, isizwe
 salo ngemva kwalokho esasesingaphansi kwalo sasizibiza ngokuthi amaZulu. Empeleni
 iLembe eleqa amanye Iidabuka kubeNguni. Lokhu kufakazelwa uTyreIl, (1968:111):
 The Zulus were originally one of many petty
 clans scattered throughout Zululand. In the
 early nineteenth century they rose to power,
 subdued their neighbours and imprinted their
 clan name upon all the tribes which today
 occupy Zululand and Natal.
 1.6 Indlela yokuqbuba ucwaningo
 Kuzosetshenziswa irnithombo yolwazi egcinwe ezizindeni ezinhlobonhlobo zemitapo
 yolwazi. Kuzohanjelwa nezizinda zamagugu kaZulu kucotshelelwe ulwazi olubhaliwe
 noluqoshiwe oluthinta izinkomo. Lolu Iwazi luzofakwa esampontshini luhlahlelwe bese
 luba yingxenye yalolu cwaningo.
 Kuzofakwana imilomo nongoti emazingeni ahIukene kutholakale uvo lwabo maqondana
 nanoma yini ephathelene nezinkomo. Lokhu kuyobe kungukucobelela ulwazi olunzulu
 nokuphathelene nenkomo
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 Kuzokwakhiwa izinhIelo zokuhambela abamnurnzane abanobhisi, abanezibalwayo nje
 kanye nabangenayo ngisho eyokubika ukuze kutholakale izimvo ezehlukene ezizokwenza
 ucwaningo lucebe.
 Kuzohanjelwa imicimbi eminingi ephathelene nabaphansi ukuze kutholakale ulwazi
 olunzulu maqondana neqhaza elibanjwe yinkomo nezinto zonke eziphathelene nayo.
 Eminye yemicimbi ezohanjelwa yilena:
 ? imigcagco
 ? imingcwabo
 ? amahlambo
 ? eyokukhulisa izingane
 ? imemulo
 ? imincamo
 Kule micimbi kuzobe kubukwa okuqhubekayo, kuphindwe kufakanwe imilomo
 nabanikazi bayo kanye nezimenywa.
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 ISAHLUKO SESffiILI
 2.0 AMABANGAOKUKHULA, UKUNAKEKELWA.UKUDLA~E
 NEl\1VUNULO
 2.1 Isingeniso
 Inkomo njengesiIwane esiphiIayo, iyakhuIa yedIuIe ezigabeni eziningi ezahIukene
 zokuyinakekeIa. Ithi injalo nje ibuye ibe ukudIa kanti isikhumba sayo siyisambatho
 kanye nemvunuIo.
 UMnumuzane uvuka ekuseni aphikeIeIe esibayeni ayoIubuka nje uchibidoIo Iwakhe.
 Kulapho-ke akwazi ukubaIuIa khona enokuthize njengexhugayo kanye naleyo
 enezimpethu ngenxa yesilonda. Ukhipha izwi ngokushesha Iokuthi kufaneIe
 zeIashwe ezingaphiliIe. Noma ngabe ziphila kahIe zonke kodwa kuyaziwa ukuthi iso
 nje Iomfuyi Ienza ukuba imfuyo yakhe inonophaIe. UKubheka, (1978:182) uthi:
 Wafike wema othangweni Iwesibaya wazibuka
 izinkomo zakhe. NgaphandIe kokubuka ubuhIe bazo
 wayefuna ukuzenelisa ukuthi zipheIele yini.
 WazithoIa zipheIeIe wazibuka uGumede izinkomo
 zakhe. Wazibuka. Ngenxa yokuthi kwase kusile zase
 zilokhu ziya zivuka ngaziinye zizelula, bese zima nje.
 Inkomo inakekeIwa ngisho ingakazalwa. Inkomazi emithi iphathwa kahIe ngoba
 kufaneIe kube nesiqiniseko sokuthi ayiphunzi ngoba lokho kungaba nomphumela
 omubi ekwandeni kwesibaya soMnumzane esizweni samaZuIu. Uma ibonakaIa
 ukuthi isifuna ukuzaIa, ize ikhishwe ngisho esibayeni ngoba mhlawumbe umvemve ?
 wayo ungaze ungenwe amakhaza uma umquba umanzi. Kwesinye isikhathi
 ingakhisheIwa ngaphandle kwesibaya ukuze umvemve wayo ungathoIi
 ukucindezeIwa ezinye izinkomo ulimale noma ufe.
 UkunakekeIwa kwenkomo emabangeni okukhuIa kwayo kuyenza ukuthi ikhuIe kahle
 igcwele, kuthi uma ihIatshwa, kutholakale ukuthi inonile kwesaswe. Inkomo
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 enganakekelwanga kahle ekukhuleni kwayo, kwesinye isikhathi iba nesikhumba
 esibi. Umuntu uyaziqhenya uma ephethe ihawu elinoboya obugcwele
 obungaqothukanga. Isiphuku esinemibhalo yemishiza, eyezitswebhu, izihlilingi
 kanye nezagila asisihle futhi asishukeki kahle ngoba kwesatshwa ukuthi singase
 sidabuke uma sishukwa ngenxa yezimbobo. Ngokunjalo nebheshu eIinezisihla
 kalilihle. Isikhumba senkomo esihle siyabukeka. Yingakho nje uma inkomo
 iphunzile, umphunzo uhlinzwa kahle ngoba isikhumba sawo sikhipha elikanokusho
 ibheshu, elinoboya obungakaze buphazamiseke futhi sesulekile. 1..okhu
 kungabukeki kwesikhumba kungadalwa ukuklwejwa yizihlahla nokunye uma
 inkomo izidwanguzela nje emadlelweni noma endle.
 2.2 Amabanga okukhula kwenkomo
 2.2.1 Umvemve
 Lesi yisigaba senkomo esencane ezelwe noma esanda kuzalwa. lsuke isesezingeni
 lokuba ukhaba noma ufokothi okuthi uma seluwile inkonyane iqale ukunuka utshani,
 ingabudli, iphile ngokuncela ubisi nje kuphela. Leli gama alikhethi bulili bankomo.
 UMsimang, (1975:40) ukuchaza kangcono lokhu:
 Inkomo encane ezelwe ngakho kodwa
 kuthiwa umvemve. Leli gama a1ehlukanisi
 bulili.
 2.2.2 lnkonyane
 Njengoba lizisho leli gama eliyisinciphiso sebizo lobunye lesigaba sesihlanu, lapha
 kusuke sekuyisigaba lapho isiqala ukudla utshani khona. Kulesi sigaba, inkonyane
 isuke isithanda ukudlala itshakadule, isubathe ngesikhulu isivinini. 1..0 mkhuba
 ivamise ukuwenza noma kungonakele lutho nje kodwa bese iwuqinisa uma ikhethwa
 ifakwa etbombeni ntambama. Kwesinye isikhatbi iye ibashiye abafana igcine
 ingalalanga ethombeni. 1..okhu kugcina kwenze inkomazi eyizalayo ifohlile
 esibayeni yalandela inkonyane. Iyifuna ize iyithole kanti kwesinye isikhathi igcina
 idukile bese ingena kweminye imihlambi. 1..okhu kususa omkhulu umsindo ngoba
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 kubukeka kuwubudedengu babelusi. Kuze kusize uphawu uma isishaywe lona ngoba
 kusheshe kwazeke ukuthi iphuma kwesikabani isibaya.
 Ukuceba kolimi IwesiZulu kugcina kuveze ngisho isisho esikhuluma ngenkonyane
 njengesithi:
 Inkonyane ithuka isisinga.
 Lesi saga sishiwo sibhekiswe kumuntu ongakejwayeli ukwenza into. Uba
 namaphutha uma eyenza ngenxa yokungejwayeli. Inkonyane nayo uma iqala
 ikhulekwa ngesisinga igila imikhuba ngoba isuke ingakaze yenziwe Ie nto.
 Kwesinye isikhathi iyawa iziginqe phansi kabuhlungu, lokho okungaze kuyiholele
 ekuntsinyweni isisinga noma ekuphoqokeni kwethambo, yephuke.
 2.2.3 Ithole
 Lesi yisigaba lapho inkonyane incela kuphume amagwebu ngoba isuke isincela
 mawala, isiqala ukuba namandla. Le ndlela encela ngayo ibizwa ngokuthi
 ukuxhofuza futhi isuke isimandla nasekudleni utshani. Uma uyibheka ngaphezu
 kwamadlebe uye ubone amaqhubu lapho okusuke sekuzophuma khona izimpondo.
 Kukhona nesisho sesiZulu esisuselwa kuleli gama esisuke sibhekiswe kumuntu.
 Lokhu kuveza ngokusobala ukubekwa kwenkomo ezingeni eliphezulu ngoba ithole
 lize lenziwe samuntu uma kuthiwa:
 Inkunzi isematholeni.
 2.2.4 Iguqa
 Lesi sigaba ithole libonakaIa ngokuthi uma lincela lize liguqe ngamanqina
 angaphambili. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi isuke isikhulile, sekufanele ukuthi izenze ibe
 mfushane ukuze ifinyelele kahle emibeleni. Kwesinye isikhathi iguqa alibe
 lisathanda ukwehlukana nobisi Iwenkomazi. Uma kukhona isimo esinjalo, liye
 lifakwe umkhala emakhaIeni ukuze lingakwazi ukuncela, ligcine lidikilile ngoba uma
 lincela, lizwa ubuhlungu noma lihlabe unina. Okulandela lapho-ke kuba ukwephusa
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 ngoba kusuke sekuzophela unyaka inkomazi isimithi futhi isizozala. Ngemva
 kwalokhu-ke inkomo isuke isisesigabeni sokuba yinkomo ekhulile uma
 kungeyenduna isiyijongosi ifundiswe ukuboshelwa kanti uma kungeye~ikazi isuke
 isiwumthantazana isizolandelwa izinkunzi.
 Izibongo zeNkosi uCetshwayo kuNyembezi, (1968:89) zisebenzisa igama leguqa
 uma kuthiwa:
 UMagwaz'eguqile njengethole.
 Lokhn kuhambisana nomyalo kaManembe wakwaGcwensa wokuba uMntwana
 uCetshwayo aguqe phezu kwesihlangu sikaMntwana uMbuyazwe uma impi
 yabaNtwana isibambene. Ukunqoba koSuthu lwehlula iZigqoza kwaba
 wumphumela walokho kuguqa phezu kwesihlangu sikaMntwana uMbuyazwe
 njengethole lincinta.
 2.3 Ukunakekelwa kwenkomo
 Ukunakekelwa kwenkomo kuhambisana nezigaba zokukhula kwayo. Uma
 isengumvemve, inakekelwa ngendlela yayo. Uma igula, inakekelwe ngokwesifo
 sayo esiyiphethe kanti futhi uma izohlatshwa, inakekelwa ngendlela eyehlukile.
 Uma iyinkunzi futhi inendlela yayo enakekelwa ngayo. UMnumzane Biyela, (2007)
 onobhisi ukuveza kangcono lokhu maqondana nokunakekelwa kwezinkomo urna
 ebuzwa, uphendula kanjena:
 Mvelase!
 Inkomo ayimthandi umuntu ongayinakekeli.
 Inkomo ifana nengane encane ezelwe edinga
 ukunakekelwa zikhathi zonke. Uma
 ungayinakekeli iyafa. Kule mihla kunemithi
 eminingi ezitolo elapha izifo ezehlukene
 eziphatha imfuyo. Engingakusho ukuthi
 inkomo inakekelwa mhIa izalwa uze
 uyithengise noma uyihlabe. Umuntu
 ongayinakekeli imfuyo yakhe mina ngimthatha
 njengendoda engaphelele.
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 Kuliqiniso lokhu okushiwo uBiyela ngoba uma utshani buluhlaza kuba nemikhaza
 eminingi. 1? mikhaza uyithola isivele ngesidunu enkomeni imunca igazi. Lokhu
 kubiza ukuthi izinkomo zidishwe bese kuwohloka yonke imikhaza. Uma
 kungenzekanga lokhu inkomo igcina isinezilonda eziphethuka izimpethu okungathi
 uma kuqhubeka igcine ifile.
 2.3.1 Ukunakekelwakomvemve
 Uma kukhona inkomazi okubonakalayo ukuthi inobunzima ekuzaleni, iye
 yelekelelwe abadala ngokuthi baguqule inkonyane esizalweni sikanina, ime kahle
 ukuze ikwazi ukuphuma. Lokhu kwenziwa umuntn onekhono, oye afake isandla
 esibelethweni, aphendule inkonyane esiswini sikanina. Urna ubunzima buqhubeka,
 umvemve uze ukhishwe ngezandla ngoba inkomazi isuke ingakwazi ukuzisiza. Lolu
 sizo luye lutholwe inkomazi ebonwe uma izala ngoba eziningi ziye zicashe uma
 zizozala. Yingakho nje umelusi kufanele kube okhaliphile, okwazi ukubona uma
 inkomo kufanele izale. Umvemve ubuthakathaka. Kufanele kucoshelelwe
 ukubhekwa kwawo ngoba awunawo amandla okuzimela ezikhathini eziningi, udinga
 ukwelekelelwa. Uma umvemve uzelwe, kudinga ukuthi ungalaliswa esibayeni
 nezinkomo kodwa ukhishelwe ngaphandle kanye nonina. Lokhu kuyawuphephisa
 ekulimaleni okungase kuwuvelele.
 Uma tina kufanele ukhethwe ulaliswe endaweni enompheme ngoba kwesinye
 isikhathi ungangenwa amakhaza ufe noma ubhajwe odakeni esibayeni.
 Uma izinkomo ziya ediphini wona uyakhethwa usale ekhaya ngoba ediphini kukhona
 ukucindezelana kwezinkomo, ungaba sengozini. Ullla izinkomo zihamba ibanga
 elide uyakhathala, kudingeka ukuba usizwe uqukulwe, ugonwe noma wetshathwe
 abafana.
 Uma kwenzekile wangenwa amakhaza, uye ufakwe exhibeni uboshwe ngesisinga
 ukuze ufudumale bese udedelwa uma usululeme. Umvemve kuyenzeka ube
 nenkinga yokuncelangenxa yokungabi namandla uma inkomazi inemibele elukhuni
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 noma ubisi luqinile lusengurnthubi. Lapho kuye kudingeke ukuba abafana
 bayisengele phansi inkomazi kuze kwedlule ubisi oluqinile bese uncela kangcono.
 Ngenxa yemikhaza kuyenzeka imibele yenkomo igcine ifile, leyo nkomazi ibizwe
 ngemfambele uma ingasakwazi ukukhipha ubisi. Ukuthanda inkomo komZulu
 kwenza ukuthi umvemve ubanjelwe enye inkomo ezele elihinikazi, unceliswe kuyo
 ukuze uphile ngoba usuke ungakabudli utshani. Lokhu kuba insakavukela ize ikhule
 ngobisi Iwenye inkomo.
 2.3.2 Uknnakekelwa kwenkonyane
 Ukunakekelwa kwenkonyane akufani nokomvemve ngoba yona isuke isikwazi
 ukudla utshani. Uma kwenzeka kuhlasela umbendeni noma umkhonywana odlula
 nonina, ayibi nengxaki enkulu ngoba isuke isikwazi ukuzidlela. Inkonyane yona-ke
 ngenxa yokuthi isingazihambela amabanga amade, isesigabeni sokulahleka idukele
 kweminye imihlambi uma abafana besalibele imikhuba yasekwaluseni. Ishaywa
 uphawu kuleli zinga ezindlebeni noma kweyodwa kodwa kuhambisane nophawu
 Iwasekhaya. Kukhona izinhlobo eziningi zezimpawu. Olunye uphawu lomndeni
 kuba ukusika ingxenyana yokugcina yendlebe yenkonyane yaleso sandIa esikhethwa
 umndeni. Abanye basika indlebe ibukeke njengongwaqa u "v" noma isisila
 senkonjane esihlokweni sayo. Abanye bayayibhoboza ibe nembobo eyindingiliza
 noma iso lesikeyi kanye nezinye. Lokhu kwenza kubelula ukwazi ukuthi lomhlambi
 owakosibanibani ngoba uphawu lomndeni Iwaziwa endaweni.
 Kukhona izaga eziqondene nenkonyane ezithi:
 Yawuchitha umuthi inkonyane.
 Inkonyane ithuka isisinga.
 Inkonyane yeqa lapho kweqe khona unina,
 Umbala ucaca enkonyaneni,
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 Isaga esithi yawuchitha umuthi inkonyane sichaza into eseyonakele engesenakho
 ukuchitshiyelwa noma ukubuyiselwa esimweni ebiyiso ngaphambilini. Kanti esithi
 inkonyane ithuka isisinga sibhekiswa kumuntu ongakazejwayeli izinto ngenxa
 yokuba musha kwakhe kuzo. Lesi esithi inkonyane yeqa Iapho kweqe khona unina
 siveza ufuzo Iwengane efana nonina. Vma owesilisa ephika isisu uye alulekwe
 ngesaga ukuthi umbala ucaca enkonyaneni. Kukhona elinye ihubo IaseNdJunkuIu
 elifanisa iNkosi nenkonyane kaNdaba elithi:
 Bayethe Nkosi!
 Ndabezitha.
 Bayethe Nkosi!
 Zinyane lamakhos'akwaZulu.
 Bayethe Nkosi!
 Nkonyane kaNdaba.
 Bayethe Nkosi!
 Uban'ongathint'ibhubesi?
 Lapha sizwa iphimbo lenduna yezinsizwa ibiza bese ibutho lisabela. Induna
 yezinsizwa isho iphindeleia igcizeleia khona ukuthi iNkosi ayibalethe ukuze
 bagwazwe abakhathaza iNkosi:
 Bayethe Nkosi!
 Lapha kunokuthefuya (yeyeza dialect) lapho uhlamvu u Iyl lusetshenziswa
 esikhundleni sika N
 Bayethee-balethe
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi Ie nhlwayelo iwela emhlabathini ovundileyo, abantu besusa
 arnehlo abo enduneni, bawabeka eNkosini bese beyikhulekela ngokuyithopha bethi:
 Ndabezitha!
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Uma bebuka iNkosi, babuka intambo yosinga engagqabukiyo ethunga ihlanganise
 iNkosi yabo noyise, umkhuIu, ukhokho, ukhuIukhuIwana, kufike kulowo
 owathunywa kuqala wuIDanga ukuba abuse uZuIu uma bethi:
 Zinyane lamaKhos'akwaZuIu.
 Lapha igama IeNkosi uNdaba uyise kaJama Iiyagqanyiswa uma kuthiwa:
 Nkonyane kaNdaba.
 UkuthoIakala kwamaKhosi esizweni, ukungabi ngongqoshishiIizi nondIovu
 kayiphenduIwa kwenza imibaIa yobunkonyane bawo ihiale ivuseIeIeka njalo.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi ozithobayo uyaphakanyiswa uma iNkosi isikhuIiswa
 ngokushesha ebunkonyaneni isiwa ebubhubesini. Ingonyama isiIwane esidla
 izilwane, isilwane esinamandIa, ubuciko bokuzingeIa nokuzivikeIa.
 Uban'obengathint' ibhubesi?
 1.0 mbuzo ufakwe ekugcineni futhi awudingi mpenduIo, kepha ugcizeleIa ubukhulu
 nobungqongqoshe beNkosi.
 ISiIo sakwaDukuza sibizwa ngenkonyane uma imbongi kuNyembezi, (1978:23)
 isithaphuza ithi:
 Inkonyan'ekhwele phezu kwendlu kwaNtombazi
 Bath'iyahlola,
 Kanti yibona bezaz'ukuhIoIa.
 ILemb'eIeq'amany'amalembe ngokukhalipha, laIiyingane kunoZwide kaLanga.
 Uma IimhIasela Iibizwa ngenkonyane noma ngomuntu omncane ukuhIasela kwakhe
 okuthathwa njengokuhIoIa. Imbongi iveza ukuthi empeleni yibo Iaba ababiza iSiIo
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 ngenkonyane abahlolayo ngobababezowukhomba umuzi onotshwala, uDIungwane
 womBelebele esefike qathatha.
 2.3.3 Ukunakekelwa kwamathole
 Amathole asuke esebheke ekukhuleni okuphelele futhi asuke engasatshakaduli
 njengamankonyane. Ayeluswa abafanyana asebengamabhobhodleyana. Ukwelusa
 kwaZulu kuhambisana nezigaba zamazinga okukhula kwabafana. Umfana uqale
 eluse amankonyane, eze ngamathole ngaphambi kokuba aIuse izinkomo.
 UNyembezi, (1958:50) uveza ukuthinteka kwetbole ezibongweni zeNkosi uDingane
 ngesikhathi esebulele abozalo ngokusizwa uMnlWana uMkabayi ngokugudluza
 uMntwana uMhlangana, uma imbongi ithi:
 Ithol'eIinsizwa lakokaDonda
 Elihambe liwakhahlel'amany' amathole,
 Izingazi zaphuma ngamaphumulo,
 Ngoba likhahlel'elakwaBulawayo,
 LakhahleI'uMagaye kaDibandlela
 Lakhahlel'uMadlanga waseKuvukeni.
 Ithole Iibuye Iivele futhi Iapho imbongi ithaphuza iSilo uDinuzulu ibhekise
 eNdlovukazini yamaNgisi kuNyembezi, (1958:112):
 Uyajabula mfazi waphesheya kolwandle,
 Wen' obon' ithole lakoKaMsweIi,
 LiyowaphuI'amany'amathole.
 Lapha imbongi ibhinqa iNdlovukazi yamaNgisi ukuthi iyajabula. Ukubbinqa kwayo
 kuvezwa ngesikhathi iNkonyane kaNdaba iyoboshwa ngamaNgisi phesheya
 kweziIwandIe. ISilo sibizwa ngethole IakoKaMsweli ngoba uNdlunkulu weSilo
 uZulu eladum'obala ozala uMamonga woSuthu kwakungukastsweli. Umugqa othi
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 "Liyowaphul'amany'amathole", uveza ukuthi iSilo sasikwazi ukuyibamba impi futhi
 sinqobe, yingakho nje sivezwa njengethole elizophula amanye.
 2.3.4 Vkunakekelwa kweguqa
 Lesi sigaba asehlukile kakhulu kwesethole ngoba ithole elisheshe lakhula liguqa
 ngisho lingakabiphi. Kwabathanda izinkabi ezikhula kahle, baye bathene noma
 baphakule amaduna kuleli zinga. Vma isitheniwe inkomo, kubhekeka ukuba
 inakekelwe isilonda singabhibhi. Vma sike sabhibha, kuye kufakwe inhlaba ukuze
 kungahlali izimpukane ezingabanga izimpethu. VGumede, (2007) onochibidolo
 uthi:
 Kulesi sigaba inkorno isuke idinga ukunakekelwa
 okukhulu ngoba kufanele umniniyo akhethe ukuthi ufuna
 ibe njani uma isikhulile. Enakwa kakhulu kulesi sigaba
 inkomo yenduna ngoba kufanele ukhethe ukuthi ufuna ibe
 inkabi noma inkunzi. Vma ufuna ibe yinkabi, kufanele
 uyithene kanti uma ufuna ibe yinkunzi kufanele uyiyeke.
 Okumqoka uma ufuna ibe yinkunzi kuhle ukhethe
 enombala omuhle ezokhipha izinkomo ezinhle.
 La mazwi kaQwabe ayihlaba esikhonkosini ngoba nesiZulu sinesaga esithi
 "inkonyane _ikhethwa kusakhanya". lsivezela ukuthi uma uSokhaya
 engaqaphelisisanga kahle kulesi sigaba wanakekela imfuyo, kungenzeka ukuthi
 kubenzima ngisho nokuba neso lokubona efanele ukuba ibe yinkunzi. Kwesinye :
 isikhathi umqondo ungabuya kamuva, kucace ukuthi ayiyinhle bese ithenwa isindala
 ibe inxahi. lnxahi alibukeki kahle ngoba ubunkabi kanye nobunkunzi balo
 abupheleli.
 2.3.5 Vkunakekelwa kwenkomazi
 Inkomazi izala izinkomo. Ekuzalweni kwezinkomo kukhona ubunzima njengoba
 bukhona kubantu abahamba ngezinyawo ezimbili. Izinkomazi ziyaphunza njengoba
 nabantu bephushunyelwa izisu. Vma ekuzaleni kwazo zithola ubunzima, kufanele
 zelekelelwe. Uma ..zingonondlini, kufanele amankonyane aphungulelwe ubisi
 olungase luwahudise. Uma ithe iyazala umhlapho noma indlu yenkonyane
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 yangaphuma kodwa yalenga nje, kufaneIwe ishaywe ngomphini womkhonto
 esinqeni. Uma inkomo isishaywe ngalo mkhonto esinqeni, akupheIi isikhathi eside
 umhIapho ungakawi. Akusetshenziswa noma yimuphi umkh0.nto kodwa
 kusetshenziswa umkhonto womndeni odIuIiseIwa ezizukuIwaneni ngezizuIuIwane.
 1.0 mkhonto uxhumene kakhuIu nabaphansi. Imfuyo ingeyabo futhi abathandi
 ukubona ingachumi ekhaya. Ukuthinta 10 mkhonto kusho ukuxhumana nabo,
 yingakho nje nomhlapho ungeke umeIane nabo kodwa uvele uweIe phansi,
 ikhululeke inkomazi. Lokhu kuyinkoIeIo kaZulu futhi kukhombisa ukuthi izinkomo
 zixhumene nabaphansi. Lapho ezihlala khona okusesibayeni, yindawo
 ehlonishwayo. Lokhu kufakazeIa uMthembu, (2000:44):
 Isibaya somuzi wasesithenjini sikhuIu ngenxa yochibidoIo
 womhIambi ongena kuso. Sivulekile ngenxa yokuthi sibuye
 sibe yithempeIi Iomuzi. KuIeli thempeIi lapho sonke
 isithembu nezingane zaso siphelela khona uma kukhona
 okuhlanganisa umuzi, njengoba uma kuphuma intombazane
 iyogana. Kusesibayeni Iapho kugiywa khona ngenxa yokuthi
 sivuIeke kahle. Izinkomo zezindIu zonke zisengeIwa kuIesi
 sibaya.
 Okwenza ukuthi isibaya sasesithenjini sibe sikhulu ukuthi esithenjini kuvame ukuthi kube
 nezingane eziningi. USokhaya obusiseke ngezamantombazane uhleka kancane ngoba
 uyazi ukuthi ukubakhona kwawo kusho ukuthi kuzongena eziningi izinkomo. Esithenjini
 izingane ziyaphithiza ngoba akekho umlobokazi ofuna ukwedIulwa omunye ngenani
 lezingane. Isibaya siIithempeli ngoba siyinkundIa Iapho kukhulunywa khona
 nezinyandezuIu. Uma kukhona umkhuhIane ekhaya, kuye kungene Iowo
 ongumkhulumeli womndeni, akhuIume nabaphansi emeIe umndeni wonke. Lowo
 mkhuhlane uyadluIa ngokukhulu ukushesha. Imicimbi emikhuIu esizweni samaZulu
 ixhumene nahaphansi futhi yethuIwa kubo ngoba ngaphandle kwabo akukho
 okungenziwa kuphumeIele. Uma kuxhunyanwa nabo, indIeIa yedluIa esibayeni.
 UBiyeIa, (2007) uyicacisa kahle indaba yokunakekeIwa kwenkomazi uma ebeka
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 ethi:
 Phela inkomazi umama wesibaya. Idinga ukunakekelwa
 njengoba ngisho umfazi ezithwele uye anikezwe izihlambezo
 ukuze umbungu ukhule kahIe. Angiphathi-ke uma izoyishaya
 phansi inkonyane kuye kube nobunzima kwezinye izikhathi.
 Kanti kwesinye isikhathi izikhululekela kahle nje. Ngakho- ke
 kumqoka ndodana ukuba inakekelwe ngaIezi zinsuku.
 Ngisho isizele futhi ibhekwe ukuthi imibele iyalukhipha yini
 ubisi ukuze inkonyane incinte kahIe.
 OkaMenziwa Iapha ukubeka kube sobala ukuthi inkomo imqoka njengenzalabantu.
 Idinga ukunakekelwa ize idlule kulesi simo ngoba sibucayi. Uma ukunakekelwa
 kungekho, impahla ingasweleka noma ife inkonyane. Kufanele ukuthi abelusi
 noSokhaya babeneso elibukhali lokubona zonke izikhathi zazo zokuzala uma sezisondele.
 Lokhu kuyaqhubeka kuze kufike Iapho sekunesiqiniseko khona sokuthi ubisi Iuyaphuma
 yini emibeleni noma umthubi uvale izimbobo zemibele. Uma kunjalo, kufanele ukuthi
 igudwe inkomazi kuze kuqhamuke olumanzi. Kwesinye isikhathi inkomazi iba nemibele
 edabukile noma enezilonda ngenxa yokuncelwa yizilwane zabakhunkuli. Uma injalo
 kudingeka ukuthi imibele iqholwe ngamafutha ithambe kuphole izilonda bese inkonyane
 incela ngaphandle kokuba unina abe nenkinga. UNtuIi, (1878:55) ugagula indangala
 ukuthi yiyo encela izinkomo bese ziba nezilonda:
 Sebengenezela kodwa , Nkosi:
 Bangibophel'amanqin' enyathi,
 Bath'indangala nayo ngeyami
 Eseng'izinkomo zami'
 Okwami yimikhovu kupheIa;
 Nayo futhi mibili nje zwi.
 Utokoloshek-ke usemdala;
 Nokuyimpaka kunye-nje zwi,
 KuIokhu kucaphuna okungenhla, kuvela obala uthando Iwezinkomo olwenza ukuba
 umuntu abone ukukholiseka nokulayeka uma inkomo yakhe isinemibele eklayekiIeyo.
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 Kukulo mkhathi Iapho ehlanganisa khona ukuklayeka kwemibele yenkomo yakhe
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 nobukhunkuli. Izilwane zonke ezibaliwe ngenhla ngaphandle kwendangala aziyona
 inkinga ngoba azisengi nkomo futhi azincinti nkomo. Imfene, imbuzimawa, indangala
 kumbe unohha, yiyona ebonakala iwuhlupho ezinkomeni ezisengwayo.
 2.3.6 Uknnakekelwa kwenkunzi
 Uma uMnurnzane ebheka amankonyane akhe, kubakhona avele alithandele ukuba libe
 yinkunzi yakhe ngenxa yesakhiwo sornzimba walo. Inkomo ezobanhle uma isikhulile
 iyabonakala ngisho isencane. Kwesinye isikhathi uSokhaya uye athathwe umbala wayo
 nje bese eyibalula noma angayitheni ngenxa yesifiso sakhe sokuthi yandise uhlobo lwayo
 kuclnbidolo womhlambi wakhe. Inkunzi kufanele iphathwe kahle futhi inakekelwe
 ngoba yiyona eyandisa izinkomo ekhaya.
 Inkunzi enhle ibonakala ngokuba nelunda elikhulu, ukuba nenkani yokuhamba ingasheshi
 noma okungumfanyana kuyibhaxabula kanye nokuthanda ukudla yodwa, iphume
 qekelele uma ingalandeli izinkomazi. Isinqe kumele singabi sikhulu kakhulu ukuze
 ingabi nankinga uma ikhwela.
 Ukubakhona kwenkunzi ekhaya kuba liqholo elikhulu kubafana futhi benza konke
 okusemandleni ukuthi bayigcine isezingeni eliyifanele. Inkunzi kufanele ibe namandla,
 yondleke, imise kahIe futhi yale ukhasha. Uma abafana bebona ukuthi ijongosi
 elizoba yinkunzi alimisi kahle, bathatha ithunga bashaye izimpondo ngezikhathi ezithile .
 zize zimise ngendIela ebagculisayo. Kunemikhutshana-ke nezinkolelo okuthiwa uma
 uzenze enkunzini iba nolaka futhi izehlule zonke esigodini. UMsimang, (1975:42)
 ukubeka kangcono lokhu:
 Kubafana into eligugu ngenkunzi yakubo ukuthi ibebukhali.
 Bazama ngayo yonke imizamo ukuba inkunzi yakubo
 yehlule zonke ezinye zesigodi leso. Kuthi ekwaluseni bafune
 isidleke sezibonkolo emithini, bathi bangasithola basithathe
 basilahlele elunda lenkunzi. Ziyoyiluma-ke izibonkolo kanti
 seziyayicija ukuba nolaka olungayiwa.
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 Okwenza abafana bayinake kangaka inkunzi yingoba iyaqhathwa futhi iqeqeshwa ukuthi
 yazi uma kufanele ilwe. Ukulwa kwayo kuyalungiselelwa njengoba .iye iholelwe
 endaweni enesiduli, ihlabe usentu maqedane zicije izimpondo zayo. Uma lokhu
 kungenele ize ibanjwe iboshwe, icijwe izimpondo ukuze ikwazi ukwehlula enye
 ngokushesha.
 Inkunzi iye ibe nezibongo njengomuntu futhi iyazazi izibongo zayo. Uma ilwa noma
 ibhonga, abafana baye bayibongele. Uma beyibongela, iye iqhwishe ubala, ubone nje
 ukuthi isikulungele ukulwa. Uma ike yehlulwa, kugcina sekulwa bona abafana beqedela
 impi eqalwe yizinkunzi, kucace ukuthi ubani owehlulwayo ngaphezu kokuba izinkunzi
 seziqedile. Umfana onkunzi yakubo yehluliwe uba nezibhelekexe zamahlule enhlizweni
 aze aphimisele athi:
 Inkunzi yakithi yehluliwe kodwa
 Mina angikakehlulwa.
 UDlamini, (2007) ukubeka kangcono lokhu uma echaza indaba yenkunzi:
 Inkunzi imqoka kakhulu esibayeni ngoba yandisa
 imfuyo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kufanele
 yondleke kahle ukuze ikwazi ukusebenzisa
 ugqubu lwayo ezinkomazini ezigcwele isibaya.
 Uma ilwa nezinye kufanele ibe ilungisiwe ukuze
 ikwazi ukuzehlula yenze abafana baqhoshe
 ekwaluseni nasediphini. Phela umfana
 owehlulwayo nenkunzi yakubo yehlulwa uzibona
 sengathi akaphelele kahle.
 USokhaya oyaziyo imfuyo uqonda kahle kamhlophe ukuthi angeke agcina izinkunzi
 ezimbiIi esibayeni sakhe. Isaga esithi "Izinkunzi ezirnbili azibusi esibayeni sinye"
 siyihlaba esikhonkosini ngoba ofuna ukuthi inkunzi yondleke kahle, angeke ayigcine
 .--.
 nenye esibayeni sinye ngoba zizohlala zibovulana ngaso sonke isikhathi kudilike isibaya.
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 UkunakekeIwa kwenkunzi Iokhu ukuthi ikhuIuIwe ibe yodwa esibayeni. Esinye isaga
 esisho okufana nalesi esithi, "akukho zinkunzi zadla ndawonye". Kuwubuhlakani
 obukhuIu ukugcina inkunzi isesimweni sokuthi ikwazi ukulwa nokufeza umsebenzi wayo
 ezinkomazini.
 Inkunzi igcina isikhonzwe ngale ndIeIa yokuthi igcina isinezibongo njengomuntu. Lokhu
 kugqamisa ukukhonzwa kwayo uZuIu. Umuntu akaveIe abe nezibongo nje kodwa kuba
 nezigameko ezithile okungenzeka zibe zinhIe noma zibe zimbi. UNyembezi, (1973:1)
 uyakufakazela lokhu:
 Izibongo lezi kusuke kubongwa amakhosi
 kubongwa izinduna, kubongwa amaqhawe. Kodwa
 akusikho ukuthi umuntu uzithola izibongo ngoba
 esemdala kupheIa. Abanye bazithola
 bengabantwana, kanti futhi kwejwayeIekiIe ukuba
 abafana bathole izibongo ngobuqhawe babo noma
 ngezici ezithiIe ekwaluseni. l..okhu-ke kukhombisa
 kahIe ukuthi izibongo Iezi akusikho ukucikoza nje
 kubonakaIisa ubugagu.
 Izinto noma abantu abaningi bayincwadi ebhaliwe. Le ncwadi akuluIa ukuyifunda
 kwabaningi ngaphandIe kokuthi, ukubhalwa kwayo kuze kungene emizweni yembongi
 noma inyosi bese ithatha usiba iIobe noma kube nokuqokelelwa kwezigameko bese .
 zihaywa. Ukuthamundwa kwalezi zigameko kukhanyisa isimo nobunjalo bezinto
 ikakhulukazi ukugcagcisa ikuthangi, izoIo nekusasa nomhIomunye. Kugcagciswe indulo
 nephakade, kuthi inamhIa-nje libe yisiqungo sobumbongi bengomuso.
 UkupequIuIa amakhasi ale ncwadi kuhambisana nogqozi lokubukwa kwesimo sibekwe
 njengoba sinjaIo noma kusetshenziswe izithombemagama. uNyembezi, (1973:8) yena
 uthi:
 Ulvlaf"avuke njengedangabane.
 Ugodo aIushi ngokubaselwa.
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 Kule migqa yomibili kubhekene izimo ezimbili ngamagabelo. Kowokuqala kubukana
 ukufa kanye nokuvuka. lmvamisa into uma isifile, ayibe isavuka ngaphandle kokuba
 uma iqulekile. Vmuthi idangabane uma selomile kuze kucatshangwe ukuthi lime kodwa
 uma like lathola umhlabathi, liyaphila. Vkudingiswa kukaGodongwane nguyise aze
 abuye esewuDingiswayo kwamesula ezingqondweni zaBathethwa, wafana nomufi.
 Ukubuya kwakhe kungathekiswa nokuhlanzwa yithuna, kuthi ithemba ebeselifile
 lihlumeleliswe.
 Vmugqa othi ugodo alushi ngokubaselwa yindida. Kumele lushe ugodo uma lubaselwa
 kepha uDingiswayo akafi ebulawa. Vfana naleso sihlahla esabonwa wuMose
 kwaMowabi eluse izimvu zikaJetro umukhwe wakhe esasivutha ubulangulangu kodwa
 singashi. Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi izivuvaba uDingiswayo edlula kuzo ekudingisweni
 zazifana nokuhlola isimo sakhe sempilo ngomlilo kodwa akaze asha. Wafana nezinsizwa
 ezintathu zamaHebheru oAbedi-Nego, uShadiraki kanye noMishaki zona ezaphonswa
 esithandweni somlilo azaze zasha.
 Izibongo azinikezwa abantu kuphela kodwa ngisho amasimu, izinto, izikhali, imvunulo,
 imfuyo kanye nokunye okungenza umnikazi wakho abone kufanele akunikeze izibongo
 ngenxa yogqozi okumfikisela lona,
 UMaphumulo noThwala, (1989:31) bangofakazi abaqanda ikhanda uma bebongela
 inkunzi kanjena:
 USigubudu sinengwenya,
 Ubafazi baseNtindi,
 Nibabi ngokufak'izinethi.
 Ngoba ukuba niyakhehla,
 Ngabe ngiyalithol'iqatha.
 Leli binza elingaphezulu likubeka kube sobala ukuthi Ie nkunzi iyisigubudu, lokhu
 okusho ukuthi inezimpondo ezigobele phausi bese ziqonda phambili. Imbongi ithi lesi
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 sigubudu sinengwenya. Ingwenya yisiIwane obonga abaphansi uma usinde emlonyeni
 waso. Kusobala ukuthi njengoba izimpondo zale nkunzi zibheke phambili-nje, uma
 kukhona eke yangena kuzo, ayibe isaphuma, iyayigweba. Imbongi Ibiza Ie nkunzi
 ngabafazi baseNtindi. Laba bafazi bangabafazi asebephucuzekiIe, asebefaka amanethi
 noma izimvakazi zesiIungu ebusweni uma begcagca. Yiwo la manethi ethi imbongi babi
 ngawo ngoba ahakhehli ngoba ukuba bayakhehla, ngabe kudliwa inyama yenkomo noma
 yembuzi yomkhehlo. Imbongi iyabalisa ngokuthi lokhu kungakhehli kwalaba bafazi
 kwenza umuthi wamakati ungatholakali. Lokhu kungatholakali kweqatha, kusho
 ukungatholakali kwenyama engatholakala uma le nkunzi (uSigubudu sinengwenya)
 ingagweba inkunzi yesigodi engenza kube nenyama etholakalayo endaweni.
 Ubumqoka benkunzi kuZulu bubuye bubonakale ezibongweni zaMakhosi Iapho iNkosi
 iye ifaniswe nenkunzi khona. Okumqoka-ke ukuthi inkunzi ithathwa njengenkomo
 enamandla kunazo zonke. UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:26-27) ukuveza kangcono Iokhu
 uma kuvezwa inyosi ezibongweni sikaBhejane Phum'esiqiwini uma kuthiwa:
 UNompunyumpunyu
 Inkunz' abayibambe ngandlebende yaphunyula
 Oyise beyivaleia ngehlahla
 Bethi: "Ndaba ungaluwel'uPhongolo
 Uyob'udayisa ngezwe likaSenzangakhona
 KweiakwaNgwane"
 Inkunz' ekhwele phezu kwezintaba zaseMbabane
 Amabombo yawaj ikijel'ezitheni
 UShabalala waxhaphazel'lsisu
 WazihudeIa,
 Wabhal'ubunwayinwayi.
 Uyajabula mfundi weLanga
 Wen'owezw'amang'asephepheni,
 Inkos' ethombel'ehlathini
 Arnany'ethombel'ezindlini,
 Ekhiph'izinkorno zehla ngohologo
 Zibheke kwaMshanyeIo,
 Kwagijirn'uQholobana
 EzaIw'ernaNkwanyaneni
 Wayobikel'ujvfzweni,
 UMzweni kwamanz'ibheshu
 Esehl'esenyuka,
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 Kulesi sigamu esicashunwe emgqeni we-2 no we-7 kusetshenziswe igama lenkunzi.
 Kowokuqala iSilo sivezwa kanje:
 UNompunyumpunyu
 Inkunz'abayibambe ngandlebende yaphunyula.
 INkosi ibiyaliwe, yelulekwa, yadonswa ngendlebe ukuba ingaluweli uPhongolo
 iyoganwa eSwazini kepha yaphunyuka, yaba umaphuphuma umadela imiyalo. Umugqa
 wokuqala uhambisana nesahho esithi:
 UNompunyumpunyu!
 Yithi!
 Inkunz'abayizondayo!
 Yithi!
 Abahlale beyithibela
 Zonk'izibaya ngezibaya.
 Kuyinto elukhuni ukwehlukanisa iNkosi nesaga kumbe isahho. Ukuba mpunyumpunyu
 kwenkunzi eyiNkosi iye ifike qathathatha kuMaDlamini, wubunkunzi lobo.
 Umugqa we-7 uveza izinkomo seziya eSwazini, uShabalala washaywa wuvalo
 waklabalata, esaba sengathi iSilo sizothatha intombi yakhe kanti sizifunela eyaso. Vele?
 uma kubhonga inkunzi enamandla, kuhlambuluka inanzi ibemanzi.
 Umugqa we-16 uveza isimo mhla iSilo sikhulile, senza isiko elaziwayo lokuyokhipha
 zonke izinkomo emizini engomakhelwane. Umbiko waphalalwa uQholobane
 waseMaNkwanyaneni eyobikela uMzweni nokunguye owaze wajuluka kwamanzi
 ibheshu okuyimvumulo eyenziwe ngesikhumba senkomo, ehla enyuka, edlulisela 10
 mbiko phambili.
 Kuzo futhi izibongo zof'igangezwe lakhe, kukhona ukuthinteka kwenkunzi, uGcumisa
 nozakwabo, (1992:27):
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 Uvava lwenkunzi yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo
 Ayigweb' ichoma ngazo zombili.
 Shintsha!
 Ushintsh'ibhulak' ifesi mntakaNdaba
 Walenz'idina.
 Inyosi ifanisa imbube nenkunzi futhi eluvava. Inkunzi eluvava isuke imise kahle ngoba
 inezimpondo ezicijile, ezibheke phezulu, kubalula kuyo ukugweba. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi
 elwa nayo ibhincele nxanye ngoba kuIula ukufinyelela phezu kwendlebe noma entanyeni.
 UBhejane ubizwa ngenkunzi ngoba ukuthatha kwakhe ubukhosi kwashenxisa
 owayeyibamba esikhundleni owayesefuna ukusiqhoqhobala ngisho izinyane likaNdaba
 selifanele ukuthatha isihlalo salo sobukhosi. Njengenkunzi-ke inesibaya lela
 okuyinxuluma likaYise uBhusha kaNayifi kwaKhethomthandayo. Kunomugqa
 oyisibabazo othi, "Shintsha!" Ushintsh' ibhulak'ifesi mntakaNdaba ulenze idina. Lokhu
 kusho ukuthi wathatha isihlalo sobukhosi kungalindele muntu. Washintsha obekade
 ebusa akangabe esabusa kodwa kwabusa yena ngoba esethathe isihlalo sobukhosi.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:?8) bathi:
 Indaba yenziwe nguMalinga
 Waland'inkunzi yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo
 Yawafuz'amaxhitshana
 Kwavela nokwakufihliwe
 La manembe athinta inkunzi kulezi zibongo, akhombisa khona ukukhonzwa kwenkomo
 nguZulu belu, UMaiinga uvezwa yinyosi njengomuntu owone indaba ngokulanda inkuzi
 yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo. Yingakho inyosi ithi, "Indaba yenziwe nguMalinga...".
 Emehlweni nasezindlebeni zabantu lokhu kulandwa kweSilo kungabukeka kuyinto
 engukona kodwa okwathi ekugcineni kwathela izithelo ezinhle. Lokhu kona kuletha
 injabulo ngoba umlando okaNdaba uwuhambisa ngononina, kugcine kuvele obala uknthi
 ngubani ofanele ukuba yiNduna esigodini sakwaDayeni. Lesi senzo sichoma okaNdaba
 ngophaphe lwegwalagwala ekhanda, andizele phezulu okokhozi. Uma kufuzwa ixhiba,
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 kusuka uphahla kuvele okungaphakathi. Uma inyosi ithi "Kwavela nokwakufihliwe" .
 UMalinga ngowakwazondo wasesigodini sakwaDayeni, ngobuhIakani bakhe olande
 iSilo ukuba asizoxazulula ukuthi ubuduna kufanele buwele ngaphi. 1? ndaba yayisidide
 ngisho abadala kuneSilo kodwa ngesikhathi udaba selwethulwe kuZulu eliphezulu,
 kwachitheka gula linamasi ngoba izinto zamiswa ngononina. Ukufuzwa kwamaxhitshana
 kubhekiswe kulokho lapho abasebebona ukuthi ubuduna ngobabo babamba umnyama
 ongenafu, selufikile uVava lwakwaKhethomthandayo. Ukuvezwa okwakufihIiwe
 ukuveza izindlela ezingaqondile ubuduna obawela ngayo endlini okungeyona.
 Igama eIithi "Malinga" kulezi zibongo, lihambisana nesenzo sak:he. UMalinga walanda
 Izulu eliphezulu ukuba lizoxazulula inkinga eyayisehlule amadoda. Lesi senzo sakhe
 kwakungukulinga ukuthi uma loIn daba lubikwa koMkhulu isixazululo sasingeke
 sitholakale yini. UMalinga walinga, kwaphumelela owayekuhlosile.
 Kukhona enye ingoma ezingomeni eziculwa amakwaya amakhulu eyaqanjwa
 uMnurnzane N. Sibisi ekhuluma ngenkunzi ibhekise kuso iSilo esibusayo ethi:
 Ufipha Iwenkunzi yakwaKhethomthandayo,
 Ingoma kayis'uNtabayezulu.
 Sithi, Bayethe!
 Bayethe! Nkosi yoIDanga!
 1? ngoma ifanisa iNkosi nenkunzi. Lokhu kuyenza ibukwe njengenamandla impela. 1?
 ngoma iqanjwe ngokucashunwe kuzo izibongo zeSilo esibusayo. Iyingoma eveza isizwe
 samaZulu sikhuleka kuNomthebe waso. Ikhombisa uZulu ezithoba ngenhIonipha
 phambi kweNkosi bese igcizelela ukuthi ayibambisane noMntwana wakwaPhindangene
 futhi bashiyelane ubuchopho naye. Lolu gqozi lomqambi wengoma lubukeka lususwa
 uthando Iwakhe nokuhIonipha ubukhosi besizwe samazulu obuhIonishwa umhlaba
 wonke kusukela ngezikhathi zel.embe eleqa amanye amalembe ngokukhalipha. Ukuthi ,
 "Sithi, Bayethe!" Kuphinde kube nomunye futhi , uBayethe! Nkosi yoHlanga!
 Kukhombisa ukugcizelela ukuthi kukhulekwa ngempela, akudlalwa, yingakho
 kuphindwaphindwa nje.
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 Uma kuzobuthwa amabutho koMkhulu kunamasiko athize agcinwayo.
 Njengokwenkolelo yoMdabu kufanele kuchithwe igazi. Lichithwa ngendlela ehlukile
 uma kuzobuthwa amabutho, kufanele abulale inkunzi ngezandia ayishuphule ngaphaudle
 kwesikhali. Lokhu kukhombisa amandla inkunzi enawo, yingakho nje kungakhethwa
 noma yiluphi uhlobo lwenkomo. Uma kuzokwenziwa lokhu akuthathwa ilunga, noma
 amaqanda kawayiba kodwa kusetshenziswa inkunzi eyindl'ivaliwe. UMsimang,
 (1975:343) uyakufakazela lokhu:
 Mhla kuzosa kubuthwa amabutho azobamba
 inkunzi emnyama yemibengo. Le nkunzi
 ayigwazwa ngomkhonto kepha iyashuphulwa,
 yephulwe izongo lentamo. Lokhu kwenziwa
 ngamabutho elunjiwe nayo inkunzi ibe ilunjiwe.
 lnkunzi lena ilunjwa ngezinsila zokukhandabeza,
 nawonkungwini, omathithibala, omanyathelo,
 nompikayiboni nezinye izintelezi zokuyigoga
 ukuze kugogeke abafo.
 Inkunzi lena imele iNkosi. Ukushuphulwa kwayo ingagwazwa ngomkhonto wukugoma
 iNkosi ukuba ingabhokodwa ngeklwa yimigodoyi nemikhenkethe. lzintelezi ezibaliwe
 zokuqinisa inkunzi ukuze kuqine iNkosi namabutho ayo onkungwini, omathithibala,
 amanyathelo nompikayiboni. Kuyabonakala ukuthi ukuba iNkosi uShaka akagwazwanga
 ngabakwabo ababedle nkunzi yinye, bancinda ludengezi lunye, ngabe akagwazekanga.
 Amandla amabutho ayezobuthwa kwakufuneka ukuthi awaveze ngesikhathi eshuphuia Ie
 nkunzi intamo ngezandla. Ukungasetshenziswa kwezikhali njengemikhonto kuveza
 obala amandla asemabuthweni. Lokhu kuhambisana nokuvivinya ukusebenza
 kwamakhubalo enyanga esuke ebhile imibengo. Ukwehluleka kanye nokulimala
 kwamabutho, kuxwayisa inyanga ukuthi kufanele iyithakisise imithi yayo.
 Inyama yale nkunzi iye ibengwe, ibhilwe ngezinsizi, athi eyidla nje amabutho abuthwayo
 ibe isinezintelezi zokuwaqinisa ukuthi uma ebhekene nesitha, akwazi ukunqoba.
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 Olimini lwesiZulu kukhona ukukhuluma okubhekiswa kumuntu onamandla amakhulu
 noma onqobile lapho abizwa khona ngokuthi inkunzi. Lokhu kushiwo ngamandla asuke
 ewakhombisile uma ephumelela entweni ethize. Akugcini lapho, kwesinye isjkhathi uma
 kukhona impumelelo futhi ayitshengisile noma edudwa ukuthi enze into ethile, ubizwa
 ngokuthi unkunzimalanga. Lobu bunkunzi yibo Iobu obugqanyiswa imbongi
 ezibongweni zikaBhejane phum'esiqiwini kuGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:27):
 Uvava Iwenkunzi yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo
 Ayigweb'ichoma ngazo zombili
 Shintsha!
 Ushintsh'ibhulak'fesi mntakaNdaba
 Walenz'idina.
 Kukhona isaga esikhuluma ngenkunzi esithi:
 Inkunzi isematholeni.
 Lesi saga sibhekiswe ebantwaneni. Babizwa ngamathole ngoba nabo basuke besakhula
 bagcine sebengabantu abadala. Sishiwo sibhekiswe kubo abantwana sigcizelela ukuthi
 kufaneIe bakhuliswe kahIe ngoba kubo kuqhamuka abaholi bakusasa.
 UDonda, (1999:131) uthi kukhona esinye sezaga esithinta inkunzi esiye sikhuzwe
 izinsizwa:
 Umunt'ekhuluma,
 Umunt'ekhuluma zinsi...zwa!
 Uyakhuluma?
 Ukhuluma nobani?
 Yafi'inkunzi yahlaba.
 Lesi saga siveza amabutho engagqize qakala ukwanda ngomlomo futhi engenandaba
 nokuthi okhulumayo ukhuluma nobani. Wona abona kungcono ukwenza
 kunokukhuluma, yikho nje ethi .. Uyakhuluma? Ukhuluma nobani? Yafik'inkunzi
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 yahlaba. Yahlaba! Yafik'inkunzi yahlaba." Vma ibutho lihlaba, lithola amandla
 okuqhubekela phambili liyohlaba ezinye izitha.
 UDonda, (1999:184) uthi:
 Vma amabutho evamise ukunqoba aziwa
 ngokuthi ayizinkunzi. Udumo lwamabutho
 lwedluliselwa enkosini, ngakho-ke yiyo
 eyinkunzi.
 Lokhu kuhlabana kwawo kwenza iNkosi ukuthi ithinteke maqedane iwaxoshise
 ngempahla ethize ngokuhlabana kwawo. Abizwa ngezinkunzi ngenxa yamandla asuke
 ewakhombisile ngesikhathi ibambene phansi kushunqa uthuli. Inkunzi yiyona nkomo
 ethathwa njengenamandla ngaphezu kwazo zonke.
 Kunezibongo ezifakazela lokhu. UNyembezi, (1958:108) uthi:
 Inkunzi yakithi eMkhontweni.
 1.0 mugqa uveza uMamonga woSuthu eyinkunzi yaseMkbontweni. Igama lesibili
 loSuthu elithi kuseMkbontweni. Vma imbongi ithi "Inkunzi yakithi eMkbontweni" ,
 iveza iNgonyama njengomuntn onamandla. La mandla akbe agqama kakbulu
 ngesikbathi okaNdaba elwa izimpi ephumelela.
 2.3.7 Ukuhlonishwa kwezinkomo
 Akuhlonishwa isibaya kuphela kodwa nazo izinkomo ziyahlonishwa. Vmlobokazi
 akalubhadi esibayeni. Uma efuna ukusinda, ucela izingane ukuba zingene esibayeni
 zimcoshele ubulongwe. Umlobokazi uze angeniswe ngenkomo esibayeni. Lokhu
 kungeniswa ngenkomo kusuke kungukumxhumanisa nabaphansi ngoba isibaya
 siyindawo ehlonishwayo, elithempeli lokuhlanganisa abasadla anhlamvana nasebedlulela
 kwelezipho zonke. Vma zingekbo izingane, angacela omame asebekbulile.
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 Isibaya sona sihlonishwa kakhulu ngoba kunenkolelo ukuthi kuyilapho okwenzeka
 okuningi khona okuphathelene nahaphansi. Umlobokazi akalokothi adabule ubhisi
 kodwa uhamba eceleni, azidedele zedlule maqedane aqhubeke nohambo lwakhe. Lesi
 senzo somlobokazi asehlukile kuleso esenziwa umfelokazi, naye wenza njengomlobokazi
 uma ezohlangana nobhisi. Lokhu kwenziwa ngenxa yesizathu sokuthi izinkomo yizo
 ezenza ukuba uMnumzane elakhe lingaweli phansi esigodini, ngakho kufanele
 zihlonishwe. UMsibi, (2002:68) uthi;
 Indoda enesibaya esikhulu inesithunzi
 futhi iyahlonishwa emphakathini kepha
 indoda engenankomo ibukelwa phansi,
 elayo izwi alithathwa njengezwi lendoda.
 OkaNdlondlo uvumelana noDerwent, (1998:58) othi:
 Cattle symbolism permeates Zulu culture, givmg
 colour to the language and meaning to the lives of
 the whole community. To the Zulu, cattle are more
 than beast of burden which provide life-giving
 mild and meat: surrounded by cattle, a Zulu man is
 proud and wealthy, his spiritual and mental well 
being secured. In the old days a man without cattle
 was practically powereless.
 Esinye sezizathu wukuthi izinkomo yizo phela okuthethwa ngazo amadlozi enxulumeni
 ngakho njengoba zingumxhumanisi nje kufanele zihlonishwe.
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VMthembu, (2000:44) uyakufakazela ukubaluleka kwesibaya:
 Isibaya somuzi wasesithenjini sikhulu ngenxa yochibidolo
 womhlambi ongena kuso. Sivulekile ngenxa yokuthi sibuye sipe
 yithempeli lomuzi. Kuleli thempeli lapho isithembu nezingane
 zaso siphelela khona uma kukhona okuhlanganisa umuzi,
 njengoba uma kuphuma intombazane iyogana. Kusesibayeni
 lapho kugiywa khona ngenxa yokuthi sivulekile kahle. Izinkomo
 zezindlu zonke zisengelwa kulesi sibaya.
 Ngenxa yokuthi esithenjini izingane ziningi, isibaya sakhona siba sikhulu ngenxa yokuthi
 uSokhaya uye abakhiphe abantwana baIande izinkomo. Ubuthempeli besibaya, buvezwa
 ukuthi, siyinkundla lapho kuxhunywana khona nabaphansi ngakho-ke siyindawo
 yokukhonza. Uma kunemicimbi emikhulu ekhaya njengokugcagcisa, umntwana
 ukhishelwa uMnumzane esibayeni. Okwenzeka ebaIeni lenxuluma kungefaniswe
 nokwenzeka esibayeni. VMnumzane ufihlelwa esibayeni sezinkomo zakhe ngoba
 kusesibayeni lapho kuxhunyanwa khona nabaphansi ngakho-ke uma efihlwa,
 uhlanganiswa nabaphansi.
 UMsimang,(1976:40) uthi:
 Akulona ibaIa nothango okuhlonishwayo kodwa
 kukhona indawo emqoka kakhulu ehlonishwayo
 okuyisibaya.
 Uma izinto zingahambi kahle kuyiwa kwabamanga. Nxa konakele edlozini, bathi
 konakele umsamo. Vele uMnumzane uxoxa nabakubo emsamo. Yilapho kubekwa
 khona utshwaIa nenyama yabadaIa. Yindawo yokukhuleka lena kodwa isibaya yindawo
 yokukhonzela. Isibaya yilapho iminikelo yokubonga, ukucela nokushweleza yenzelwa
 khona. Igazi nomswani kugqitshwa khona. Udwendwe Iuphumela khona, kanjalo nempi
 iphumela khona. Ithi uma isihuba, igiya, iphuma nabaIele bavuke bahlome baphelekezele
 izingane zabo. Beyolwa, bagadle baze bagqize izitha zilaie zidunuselane
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 njengamathanga ensimini. Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi umsamo uyindawo yokukhuleka
 (ivestry)kanti isibaya siyindawo yokukhonzela (ichapel).
 UThabizolo, ukubeka kucace ukuthi ukuhlonishwa kwezingxenye zenxuluma yinto
 ekhona kodwa ugqamisa isibaya njengendawo emqoka kakhulu ehlonishwayo. Esikweni
 lamaZulu inhlonipho yinto ehamba phambili ngoba noma yini umuntu ayenzayo kufanele
 iveze inhlonipho emndenini wakhe nakubantu bonke. Ukuhlonishwa kukaMvelingqangi
 kumqoka kakhulu ngoba abaphansi bacela kuye konke okuhle abakwenzela isintu.
 Indawo yokuxhumana nabo isibaya, yingakho-ke siyindawo engcwele, kufanele
 sihlonishwe.
 Ukuceba kolimi lwesiZulu kwenza kuze kubekhona ngisho izisho ezikhuluma ngenkomo
 njengalezi:
 IsishotInkomo edla yodwana.
 Incazelo-Umuntu ongahlangani nabanye.
 IsishotInkomo ehamba yodwana.
 Incazelo-Umuntu ongahlangani nabanye.
 IsishotIzinkomo zomlomo.
 Incazelo-Izinkomo ezishiwo umkhongi ngomlono zingakabonwa.
 Isisho:Ukuba nkomo.
 Incazelo-Ukungabi nakuzivikela noma ukungalwi.
 Isisho:Ukuba inkomo ebholeni.
 Incazelo-Ukungakwazi ukudlala.
 EMabomvini eMsinga uma izinsizwa zikhuza isaga emgcagcweni zikhuza isaga esithi:
 Iyodl'izinkomo!
 Induna yezinkorno, iyodl'izinkomo
 Iyodl' izinkomo!
 Induna yezinkomo, iyodl'izinkomo!
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 Lesi saga sikhombisa ukugcizelela okukhombisa ukuthi kuyodliwa izinkomo noma
 kanjani. Imvumelwano-sigcino ikubeka kubesobala lokhu ngokuphindaphirida igama
 elithi "izinkomo" ekugcineni komusho.
 Lesi saga siveza iNduna yezinkomo iyodla izinkomo ngokuthunywa yiNkosi. KwaZulu
 uma kukhona ongawulalelanga umyalelo weNkosi udlelwa izinkomo noma ngabe zingaki
 kuye ngesigwebo anikezwe sona. Uma iNduna yezinkomo isifikile, ayithandabuzi kodwa
 ifike idle lezo zinkomo ezitholayo. Uma kukhona ezokusiswa noma ezingaqondene
 nomdlelwa, lokho kukhulunya ngemuva kwendaba, kulungiswe ngendlela okulungiswa
 ngayo. Emgcagcweni-ke yileyo naleyo nsizwa ibukisa ngesayo isaga. Lesi saga
 siqondene ngqo neNduna ethunyelwa yiNkosi ukuyodla izinkomo uma kukhona
 ophambukile, okufanelele ahlawuliswe ngokudlelwa zona.
 UDonda, (1999:130) uthi kusukela eNkosini uNdaba kuze kufike eNkosini uDinuzulu,
 isizwe besihlaselwa ukuze kuphangwe izinkomo. Lezi nkomo ziqoqelwa ilobolo. Uma
 ikhetho selikhetha, libalula ngesaga ukuthi lona ochanguzayo walotsholwa ngezinkomo:
 Zinkomo zakithi bo!
 Zinkomo zakithi ngezesithukuthuku,
 Besibuka ngamehlo.
 Zinkomo zakithi.
 Lapha ikhetho lihaya Ie ngoma sengathi liyalila lililela umakoti ongasaphumi. Libukeka
 seligqamisa ukuthi umakoti walotsholwa ngezinkomo ezasetshenzelwa kanzima. Lezi
 zinkomo zivela kungezona ezefa kodwa ezasetshenzelwa kanzima umkhwenyana. ?
 Umugqa othi "Zinkomo zakithi ngezesithukuthuku" ukubeka kucace lokho. Lokhu
 kuqholosha kwekhetho yinto eyenzekayo uma kugcagewa futhi kuvamise ukuthi
 kwenziwe ngakho ukuhaya. Umugqa othi "Besibuka ngamehlo" ukhombisa ukuthi
 ngesikhathi kusetshenzwa kukhona ababevilapha yingakho kukhona ukuqonelana
 okunjengalokhu. Kusuke kunzima uma umkhwenyana esebenzela ukuqongelela ilobolo
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 ngoba uyeka konke okumnandi kodwaonge imali yokuthenga izinkomo ukuze alobole
 othandiweyo wakhe.
 2.4 Ukndla
 2.4.1 Inyama
 Ukudla okuthandwa ngamaZulu phezu kwakho konke ukudla, inyama. Uma
 kunemicimbi emikhulu ibaluleka ngakho ukubakhona kwenyama. Emicimbini
 yemindeni, yesizwe noma eqondene nabaphansi kufanele kuchithwe igazi ukuze kube
 khona inyama ezodliwa abantu futhi kuxhunyanwe nabaphansi. AmaZulu ayithanda
 kakhulu inyama. UKrige, (1977:55) uthi:
 Best of all food the Zulu loves his meat. Meat
 is eaten on great occasions only: when a sacrifice
 has been made, an important event celebrated or
 a highly honoured guest welcomed.
 OkaKrige (1977) ubeka sengathi inyama yiyona engaphezu kwakho konke okuthandwa
 nguZulu. Sengathi uyawakhohlwa amasi aze abizwe ngentomb'emhlophe esizweni
 samaZulu. Uphinde abeke sengathi inyama yayidliwa uma kunemikhosi emikhulu,
 kuthethwa idlozi, kugujwa umkhosi othile noma kwamukelwa abasezingeni eliphezulu
 kuphela. Uyalibala ukuthi uZulu wayenochibidolo lwemihlambi yezinkomo, izimbuzi,
 yizimvu kuphinde kuphithizele nezinkukhu ebaleni. Kwakungento etheni kuMnumzane
 ukuvele ayikhombe-nje ezohlatshwa kungonakele lutho.
 Inyama yenkomo iyahlonishwa kakhulu kwaZulu ngoba ingumondli wesizwe futhi ?
 ikhonzwe kakhulu. Uma kunomcimbi omkhulu, kuthatheka sengathi usuke ungaphelele
 uma ungenayo inyama yenkomo. Ukukhonzwa kwenyama yenkomo kuze kwedlulele
 ngisho egazini layo. Yingakho nje kwenziwa ububende kusalandelwa ubumnandi
 nephunga layo. Uthando lwenyama lulandelwa ngisho emhluzweni wayo. Kukhona
 ahaneliswa ukuphunga umhluzi nje ngoba unokunambitheka kwayo. Kuthi noma
 amadoda eseyidlile inhloko, kuzwakala esebuza omunye ethi: Kuphi lapho ekade ilele
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 khona? Usuke esefuna umhluzi-ke Iowa baba. Abathandisisi ukuba abafana baphuze
 umhluzi ngoba ubenza babe bukhali, ubhoko lwesisu lume njalo. Inyama yenkomo
 iyisakhamzimba esisemqoka. Umuntu odlala ngenyama uyathethiswa ng<:ba udlala
 ngokudla okumqoka kakhulu. Umuntu oyidla budedengu noma ophangela abaoye, uye
 acushwe maqedane abindwe liqatha bese ephoxeka ngoba uboowa yilabo aoabo
 esithebeoi.
 Ingcuba ayilahlwa, iyadIiwa ngoba iyinyama. Ioyama yinyama ngokunyamalala. Kwala
 ogisho inyama iwele emhlabathini, ivele ithintithwe, kuthiwe iwe ngoboya noma
 iyakhokhoba maqedane ishooe emlooyeni. UNtuli noNtuli, (1986:120) bathi:
 Uma abadala bethi inyama ayingcoli noma
 iwele emhlabathini, baqinisile. Iwa qede
 ngiyicoshe, ogiyithintithe ngiyidle ngoba
 ayiwanga ikhokhobile. Ma iwile iwe ngoboya.
 Uma kuhlatshiwe, inyama iba ogeyabantu abaniogi. Akekho umuntu ongadla inkomo
 yonke yedwa. UDonda, (1997:5) uthi:
 Ngaphandle kwamasi kukhona inyama.
 Umnikazi wenkomo ingeyakhe nje uma
 isamdalela amacala, idla amasimu abantu,
 oenkunzi igwaza izinkomo zabaotu.
 Kuyingcosana kabi okwakhe uma isihlatshiwe.
 Inyama-ke yivelakancaoe futhi inyama inyama
 ngokuoyamalala.
 OkaDonda (1975) ubeka kucace bha ukuthi uma kuhlatshiwe, ioyama idliwa ngabaotu
 bonke, ubunikazi benkomo buyaphela kumniniyo. Lokhu kuqala ogesikhathi isahlinzwa,
 abahlinzi bezisikela amantshontsho. Uma isivuthiwe, kuvele kuthiwe idubukele bese
 kuthi noma ubani okhona asine azibethele. Ofika isidliwa uthi ayihhashi maqedaoe aqale
 naye ukuzicoshela amaqatha. Zonke lezi zisho ookukhuluma kukhanyisa kucace ukuthi
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 uma isihlatshiwe eyabo bonke abantu.. Okumqoka ukuthi izitho zikhishwe ngononina
 ukuze abaninizo bangakhali.
 Inyama iyahlonishwa kwaZulu. Uma kuhlatshiwe kukhona izitho ezingeqiswa esibayeni
 kodwa okudingeka ukuthi zikhishwe ngesango. Okukhishwa ngesango kuba inhloko,
 isikhumba kanye namanqina. Ezinye izitho zingeqiswa. Inhloko iyingxenye enokhanda
 lwenkomo olumqoka kakhulu ngoba yilona olukhombisa ukuthi kuhlatshiwe lapha
 ekhaya. Lolu khanda lumele inhloko yekhaya ngoba uma kukhotheme uMnurnzane
 isidumbu sakhe sibanjwa ngokuhlonishwa sikhishwe ngesango njengoba nenhloko
 ikhishwa ngesango lesibaya. Isikhumba sona sisebenza omkhulu umsebenzi ngoba uma
 kukhotheme uMnurnzane usongwa ngaso. Uma seqiswa uthango singakhishwa ngesango
 kusho ukuthi siqonela uMnurnzane ukuthi uyofela ngaphandle komuzi abakwabo
 bamlahle. Kanjalo namanqina ukuweqisa uthango kungakhombisa ukuthi uma
 kuyofihlwa umuntu izinyawo kufanele kube yizo eziphambili. Izinyawo zimelwe
 amanqina ngakho ngeke aze eqiswa ngoba isidumbu asiyukweqiswa vele. Inhloko,
 isikhumba namanqina yizona zitho ezimele uMnurnzane, yingakho uma zeqisiwe
 kubikezela ukuthi uyosala empini angabe esangcwatshwa ekhaya ngoba ithuna lendoda
 liseduzane kwendlela.
 Ukuhlonishwa kwenyama yenkomo kuhamba kuze kufike ngisho ezithweni ezithile zayo.
 Kukhona izitho ezingadliwa uwonke wonke. Impundu nje ayidliwa abantu abasebasha
 ngoba kunenkolelo yokuthi bayakhohlwa uma beyidlile. Idliwa abantu asebekhulile.
 Inyama yenhloko kuyaziwa kwaZulu ukuthi idliwa ngamadoda. Okubalulekayo ngezitho
 zenyama yenkomo ukuthi kukhona ezezigaba zonke zamazinga okukhula kwabantu.
 Uma kuhlinzwa inkomo, kunomkhuba wokuthi abahlinzi kufanele bakhiphe
 amantshontsho ngobuchwepheshe obukhulu, obungeke bukhombise ukuthi kukhona
 okusikiwe. Yinkomo ebhekwe abakhongi kuphela engenamantshontsho ngoba uma
 ingasaphelele inyama, kungasuka esinamathambo mhlawumbe kuze kubekhona
 ukuhlawulisana. Ibhekwa ngeso lokhozi inkomo ehlatshwa uma kulotsholelwana noma
 kugcagcwa. Izitho zayo kufaneIe ziphelele, zingasolisi ngoba kufanele baneliswe abadli
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 bazo, kungavele kukhishwe amantshontsho esithweni esidliwa omame okuyisinqe
 kungenjalo kukhishwe amantshontsho ebeleni lezintombi, noma emhlubulweni ngoba
 lezo zitho zinabaninizo.
 UGumede, (2007) uyichaza kanjena inyama:
 Inyama phela kuthiwa umuthi wamakati. Lokhu
 kushiwo ngoba amakati eyithanda kakhulu.
 Ukudla lapha kwelakithi loMdabu kuthathwa
 njengokungaphelele uma inyama ingekho. Ngale
 kokuthi izinkomo kulotsholwa ngazo, ekugcineni
 kufanele zihlatshwe ukuze sithole inyama sidle
 sigiye sithokoze.
 Lokhu kukhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi inyama iyinto emqoka kangakanani esizweni
 samazulu. Ujeqe, isitambu, ubhatata, amadumbe kanye nokunye konke kungukudla
 kodwa angeke uzwe kukhulunywa ngakho njalo njalo njengenyama. Abahlinzi
 banelungelo lokukhipha amantshontsho uma behlinza inkomo kuphela. Izimbuzi
 nezimvu zihJinzwa mihla yonke kodwa amantshontsho awakhishwa kuzo. Ubumqoka
 bayo inkomo obenza ukuthi ngisho inyama yayo ibe mqoka.
 KwaZulu inyama ayiboli. Uma kwenzekile ukuthi inyama ithuke isinamaqanda
 ezimpukane noma isinezibungu kuthiwa isinobomi. Ubomi buyathintithwa, inyama
 ifudunyezwe bese idliwa noma iphekwe.
 Uma umuntu wonke eseyidlile inyama kweminye imizi esalayo iyabengwa ifakwe
 usawoti bese ibekwa endaweni eshaya umoya ibe ngumqwayiba ngoba phela izibandisi
 lezi zazingekho ezikhathini ezedlule ezazingagcina inyama isikhathi eside. Lo sawoti
 uyivikela ekutheni ingahlalwa mpukane..Kulesi simo ingadJiwa injalo nje noma yosiwe.
 Le ndlela yokulondoloza inyama isathandwa kakhulu ngisho ezikhathini zamanje.
 Uthola ngisho izitolo ezinirulu nezithengisa inyama zinalo lolu hlobo olunjena.
 Olimini IwesiZulu olucebile kukhona ngisho izisho ezikhuluma ngenyama. Ezinye zalezi
 zisho yilezi:
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Isisho
 Inyama yezithebe
 Inyama yamehlo
 Ukupha umuntu inyama yenyoka
 ,
 Incazelo
 : Inyama ephiwa abantu ukuba bayidle
 ekhishwa ngezithebe.
 Inyama encane enganele.
 Ukunikeza umuntu into engadliwa
 noma ukumtshela okungelona iqiniso
 okungaze kumfake otavataveni.
 UNyembezi, (1958:21) ubona iNkosi ikhohlisiwe ukuze ingene enkingeni uma
 ethi:
 OZihlandlo kaGcwabe ngibasolile,
 Abasokoco,
 INkosi kabayitshelanga izibuko,
 Bayiweze ngelisacons'amathe,
 UNyembezi akayitheleli umquba lentimbothi eyenziwa abantu bakwaMkhize
 ukuba bahambise iNkosi emgudwini oyiholela obhukwini lwegazi.
 Ukuba nyamana mbana
 Ukuba yinyama
 2.4.2 Ubisi
 Ukungathandwa noma ukuzondwa.
 Ukuthandwa nokufunwa yibo bonke
 abantu. Kwesinye isikhathi ukuba
 yinyama kungabhekisa ezitheni zakho
 ezifisa ukuthi ikhanda lakho lizalele
 ongoso sezikuse kwankatha kumbe
 kwagoqanyawo.
 lzinkomo zikhona ngenxa yokuthi zincela ubisi kusukela ziseyimivemve zize zephuse.
 Abantu nabo bayaluncela futhi baluphuze ubisi lwenkomo. Ubisi lwenkomo
 lunezakhamzimba eziningi ngoba lukwazi ukukhulisa umntwana agcine engumgunqela
 wengane ngaphandle kokuncela kunina. Ubisi lwenkomo luyisithako sezidlo eziningi.
 Lwenza ibhotela, ushizi, lubuye luxutshwe nezinye izinhlobo zokudla luzinonge futhi
 luzenze zibe nempilo. UKubheka, (2007) uthi:
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Uma kwenzekile ngebhadi umame womntwana
 wedlula emblabeni, ubisi luyamkhulisa aze akwazi
 ukudla ukudla okuqinile. Kusobala ukuthi ubisi "
 lukwazi ukukhulisa izinkomo nabantu.
 Ubisi luyimpilo emntwaneni. Uma umame kwenzeke wedluIa emhlabeni, akubi khona
 ngxaki kwaboMdabu uma kukhona izinkomo ezisengwayo ngoba Iuvele Iusengwe ubisi
 lwayo, Iunikezwe umntwana, akhule abe ngumqemane.
 Enye into eyenza ukuba inkomo ithandwe, ubisi Iwayo. Ize ibizwe ngamagama amaningi
 ngenxa yalokhu. Kuthiwa insengwakazi, unondIini noma ihinikazi. La magama
 akubizwa ngawo noma yiyiphi inkomazi esengwayo. Kubizwa ngawo inkomazi
 eIigcwalisayo ithunga kwesinye isikhathi ize iphindwe umphehlu. Igama elithi
 insengwakazi linesijobeleIo esithi -kazi okucacisa ukuthi isengwa kakhuIu. Leli elithi
 unondlini, linikeza umqondo wokuthi leyo nkomo esengwa kakhulu iphenduka unina
 wendlu yonke ngenxa yesifrnyezo segama lapho u-No emele unina. IzigqaIa azithandwa
 njengonondlini ngoba azikwazi ukulidumisa emansumpeni, abantu baIamba nazo ngisho
 zizeIe.
 UDonda, (1997:4) uthi:
 Inkomo-ke ithandeIwa ubisi lwayo. Amasi
 ayayixosha indlala, Abafana babuya sebewaqhuba
 amahinikazi, onondlini kumbe izinsengwakazi
 zakwabo. tngqala bagcina ngazo ngoba
 azinalubisi kanti futhi zinemibele eIukhuni.
 Ubisi Iuyisibusiso esizweni ngoba lusetshenziswa ukwenza izinto eziningi ezimnandi
 futhi nalo lumnandi. Lapho kunobisi khona kuyabuswa. Kwesinye isikhathi kuze
 kuthiwe ingoma ilubisi uma imnandi kwabayilaleIe. Kukhona nesisho olimini lwesiZulu
 esithi: "Muhle sengathi ugeza ngobisi", Isizathu esenza kushiwo kanjena ukuthi
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 luyathandwa ubisi futhi lumhIophe qwa, alunasici. Lapha emhIabeni kukhona
 iziphalaphala nezipawupete ezigeza ngamanzi aluhIaza kodwa uma sekuthiwa umuntu
 ugeza ngobisi, kusuke sekubalulwa ubumqoka bobisi nobuhIe balo. lmibhalo.engcwele
 ikuhIaba esikhonkosini ukuchaza izwe lesethembiso elathenjiswa abantwana bakwa 
Israyeli abakhishwa eGibhithe ezweni lobugqila. U-Eksodusi, 3:17 uthi:
 Ngishilo ngathi: Ngiyakunikhuphula
 ekuhluphekeni kwaseGibhithe, nginiyise
 ezweni lamaKhanani, nelamaHeti, nelama-
 Amori, nelamaPherizi, nelamaHivi,
 nelamaJebusi, izwe elichichima ubisi
 nezinyosi
 Leli vesi, kwezinye izinto elizibalulayo ngobuhle bezwe wukuthi, lichichima ubisi.
 Ukuchichima kobisi kuveza kamhlophe ukuthi leli zwe okukhulunywa ngalo lapha
 linempilo. Njengezwe cishe lalinawo nameva namatshe nokunye okuvamise ukuletha
 ubuhIungu kepha kubalulwa ubisi nezinyosi. Ukubakhona kobisi kusho ukuthi
 kwakukhona nezinkomo kulelo zwe okwakusengwa kuzo ubisi ngoba alumili phansi
 njengezitshalo. Izizwe eziningi kangaka ezakhe kuleli zwe zikhombisa ngokusobala
 ukuthi kuyaphileka kulo. Akekho umuntu ongadamane ehleli ezweni elingenampilo.
 Uma kusengwa, osengayo uye ashiyele abafana ukuthi bakleze. Abafanyana
 Bayaluthanda ubisi futhi lokhu kuyindlela yokubaqeqesha ukuthi iminwe yabo
 yejwayele ukusenga. Onondlini basengwa kakhulu bahlalelwe ngoba uma ubisi
 luluningi luyayihudisa inkonyane. Izigqala zona zisengwa kubuye kubuywe
 nganeno nguba uma ike yahIalelwa, inkonyane yayo ingabulawa yindlala.
 Kwakungumkhuba wezinsizwa ezisengayo ukuthi uma selidumele emasumpeni
 zisengele emakhanda azo ukuze izinwele zazo zibezinhle, zicwebezele ngoba phela
 ubisi lunamafutha. Uma izinwele zicwebezela, zibukeka bese ikhanda
 lensizwa Iibelihle lithandeke.
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 Kunezizathu ezimbili ezenza abasengi ukuba basileke imibele ngobulongwe. Lokhu
 bakwenza ngoba befuna inkonyane inganceli ngoba beyibona ukuthi ihudiswa ubuningi
 bobisi Iwenkomazi. Kwesinye isikhathi bayisileka ngoba igodle ubisi uma ~sengwa,
 bafuna ishiswe ubisi ngenxa yokuthi inkonyane ingeke incele uma kunobulongwe
 emibeleni. Inkonyane ayinceli uma kunobulongwe, ingamane ibhuqwabhuqwe yindlala.
 Lokhu kwenza abasengi ukuba kube yibona kuphela abazoba nethuba Iokusenga uma
 izinkomo sezibuyiIe. Umsengi uyayigeza imibele bese ededela inkonyane ukuthi incele
 bese yehIisa inkomazi. Okungabafanyana kuye kubusebenzise futhi ubulongwe uma
 kwenza imikhuba yakho yokuguda izinkomazi eziyizidenge ekwaluseni kuzifunela ubisi.
 Kubhixa imibele yezinkomo ithambe bese kuzikIezela ekwaluseni.
 Uma kusengwa, umsengi uyiphinda umphehlu inkomazi ayisengayo ngoba uma
 kusengwa ngehIandla IokuqaIa, ubisi Iuyaphela bese kunikelwa inkonyane ukuthi incele .
 Uma iqhubeka nokuncela, kubasobala ukuthi ubisi isiyaIwehIisa bese umfana obheke
 inkonyane eyisusa, ingenwe isibiIi, Iokhu okungukuyiphinda umphehlu. Uma
 kulihinikazi, uphinde uzwe selidumela emansumpeni futhi. Kunesaga oIimini lwesiZulu
 esithi, selidumela emansumpeni. l..esi saga sisho ukuthi sekuseduze ukuthi kufikwe
 Iapho okuphikelelwe khona. Yithunga Iokusengela elidumela emansumpeni ngoba ubisi
 seluzogcwala uma kusengwa. Amansumpa aba sengxenyeni ecishe ibe ngasekupheleni
 kwethunga uma Iimiswe Iabhekiswa phezulu. Kuba amaqhubu amabili abambekayo
 akhiwa umbazi enzela ukuthi uma kusengwa amadolo omsengi abambe ngawo ithunga.
 Umsindo wobisi uma lushaya kolunye ethungeni kubanomsindo oluwenzayo. Umsindo
 awube usafana noluwenza uma kusaqala ukusengwa, ubisi lusephansi nethunga.
 Yingakho Iesi saga sichaza ukuthi sekuseduze ekugcineni. Isifiso sanoma yimuphi
 umsengi kuba ukugcwalisa ithunga uma esenga. Uma selizogcwala ithunga,
 ubanokwenama ngoba inhIoso yakhe isuke isizofezeka. Yingakho-nje ukuphinda
 umphehIu kuyinto eyejwayelekile.
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 2.4.3 Amasi
 Uma kukhulunywa ngokudIa okwakuyinsakavukela kwaZulu, ngamasi.
 (1977:55) uyakufakazela lokhu:
 The mainstay of the Zulu diet is amasi of
 curds of milk.
 UKrige,
 Amasi ayengukudIa okwakucishe kutholakaIe kuyo yonke imizi. Lokhu kwakwenziwa
 ukuthi ernzini ongenazo izinkomo, uMnumzane wakhona wayesiselwa, kusengwe,
 kudliwe amasi. Nakulezi nsuku zanamubla asathandwa ngendlela emangalisayo.
 Kuleyo mizi okusadliwa ngoludala kuyo amahinikazi ayasengwa kwethiwe emaguleni,
 kudliwe amasi. Igula alethiwa noma kanjani ngoba kunobuchwepheshe obuthile
 obudingekayo. Uma wetha ubisi eguleni Iusuka ethungeni noma ngabe yini enye
 engumcengezi, iye ifakwe phakathi kwamadolo ibanjwe ngawo bese ubisi luvinjwa
 ngezithupha maqedane luphume selulungele imbobo oluzongena kuyo. Kuyacaca-ke
 ukuthi kufuneka umuntu ongumpetha ukuze ethe ubisi eguleni. Uma owethayo engenabo
 ubuciko bokwetha, ubona ngokuthi igula libe manaphanapha ngenxa yokwebluleka
 ukuqondanisa izithupha nomlomo wegula. Kwesinye isikhathi umuntu abe nedumbe ubisi
 lumthele abe manaphanapha lungasayanga emlonyeni wegula. Angukudla
 okublambulula isisu kuhIelembeke konke okudliwe. Yingakho nje ngemuva kokudla
 amaqatha enyama, izinkobe noma ifutho abamnumzane bedla amasi ukuze bacime
 amaqatha agangile asebawadlile.
 Amasi anezigaba ezimbalwa alungelwe ukudliwa kuzo. Isigaba sokuqala yilapho amasi
 abizwa ngamangqanga khona. Lawa ngamasi avuthwe kahle, angenawo umlaza. Kulesi
 sigaba abuye abizwe ngokuthi izangqondo; izaqheqhe noma izamfemfe. Arnafutha
 asemasini abonakaIa kahle kulesi sigaba ngoba uthola kulele ungwengwezi olugcwele
 amafutha ngaphezulu. Lolu ngwengwezi uma uthanda uyalwengula ulusebenzise
 ekuthambiseni okuthile njengezitilobho zokubophela izinkabi uma sezomile, sezilungele
 ukusetshenziswa.
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 Uma kuzele inkomo ekhaya kuyajatshulwa ngoba kusuke kuzokwanda ubisi
 oluzokwandisa amasi. Okulandelayo kubuzwa ukuthi izele nkomoni? Uma impendulo
 kungukuthi izele insikazi, kujatshulwa kakhulu ngoba isuke izokwandisa amasi
 nezinkomo ezizozaIa, kwande amasi ekhaya.
 Amnandi amangqanga noma evutshwe ngaluphi uhIobo lomcaba, kungaba owamabele,
 owommbila, avutshwe ngesinkwa sommbila noma ngalo uphuthu loin oseluhamba
 phambili ekuvubeni amasi kuIezi zinsuku ngenxa yokuthi akusaIinywa njengakuqaIa.
 Amasi amnandi edIiwa ngezandla noma ngezinkezo zesiNtu noma ezaseNtshonaIanga.
 Uma edliwa ngezandla, kunendlela ethize adliwa ngayo enobunono nokuhlanzeka
 okukhulu ngoba akekho ongathi udle amathe omunye. Kusetshenziswa izandla zombili.
 Esinye okuvamise ukuthi kube ngesokuphonsa siye siwakhe okhambeni bese siwathela
 kwesokhohlo maqedane sona siwase emlonyeni. Lokhu kuyindlela ehIanzekiIe, engenza
 kubenzima ukwedlulisela amagciwane komunye. Uma edliwa ngokhezo loMdabu noma
 IwaseNtshonaIanga uma udla wedwa ungavele ukhe okhambeni noma esitsheni, ufake
 emlonyeni. Uma udla nabanye, ningalusebenzisa ukhezo olulodwa, kukhiwe ngalo
 ngesokuphonsa maqedane kufakwe kwesokhohlo bese Iwedluliselwa komunye. Amnandi
 edlelwa ezinkambeni ngoba ziwagcina ebanda kamnandi noma kushisa, akulula futhi
 ukuthi angenwe amagciwane ngoba asuke embozwe ngembenge.
 Lokhu kudla ngale ndlela kukhombisa ukuthi amaZulu ayayazisa inhlanzeko futhi ayazi
 ukuthi kukhona izifo ezithathelwanayo. Yingakho engafuni ukuthi uma kudIiwa into
 emnandi kanjena nekhonzwe kanjena, kubekhona othola ukugula uma idliwa,
 Uma amasi esenezinsukwana noma usuku eseguleni, aba ngamangqanga kuye ngokuthi
 yisikhathi esishisayo noma esibandayo yini onyakeni. Okunye okwenza amasi asheshe
 avuthwe, ukwethiwa kwegula livele linamanye amasi asevuthiwe. Uma amasi
 esenezinsukwana eguleni abanomlaza okuthi uma sekwethiwa amagula, ukhanywe
 ukhishwe ngombhotshozelwa bese kuthululwa amasi azovutshwa abuye agcwaIiswe futhi
 amagula. Umlaza lana uye unikezwe abafana bawuphuze. Nomuntu omdaIa uma
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 enenhIoso yokuhlanza isisu, uwuphuza ubemningi bese umhambisa. Vma umlaza
 uyinsada, unikezwa izinja ziwuxhaphe, zishaye esentwala.
 Yiwo futhi umlaza okuchathwa ngawo ingane uma ilahlwa inyoni. Kuye kuthi uma izulu
 licwathile, ozolahla ingane ngomlaza ayichathele esishozini. Vele yiwo wodwa umlaza
 owehlula imisuka yezulu. Kuyabonakala ukuthi umlaza unamandla. Amandla awo
 abonakala uma kwenziwa ihongo ngoba ubisi luvuthwa ngaso leso sikhathi. Yiwo lawo
 mandla enza ukuba owesifazane osuke edlule esishozini ekhulelwe ingane ihabula isisi
 sezulu bese iba nenyoni, awukho omunye umuthi ongayeiapha ngaphandle komlaza
 ngoba yiwo onamandla okubulala isisi sezulu ngisho sesisezibilini zomuntu. Yikho futhi
 ichathelwa esishozini ngomlaza ukuze kucace ukuthi izulu lehlulelwa lapho lidlalela
 khona ngenxa yesimangaliso samandla enganyelwe ngabaphansi omlaza. Okhokhovula
 bezinyanga uma befika lapho izulu lelelese khona bavele babhunyele umlaza, ukuze
 imisuka yezulu yenyuke bayithathe bayoyigaya ukuze bakwazi ukuyokwenza insizi
 yomphezulu. Uma umuntu ebe neshwa lokushaywa umphezulu, umuntu umfica
 esewumfunzana womkhunganankatha umphuthuma ngokuthi arnxake noma amseze
 ngomlaza. Yilokho okumenza ukuba akhiphe imisimbane ngemuva angabe esafa.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi, lamandla asemlazeni ayisimangaliso esivele kubanikazi bemizi
 abahlala njalo beyingamele beyibhekile amadlozi uqobo lwawo. Noma umuntu eshaywe
 yinyoka amandla omlaza ayabuthintibeza ubuthi umuntu angafi aze athole izihlungu
 ezifanele.
 Vmlaza uyasetshenziswa ekuqungeni ihongo. Zithi zibuya nje inhlazane, onondlini
 sebebhonsa, abafana bangene sebehalazela endlini enamagula beyokhama umlaza.
 Ngenxa yokuthi amagula maningi, nomlaza ubamningi. Zithi zisukanje bebe besengela
 kuwo ubisi olusha ukuze kwakheke ihongo, bazi kahle ukuthi bazozitika ngehongo baze
 badele. Lithi elinye liya endlini nasekhaya bona babe sebedelile. Vma kuqungwa
 ihongo, kufakwa umlaza okhambeni ungabi mningi kakhulu bese kusengelwa phezu
 kwawo. Uma ubisi luhlangana nawo, luyehlulwa ngenxa yokuthi umlaza usuke
 usuvuthiwe. Ubisi luguquka ngaso leso sikhathi lube izaqheqhe ezibizwa ngokuthi
 ihongo, Izaqheqhe ezakheka ngesikhathi kuqungwa ihongo zibangamasi amnandi,
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 angadliwa yinoma ngubani enxulumeni kodwa adliwa nguMnumzane kuphela. Ihongo
 lidIiwa livutshwe ngomcaba noma linjalo nje ngoba limnandi. Ihongo lintukuntuku,
 alimuncu njengamasi egula. Lolu hlobo Iwamasi uMnumzane uludla alushiyeI: izingane
 zamadodakazi ezihIala nokhulu noma noninalume. Lezi zingane zivamise ukutotoswa
 ngoba zingabashana noma abazukulu lapha ekhaya, lokhu knyisizathu sokuthi zinikezwe
 oknmnandi. Kuye kube ukuvumelana okuba khona kubaba wengane nekhwa lakhe
 uknthi izingane ziyohlala koninalume noma nomkhulu. Lokhu kungenziwa ngenxa
 yoknthi abadala knhle bahlale benezingane abangazithuma ekhaya uma ezakhona
 sezendile noma zakhe endaweni eknde. Abazuknlu baphathwa kahle yingakho bedla
 abaknshiyelwa ngomkhulu wabo njengehongo. Uma seknnamaguqa amasi ayancipha
 futhi nezinkomo zisuke zingasasengwa kakhulu. Kwesinye isikhathi igula ligcina
 selilodwa sekungeloMnumzane kuphela. Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uMnumzane eba
 nolaka khona uma eke wathola ukuthi kukhona umuntu oke wathinta igula.
 UNyembezi, (1958:105) kuthiwa:
 Ithole 10kokaMsweli
 Elanyisa liguqile.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi ubukhosi bakwaZulu basebuya ekugcineni ngoba uZulu
 wayesenqotshiwe, ngakho amasu okngcina obukhosi bakwaZulu ayesencipha, kwafuneka
 uknba iNkosi uDinuzulu izibambele yona impi. Ngokwenzenjalo kwakufana nethole
 elincinta kunina ngokungenamvume. Njengoba kulithole, lizoncinta lingahudi ngoba
 ubisi lukanina seluyingcosana kodwa lumnandi.
 Amasi ngendlela athandwa ngayo, ebusika uma kungashisi, amagula akhishelwa elangeni
 ukuze ashiswe ilanga, ubisi olwethiwe lusheshe luvuthwe, luphenduke amasi
 nguknshesha Odlala ngobisi uyathethiswa ngoba unciphisa amasi. Uma umakoti esanda
 kugana abamniki amasi nenyama uma engakayi ukuyophuca. Ngemva kwalokho
 nnikezwa inkomo yokudla ukndla kwasemzini kubikwe kwabaphansi ngemva kwalokho
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 bese ekhululeka. Ingane yabantu iye .ibuke nje abantu bezitika ngokudla okuyigugu
 kangaka sebelibele ukuthi kwehla ngamphimbo munye.
 Ngendlela athandwa ngayo amasi aze abe nezibongo ngokubeka kukaMsimang,
 (1975:118):
 Sawubona Ntomb'emblophe!
 Sawubona Cisha bakhale!
 Sawubona Ndwamba shelele!
 Wena othandwa ngabadala nabancane.
 Uyinqaba wena ngoba awudliwa burne,
 AwudIiwa kufiwe,
 AwudIiwa liduma,
 Kanti uzilwa nangabalandakazi.
 Mphimbo phepha ngafa izagila,
 Ngafa ukwapunana,
 Wo! Umnandi masi
 Ngokusigcoba izinhliziyo zethu!
 Lezi zibongo zibeka amasi ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu. Amasi aze afaniswe
 nomuntu imbala. Ukusetshenziswa kwamagama alandelayo ayakufakazela lokho:
 o sawubona
 o ntombi
 o wena
 o umnandi
 Lapha uThabizolo usebenzisa ukwenzasamuntu uma ekhuluma ngamasi. Lokhu
 kukhombisa ukuwahlonipha ngenxa yomsebenzi wawo awenza esizweni. Uwabingelela
 kathathu uma ethi:
 Sawubona Ntombi emhlophe!
 Sawubona Cisha bakhale!
 Sawubona Ndwamba shelele!
 Ubuthathu bukhomba ukuphelela njengoba noMvelingqangi ethathwa njengeziqu
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 ezintathu ezikhomba ukuphelela kwakhe..
 Kukhulunywa nawo ngqo noma singayizwa impendulo yawo. Ubumhlophe bobisi
 bubonisa ubumsulwa, ukuphelela kokudla. Ukufaniswa nentombi kucacisa ngokusobala
 ukuthi izintombi zilotsholwa ngezinkomo ukuze kutholakale lolu bisi olumhlophe
 njengothando olumsulwa. Kuyabonakala ukuthi izinkomo kade zephusile, yikho-nje
 amasi ebingelelwa. Ukungabikho kwamasi uma izinkomo zephusile abantu bacishe
 bakhale ngoba amasi ayisidlo esiphambili. Kuyabonakala futhi ukuthi asuke
 esenamafutha amasi uma indwamba isishelela.
 Ucisha bakhale utshengisa ukuthi izinkomo ziyafelwa. Ngesikhathi saMakhosi akudala
 oNdaba, oJama, oSenzangakhona, oShaka, oDingane, oMpande, oCetshwayo noDinuzulu
 abantu bebehlaselwa bephucwe izinkomo zabo, abanye beshiywe bedindilizile.
 Kudindwe izililo izwe lonke.
 Kuseyikho ukwenza samuntu uma kukhulunywa namasi ngqo, ekhunjuzwa into ayaziyo
 ukuthi ayisithandwa sabo bonke. Ukusetshenziswa kwesabizwana u-rwena" kubhekiswa
 kumuntu. Umuntu obizwa ngesithandwa kodwa lapha sithola lokhu kubhekiswe emasini.
 Ukuwethulela isigqoko lokhu okuwenza ukuthi az.e afinyelele ezingeni lokuthi enziwe
 samuntu:
 Wena othandwa ngabadala nabancane.
 Abuye atshelwe futhi kuthiwe:
 Uyinqaba~ ngoba awudliwa bume.
 Awudliwa kufiwe,
 Awudliwa liduma
 Kanti uzilwa nangabalandakazi.
 Lapha kubekwe izivimbelo ezintathu kanje:
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 (a) Amasi awadliwa bume. Wonkeumuntu ozodla amasi kuble ahlale phansi azothe.
 UMnumzane kufanele ahlale esigqikini sakhe. Omame nezingane
 zamantombazane bangahlala emacansini. Njengoba bezothile nje, ubaba kufana
 nokuthi uhlezi esigqikini sabangasekho. Bonke abawadlayo amasi akumele
 basondelane neziko ngoba kungenzeka ngephutha amasi aphonseke emlilweni
 ubisi lushe futhi nezinkomo ziklayeke imibele. Abafana kufanele bawadle
 beqosheme ukuze izinkomo zisheshe zikhwelwe.
 Awadliwa kufiwe. Vele uma kufiwe izinkomo azisengwa amankonyane ayanikelwa
 ngakho-ke amagula ngeke agcwale ngaleyo ndlela amasi ngeke adliwe ngoba asuke
 engekho.
 (b) Awadliwa uma liduma. Awadliwa alinda lize ledlule.
 Lokhu kwenza samuntu kuze kwehlele esabizwaneni esibhekiswe emasini lapho
 okuthiwa -"wena". Uma uthi wena usuke ubhekise kumuntu ngoba isabizwana
 siyasetshenziswa ukuba sendaweni yebizo. Ukwenza amasi samuntu kuphinde kublaluke
 futhi lapho kusetshenziswe igama elithi, "urnnandi". Leli gama elivumelana
 nesabizwana kanjena:
 Wena=!!mnandi
 Kushaywa sengathi kukhulunywa nawo kwezikabhoqo amazwi amtoti umuntu
 angawasho esithandweni sakhe, esihlebela ezindlebeni ethi:
 Wena umnandi!
 Vgcoba inhliziyo yami ngamafutha.
 Ukuhlonishwa kwenkomo kwelikaMthaniya kuze kwedlulele ngisho ekuhlonishweni
 kwamasi. Amasi ayablonishwa futhi kufanele ukuthi konke okuqondene nawo
 kuphathwe ngabesilisa noma amabhungu. Kweminye imizi lapho okungekho bafana
 khona, abesifazane aban~antombazane bangawenza 10 msebenzi kuphela uma
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bengagezi. UBhengu, (1991:3) wethe umsebenzi wakhe wobuciko obuyindaba ende
 ngesihloko esithi "Seziyosengwa Yinkehli". Esandulelweni sakhe uthi:
 Kuyazisho-ke nje ukuthi ekhaya Iaphaya kusuke kusele isimame
 ikakhulukazi kanye nokungabafanyana-ke nje ogcobisisu,
 okudla inyama qede kwesuIele amafutha esiswini. Abantu
 abangakwazi ukubhekana nemisebenzi emqoka njengokusenga 
nje. Ungathi abalisa-ke Iabo? Ziyobhonsa zibhonsile
 izinkomazi zishiswa lubisi, onondlini sebezisenga, kuze
 kuzwakale isalukazi sesikhuza umhlola, "Yeheeeeni ebantu!
 Izokwenziwa njani kodwa indaba yalezi zinkomo? Ziyosengwa
 ngubani-nje lokhu sisodwa?" Yilapho-ke uNozibanibani
 oyinkehli, umuntu okungafanele alubeke esibayeni lokhu usuke
 esekhehle inhloko ezozidela khona amathambo. Thathiyani
 amathunga, imikhumbi kanye nesigqiki somnewabo ayoqona,
 aqojame esigqikini esingaphezu kwakhe, azisenge agijime nazo
 uthuli. Kusuke kungasekuhle.
 Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi uma owesifazane esezinsukwini zakhe uthathwa njengomuntu
 ongahlanzekile. Ukuthinta kwakhe amasi kungenza abaphansi balethe imikhuhlane
 ekhaya ngoba amasi ephuma enkomeni engumxhumanisi wabaphansi nabaphezulu.
 Abantwana abancane nabo banezibongo abazibhekisa emasini. Lezi zibongo zidlulela
 ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane zithi:
 Amasi.
 Hhayi! Amasi.
 Ubaba wayesuka,
 Athathe isigqiki,
 Athathe izintambo.
 Aqonde esibayeni
 Asisengele! Asisengele!
 Aweth' aguleni,
 Awabek'elangeni.
 Hhayi! Esevuthiwe!
 Yithi labaya,
 Siqond'ernsamo,
 Siyothul'izinkezo,
 Umam'eze norncaba,
 Awuthel'okhambeni,
 Siwagovuze!
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 Siwagovuze!
 Sitbi ndi!
 Sitbi fica,
 Sithi fica sithi mil sibanibani.
 Umlolozelo ulanda ngokulandelana kwezigameko kusuka ubaba athathe ithunga kanye
 nezintambo eqonda esibayeni eyosenga. Lapho izingane ziqala ngokubabaza zithi:
 Hhayi! Amasi.
 Umugqa weshumi kubuye kubatshazwe uma esevuthiwe:
 Hhayi! Esevuthiwe.
 Kulezi zibongo zamasi kukloloda izingane ngenxa yamasi. Lezi zibongo ziveza
 okwenziwayo uma kulungiselelwa ukusenga. Amasi ziwathatha esewubisi esengwa
 nguyise kuze kufike lapho eseziwadla khona. Zize ziveze nokuthi adliwa kanjani.
 Jsenzukuthi esithi "faca", siveza umsindo obangwa amasi lapho uwakha ngokhezo noma
 ngesandla uma kukhala umcaba okuvutshwe ngawo.
 USokhaya nguye odla amasi ngaphambi komndeni wonke. Urna eseJungile ethulwa kuye
 kulethwe nomcaba wezinkobe zommbila noma zamabele azivubele kuthi uma eseqalile
 ukudla bese inxuluma Jonke liyakhululeka lidle. Isizathu sokuthi kudle yena kuqaJa
 ukutbi nguye ongumxhumanisi womndeni nezinyanya. Uma sekudle yena kusuke
 sekupbotheke leyo ntambo exbumanisa umndeni nabo. Umcaba namasi akhe kulethwa
 kuye ngenkulu inhlonipho kumbozwe ngezimbenge ukuze kungangenwa izintuli
 nezinambuzana. VMnumzane ungumholi womndeni ngakho kungaba kubi kakhulu
 ukutbi ukudla kwakhe kulethwe ngendlela engahloniphekile. Lokho kungamehlisa
 isithunzi ekbaya kanti futhi nabaphansi ngeke baze bakuthokozela lokbo. UMnumzane
 yena uzidlela ngayedwa. Yikho pbela ukunumuza lokho akugcini kupheJa ekutheni
 avuke ekuseni arne ugenhla- kwesibaya abuke imfuyo kayise kodwa ngisho sekudliwa
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 ubukhulu bakhe kufanele bugqanyiswe, buqhakanjiswe ngoba wuye oyintshontsho
 umndeni wonke ogabisa ngalo.
 Ukuhlonishwa kwenkomo okwenza ukuthi amasi adliwe nguMnumzane kuqala inxuluma
 Iingakawadli. Lokhu kuhlonishwa kugelezela emasini nawo aphuma enkomeni. Uma
 uMnumzane edla kuqala usuke ekhombisa ukuthi uyinhloko yekhaya alibhekele
 abaphansi ngakho-ke ukudla amasi kufana nokuxhumana nabaphansi uqobo.
 NjengoMnumzane kufanele avulele umndeni kulesi sidlo esithandekayo. Esinye isizathu
 esenza uMnumzane adle kuqala yingoba vele la masi usuke ezivubele yena ngakho-ke
 akanankinga yokuqala ukudla. Kwa'Zulu isitsha soMnumzane asiphakelwa kuqala ngoba
 kubalekelwa ukuthi imishophi engehIela inxuluma ingaqali ngaye. Vkuthi adle amasi
 kuqala kungaveza ukuthi nguyena okufanele ahlasele anqobe kuqala ngisho nasempini
 ngoba uzibambela yena mathupha ekuwavubeni.
 Vmlobokazi akawalokothi amasi asemzini uma engakakhululwa ukuthi awadle.
 Ukhululwa ngenkomo yamasi kuqala. Le nkomo _ibizwa ngendlakudla noma inkomo
 yokudla amasi. Le nkomo isala kubo kamkhwenyana uma kulotsholwa. Iyingxenye
 yezinkomo zelobolo kodwa ngokuvumelana iye isale bese ihlatshwa uma umakoti
 eseganile vele. IyahIatshwa kube nomcimbi ekhaya. Kwezinye izigodi
 kwelikaMthaniya, Ie nkomo iye ikhishwe namabheka ihambe iye ekhweni
 lomkhwenyana, kuthi uma sekudingeka ukuthi umlobokazi akhululwe ekudleni amasi,
 bayilethe izohlatshwa bese ekhululeka ngemva kwalokho. Umlobokazi uba yingxenye
 yomndeni uma esesinile kodwa nakuba kunjalo kufanele ukuzithiba kwakhe kubonakale.
 Ukungadli amasi enye indlela yokuzithiba ukuthi angenzi noma kanjani emzini. Vma
 umndeni sewenele, usungufakazi balokho, 10 mkhosi wokumkhulula uye uhlongozwe.
 InhIoso yalo mcimbi ukuthi kuhlanganiswe abaphansi nabaphezulu ngoba ngaso sonke
 isikhathi uma kuchithwa igazi kusuke kuhloswe lokho. Ukudla amasi komlobokazi
 kwenzeka uma sebebikelwe.
 Ukusetshenziswa kokhezo olulodwa yilabo abazungeze ukhamba oIunamasi, kufundisa
 izinto ezimbili. Kungafundisa ukuthi kufanele ulinde uma isikhathi sokuthi wenze into
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 singakafiki futhi ubekezele. Ngisho ungathanda kangakanani ukuthi ukhezo lube
 sezandleni zakho kodwa uma lusazungeza, ayikho into ongayenza ngaphandle kokulinda
 luze lufike kuwe. Uma selufikile, kuba yilona thuba lakho lokukha uNtomb'emhlophe.
 Okwesibili kungaba ukufundisa ngomoya wokuthi empilweni kubakhona isikhathi
 sokuthi kudliwe khambeni lunye. Ukudla okhambeni olulodwa kwenza abantu
 bathandane futhi kuxosha nomoya wobugovu kodwa kwande umoya wokuphana
 nokushiyelana. 1.0 moya wenza ukuthi umazise omunye umuntu, kuthi uma uthola
 okuthize noma ngabe kungakanani kodwa ukwazi ukuhIephulelana nomakhelwane noma
 nomunye umuntu noma ngabe into ingangekhanda lentethe. Yikho nje isiZulu sithi;
 izingane zendoda zihIephulelana ikhanda lesikhonyane.
 Izingane zona ziyakhangezwa. Ukukhangezwa kwazo kwenza ukuthi zihIale zazi ukuthi
 ziyizingane nanokuthi ukudIa kwazo kuncike kwabadala. lzingane noma zingafisa
 kangakanani ukudla ngokhezo kodwa ngeke zize zikwenze lokho ngenxa yenhlonipho
 etshalwe kuzo. Ezikwaziyo ukuthi zona ziyakhangezwa kuphela hhayi okunye. Lokhu
 kuyimfundiso enhIe ngoba kugxila enganeni, yazi ukuthi uma kufanele yenze into ethile,
 kufanele ithathise kulokhu ekufundiswe ekhaya ngoba elornzali aIiweli phansi.
 Ezinganeni isimo sokukhangezwa sakha inhIiziyo yokufunda ukubekezela ngoba uma
 kusakhangezwa omunye, kufanele omunye alinde kuze kube yithuba lakhe. Lokho
 kwenza izingane zabafana zisebenzele ukuba zikhule zisebenze ukuze zinwampele
 undwamba njengoyise. Zazi ukuthi kuqheqhebulwa izaqheqhe zengqondo kuqaIa
 ngaphambi kokuqheqhebula izangqondo zendwamba.
 Uma edliwa, adliwa ngokukhulu ukucophelela. Akufanele awele emlilweni kumbe eziko
 ngoba uma kuke kwenzeka lokho izinkomo zikIayeka imibele noma ibe nezilonda noma
 zishe amabele. Lokhu kungaba nomphumela omubi ngoba inkomazi ingavimbela
 inkonyane uknba incele, lokhu oknngayiholela ebuthakathakeni. lnkomazi edabuke
 imibele ikhahIela kwasani uma kuzanywa ukuthi isengwe ngoba isuke ibazi ubuhIungu
 ebhekana nabo. Leli qiniso landisa ukuthi aknkhona nje kuphela ukuba izinkomo
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 zisengwe yindangala olruklaya imibele yezinkomo kepha, nolrudlela amasi emlilweni
 yizithupha ziya egwayini nolrusengwa ngunohha nezimbulu.
 -Abafana kufanele baqoshame uma bedla amasi, bangahlali bathi dekle ngezinqe phansi.
 Uma bewadla bengaqosheme, izinkomazi ziyephuza ulrukhwelwa, lokhu olrungenza
 ulruthi izinkomo zingandi kahle. Amasi awadliwa bume ngoba lowo owadla emile uhlale
 emelwe yizindaba njalo olrufanele azikhulume. Ngokwesiko lamaZulu umuntu akadli
 emile, noma ngabe yiluphi uhlobo lolrudla, angiyiphathi-ke eyamasi engulrudla
 olruphambili nokuhlonishwa ngale ndlela. Kwezinye izigodi lruthiwa umudli wawo
 bume lrungamenza abe lithatha, agcine esekhulume zonke izindaba zesigodi. Amasi
 kwazulu awadlelwa phandle ngoba lokho kungabiza umphezulu enxulumeni
 10Mnumzane. Uma umuntu emile ebaleni lomuzi kuthiwa ubiza umphezulu. Amasi
 anombala omhlophe, 10 mbala ungabiza umphezulu angiphathi-ke uma odla amasi emile
 ulruwubiza lruyaphindaphindeka. Ukwelelesa komphezulu emzini woMnumzane kuba
 ishobolo elikhulu ngenxa yokuthi inxuluma ligcina seliyisishozi lapho udlalela khona.
 Abanye bagcina sebegudlukela kwenye indawo. Ukungathintwa kwawo uma liduma
 lruhambisana nombala wawo ngoba omhlophe ohlonisnwayo uma liduma. Uma liduma
 izinto ezimhlophe ziye zimbozwe ngoba nazo zingabiza ukwelelesa komphezulu kuthi
 abantu baphenduke umqwayiba lrube ngcuba ngcono kulabo abahabule inkosi.
 Amasi awadliwa futhi abantu benebe ngoba kuthiwa owadla enebe uba ivila voco
 olrunzima kulo ngisho ukuzenwaya. Uma wenebe umzimba wonke udedeleka phansi.
 Lokhu lrudedeleka komzimba phansi kungedlulela ngisho ezinkomazini, zithwale
 kanzima uma kufanele zizale. Kwesinye isikhathi ziphelelwa amandla, lokhu olrungenza
 ngisho umvemve ungaphumi kalula mhIawumbe ugcine ufile. Lokhu kwenaba kuze
 kwedlulele ezinkomazini ezisengwayo ezibaphansi ngale ndlela yokuthi zingagudwa
 abafana ekwaluseni, kuthi lrushaya isikhathi solrusengwa zibe zingasenalo ubisi.
 Uma kwenzekile amantombazane awadla nabafana, kufanele awadle ehlezi ngentombi
 ngoba engeke awadla eqosheme njengabafana ngoba awavunyelwe ulruqoshama.
 UDonda, (1997:4) uthi:
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 Akuphiswana ngamasi ngoba komunye
 umuzi abafana bayosuke bawadle
 bengaqosheme. Yingozi-ke leyo
 ngoba ziyophuza ukukhwelwa lezo
 zinkomo.
 Ukuqoshama nokukhwelwa kwezinkomo kusondelene kakhulu ngoba inkunzi uma
 ikhwela, iba sesimweni sokuqoshama. Iphakamisa ingaphambili layo okuyimikhono
 bese kubalula ukukhwela eyensikazi. Ukuqoshama kwabafana uma bedla amasi kusuke
 kukhombisa ukuthi izinkomazi azikhwelwe njalo ukuze kuhlale kunamasi.
 UNtuH noNtuli, (1986:120) uyibeka kangcono indaba yokuhlonishwa kwamasi uma ethi:
 KwaZulu akukho ukudla okuhlonishwa
 njengamasi nenyama. Sengishilo ukuthi
 abesifazane bayawaWonipha, bawazile amasi
 ngezikhathi ezithile. Umakoti ugana qede
 awaWoniphe amasi asernzini. Uze
 athunyelwe kubo ayolanda ukhezo kanduba
 awadle. Umkhwenyana yena akawalokothi
 amasi asekhweni.
 OMphemba bakubeka ngokusobala ukuthi inyama namasi kuhlobene kangakanani
 nabapbansi. Ukungakudli ukudla kwasernzini noma kwasekhweni kusho ukuhlonipha
 abasawadla anblamvana kanye nasebadlulela koyisemkhulu. Imidanti njengokulandwa
 kokhezo lwamasi iveza khona ukuxhumana okufanele kubekhona phakathi kwezinyanya.
 Ezinye izimbongi zize zibe nogqozi zibhale izinkondlo uma zicabanga ngale ntombi
 emblophe. UMkhize, (1953:92) uthi:
 Nangu umakoti egoyile,
 Ehlezi enhla nomsamo,
 Angazi noma bamloyile,
 Ngimbona emabolo okukaxamu,
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 Ngibona ekhihla isililo,
 Mhlawumbe ulilela umlilo
 Yeka izinyembezi zakho,
 Zimhlophe zithe qhwa,
 Sezikwemboze urnzimba wakho,
 Wembatha ingubo enjengeqhwa,
 Wangehlisa amathe ngalamba,
 Wangikhumbuza oKhahlamba.
 Uyahlonipha ntombi yasernzini,
 Awusondelani nolwabelungu ukhezo,
 Awusinamatheli isitsha sasemzini,
 Udela usokhambeni eduze nokhezo,
 Oluphuma emthini wasendle,
 Oluqoshwe abafana endle.
 Ubumqoka bamasi njengokudIa okumqoka esizweni sakwaZulu kwenza ngisho ababhali
 bezinkondlo babe nogqozi bese bethatha usiba baveze imizwa yabo. OkaKhabazela
 lapha uveza igula lisemsamo okuthi uma elibuka, alifanise nomakoti egoyile. Uma
 umakoti egoyile, uhlala athule, akanyakanyakazi nje ngoba usuke esaba futhi ethukile,
 engakejwayeli muntu lapha ekhaya. Ukukhihlika kwezaqheqhe ukubona kufana
 nokudinda isililo. Uma kukhihlika izaqheqhe, kusuka ihleza elisuke livale igula bese
 zehla kancane ngaphandle, igula Iibe manzi kube sengathi kwehla izinyembezi. Uma
 eqhubeka uMkhize, (1953:92) uthi:
 Abafana sebakupha igama,
 Bathi ungumthamo obandayo,
 Ngempela likufanele lelo gama,
 Ngoba uhlala ungobandayo,
 Noma kushisa phandle,
 Uhlala unjengolwandle.
 Ngeodlela akhonzwe ogayo amasi, aze anikezwe igama elihle, abizwe ngokuthi
 "ungumthamo obandayo". Leli binza liveza kahle kamhlophe ukuthi arnasi awukudla
 okuthi uma ukufake emlonyeni, kubande kamnandi. Yingakho-nje ebizwa ngokuthi
 angumthamo obandayo. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi amasi ahlala ebanda ojalo noma isimo
 sezulu sinjani ogaphandle. Imbongi iqhathanisa ukubanda kwawo nokubanda kwamanzi
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 asolwandle okuthi noma libalele kangakanani kodwa uthole ukuthi, umaungena kuwo,
 uthole ezibandela kamnanadi. Yebo ulwandle luyabanda kepha ukwanda kwamanzi
 olwandle agubuzele umhlaba nobungcosana bomhlabathi owomileyo emhlabeni, kuveza
 iqiniso lokwanda kokusetshenziswa kwamasi emhlabeni, hhayi kwa'Zulu nje kuphela.
 2.5 Imvunulo
 Ukugqama kwendIela yokugqoka okungekhona okwalapha kwelikaMthaniya, kwephuca
 isizwe samazulu ubuhle obumangalisayo. Imvunulo yesiNtu inhle, ihloniphekile kanti
 futhi awumbuzi umuntu ukuthi ukuliphi izinga ngokukhula noma uya emcimbini onjani.
 Kuthi kunjalo nje kube kuncisha abantu amathuba okufunda ukuzenzela imvunulo yabo
 okungeyomdabu ngezandIa zabo futhi etholakala kwelengabadi.
 Isikhumba senkomo yisona esithatha ingxenye enkulu yemvunulo yomdabu yesizwe
 sama'Zulu. Okufike kugqame ukuthi esizweni samaZulu, awumbuzi ukuthi umuntu
 ukusiphi isigaba sokukhula ngoba yilelo nalelo zinga linemvunulo yalo. ltshitshi ngeke
 ulifice livunule okwelinye izinga njengelezalukazi nelomame. Kungaba yinhlamba
 ukuthola intombi ivunule isidwaba ngoba lokho kungasho ukuthi isidlulile ebuntombini.
 Kanjalo nensizwa ngeke uyifice ivunule imvunulo yamakhehla.
 Imvunulo eyenza ukuthi noma ubani abone izinga okulo uma uvunule. Akudingi
 kuchaza okungako kepha imvunulo ikubeka esigabeni esenza uhlonipheke futhi
 . uphatheke ngendlela efanele sona. Esinye sesibonelo esamabutho uma eya empini.
 UKrige, (1977:263 uthi:
 There were regiments with black and white shields,
 with black patches, and so on, so that when the
 regiments were dancing or going through other
 military evolutions, this uniformity must have been
 very striking. Far more impressive than their shields,
 however, must have been their regimental dress,
 which in many instances was extremely rich and
 beautiful.. .
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 Lokhu kwehlukana kwemvunulo yamabutho okushiwo lapba, kusivezela ngokusobala
 ukuthi amabutho ayengavunuli ngemvunulo efanayo. OkaKrige (1977) ubabaza ubuhle
 bombala omnyama uma uhlanganiswe nomhlophe ukubona lapho kungumbala omuhle
 kakhulu wamahawu.
 Okufike kuhlabe umxhwele ukuthi lapho amaZulu esehlobile ngemvunulo yawn aye
 enanele ngengoma kube kuhle kube njeya. Eziningi izingoma ezihaywayo nazo futhi
 zihambisana nezigaba zokukhula.
 2.5.1 ImvunuIo yezingane
 KwelakwaMthaniya izingane azinayo imvunulo futhi azigqoki kodwa ziyazishayela nje.
 MhIazane kumakhaza noma sekulalwa, yilapho izingane ezithola khona ukwembathiswa
 ngeziphuku.
 UGumede, (2007) uthi:
 lzingane phela azivunuli kodwa zihamba nqunu
 zingembethe. Kodwa isikhumba senkomo senza
 lukhulu empilweni yengane ngoba uma kubanda
 noma kumakhaza, izingane zembathiswa sona
 isikhumba senkomo esibizwa ngokuthi isiphuku
 maqedane zifudumale.
 2.5.2 Imvunulo yomame
 Imvunulo eyakhiwe ngesikhumba senkomo yomame eyejwayelekile umnenezo, ingcayi,
 isidwaba kanye nesiphuku. Le mvunulo yenza omame bahionipheke ngoba ibabeka
 emazingeni abo ahlukahlukene.
 2.5.2.1 Umnenezo
 Lena imvunulo yangasese yomame. Bavunula ngayo uma bebodwa ngasese. Into eyenza
 ukuthi igqokelwe ngasese ukuthi igqokwa ngaphansi futhi yenza nmsebenzi
 oknngebukiswe ngawo emphakathini. Uma owesifazane egeza, Ie mvunulo
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 iyamphephisa, ivimbe ukuthi ukugeza kwakhe kungaphumeli ngaphandle. Lokhu
 kwenziwa ukuthi ugqinsi lwesikhumba akulula ukuthi kumfinineke okunguketshezi kuso.
 2.5.2.2 Ingcayi
 Imvunulo ihambisana nezigaba ezithile zabantu noma amazinga abo. Ingcayi isikhumba
 senkomo esishukiwe saze sathamba kahIe. lvunulwa ngamakhosikazi amboze amabele.
 Ingcayi iboshwa ngemuva ihambe njalo ishaye ngaphansi kwamakhwapha. Ibuye
 igqokwe ngabalobokazi uma besanda kugana behlonipha.
 UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Uma umakoti eganile ekhaya kufanele abe
 nomehluko kunawo wonke umuntu. Ubonakala
 ngengcayi emahIombe akhe nokuhamba ebheke
 phansi ngoba ehlonipha. Yilokhu okumenza ehluke
 kunabo bonke enxulumeni.
 UMalandela ukubeka kucace ukuthi ingcayi iyimvunulo yokuhlonipha.
 2.5.2.3 Isidwaba
 Lesi yisikhumba esishukiwe senkomo esibhincwa ngomame kwesingezansi. Ngemuva
 kokuhlinzwa kwenkomo, isikhumba siye sibethelwe kahle ngezikhonkwane elangeni,
 siyekwe lapho size some. Vma sesomile, siyathathwa sicwiliswe ernanzini bese
 sikhishwa futhi ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, siphurne lapho sesinuka kabi bese
 sisuswa bonke uboya maqedane sifakwe amafutha ukuze sishukeke kalula. Sishukwa size
 sibe ntofontofo bese sithungwa sihlanganiswa ngosinga ngemva komkhulu umzukuzuku
 wokushukwa kwaso. Kusikwa irnidweshu yesikhumba bese ihlanganiswa ngosinga,
 Abenzi b380 benza umbhumbuluza okuba yingenhla 1380. V rna sesiphelile siba
 nezinsinga eziningi ezenza ukuthi umvunuli akwazi ukuthatha isikhathi enza ukuthi
 silingane naye. Yilokhu okwenza ukuthi kungabilula ukubhinca isidwaba ngokushesha
 okukhulu. Vmuntu kufanele anikezwe isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba abhince aqede.
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 Isidwaba siyimvunulo yokuhlonipha abasemzini, yingakho nje kufanele sishaye ngezansi
 kwamadolo, Njengoba sakhiwe ngesikhumba senkomo, asilula, siyasinda futhi akulula
 ukuthi sipheshulwe umoya. Senza umuntu ukuthi ahlonipheke ngisho ehambela phezulu.
 Isidwaba sigqokwa ingoduso, inkosikazi kanye nezalukazi. Lokhu kuveza ukutIii umuntu
 uma eseze wavunula ngaso uze abe mdala futhi ahlukaniswe wukufa naso.
 UMsimang, (1975:179) uthi:
 Njengoba isidwaba siqaIa ebungodusini njena
 siqhubeka njalo kumuntu wesifazane, akasoze
 ahlukane naso noma eseguge kangakanani,
 uyoze aIanyulelwe ingcwaba kuphela.
 Owesimame ovunule ngesidwaba uyahlonishwa, akufanele abe esakhathazwa zinsizwa,
 zimcela ukuthi ayophekela onina. Kuyenzeka nokho nakuba ehlonipheka enjalo kube
 khona osikhwiliphambana nobhoko, abakhuzela kungabi ndaba zalutho, buchitheke
 bugayiwe. Kwesinye isikhathi kuze kubekhona nokubaleka, owesimame agcine elapho
 athanda khona ngempela, Kuyenzeka futhi buchitheke bugayiwe ngenxa yesifiso sobaba
 womntwana uma ebona ukuthi umntanakhe kufanele ayomdlela izinkomo kosibanibani.
 UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Isidwaba yinhlonipho yodwa futhi senza
 isimame sihlonipheke. Osevunule
 ngesidwaba akabe esakhulunyiswa
 owesilisa ngezothando ngoba kukabili.
 Kuphakathi kokuthi useqokiwe
 useyingodusi noma ungumlobokazi
 womuntu okukhuluma okubheke eceleni
 kuye kufana nokuzidonsela amanzi
 ngomsele.
 Noma okaDlaroini (2007) ebeka ngale ndlela, kukhona izinsizwa ezidela ngoba amanzi
 seziwezwe ngobhoko. Azikugqizi qakala ukuthi kukhona umunwe osukhombile noma
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 qha. Ezinye izinsizwa zize ziphungwe ngezithebe, ziyizimbelarnbelane zezingoduso
 uqobo.
 Olimini IwesiZulu kukhona izaga ezithinta isidwaba njengalezi elilandelayo:
 ~ Akuqhalaqhala lahlula isidwaba.
 (Umuntu noma angaze aqine kanjani kodwa kukhona okugcina
 kumehlulile)
 ~ Uyofika kwamkhathali isidwaba siyokuhaqa.
 (Ekugcineni kukhona okugcina kumehlulile urnuntu ngeke agcine
 aphurnelele kukho konke)
 ~ llumbo livuka esidwabeni.
 (lzitha zingaqharnuka nalapho owethernbe khona njengasernndenini
 nje)
 ~ Insakavukela umchilo wesidwaba.
 (Into ehlala yenziwa ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi engekho indlela
 yokuyibalekela)
 2.5.3 Imvunulo yabesilisa
 Isikhurnba senkomo sibamba iqhaza elikhulu emvunulweni yabesilisa. Iqele, umgaxo,
 isiphenama, isinene, ihawu, ibheshu, igqibo, umbhelenja kanye nomklezo, yimvunulo
 yabesilisa eyisikhumba senkomo.
 2.5.3.1 Umutsha
 Le mvunulo yibheshu nesinene okuyimvunulo yabantu besilisa esizweni samaZulu.
 La mutsha okubhekiswe kuwo okuyibheshu nesinene, kukhulunywa ngensakavukela
 yemvunulo yomuntu wesilisa kwelikajdthaniya, Lena imvunulo engagugi kalula ngoba
 yakhiwe ngesikhumba. Nakuzo lezi zinsuku zesirnanje impahla eyenziwe ngesikhumba
 ithathwa njengesezingeni eIiphezuIu. Umutsha ungahlala iminyakanyaka uma uphethwe
 kahJe. lzikhumba Iezi kusuke kungezamankonyane afile, ahlinzwa, izikhumba zawo
 zonyiswa ngokubethelwa, imiphunzo kanti izinjobo kuba ngezezinyarnazane eziningi
 ezahlukene kuya ngokuthi umninilo ufuna ukulihlobisa ngani elakhe ibheshu.
 Kuyenzeka kuIezi zinsuku zamanje ukuba urnuntu azihJobele ngebheshu Ienyamazane
 kungelenyala-nje kungabi ndaba zalutho.
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 Ibheshu lomfana liba lifushanyana, liphelela ngaphansi kwezinqe, libizwa ngokuthi
 isiphenama kanti futhi lingenziwa ngesikhumba sembuzi noma ngesikhumba
 senyamazane njengempunzi nje. Elomuntu omdala liba lide, kwesinye isikhathi lize
 likhothe amaqakala uma ehamba. Leli libizwa ngokuthi umdada. Liphathwa kahle
 ibheshu uma umninilo ehlala, kufanele aliphenye, ahlale ngezinqe ukuze avimbele uboya
 ekuqothukeni ngoba libi ibheshu uma seliqothuke uboya. Akuhlalwa noma kanjani
 ngebheshu. Ovunule ngalo uyaziqoqa, acophelele nokuthi isinene siyawenza umsebenzi
 waso wokufibla umnzi. Lapha izimvayizana ziyelekelela ekwenzeni umsebenzi wesinene
 ubelula.
 Uma kubuthwa ibutho, liphatha izihlangu ezifanayo ezimbala owodwa. Kanjalo futhi
 libhinca amabheshu afanayo. UZulu, (2007) uthi:
 Indoda yangempela ivunula ngebheshu elenziwe
 ngesikhumba ezikhethele sona. lsikhumba esibi
 asilikhiphi ibheshu elihle elingenza umbhinci
 aziqhenye ngalo emicimbini uma ephakathi
 kwabantu. Umutsha omfushane mubi ngoba wenza
 obhincile ukuba
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 ahlale ngokukhulu ukucophelela.
 OkaNdaba ubalula ukuthi umbala webheshu ubamba iqhaza kangakanani kolivunulile
 yingakho nje ethi, "indoda yangempela...". Lokhu kungasikhombisa ukuthi indoda
 yangempela yileyo okukhona izikhumba emzini wayo. Izikhumba zihambisana nokuthi
 kubekhona izinkomo. lsisho sesiZulu sithi, "Ubuhle bendoda zinkomo zayo", Ukuyodla
 izinkomo emzini othile okwenziwa uMnumzane uma ethumela ingane yakhe kuwo
 kukubeka ngokusobala lokhu ngoba uma kunjalo ubuso abubhekwa kepha kubhekwa
 izinkomo. Yingakho nje izinkomo ziphenduka ubuhle bendoda ngoba iba nomlobokazi
 ngenxa yazoo
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 2.5.3.2 Imvunulo yezingwazi
 Uma kukhona ohlabene empini kwazulu, ukuhlabana kwakhe kuyachuma. Kwesinye
 isikhathi indlela ahlabene ngayo ize ingene shi ezibongweni zakhe. Ukuhlabana
 kwengwazi uNozishada kaMaqhoboza kwagcina kungene ezibongweni" zakhe.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:31) bathi:
 Unyawo lungangendlu yakwabo kwamaSicazana
 UManqe bath'adlani ngale kwezintaba
 Adl'abantu bakaNozishada kaMaqhoboza.
 UChakid'ozikhohlokhohlwana,
 UNtak'eduke namhlambi
 Ngob'iduke nezakwaMzilikazi.
 UNompandamthombo wezisele
 UNtamo kayidinwa iziqu
 Njengabo bonke zibadinile.
 UHlangabez'uZulu eMaqongqo
 Kwaze kwabuz'uNdlela kaSompisi
 Wathi: "UZawubamba yiphi-ke
 Mfana kaMaqhoboza na?'
 Kulezi zibongo zikaNozishada kaMaqhoboza amehlo ethu avele anamathele emigqeni
 emibili, owesishiyagalombili nowesishiyagalolunye lapho kuthiwa:
 UNtamo kayidinwa iziqu
 Njengoba bonke zibadinile.
 Njengoba umugqa wesishiyagalombili ungagcini ngesiphumuzi ucacisa ukuthelelana
 kwemiqondo nomugqa olandelayo. Njengoba iziqu zenziwa ngesihlahla somnyezane
 (unongamel'Iziziba) kuyabonakala ukuthi ubushinga, ubushoshozela, ukunqoba
 nokuhlabana kukaNozishada kwakuwathelisa amaqhawe,' amaqhawe ezitha, aye
 kwagoqanyawo angabe engasayizwa iminyezane. Lokhu kuba sengathi labo
 asebekwankatha ngoba kushiyene izandla enkundleni yempi badinwe wukuzuza
 iminyezane kanti kukhotheme amakhanda amadoda.
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 Emavakeni, amagwala, imihlalandlini nonyube kuyacaca ukuthi kubo ukuvunula ngeziqu
 yiMpumalanga neNtshonalanga. Iziqu bayazicasukela ngoba umuntu uqabulana nokufa
 ngaphambi kokuba azizuze, empeleni bango-:
 Nyawo zamavaka ziyahlehla
 Ziyadinwa wukuya empini.
 Yiziqu-ke ezinika amaqhawe isithunzi ukuze Iowa ovunule ngazo abe nokwesatshwa
 kanye nokuhlonishwa. Uma ethi memfu, izitha zithuthumele futhi zigcwale amanzi
 esiswini.
 Ukuzethemba kukaNozishada, ontamo yakhe igcwele iziqu, kumenza angenqeni
 ukuhlangabeza isifuba sempi yakwaZulu, engenandaba nokuthi umuntu obhekana nale
 mpi wukuzama ukuwela umfula owubhuku ongaweleki ngoba uwudaka olushonayo.
 Yebo wafela emaQongqo kepha washiya uNdlela kaSompisi emangele ngokubona impi
 yokugcina yomuntu olwa impi yokugcina ezivikela yena kanye neziqu zakhe. Phela
 oneziqu kumele alwele iqiniso lokuthi akaziphiwanga kepha wazizuza ngempi kanye
 nangezingazi zamadoda.
 Ubudlelwane phakathi kwabaNtwana beNkosi oDingane noMpande babungebuhle.
 UMpande wayethathwa njengomuntu ongahlakaniphile kodwa iNkosi uDingane
 yayibatshela ukuthi uhlakaniphile kodwa wayezenza isithutha. Into eyayidume ngayo
 iNkosi uMpande ukuthanda isifazane nakuba yayithathwa njengomuntu
 ongahlakaniphile. Kuthiwa iNkosi uMpande uma kuthi akazikhulule, wayenganqeni
 ukungacashi, wayevele aqede konke obala.
 Leli binza lithathwe esigamekweni esadalwa ubudlelwane obungebuhle ebaNtwaneni
 beNkosi. Uma imbongi ithi, "uManqe bath'adlani ngale kwezintaba"; impendulo
 emgqeni olandelayo ithi, " Adl'abantu bakaNozishada kaxtaqhoboza", Lapha kuvela
 obala ukuthi empini eyayibambene eMaqongqo ngaseMkhuze phakathi kwabaNtwana
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 beNkosi, impi eyayiholwa uNozishada kaMaqhoboza kaNzuza yayisinqotshiwe,
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 yingakho-nje abantu bakhe babedliwa amanqe. UNdlela kaSompisi wayibuka wayeya
 impi kaMpande kanti akabuzanga elangeni. UNozishada kaMaqhoboza imbongi ithi,
 "UHlangabez'uZulu eMaqongqo" ngoba yilapho eyabambana khona kwashunqa uthuli.
 UNdlela kaSompisi uzwakala ebuza ukuthi, "UZawubarnba yiphi-ke - Mfana
 kaMaqhoboza?". Lokhu kungukweyisa nokubukela phansi impi. Ukuhlakanipha
 kukaMpande kwaphumela obala ngoba ngisho impi yakhe yanqoba ngaphandle
 kokusizwa, yayivele izoluthola usizo emaBhunwini ukuba yayehluhlwa. INkosi
 uMpande waya kocela usizo emaBhunwini ngaphesheya koThukela ngesikhathi iNkosi
 uDingane isithe akuh1anganwe eMaqongqo. AmaBhunu afika vele esenqobile
 umNtwana weNkosi uMpande. UNozishada kaMaqhoboza wasala kuyo Ie mpi
 yaseMaqongqo.
 Izingwazi nazo kubakhona ezibaluleka ngakho uma kuvunulwe. Imvunulo yengwazi ithi
 phecelezi, ingafani nongakaze ahIabane. UMsimang, (1975:190) uthi:
 Kokunye izibeba zize zibe izixwexwe ezinkulu
 kokunye kube imibhelenja emibili ephambana
 esifubeni kuhle kweminqwambo.
 Lezi zibeba ezize zibe izixwexwe ngeke zize zibe imvunulo kanoma ubani ongakaze
 ahIabane. Ukuba izixwexwe kwazo ezinkulu noma kube imibhelenja emibili ephambana
 esifubeni, yiyo phela iminyezane ekhombisa ukuthi ovunule ngayo isihlabani.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:31) bathi:
 UNtamo kayidinwa nayiziqu.
 Lo mugqa ucashunwe ezinbongweni zikaNozishada kaMaqhoboza wakwaNzuza.
 Usivezela ukuthi okaMshazi wayesehlabene izikhathi eziningi kangokuba intamo yakhe
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 yayisiyikazela iziqu okuyiminyakanya ekhombisa ukuhlabana kwakhe kaningi. Lokhu
 kubeka ngokusobala ukuthi izingwazi zazibalulwa ngokuthile uma zivunule.
 2.5.3.3 Imvunulo yodwendwe
 Udwendwe ngeminye yemicimbi emikhulu esizweni samazulu. Kuyilapho zidlana
 khona imilala ngemvunulo. Abanye baze baqome ukuyovela ngentsha ceke eba "uyosale
 bekhala". Ukugqama kwesikhumba senkomo kubonakala kuyo intombi esuke iyosina.
 Uyise womntwana nguye ovunulisa indodakazi yakhe ngaleli langa. Uyivunulisa
 ukusuka ekhanda kuze kuyoshaya onyaweni.
 UKrige, (1977:136) uthi:
 Then the father of the girl enters
 and "dresses" her in her wedding
 appares, i.e., presents her with
 isidwaba.
 Kungebe lijadu uma osinayo engabhincile isidwaba. lsidwaba yisona esimbeka ezingeni
 asekulo. UKhumalo, (1997:283) uthi:
 Iqiniso yilelo lokuthi, umntwana uyayikhumula imvunulo
 endleleni ngaphandle kwesidwaba ayongena ngaso emzini.
 Uma kuya ngokuthi ukhumula nesidwaba akhishwa ngaso
 ekhaya, kungasho ukuthi uvunula ngesinye esilungiselelwe
 lokho. Ngeke phela angene umlobokazi engabhincile isidwaba
 ekhaya. Ungena ngaso kodwa okukhulu ngaphezu kwalokho
 yisiphuku asuke azemboze ngaso ukuhlonipha amabele.
 Umakoti lona uye ahlobe ngamashoba ezinkabi ezingalweni. La mashoba kuye kube
 ngawezinkabi ezimhlophe ngoba phela kusuke kuyisifiso somndeni ukuba izindlela zakhe
 zibemhlophe. Umakoti uphatha ihawu elincanyana (ingcayi) bese esina ekhomba phansi,
 phezulu kanye nasemaceleni ngesinqindi sakhe. Ihawu lisuke liluphawu lokuvika konke
 azohlangana nakho kwamfazi ongemame. UMsimang, (1975:192) uthi:
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 Usezozinkamfula okhalo ngexhama kanti futhi
 phezu kwesidwaba kulenga amaxhama otshani
 ayisithupha noma ngaphezulu. Phezu
 kwamaxhama kuba umutsha. Empeleni
 izintambo zamaxhama zihintshelwa kuwo
 umutsha ezingalweni lapha umakoti uhloba
 ngamashoba ezinkabi zakwabo ezimhlophe bese
 ephatha ihawu elincane ingcwayi esandleni
 sobunxele kuthi kwesokudla aphathe isinqindi.
 Omame bomuzi babhinca izidwaba nabo kanti ubaba womntwana yena uba
 yisitatanyiswa sosuku, uvunula njengeNkosi ngaleli langa. UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Usuku lodwendwe lumqoka cishe kunazo zonke
 emndenini. Imvunulo yesintu yesikhumba idla umunyu
 ngaleli langa. Umnumzane wekhaya uba yiNkosi ngoba
 wonke amehlo asuke ethe njo kuye. Ushaya ngomdada
 wakhe okhotha amaqakala kube kuhle kube njeya.
 Kweminye imizi umndeni uye uvunule ngemvunulo efanayo. Omama bomntwana ngeke
 ubehlukanise ngenxa yokufana kwemvunulo. Obaba bona babhinca amabheshu afanayo,
 kwesinye isikhathi baze baphathe ngisho amahawu afanayo.
 Indaba yemvunulo kwabesilisa ayigcini lapho ngoba ngisho nabafowabo bakamakoti
 bavunula ngemitsha yabo baconse. Emicimbini enjengalena yilapho izinsizwa ezithola
 khona ithuba eIihle lokweshela ngoba isikhathi sokwenza lokho sisuke sisiningi.
 2.5.3.4 Imvnnnlo yaMakhosi
 Uma uNomthebe wesizwe evunule, kufanele kubonakaIe ukuthi kuvunule oNgangezwe
 lakhe. Ibonakala ngeminyakanya nomqhele. Iminyakanya ayifakwa noma ngubani.
 Uma isihlobile iNkosi, ifaka uphaphe noma izimpaphe zendwe ekhanda. Izimpaphe zayo
 zihlonishwa kakhulu. Uma umuntukazana efake uphaphe ekhanda uyahlawuliswa ngoba
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 kuthiwa uzenza iNkosi. Uma elufakile akalufaki njengeSilo esiphilayo neLembe kodwa
 angalufaka emaceleni.
 INkosi uma isivunule, iphatha isihlangu sayo esikhulukazi. Lolu hlobo lwesihlangu
 yilolu olwaqala ukubakhona ngesikhathi seLembe eleqa amanye ngokukhalipha.
 Isihlangu siluphawu lokuba ngumkhuseli wesizwe. Isihlangu seNkosi kuba licala
 lesikhumba senkabi lesandla sokuphonsa. Isandla sokuphonsa siyisandla esithathwa
 njengesinamandla. Lokhu kusuke kuyizifiso zesizwe ukuba iNkosi ibenamandla
 esizweni sayo. VZulu, (2007) uthi:
 Phela inkosi ingabe kayivunule uma
 ingavunule ngenkomo yakwabo.
 Ukuphelela kwemvunulo yesintu
 kuba sesikhunjeni senkomo ngoba
 asigugi kalula. Kunjalo nje sikholwa
 ukuthi kukhona ukuxhumana okuthile
 phakathi kwabasawadla anhlamvana
 nabangasekho okwenziwa yinkomo
 Umutsha kaNgangezwe lakhe wenziwe ngesikhumba senkomo. Izinjobo nesinene salo
 senziwa ngesikhumba sengwe nangensimangwe. Ukuxhumana kwenkomo nabaphansi
 okwenza iNkosi ukuthi ukuvunula ngebheshu lesikhumba sayo, kwenze ibe
 nemfudumalo nokuvikeleka ngoba inkomo kungeyabo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi
 oNgangezwe lakhe usuke evikelwe yibo, Lokhu kuxhumana kugcwaliseka urna
 ihlatshwa inkomo. Uma ihlatshwa ngomkhonto kufanele ibhonge ngoba uma ingabhongi
 lokho kuthathwa njengeshwa bese kuba sengathi akubanga khona ukuxhurnana
 kwabaphansi nabaphezulu. Uma futhi inkomo ihlatshwa kanye ife umshubo angajabha
 uSokhaya ngoba yisibonakaliso sokuthi akaqinile futhi nasempini uyosala kalula. Lokhu
 kwembulela uSokhaya imfihlakalo yokuthi kumele aziqinise nomuzi uqobo ube
 nezikhonkwane eziqiniIe. Ukuvunula ngomutsha kungasho ukuvunula ngomxhumanisi
 uqobo Iwakhe okuyinkomo. Le nkomo okwathi mhla ihIatshwa yabikwa kubo lokhu
 okusho ukuthi abaphansi bazi ngisho izikhumba ezikhona ekhaya okuthi urna
 ?..~
 sekushukwe arnabheshu ngazo zibe zisasibekelwe izibusiso zabo.
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 2.5.3.5 Imvunulo yezangoma namathwasa
 Imvunulo yezangoma namathwasa nayo inernithonseyana yesikhumba senkomo. Kuya
 ngokuthi amakhosi afuneni yokunqwambisa ithwasa. Esikhathini esiningi iminqwarnbo
 kuba ngeyesikhumba sembuzi kodwa ngesinye isikhathi kuba ngeyesikhumba senkomo,
 kuye ngokuthi amakhosi yini ayifunile. Kulezi zinsuku, izangoma namathwasa
 usuwabona ebhince amayadi ezindwangu arnibaIabaIa. KusadIiwa ngoludala lezi
 zangoma zazibhinca izidwaba ziphambanise nerninqwambo. UMaGumede, (2007) uthi:
 Iminqwambo yinto yabaphansi. Umuntu
 akazikhetheli ukuthi ufuna kube eyenkomo noma
 eyembuzi nokuthi kufanele ibe mibala mini.
 Akekho ozikhethelayo ngoba amakhosi yiwona
 azifunela lokho akuthandayo.
 UMaGumede naye oyisangoma ukubeka kube sobala ukuthi iminqwambo kungenzeka
 kube ngeyesikhumba sembuzi noma senkomo. Kuyacaca ukuthi konke kuba
 sentandweni yabaphansi.
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 2.6 Ukuzivikela emakhazeni nasekulimaleni
 Urnzimba wesidalwa esingumuntu udinga ukunakekelwa ngaso sonke isikhathi. Lokhu
 kunakekelwa kuhambisana nezimo zezulu. Uma kumakhaza umzimba uyagodola bese
 kudinga ukuthi wembathiswe ukuze ufudumale. Kanjalo uma kushisa akudingeki ukuthi
 wembathiswe ngezingubo ezifudumele. Lokhu kuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu
 abakushayi mkhuba abahIaIa emadolobheni kulezi zinsuku zamanje ngoba bahlala
 ezindlini ezinogesi. Ezindlini zabo basebenzisa izifudumezi nezibandisi ezixhunywa
 kugesi, umuntu uvele achofoze inkinobho yaIokhu akufunayo okuhambisana nesimo
 sezulu sangaleso sikhathi.
 2.6.1 Isiphukn
 KwelikaMthaniya isikhumba senkomo sibamba iqhaza elikhulu ekuzivikeleni
 emakhazeni. Isikhumba senkomo siyashukwa size sithambe bese kuthi uma kubanda
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sembathwe. Uma sesikulesi simo sibizwa ngokuthi isiphuku. Nasebusuku uma kulalwa
 kwembathwa sona ekuzivikeleni emakhazeIli. Isiphuku-ke sishukwa ngaphakathi bese
 kuthi ingxenye engaphandle ishiywe injalo inoboya. Ubuhle boboya obusesiphukwini
 kwakubuye bube yiqholo likaSokhaya uma evuka ekuseni embatha isiphuku sakhe, arne
 ngaso enhla nesibaya ebuka izinkomo zakhe ezigcwele isibaya. Ukomelela kwesiphuku
 nokuhlala kwaso iminyakanyaka singagugi size sibe yifa lezizukulwane nezizukulwane
 nezizukulwanyana kumbe sibe yingubo yoMnurnzana ayoyembatha uma esephumule,
 eselele umlalela nomphumulela wafuthi elibeni elingenhla kwesibaya, kwadala ukuba
 uDlamini, (2007) athi:
 Ngiyafunga ngiyagomela ngithi: Ayikho
 ingubo emhlabeni wonke jikelele
 engaphezu kwesiphuku. Asigugi
 futhi sihlala iminyakanyaka sembathwe
 zizukulwane ngezizukulwane. Lokho
 ngeke ukubone kulezi zingubo zesimanje
 manje uyiwasha kanye bese ikhanya
 ngale maqedane ivithike iphele nya.
 OkaMalandela lapha ukubeka pbala ukuthi isiphuku sihlala isikhathi eside futhi
 singambathwa yizizukulwane ngezizukulwane. Uqhathanisa izindwangu zesimanje
 nesiphuku bese ethola ukuthi cha, isiphuku yisona esingu ngqaphambili ngoba asigugi nje
 kalula. Isiphuku siyasetshenziswa uma kungcwatshwa ekusongeni umufi. Kwesinye
 isikhathi uMnumuzane uye ayihlabe esadla anhlamvana inkomo maqedane ashuke
 isikhumba enze isiphuku. Uma eseqedile ushiya umyalelo wokuthi mhla edlulela
 kwelabaphansi asongwe ngaso. Kulezi zinsuku lokhu kususa isidididi esikhulu ngoba
 usuthola abanye besonga umzimba wodlulile ngesikhumba esimanzi senkomo ehlatshwe
 ngayizolo noma ngalo lela langa lomthuno. Akugcini lapho ngoba abanye ufica
 sebesonge ibhokisi ngaso lesi sikhumba esimanzi kanti abanye bavele bazigaxele ingubo
 yokulala noma itshali phezu kwebhokisi. Konke lokhu kwenziwa yinhlasana encane
 yokwazi ukuthi odIulile wayesongwa ngesikhumba kwelikaMthaniya bese esiwa endlini
 yakhe yokugcina. Ukuguquguquka kwesimo senhlalo kanye nesimanjemanje lokhu
 okwenza okucishe kufane nokwenziwa yilabo abasadla ngoludala.
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2.6.2 Ihawu
 Lesi isikhumba esakhiwe ngenhloso yokuba sibe yisikhali sokuzivikela. Kukhona
 izinhlobo ezehlukene zamahawu eziphathwa ngezikhathi ezahlukene. Ihawu elincane
 kakhulu libizwa ngokuthi igabelomunye noma umaqushana. Leli linomdweshu owodwa
 wamagabelo kungaba ihawu lokuvikela amaqupha uma kungcwekwa. Yize
 kunomthetho oqinile wokuthi uma kushaywana ngezinduku angashaywa amaqupha,
 kodwa umaqushana kumbe igabelomunye liyawavikela amaqupha kulezo
 zaphulamthetho ezeqa umthetho uma sezixakwa wubungoti bokwakha uphahla lwenkawu
 ebhungwini. Kukhona ihawu elibizwa ngokuthi igqoka. Leli hawu lincane
 ngokulingene, liphathwa izinsizwa uma ziyoshela. Kukhona ihawu elincane elibizwa
 ngokuthi incwayi. Leli hawu liphathwa izintombi uma zisina kanti futhi libuye liphathwe
 umakoti uma esina kushikisha ufudu ekhomba ngesinqindi phansi naphezulu. Kukhona
 ihawu elibizwa ngokuthi isaphulo. Leli hawu liphathwa amabhungu noma abafana uma
 kuyodliwa iphaphu. Kukhona ihawu elikhudlwana elithi alicele esihlangwini. Leli hawu
 liyayiphuma impi, liyaphathwa futhi ngemikhosi yakoMkhulu liphindwe liphathwe
 abaMnurnzane uma besina kunejadu kweseswe. Elokugcina ihawu elikhulu kakhulu
 elaqala ngesikhathi kubusa iLembe eleqa amanye amalembe ngokukhalipha, lethulwa
 yilesi Silo sakwaDukuza kanye nomkhonto onomphini omfushane.
 UKnight, (1995:100), uyakufakazela ukuthi ihawu elethulwa yilesi Silo lalilikhulu
 . kakhulu ngoba kwakuthathwa ingxenye yonke yesikhumba senkomo uma ethi:
 The largest of them measure fifty-four inches
 across, although a smaller bariant, about forty 
eight inches by twenty sevent inches.
 OkaKnight (1995) naye uyabubabaza lobu bukhulu baleli hawu ngezilinganiso ezinkulu.
 Kusobala ukuthi leli yihawu lempi ibutho elikwazi ukuzivikela ngokwanele ngalo ngoba
 libanzi. Noma ebeka sengathi zonke izihlangu ziyalingana ngobukhulu nje akunjalo.
 Kungcono ukuba ubeke ukuthi kulezo owathatha ububanzi bazo zazinkulu kangakanani
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 arne lapho. Ubukhulu besihlangu buharnbisana nokuthi umnikazi waso ungakanani
 ngobude nobukhulu. DRiller, (1955:247) uveza umehluko phakathi kwesihlangu
 sikaShaka kanye nesikaMzilikazi ngokuthi esikaMzilikazi sasithe ukuba sifishane ngoba
 wayemfishane kunoShaka:
 They were magnificent specimens the shield a
 glossy white with a single black spot in the
 middle; it differed only from Shaka's in the
 larger size of the spot, and in being slightly
 shorter to conform with the rule that a war 
shield must measure from the mouth to the
 toes of the owner. The spear was an extra large
 stabbing assegai, which glinted ominously.
 Ihawu lakhiwa Iihlotshiswe ngamagabelo alenza libe Iihle kakhulu. Amagabelo akuwona
 awokuhlobisa nje kuphela kodwa uma abantu bebukanisa amagabelo lokho
 kuyisibonakaliso sokuthi ababhekene ngamagabelo bayalwa. Uma amabutho ethandaza
 amagabelo bayawagodla kumbe bawabhekise ezifubeni zabo. Lokho bakwenzela
 ukubonisa ukuthi ngeke babhekana noMvelingqangi ngamagabelo ngoba vele akekho
 ongalwa noMdali wakhe.
 Ngamahawu uMsimang, (1975:198) uthi:
 Kukhona futhi elinye ihawu elingaphansi
 kwalelo. Lona libizwa ngokuthi
 umbhumbuluzo. Nalo lingayiphuma impi
 ngobukhulu balo. Nokho-ke livame
 ukusetshenziswa ngemikhosi yakomkhulu kanti
 futhi ihawu eliphathwa abamnumzane uma
 beyosina.
 Knnobuchule obuthize obudingekayo kwabenza amahawu. Uma kuqoshwa amagabelo,
 kudingeka ukuthi abe maningi ngezansi ukuze lisinde kungathi uma sezithathana
 izinsizwa Iiphenduphenduke kalula. Kufanele lisinde ngaphansi ukuze
 linganyakanyakazi. Amagabelo kufanele ukuthi agqame embaleni wehawu. Uma
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 limhlophe kuba kuble uma wona engomunye umbala ukuze agqame. Uma ihawu
 limhlophe, liba lihle kakhulu uma liba namagabelo angomunye umbala ogqamayo uma
 uhlanganiswa nawo. Lingaba libi kakhulu ihawu elimhlophe uma lingaba namagabelo
 amhlophe. Uma insizwa isivunule isuke ingakaqedi uma ingaliphethe ihawn elihle
 eliphelelisa ukuvunula kwayo.
 Okufike kugqame kakhulu ngohlobo lwamahawu empi ukuthi yilelo nalelo butho liba
 nombala walo wamahawu. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi kubelula ukuwehlukanisa
 ngokubuthwa nangamagama awo. UKrige, (1977:263) uthi:
 There were regiments with black and white
 shields, white shields with black patches,
 and so on, so that when the regiments
 were dancing or going through other
 military evolutions, this uniformity must
 have been striking.
 UKrige (1977) ubeka ukuthi amabutho ayehlukaniswa ngombala wamahawu awo.
 Lokhu kwehlukana kwemibala singakufanisa nemibala yezambatho ezigqokwa abadlali
 bebhola likanobhutshuzwayo kule~i zinsuku. Kuba lula ukubona okufanele wedlulisele
 kuye ibhola ngenxa yombala. Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi uma sekusuke uthuli lwezichwe ihawu
 lalenza umbone ongasohlangothini lwangakini. 'Ubuye abeke sengathi amagabelo
 ayevala izikhala emahawini uma ethi, ~...white shields with black patches". Lokhu
 . kwenziwa ukungaqondi kwakhe ukuthi amagabelo ayefakwa ngobunyoningco obuthize
 aphicwe ezimbotsheni ezisikwe kahle ngoba kuhloswe ubuhle hhayi izichibiyelo
 zezimbobo nje. Kubonakala sengathi yena ubona ubuhle bodwa nje emahawini bese
 ekhohlwa ukuthi lokhu kubuye kuhlangane nokuchitheka kwezingazi zamadoda.
 Empeleni amagabelo yiwo enza indawo yokuhloma umgobo kanye nesigusha ukuze
 izingwedane zingashayi ehawini kuye kuzwele emaqupheni.
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 2.6.3 Izingxabulela
 Ngezikhathi zaMakhosi asebuNguni oZwide kwaNdwandwe, oPhungashe kwaButhelezi,
 oDingiswayo kwaMthethwa, oDonda kwaKhumaIo, izingxabulela kwakuyinto
 ejwayelekile. Uqinisile uGumede, (2000) uma ethi:
 Izicathulo azifikanga neze
 nabelungu. Thina sabe
 sinezingxabulela zethu ezenza
 umsebenzi wezicathulo
 ngaphandle kwengxaki.
 Amakhaza nameva asizwa
 ngendaba ngisho siphume
 izinqina sibamba noma vikuphi
 Izingxabulela ziyasiza futhi endaweni enamatshe ahlabayo ngoba zivikela izinyawo.
 Uma ungazigqokile ungabona ngomuntu esehluleka ukuhamba kahle ngenxa yokuthi
 sekwephukele iva onyaweni. UMsimang, (1975:199) uthi:
 lzwe lakwazulu labe lene kakhulu. Izindlela
 zabe zigcwele ameva ahIabayo namatshe
 asikayo ayizimbemba. Ukuze abahamba kulo
 bavikeleke, kwakufakwa izimbadada noma
 izingxabulela. Abanye bathi izihlangu noma
 izixathuba. Zabe zifakwa ikakhulu
 ngabesilisa ngoba yibona ababehamba
 ezindleleni ezingavuthiwe.
 Ngesikhathi kubusa iSilo uShaka, izingxabulela zayekwa ukugqokwa amabutho
 akwaZulu ngoba wayekholelwa ukuthi zaziyimbambezela. Phezu kwale mbambezela
 eyayibonwa wuShaka wayekubuka ngeso elijulile ukuthi izingxabulela zinciphisa
 isivinini emabuthweni. Ngaphandle kwalokhu izinyawo zamabutho zazithamba kuthi
 uma izingxabulela zigqabuka, ameva ezingenela kalula ezinyaweni zawo.
 Kwakubhekeke ukuthi uma ibutho libJatshwa yiva livele lihlikihle unyawo, liphikelele
 phambili. uRiller, (1955:82) uveza uShaka ezikhulumela yena emabuthweni
 ayesezohamba phezu kwenkunzana:
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My children, it has come to my ears that some of you have
 dainty feet and that has sorely grieved my heart. In my
 fatherly kindness I have decided to help you to harden your
 feet sothat you will never have occasion again to complain
 about them. The parade ground has therefore been strewn
 with nkunzanas which you will proceed to stamp out of site
 with your bare feet. Now, my children, it is my will that you
 should do this with gusto, to prove how gladly you obey my
 commands. Those who hesitate, who stamp gingerley, will
 be disobedient to my commands, and disobedience merits
 death. My slayers are at hand. Now go to it with a will.
 UDonda, (1999:3) ebuka lokhu kududulelwa kwabantu abanezinyawo ezithambile
 nabezwa kalula ubuhlungu emeveni abuhlungu kangaka, ubona iSilo uShaka
 kwakufanele abanikeze isidakamizwa. Asikho isidakamizwa ayenaso emhlabeni ngaleso
 sikhathi ngaphandle kokuba bahlabe ihubo lempi. Uyibeka kanjena-ke:
 Asikho isidakamizwa abanika sona labo
 ababenezinyawo ezithanjiswe yizixathuba
 (izicathulo) ngaphandle kokuba bahlabe
 ihubo lempi.
 Akawuvali uRitter, (1985:82) umlomo uma echaza indlela amabutho afuqeleka ngayo
 emeveni:
 The regiments greeted their teeth and chanting
 their war-songs and led by Shaka himself,
 spread over the parade place.
 UIerige, (1977:263) unikeza ubufakazi bokuthi izirnbadada zaphela nje ngoba uShaka
 wayezimisiIe uma ethi:
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No sandals were worn, because Shaka
 did away with them, believing that his
 soldiers would act more promptly
 without footwear. The warriours
 supplied their own uniforms and
 assegais, though their shields were
 made from the hides of the king's
 cattle.
 UMsimang, (1975:200), uthi evumelana noKrige kodwa ephulele umunwe uma ethi:
 Akukho namunye wakwaZulu ophilayo osazaziyo
 lezi zingxabulela, ingani phela zaqedwa uShaka
 wathi zenza ukuba amabutho ehluleke
 ukuhambela phezulu. Empeleni wawakhombisa
 yena amabutho ukuthi uwashiya kangakanani uma
 ehamba ngezingxabulela kanti yena ugijima
 ngezinyawo.
 USolwazi Msimang (1975), ukubeka ngokusobala lapha ukuthi lolu hlobo
 lwezingxabulela lwagcina ukuba khona ngesikhathi kubusa iLembe. Lokhu kuqedwa
 kwalezi zingxabulela kwakungubuhlakani beLembe ngoba uma ufake zona kukhona
 lapho ongakwazi ukuhamba kahle khona oshelela khona. lzingxabulela zesikhumba uma
 zithola amanzi ziyathamba bese ushelela. Lokhu kushelela kwakungenza amabutho
 ukuthi aphazarniseke uma ebhekene nesitha. Okunye okwakungaba yisiphazamiso,
 kwakungukuthi izingxabulela uma ziwukeke entweni ziyagqabuka. Ukugqabuka kwazo
 kungasho ukuphazamiseka kwamabutho futhi. lzinyawo ezejwayele izingxabulela noma
 izicathulo zigcina zintekenteke sezihlatshwa ngisho nawubala. lzinyawo
 ezingazejwayele izingxabulela zejwayele ukuhamba phansi zigcina ziqinile zibhekane
 nokuhamba ezindaweni ezibucayi. Ngakho-ke lona kubukeka kuwumqondo
 owawuphusile weSilo sakwaDukuza. Kuyasolisa sengathi ukuba nomqondo wokuba
 amabutho ayekiswe izirnbadada wavela kuMdali. UMlenzemunye owatshela uMose
 ukuba akhumule izirnbadada ngoba indawo owayemi kuyo yayiNgcwele. Lo mqondo
 uhambisana nesenzo sasemathempelini akwaShembe lapho izicathulo zikhunyulwa
 khona. Kulokhu kukaMose kanye namakholwa akwaShembe kungcono ngoba
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kuhlonishwa leyo ndawo okukhonzelwa kuyo. KuShaka izwe lonke IakwaZulu
 liNgcwele alidingi ngxabulela nambadada.
 2.6.4 Imvunuio yesimanje
 Kulezi zinsuku zanamuhla ukugqoka into eyakhiwe ngesikhumba senkomo, yinto
 ephambili kakhulu. Uyahlonishwa umuntu ogqoke ingubo eyakhiwe ngaso. Ngakolunye
 uhlangothi uthathwa njengomuntu onemali ngoba izambatho ezakhiwe ngesikhumba sayo
 zimba eqolo. Akuwonke wonke onazo futhi ozigqokayo. Muva nje kukhona
 amabhantshi akhiwe ngesikhumba senkomo. Sishukwa ngemishini yaseNtshonalanga
 maqedane siguqulwe umbala sibe yilowo othandwayo. Uye uthole abambulelwe la
 mabhantshi besika ukhasi ngawo ngisho libalele nasebukhweni bezinja uthole
 bewagqokile sebejuluke beconsa. Okubenza bajuluke yikho ukuba phambili
 kwesikhumba esenze lezi zambatho zabo ngoba phela isikhumba asinazo izimbobo
 ezingena umoya kalula. Lokhu bakwenza ngoba basuke befuna ukuba
 ngontandakubukwa abagqoka into ephambili futhi okungeyenani eliphezulu.
 Akugcini emabhantshini kodwa kukhona ngisho amabhulukwe amade namafushane,
 amajazi, izikhethi, amabhande, izintolibhantshi kanye nezigqoko imbala. Mkhulu
 kakhulu umsebenzi owenziwa yisikhumba senkomo ebantwini.
 2.5.5 IzinhIobo Ezithile Zezinkomo
 Njengoba kukhona izinhlobo ezithile zabantu, kanjalo futhi kukhona izinhlobo eziningi
 zezinkomo. Ezinye zezinhlobo zezinkomo yilezi ezilandelayo:
 Inqonqodwane: Lezi yizinkomo esezikhulile. Uma kuyinsikazi isuke isizele kaningi.
 Insengwakazi: Lena yinkomo esengwa kakhulu enobisi oluningi ebuye yaziwe ngokuthi
 ibinikazi noma unondlini.
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Inxahi: Inkabi ethenwe isindala osekunzima ukuthi ikhule ibe inkabi enkulu ngenxa
 yezinga lokukhula kwayo. Uma ikhula urnzimba wayo uyaqoqana njengowenkunzL
 lnyumba: Inkomazi engazali ibuye yaziwe ngokuthi ibhonya. Kuyenzeka ukuthi Ie
 nkomo izale bese ngemuva kwalokho ingabe isazala, Enye uma isikulesi simo urnzimba
 wayo uyashintsha ufune ukufana nowenkunzi bese isikaza ukuzeka ezinye izinkomazi.
 lsigqala: Inkomo ekhipha ubisi oluncane lapho isengwa. Kukhona izaga ezisuselwa kulo
 leli gama njengalezi:
 Isigqala siyala insengwakazi.
 Sisho ukuthi ufundisa umuntu owazi kangcono kunaye.
 Nesithi:
 Isigqala sizala insengwakazi.
 Lesi sisho ukuthi umuntu odelelekayo uzala ohlonishwayo. Siyafana nesithi inzimakazi
 izala ilungakazi.
 lsigudo: Inkomo esengwa inkonyane lingekho noma inkomo esengwa inkonyane
 ingazange incele, Uma inkomazi igudwa kuye kugcotshwe ubulongwe emibeleni ukuze
 ithambe bese isengeka kalula.
 Umshwempe: Inkunzi egugile ebuye yaziwe ngokuthi umasheqe. Le nkunzi ayibisaba
 nkamunkamu ukulandela izinkomazi ngoba amandla isuke ingasenawo kahle.
 lthekwa: Inkunzi enobuduna obungaphelele. Leli gama lisuselwa kumuntu ngoba
 nomuntu onesende elilodwa kuthiwa ithekwa.
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lvukana: Inkunzi esencane esakhula engakakwazi kahle uknkhwela izinkomazi. Lokhu
 knyashiwo futhi knmuntu uma eseyimfunda ekwenzeni into ethile.
 Imboxo: Ijongosi noma ikhwangi oknyinkabi esakhula.
 Umhuqa: Inkomo noma inkabi encane esakhula.
 Umkume: Lena yinknnzi evele ikhishwe inyumbazana ngezinye. Uma ike yasondela
 knzo zivele ziyibovule.
 Umnqwansi: Lena knba inkomo yomuntu eyodwa oknyiyona knphela.
 Impusela: Inkonyane esiyekile uknncela ekhula kabi ngoba yafelwa ngunina. Le
 nkonyane ivamise uknba mathanjana iphuphuzele uboya.
 Umqhewu: Lena yinkomo enendlebe noma udebe olusikekile. Leli gama
 liyasetshenziswa uknchaza ingubo noma ibhantshi elinendawo evuleke sengathi isikiwe
 njengasemuva kwamabhantshi abesilisa.
 Umthantazana: Yisithole esisesincane.
 Umthantikazi: Isithole esesikhule saqeda esesilandelwa amaduna nezinknnzi ukuba
 asikhwele.
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 Inkunela: Lena yinkomo esigugile.
 kungeyensikazi knsuke seknnzima
 unomgedlewane.
 Ivamise uknthi ibe nenyama elukhuni. Uma
 nokuthi imithe. Ibuye ibizwe ngoknthi
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 Emazinga: Inkomo endala esinamazinga amaningi ezimpondweni akhombisa iminyaka
 enayo nokukhula kwayo. Izinga nezinga lisho unyaka enkomeni futhi uma
 kungeyensikazi ikhombisa ukuthi isizele kangaki.
 Umalukazi: Inkomo eyanoma yibuphi ubulili endala. Leli gama lisukela egameni
 elisetshenziswayo ukusho umuntu wesifazane osekhulile obizwa ngokuthi isalukazi.
 Ilunda: Inkomo enelunda elikhulu eliphakeme elingaphezu kwamalunda ezinkomo
 ejwayelekile.
 Ikwiyi: Lena inkomazi yohlobo IwesiLungu enobisi oluningi. Le nkomo akuyona
 eyokudabuka kuleli zwe kodwa yafika nabamhlophe ivela phesheya ngenhloso yokuba
 izofuywa kuleli zwe. Leli gama layo lisuselwa egamani lolimi IwesiBhunu elithi koei
 elisho inkomo.
 Ubhelu: Inkomo yesiBhunu emise yabhekisa izimpondo ngemuva enesinqe esithe
 ukuphuma. Leli gama lisuselwa kumuntu onengezansi Iomhlonzo elishonile kwase
 kuphuma izinqe zankulu zagqama.
 Ugiqiluginqilungiqi: Inkomo ehlatshelwe ukudliwa noma ukuthengiswa
 Ibhonga: Inkomo eqeda ukuba liguqa esiqala ukubhonga njengendala.
 Lobu buchwepheshe bokuqamba izinkomo ngokwamazinga azo kukhombisa ukuthi
 uZulu uzikhonze kangakanani.
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ISAHLUKO SESITHATHU
 3.0 IZINKOMO KANYE NOKUTHINTA AMASIKO AMAZULU
 3.1 Isingeniso
 Kukhona ihubo elihaywa uma kunemishado elihamba kuklolodelwana phakathi
 komthimba nekhetho kanjena:
 Ubuhle bendoda zinkomo zayo,
 Zungalibali ntombazane!
 Leth'imali yami!
 Leth'imali yami!
 Uz'uziphathe kakuhle
 Emzini wakho ntombazane.
 Leth'imali yami!
 Leth'imali yami!
 Leli hubo lithathwe seliyisigekle. Empeleni ekuqaleni lithi:
 Ndim 10,ndim 10,
 Ndim 10,ndim 10,
 Uzundijonge kakuhle
 Ndim 10,ndim 10,
 Ndirn 10,ndim 10,
 Uzundinjonge kakuhle.
 Wena ntornbazane!
 Mus'ukundijonga,
 Wena ntornbazane,
 Mus'ukundijonga.
 Siziva iindaba ziyajabulisa,
 Siziva iindaba zirnnandi,
 Siziva iindaba zimnandi.
 Kuyabonkala ukuthi onke la rnabinza aveza urnakoti ezibinya esuluza ngoba eseyithathile
 indoda. Uthi lezo zintombi azikhamele esekweni ngoba amabheka alobole yona. Urna
 izintombi ekade ibanga nazo ziqhubeka nokuyibukisisa Ie ntornbi eganayo kuzwakala
 ungasawathandisisi amehlo ozakwabo bese isho ngehubo ukuthi zisuse amehlo kuyo.
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Ingqikithi nenkotha ikulesi sigekle lapho amantombazane ayizimbongi eveza ukuthi Ie
 ntombi igana umuntu onothileyo. Isenazo ezinye izinkomo zokulobola. Kuyabonakala
 ukuthi zisendleleni ziyeza zizogana, kufanele umakoti angalokothi akukhohlwe lokho:
 Zungalibali ntombazane.
 Kunombiko ogqamayo wokuthi uma umakoti engaziphathi kahle emzini wakhe, uyise
 uzozihlanza zonke izinkomo zamabheka, ngothi:
 Leth'imali yami.
 Inxuluma elinezinkomo liyakwazi ukulobola, ukusenga, ukulima nokuhlaba. Lokhu
 kusho ukuthi yonke imisebenzi yomuzi iyakwazi ukufezeka ngenxa yokuba khona
 kwezinkomo. UDonda, (1997:3), uphawula kanjena ngale misebenzi:
 Uma indoda isidlula emhlabeni ihlatshelwa
 isiblangu sayo. Emva konyaka kuhlatshwa
 inkomo yehiambo. Inkosikazi ihlatshelwa
 isidwaba, emva konyaka kuhlatshwe enye
 kwenziwa umsebenzi wayo. Ngamafuphi
 inkomo yiyo exhumanisa abaphansi
 nabaphakathi nendawo nabaphezulu.
 UDonda (1997) ubeka ngokusobala ubumqoka benkomo nokuba ngumxhumanisi
 kwabasawadla anhlamvana nabangasekho. Uveza nokuthi ukuhlatshwa kwenkomo
 okwenza kube nalokhu kuxhumana ngoba uma kuhlatshwa kuchitheka igazi. Uma
 kukhona izinto ezimbili ezihlanganiswayo, kuchithwa igazi elingumxhumanisi omkhulu.
 Lokhu sikubona kuzo lezi zigigaba ezibalwa uDonda (1997) nakwezinye
 ezinjengemincamo, imigcagco, ukukhuliswa kwabantwana neminye.
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3.2 Eziqondene noknIobola
 Ukulobola yinto emqoka kabi esizweni samaZulu. lndoda iyaziqhenya ngokuthi owayo
 yamkhiphela ishumi lezinkomo nengquthu. Iziqhenya kakhulu uma yazi ukuthi zonke
 ezamabheka eyazishaya ngezezithukuthuku zayo. Kulichilo phela ukuvele uthathe
 umtanomuntu ungakhiphi ngisho eyokubika nje. Njengoba kuye kulotsholwe, kuningi
 okungamasiko okugcinwayo futhi izinkomo urna zingena ernzini wendoda ziyabikwa.
 Ukuphuma kwazo futhi kornunye urnuzi kuyabikwa kwabaphansi. Uma urnuntu evele
 wazithathela nje owakwakhe wazihlalela naye, kusuke kukuningi okusilele njengakho
 ukwamukelwa ernzini ngorngcagco obikwa kwabaphansi nawo. KwaZulu uma umfazi
 engasinanga ubulobokazi bakhe busuke bungaphelele futhi akakwazi ukuhlanganyela
 nabasinile ngisho esithebeni. Emadlozini urna kuphurna izinkorno ziyolobola, basuke
 bebikeliwe nalapho izinkorno zisuke ziyakhona ekhweni amadlozi asuke esazi ukuthi
 kunornuntu okufanele aphurne ayogana. Intornbazane esuke isilotsholwe liyaguquka
 ngisho igama layo ibizwe ngengoduso. Isicoco sayo sesibili ukuba ikhehle bese iba
 yinkehli. Ubungoduso nobunkehli abuyibo ubufazi, ngakho-ke urna kungavela ukufa
 kwalowo kwesoka lakhe, akanamalungelo ngoba arnadlozi ahlonipha urnuntu osinileyo.
 Ngakho uma engasinile akakwazi ukungena ezithebeni zalapho engasine khona. Akukho
 rnavenge alungiselwe yena.
 Ngokunjalo nomlobokazi uye azincwebe inqulu uma azi ukuthi yena wakhishelwa zonke
 .akwasala ngisho eyodwa ekugcineni. Uma kusaqhutshekwa nohlelo lokulobola kuye
 kube kbona ezikbokhwa ekugcineni noma kube khona eyodwa nje eshiywayo
 engasetshenziswa ngernva kwesikbathi njengenkorno yokhezo lukamakoti. Phela kuhle
 urna umkbwenyana ezishaye zonke ngasikbathi sinye kodwa alrunarnbitheki kahle ngoba
 kuhunyushwa njengokuthenga umuntu njengebhayi lokho. Uzizwa engowalapha endele
 khona ngokugcwele ngoba kusuke kuchitheke igazi lenkomo kuxhunyaniswa irnindeni
 nabaphansi. Kunjalo nje yizo phela izinkorno ezenza ukuthi owesimarne abizwe
 ngomlobokazi ngoba usuke elotsholiwe, wasina, wabikwa kwabaphansi wathelwa
 ngenyongo okuyiyona esetshenziswayo uma kuxhunyaniswa.
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Uma kulotsholwa kubakhona izinkomo ezibalulekile njengemvuma, okuyinkomo kababa
 eba yisiqiniseko sesivumelwano somlilo osuke wokhiwa, yingquthu okungekanina
 yokuzala. Le nkomo eyokuthi umama womntwana warnzala. Ukubaluleka kwalezi
 zinkomo zombili kuvela kahle uma kunentombazane ethole umlanjwana ngoba: zivele
 zephuke zombili lezi zinkomo ukubonisa ukuthi ubaba ulwa ngoba engasekuyithola
 inkomo yemvuma nomama engasenakuyithola eyengquthu ngoba ehluleke ukuyibheka
 enganeni yakhe. Uma kulotsholwa Ie nkomo iba ngenkulu kunazo zonke ngoba
 eyenzalabantu fnthi ngaphandle kukanina, olotsholwayo ubukhona bakhe bungebe khona.
 Kunenkomo ebizwa ngokuthi wudondolo okuye kuthi uma kulotsholwa umkhwenyana
 ayilethe uma kuvunyelwana isale khona kwamkhwenyana, okuthi uma umlobokazi
 esesina ebese-ke iba wudondolo. Kwezinye izigodi kuthiwa udondolo yisigodo.
 Umlobokazi akayidli Ie nkomo kanye nabo bonke abanakwabo, yingakho uma kuthiwe
 uma izulu liguqubele kuthiwe libafazi bedube inyama. Empeleni hhayi ukuthi basuke
 beyidubile kodwa basuke beklinywe umthetho ukuthi bangayithi mbibi. Ezinye izinkomo
 eziyisishiyagalombili kusuke kungezokwakha ubuhlobo nje phakathi kwemindeni
 eganiselanayo. Abahayi bezingoma abanjengo Mahlathini Nkabinde bayibeka induku
 ebandla ngokuqamba izingoma ezikhuluma ngezinkomo zelobolo ezithi:
 Inkomo zami zamabheka,
 Inkomo zami zabaleka.
 Ngiyazifun'inkomo zami,
 Ezamabheka.
 Inkomo zami zamabheka,
 Inkomo zami zabaleka.
 Ngiyazifun'inkomo zami,
 Ezamabheka.
 Lesi silokozane esivezwa uNkabinde sikhombisa ngokusobala ubumqoka bezinkomo
 zelobolo. Kungathi ukhihla isililo ngalezi zinkomo ezabaleka. Kwesinye isikhathi
 umkhwenyana ulala engadlile eqongelela imali yokuthenga izinkomo zokulobola.
 Kubanzima kakhulu uma zilahlekile noma zibalekile ngoba kuphakathi kokuthi zibuye
 noma zingabuyi. Le ngoma imbaxambili ngoba kungenzeka ukuthi izinkomo zamabheka
 zibaleke ngenxa yokuthi, kuthi kungazelele muntu, intokazi iguqule umqondo bese
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konakala konke okuhleliwe bese umgcagco ungabe usabakhona. UMnumzane
 angaphatheka kabi uma ebona izinkomo zibaleka ngoba sezizobuyela lapho ezavela
 khona ngenxa yokuthi akusekho umlobokazi ozosina lapha ekhaya. lngoduso
 ingawuguqula ngempela umqondo ngoba intombi yeshelwa ngisho isigoyile. -Yikho
 izimpelesi zihlala eduze kwayo ziyiphelekezele ngisho iyochitha amanzi ukuze
 bungachitheki sebugayiwe. Kulesi sikhathi samalungelo lapho intombazane isibuswa
 wukuthi inhliziyo ingumbusi wayo, akube kusabalula njengakuqala ukuba uyise athume
 intombazana ukuba iyodla izinkomo emzini othile. Yingakho kunokubelesela bokufuna
 lezi zinkomo ngoba uma unezinkomo, uba yindoda emadodeni, elakho lingaweli phansi.
 Azikho-ke izinkomo ezingahambela ubala. Ubuye ahaye enye athi:
 Wemkhongi wami,
 Wemkhongi wami,
 Wayidla yonk'imali yami.
 Kulezi zinsuku zamanje sekulotsholwa ngamaphuphu ezikhova. Abizwa ngokuthi
 ayizinkomo zephakethe. Uma umhayi wengoma ekhala ngomkhongi odIe imali,
 kuyafana nokuthi ukhala ngomkhongi odie izinkomo ngoba kulezi zinsuku imali
 iphendulwa izinkomo. Umuntu uyaqedwa ukulotsholwa ngemali ingazange ikhishwe
 ngisho eyodwa ethi mol OkaNkabinde uphinde ahaye enye futhi ethi:
 Gogo ngiyalobola,
 Gogo ngiyalobola,
 Gogo ngiyalobola.
 Ngiyalikhipha ishumi lenkomo
 Nenkomo eyodwa.
 Gogo ngiyalobola.
 Umhlabeleli ulandisa uninakhulu ngokuthi uyalobola. Kuvela sengathi uninakhulu
 uyakhala ngukuthi uyambuza ukuthi uthatha nini. Bese kubakhona ukulanda ngokuthi
 uyalobola nje. Uze achaze ukuthi ukhipha ishumi lezinkomo nenkomo eyodwa okusho
 ukuthi uyozishaya zonke ezisemthethweni. Ogogo imvamisa bavamise ukukhala ukuthi
 sebangaze badlulele kwelaphansi bengambonanga umakoti. Le nkulumo iqhamuka
 sengathi kukhona okuningi osekuxoxiwe maqondana nokulobola. Yingakho nje
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iMbodlomane eyabhodla kuqala zonke zingakabhodli, imtshela kwezikabhoqo ugogo
 ukuthi iyalobola.
 3.2.1 Ukulobola
 Ukulobola kumqoka kakhulu esizweni samaZulu. Umuntu owayengenazo izinkomo
 zokulobola wayetshelekwa izinkomo ngethemba lokuthi uma esezele ingane
 yentombazane, izinkomo ezizolobola yona zizokhokha isikweletu, zibuyiselwe izinkomo.
 Uma kubeneshwa lokuthi umeboleki zinkomo engayitholi ingane yentombazane, lokhu
 kwakwedluliselwa kwesinye isizukulwane ngaphandle kwengxaki. Lowo otshelekwe
 izinkomo ulinda kuze kulotsholwe udadewabo bese ekwazi ukuphindisela ezokubolekwa.
 Uma lokhu kungenzeki, ulinda kuze kukhule ingane yakhe bese ekhokha ngeziyilobolile
 lokho okungedlulela ezizukulwaneni kugcine sekukhokhelana esinye isizukulwane.
 Akukho nkinga kulokhu ngoba izinto ezibalulekile zemindeni zazixoxwa kusuka
 kwesinye isizukulwane kuya kwesinye ngezwi lomlomo.
 Ukulobola kuqala ekukhongeni. Ubaba wolotsholelwayo uye akhethe umkhongi
 okhaliphile futhi kufanele kube ngumuntu osethanda ukuqina. Akufanele aphithanise
 izinto. Imibala yezinkomo kufanele ayisho njengoba injalo, kungenzeki ihlazo uma
 sezibonwa ngamehlo enyama. Akumibala yazo kuphela okufanele ayazi kodwa kufanele
 azi nokumisa kwazo futhi akhumbule yonke into njengoba injalo ukuze ahambise umbiko
 okuyiwonawona. Umkhongi akufanele ahambe yedwa kodwa kundingeka ahambe
 . nomphelezeli noma abaphelezeli bakhe okufanele babe ngofakazi. Kufanele kube
 ngumuntu owazi izithakazelo zanxazonke ukuze athophe abamthumile nalabo
 athunyelwe kubo ukuzokokha umlilo.
 Yilowo nalowo mndeni wenza njengesifiso sawo maqondana nokuncokola nabasernzini.
 Abanye baye bakhiphe umfana bathi akagibele emthini bese umkhongi emehlisa ngemali.
 1? mali yehlukana ngezigodi asikho isinqumo esiqondile sayo. Uma isikhishiwe Ie mali,
 ahakhongi bangeniswa endlini bese uqala umshikashika.
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Uma esengene endlini kufanele kwenziwe isiqiniseko sokuthi Iezi zinkomo azithaphuzile
 esakhuleka usazikhumbula yini. Vcelwa'ukuthi akapbinde azithaphuze ngemibala
 nokumisa kwazo. VGumede, (2007) uthi:
 Vma kukhethwa umkhongi akufanele
 kukhethwe noma ubani nje ngoba
 umuntu ophambanisa izinto akafuneki.
 umuntu okhethwayo kufanele abe
 nolwazi oIunzulu ngezinkomo kanye
 nakho konke okuphathelene nazo.
 Ngaphambi kokuba umkhongi aphume ayokokhela umndeni umliIo, umndeni uba
 nenguyazana eqondene nawo wonke umsebenzi. Vmuntu omqoka kakhulu Iapha kuba
 nguyise womfana noma omele umndeni ngoba yilapho umkhongi athathisa khona konke.
 VMsimang, (1975:253) uthi:
 Vmkhongi usezohlanganisa amakhanda noyise
 womfana babonisane ngemibala yezinkomo
 ayomemeza ngazo emzini. into emqoka ukuthi
 akumenyezwa ngamaduna uma kusaqaIwa, wona
 aze afakelwe sekuya ngasekuphetheni. intombi
 ebivele kade iqomile yona imenyezelwa
 ngezinkomo ezine.
 Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kwamakhanda kwenzelwa ukuthi umkhongi azazi njengoba ezazi
 ngemibala yazo ukuze kungenzeki iphutha ekumemezeni kwakhe ngoba ngokuhamba
 kwesikhathi kuyohanjwa ziyobonwa. Ekumemezeni kumqoka ukuthi amaduna
 amenyezwe ekugcineni ngoba vele akekho ongajabula uma kuqaIwa ngawo ngoba wona
 awazaIi kuba kuhle uma embalwa. Intombi ebiqomiIe yona imenyezwa ngezinkomo
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 ezine. Umkhongi ufika azimemeze zibe zine kuphela ngoba ukumenyezwa kwayo
 kufana nokwentombi ebaIekiIe.
 Kumqoka kakhulu ukuba umkhongi amemeze ngezinkomo ezinhle ngoba akekho
 uSokhaya ongafisa ukuba ingane yakhe iIotsholwe ngezinkomo ezimbi noma ezigulayo.
 Kungaba yichilo ukuthi zithi zifika nje ezamabheka zibe zibhuqwabhuqwa
 umkhonywana noma umbendeni. Yingakho-ke kuphuthuma ukuba izinkomo
 okumenyezwe ngazo ziyobonwa ukuze kucace kahle ukuthi bekungabalwa amatshe
 entaba kumbe ogondo nombamboziyabalwa. Ubuciko bomkhongi buthambisa inhliziyo
 yoMnurnzane wekhaya ngoba naye uvele azibonele nje ukuthi bazimisele ngempela
 ngokuthatha umntanakhe. Izinkomo ezingathandeki ngaphandle kwezigulayo, ogondo
 nezicije ngezinqe yihabulangwebu kanye nenebala ebusweni. Enebala ebusweni ibonisa
 ukuthi intombi elotsholwayo inesimilo esixegayo. Leli bala esikhuluma ngalo Iincane
 Iivele lithi ne ngenhla kwamehlo, Iokhu okubonisa ukuthi noma ingabanhle kangakanani
 kodwa kukhona into encane okufanele inakwe ngayo, ewukuziphatha kabi.
 Ihabulangwebu linomlomo okakwe wuboya obumhlophe lokho okuchaza ukuthi Iowo
 olotsholwayo uthanda amahabulo. Ubumhlophe obukake umlomo bungathekiswa
 nobumhlophe bengwebu yotshwala.
 3.2.2 Ukubonwa kwezamabheka
 Uma umkhongi esewuqedile umsebenzi wakhe wokumemeza, uye acele usuku kubaba
 womntwana. Njengoba izinkomo bezishiwo ngemibala nangokumisa kwazo, ubaba
 wentombazane uphakamisa ukuthi kuhanjwe kuyobonwa lezi zinkomo ebezirnenyezwa
 umkhongi. Uma eyobona izinkomo uphelekezelwa abafowabo. 1.0 msebenzi
 unganyelwa umkhongi ngoba usuke useyingxenye yomsebenzi wakhe.
 Njengayo yonke imikhosi yokwenama kwaZulu, omame baye bacwilise baIungiseleIe
 loin suku lokufika kukamukhwe nozalo Iwakhe lapha ekhaya. Oyise bentombazane baye
 bavuke kusempondo zankomo uma kuqhelile kubo kamkhongelwa. Lokhu kwenzelwa
 ukuba bafike ekuseni. Ukufika ekuseni kungenza ukuba ezigulayo bazibone kaIula ngoba
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zisuke zisalambile zingakadli. Kuba lula futhi ukuthi abasemzini babonwe ukuthi
 bangumndeni ohlangene ngoba basuke bengakahlakazeki.
 Uma betheleka nje uzwa ngenhlokomo yokukikiza komame bejabulela 'ukufika
 kwabazobona izinkomo. Kuba ngumsebenzi womkhongi ukubemukela aze ayobafaka
 elawini abalungiselwe lona. Zonke lezi ezingadingeki ziyakhishwa esibayeni kuze kusale
 lezo zelobolo. USokhaya wazisa umkhongi ukuthi acele ukuthi kuzobonwa izinkomo.
 Uma sebefikile ubatshela ukuthi nazi ezangempela ezazibikezelwa ngomlomo. Omame
 bayakikiza maqedane kubuyelwe elawini kuyobuswa.
 UMsimang, (1975:71), uyakufakazela lokhu:
 Umfana usezobika ukuthi impahla isibuyile,
 baphume-ke sebeya esibayeni.
 Usezokhuluma-ke uyise womkhwenyana athi;
 Nakho-ke nami Mlimngani engakuyenga
 ngakho. Sebezobonga bangcongcoze
 abasekhweni bese bebuyela endlini.
 UGumede, (2007) ubeka kanjena maqondana nokubonwa kwezinkomo:
 Ukubonwa kwezinkomo into emqoka
 kakhulu ngoba ngeke uze wazi ukuthi uma
 umuntu ememeza akamemezi zona yini
 izimbongolo. Phela abantu bangasho noma
 yini abayithandayo ukuyenga uyise
 wentombazane ukuthi avume nomntanakhe.
 Izwe selagcwala izinswelaboya ngakho
 Iokhu kusuke sekuwukugcwalisela amazwi
 omlomo.
 Uma seziboniwe izinkomo kugcwaliseka ezomlomo bese kuba sobala okwakumenyezwa
 umkhongi.
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 Uma kutholakala ukuthi abakhongi babebale amatshe, ubuhlobo abonakali. Kugcina
 kulungiswe ngokuthi uma intombazane iqhubeka iyogana, indodakazi yayo yokuqala
 kuyothi uma ilotsholwa amabheka ayo azothatha isikhundla sezinkomo okwakufanele
 ziyolobola unina. Uma naleyo ndodakazi yabo ingayitholi iugane yentombazane kodwa
 ithola umfana, indodakazi yalowo mfana kufanele amabheka ayokhokha kwagogo wayo.
 3.3 UknhIanzwa komuzi
 Uma kukhona odlulele kwabaphansi enxulumeni, lokho kuthathwa njengesinyama
 kwabasele. Kunezinto eziningi ezenziwayo enxulumeni ukuze kukhuzwe umhlola 10
 owehlile. Kudingeka umuzi uhlanzwe bese wonke umuntu akhululeke ekwenzeni izinto
 ebezingavumelekile ngesikhathi kuziliwe.
 Okufike kugqame kakhulu uma kukhona ohambile, ukuhamba koMnumzane ngoba phela
 kusuke kwephuke insika yekhaya. Vkuhlanzwa kornuzi akulingani kodwa kuhambisana
 nokuthi ohambile ungubani emndenini. Uma kuhambe uSokhaya, kuningi okwenziwayo
 ngoba umuzi kusuke kufanele uhlanzwe. Kwesinye isikhathi umndeni awukwazi
 ukumelana namathunzi abakhona yingakho nje ngemva kwehlambo eminye imindeni
 igudlukela enxiweni elisha.
 Uma umnumzane esezogoduka kuba sengathi liyamtshela elakubo. Abafowabo baye
 basondele eduze balindele ukumvalelisa uma esezodlulela kwelabaphansi. Uma
 ezogoduka kahle ngaphandle kwesidumo esingabangwa yingozi noma urnphezulu, uthi
 esehamba bese esesishukile isiphuku azosongwa ngaso. Omunye uzisholo yena ukuthi
 ufuna ukufihlwaphi okungaba sernzini wakhe noma emanxiweni ukuze ayolala
 noyisemkhulu bakhe. Omunye uMnumzane uzisholo yena ukuthi ufuna ukubekwa
 kanjani, umndeni bese uhamba emazwini akhe. VMsimang,(1975:140) uthi:
 Kwakuvamile futhi ukuba umnumzane acele
 ukuba yena angalaliswa phansi lapho
 engcwatshwa, kodwa ahlaliswe. Ocele lokho,
 uzonele akhiphe isikhwehlela sokugcina bese
 kubulawa inkomo leyo ayiqokile, ihlinzwe
 masinyane kuthathwe isikhumba sayo sisemanzi
 agoqwe ngaso Dare esafudumele, esakwazi
 ukugoqeka, bese ebekwa emseleni.
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 Yilokho kugoqwa kwezinyawo ukuze ahlale kahle elibeni okwaveza igama elithi ekufeni
 kukwagoqanyawo ngoba irnilenze yayiqoshanyiswa, nelithi kukwankatha ngoba
 ukugoqwa kwakumenza umuntu ukuba asongeke njengenkatha. Ukusongwa
 ngesikhumba simanzi kuhambisana nokusho kwenyanga uma icupha umuntu wayo bese
 ithi:
 Oyothakatha 10 muntu siyosongwa simanzi.
 Lokhu kucacisa ukuthi isigangi leso esikhunkulayo sizofa sishunqa kungalindele muntu,
 sigoqwe ngesikhumba esimanzi singasekho nesithuba sokusomisa.
 Ukuhlanekezela okuyinqubo yesizwe samaZuIu kuIezi zinsuku zanamuhIa akukuhIe
 neze, USokhaya ngokwesiko usongwa ngesiphuku esishukwe kahle uma eyobekwa
 endIini yakhe yokugcina. Lokhu kusongwa kwebhokisi ngesikhumba esimanzi
 kunhlanhlathisa okuyinqubo eqondile. NgokwenkoIo yoMdabu isidumbu siyahIonishwa
 siphathwe ngobunono ngoba kwaziwa ukuthi ulDuntu usuke edlulele kwabaphansi.
 Umuntu ngisho esaphila akambathiswa izambatho ezimanzi. Angasongwa kanjani
 ngesikhumba esimanzi uma esedluIele kweIabasenduleIayo ngoba veIe usathathwa
 njengophilayo?
 3.3.1 Uknkhumula komame
 Uma uSokhaya ehambile, kuhamba kuhambe kuze kufike isikhathi Iapho omame
 kufanele bakhumule khona. l.esi sikhathi sidingidwa inhloko yomndeni kuqala ibonisane
 nozalo. Uma inkulumo isihlangene, oyinhloko wazisa umndeni wonkana kumbuthano
 lapho umndeni osuke ubizeIwe khona endlini enkulu, ikwethu eIiIithempeIi Iomuzi.
 Kubhungwa kunqunywe usuku IokukhumuIa.
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Uma seliphumile lelo kuba semahlombe omame ukuba bacwilise. VMthembu,
 (2000:70), uthi:
 Yilowo nalowo mlobokazi uya lapho azalwa khona
 alande inkomo yokumhIambulula. Isithembu silala
 emakubo uma silande leyo nkomo. Uma kuhambe
 umlobokazi, umkhwenyana uya ekhweni naye
 ayohlanzwa. Le nkomo yaziwa ngokuthi yinkomo
 yokususa umnyama oyehlele ngokushona komyeni wayo.
 Uma isithembu sibuya, lezi zinkomo sezifika nazo ziyabikwa. Kufanele zihlale
 izinsnkwana esibayeni zize zejwayelwe yizinkomo zalapha ekhaya ziyeke ukuzigwaza.
 Njengoba lezi zinkomo sezihlala mqubeni munye nalezo ezifikileyo, ezokufika sezifana
 nezasekhaya noma sezihlatshwa amadlozi asezomukela njengezinkomo zawo. Igazi,
 umswani, nenyongo yazo kuthaphuke izibusiso. Vkushesha ukuhlatshwa kwezinkomo
 kungabukeka kuwubudedengn uma zisagwazana ngoba lokho kungaveza ukuthi
 azikemukelani. Ukungemukelani kwezinkomo kusho ukuthi nabaphansi abakemukelani.
 Yikho lokhu okungadala ukuba amalunga omndeni akhungathwe yiminyama namashwa
 futhi adindwe yizinswazi zemiswazi yabaphansi. VMthembu, (2000:70) uthi:
 Ngesonto lokugcina kuyafudunyezwa. Ngosuku
 olwandulelayo, kuhlatshwa imbuzi, kubikwe, kudliwe
 okwangaphakathi ilale emsamo, ngakusasa idliwe iphele
 ngaphambi kokuwa kwezinkomo. Izinkomo zihlatshwa
 njengokwelamana kwesithembu. Vma umuzi wakubo
 komunye womame ukhungethwe wubumpabanga
 nobuswezi, kurnelwe kwebolekwe, inkosana yomuzi
 ilifihle ihlazo lalowo marne.
 Kubalulekile enkosaneni ukuba onina ibaphathe ngendlela efanayo ngoba bayisithernbu
 sikayise. Ibufihle ngernpela ubumpabanga, ubuswezi nokweswela kwe1inye larnakhwe
 kayise. Ngokwenza lokho ikhonga ukuba uyise uma efika ezweni lezipho zonke
 ayicelele izicolo kanye nezibusiso.
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 Lezi zinkomo kufanele zihlatshwe ngesikliathi esisodwa ukuze umsebenzi wonke kube
 owomndeni wonke nesithembu sonke. UGumede, (2007) uthi:
 Kungumsebenzi wanoma yimuphi
 umnumzane ukuthi akhiphe inkomo
 yokuhlanza umntanakhe emshophini
 obnkade umvelele. Kunenkolelo yokuthi
 uma kungenzekanga lokhu, kusala
 kunomshophi ekhaya abantu bahambise
 okwamazolo ehlobo.
 Ngalolu suku abesilisa baphuma inqina yehlambo kuthi uma sebebuya baye emfuleni
 bayogeza ngaphambi kokuba baye lapho kunomcimbi khona. UKrige, (1977:167)
 uthi:
 Much beer is prepared, and all the men of the neighbourhood
 set out to hunt, at the end of which they all wash in a stream
 with strengthening medicine, or at the kraal of the deceased
 with the water of that kraal. On their return home they sing
 the favourite anthems and praises of the deceased, and
 sometimes the girls will go forward to meet the men,
 chiming in occasionally with the refrain. The singing is
 continned even in the kraal, and all drink beer though
 ihlambo is not a pleasant occasion, as many of the relatives
 will still be in mourning.
 UKrige (1977) akayibeki kahle indaba yokukhumula komame. Into ayigqamisayo nje
 kuphela ukuhlangatshezwa kwabesilisa uma bebuya enqineni ngabesifazane. Into
 okungathi uyayibona kuphela ukuphuza utshwala kwabo bonke abantu. Lokhu
 kunokushayisana nokuthi akubona bonke abantu abaphuza utshwala. Into enye abuye
 ayiveze ukudliwa kwenyama. Lokhu kuveza umqondo wokuthi sengathi amazulu
 ayephileia ukuphuza utshwala, ukudla inyama kanye nokuthanda abafazi. Akunjalo
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 ngoba 10 mcimbi kwesinye isikhathi uvusa izilonda esezipholile. Vthi uqhubeka
 kamnandi kodwa kube kuvuka inkumbulo yalowo osewedlulela kwelabaphansi.
 VMthembu, (2000:70) uvumelana nalokho okushiwo VMsimang, (1975:146) uma ethi:
 Vma onke amakhosikazi ephumelele
 ngasikhathi sinye lezi zinkomo sezizobulawa
 kanyekanye, kanye nezokhishwa undlafa
 abageze ngayo bonke. Ngakusasa lapho
 sekulungiselelwa ukudla inyama,
 asezophuma onke amakhosikazi aye emfuleni
 aphethe imvunulo entsha ayinikwe undlafa
 belu.
 Lo mcimbi ungumcimbi wokuthi abafazi baphume ekuzileni bakhululeke nokwenza
 izinto eziningi ezizilwayo uma kusaziliwe. Vkufelwa kuthathwa njengento eyisinyama
 ngokwesiko lamaZulu. Ngemuva kwalokhu imvunulo entsha kuvunulwa ngayo ngoba
 endala iyashiswa ngoba isuke inesinyama. Uma kukhona okufanele angenwe ebafazini,
 umndeni uyahlangana ubhunge uvumelane ukuze indlu yongasekho ime. Isiko
 Iokungenana lihle uma umuntn ezongenwa ekhaya ngenxa yokuthi izingane zonke kuba
 ezagazilinye, zibe nophawu lokuphuma lukhalweni lunye.
 3.3.2 Vknkhothama kweNkosi
 Vma izinyane leNkosi selikhotheme kuye kuhlatshwe umkhosi kwaziswe isizwe sonke.
 Ukuhlatshwa kwenkomo okwenziwa uma kuhambe uMnumzane kuyedlulela lapha. Vma
 kukhotheme iNkosi kuye kuhlatshwe izinkabi ezimbili emnyama nemhlophe. Izikhumba
 zalezi zinkabi zigoqa iNkosi. Isikhumba esimnyama sisho ifu elimnyama elivelele isizwe
 bese kuthi esimhlophe sibhekane nezindIela ezimhlophe okufanele zehlele umndeni
 nesizwe sonke nendlela emhlophe kohambile. Isizwe ngokwaso siyaqhubeka silethe
 iminikelo eyizinkomo ukuze kudle abantn abasuke bezozimazisa emzini weNkosi.
 Yikho umuzi uhlale njalo unuka usi Iwenyama kuze kufike usuku Iokufihlwa kwayo.
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 Ngalesi sikhathi iNkosi ingakatshalwa, izinkomo azisengwa kuso sonke isizwe,
 amankonyane ayanikelwa. Imigidi, imicimbi enjengezindwendwe namacece kuyama.
 3.3.2.1 Vkubuyiswa kweNkosi
 Ukubuyiswa kweNkosi kwenziwa ngoBusika besithathu ngemva kokukhothama kwayo.
 Isizathu sokuthi ibuyiswe ebusika yingoba kubalekelwa imikhokha nemiswazi, ukuduma
 kwezulu nokushisa okungona ukudla. UMsimang, (1975:147) uthi:
 Okusemqoka ukuthi yonke Ie midanti
 yamahlambo nokugeza, nokukhumula, kufanele
 yenziwe ebusika. Uma kwenziwe ehlobo,
 bekuthiwa izulu liba nesiphepho esesabekayo,
 kusiphuke ukudla emasimini, kwemuke nezindlu.
 Yilowo nalowo nkosikazi uya kubo ayolanda inkomo yokumkhumula inzilo. Lezi
 zinkomo zifike zihlatshwe ngosuku olulodwa bese kuthi ezisalayo zisalele isibaya
 seNkosi. Ezinye izinkomo zokubuyisa iNkosi zilethwa isizwe njengezehlambo. Lokhu
 kuhambisana notshwala. Inzilo iyashiswa bese kuthi oNdlunkulu bavunule ngemvunulo
 entsha bese bekhululeka ukwenza imisebenzi abekade bemile kuyo.
 Ngesikhathi kudidizelwa komkhulu, amabutho asuke ephume inqina. Uma ebuya
 nezinyamazane enqineni ahuba ihubo lesizwe bese ziyaphekwa zidliwe. Emva kwalokho
 izizwe eziyizitha ezakhelene nesizwe seNkosi esikhotheme ziyahlaselwa kuthiwe
 akuyokhishelwa kuzo isinyama. Uma kukhotheme iNkosi amabutho ayo icala alibeka
 ezitheni zeNkosi. Azinuka ngokuthi zingabakhunkuli nonyawo zengqomfi okumele
 badle umhlabathi ukuze kukhishwe isibhongo ngokukhothama kweNkosi. Njengoba
 amabutho ehlasela nje abuya nezinkomo. Kuyaziwa-ke ukuthi lezo zinkomo ezidliwe
 empini zikhungele izingobe emashobeni. Impi iqhubeke njalo nokulamula kube lukhuni.
 Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi ngemva kwehlambo leNkosi kulandela inqwaba yemingcwabo
 nokubulawa kwezinkomo eziningi endaweni yeNkosi nakweyabafo. Impela zakubona
 izinkomo zakubeletha.
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Uma iNkosi isibuyisiwe kuhutshwa amahubo amakhulu esizwe. La mahubo akhonga
 izibusiso ukuze izwe libe namazolo lingashazwa futhi isizwe sibe nenala yamabele
 notshwala. Konke lokhu kukhongwa kuyona iNkosi ebuyiswayo yikho nje kwemukelwa
 ngemililizelo kanye nenkwahla yehlombe.
 3.3.2.2 IhIambo leNkosi
 Njengehlambo loMnumzane nje, kanjalo nehlambo leNkosi lenziwa ngoBusika
 besithupha emva kokukhothama kweNkosi. Yilesi sikhathi lapho izakhamuzi zonke
 kuyileso naleso siletha inkomo. Yilezi zinkomo ezihlatshwayo kuleli hlambo..
 UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Ihlambo lezinyane lesizwe alifani
 nelomuntukazanangoba ngisho iminwe ayilingani. Yileyo
 naleyo ndoda ikhipha inkomo ukuze umsebenzi ufezeke
 kahle. Akekho noyedwa oyikhalelayo inkomo yakhe
 ngoba imisebenzi esuke yenziwe iNkosi iyaziwa.
 OkaMalandela ubeka kucace ukuthi uma kukhothame iNkosi, umsebenzi wokufihlwa
 kwayo kuba umsebenzi wesizwe. Ukulethwa kwezinkomo ukuba zizofeza umsebenzi
 kukhombisa khona ukuthi iNkosi, iyit-.'kosi ngesizwe sayo futhi ngeke kube yiNkosi
 umuntu phaqa ongenasizwe asibhekile. INkosi uma isabusa yenzela isizwe izinto
 eziningi. Lokho kwenza ukuba kube yilowo nalowo Sokhaya angabi nangxaki uma
 kufanele aqhube inkomo ayise koMkhulu ukuyofeza umsebenzi. Lokhu kukhombisa
 ngokusobala ukuthi abantu uma bakhile endaweni yeNkosi bangabayo futhi
 bayayihlonipha. Le nhlonipho kufanele ngisho selithule izinyane leSilo bayikhombise
 ngoba ngisho seledlule, kufanele Iilethe izibusiso, inhlanhla nenala esizweni.
 Asikugcizelele ukuthi akekho uSokhaya osuke ephoqiwe ukuletha inkomo kepha basuke
 belandela onembeza babo. Besetshenziswa wuthando olunzulu abathanda ngalo iNkosi
 yabo.
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 3.4 lmisebenzi yokushweleza nokubonga izinyandeznlu
 Uma kukhulunywa ngezinyandezulu kwaZulu, kukhulunywa ngabaphansi. Abaphansi
 bayahlonishwa kwaZulu. lndlela yokukhombisa Ie nhlonipho kuba ukuthi banikezwe
 ukudla. Ukudla abanikezwa khona utshwala nenyama. Lokhu kubekwa ngenhlonipho
 emsamo endlini yangenhla ngoba yilapho imikhuleko yomndeni yenzelwa khona. Into
 ebekwa kuqala utshwala ngomancintshana bungakahluzwa ukuze abaphansi
 bangabudikili utshwala ngenxa yokuthi sebuze baphuzwa yimilonyana yethu engcolileyo.
 lncekwa kuthi uma kusahlinzwa ikhishwe ibekwe ogqokweni olungasenakuthintwa luze
 Iuyobekwa ngesizotha emsamo eduze kukamancintshana onotshwala obungahluziwe.
 Vma kukhona okuzokwenzeka ekhaya okungumsebenzi obalulekile, kuhlangana umndeni
 uhlanganiswa yilowo oyinhloko. Omame bayaziswa ngosuku lomcimbi bese becwilisa.
 Ngaphambi kokuba kuchithwe igazi lesilwane umcimbi wonke uyabikwa kwabaphansi.
 Enkomeni yokubikela abaphansi ngomsebenzi, umbala awusho lutho ingaba noma
 yiwuphi. Inkomo iba ngumxhumanisi phakathi kwabasawadla anhlamvana nasebaya
 koyisemkhulu. VKrige, (1977:188) uthi:
 Important as cattle are in the economic life
 of the tribe, they would never be held in
 such high regard or occupy the position they
 do in Zulu society, were it not for their
 enormous ritual value. Cattle are not only
 the link between the ancestors and their
 living descendants, but are the only means
 whereby the Zulu can al will get into touch
 with the ancestral spirits to make known his
 wants, or ask for blessings.
 OkaKrige (1977) ucacisa ngokusobala ukuthi izinkomo ziwumgogodla empilweni
 yesizwe samaZnlu. Lokhu kusivezela ukuthi umnotho wesizwe samazulu izinkomo
 ngoba zingumxhumanisi wabakhona nasebedlulela kokhokho. Lokhu kuphinde
 kusivezele ukujula kwenkolo yarna'Zulu nokukholelwa okukhulu emathongweni.
 Ubumqoka benkomo bubonakala ngokuthi, kube yiyona eselshenziswayo uma
 kulotsholwa, Izinkomo (Jkuzolotsholwa ngazo ziyabikwa kwabaphansi ngaphambi
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 kokuba ziphume esibayeni. Uma zifika futhi lapho kuzokwendela khona umntwana
 ziyabikwa. Umnotho nemfuyo kungokwabaphansi. Abaphansi futhi abenza imfuyo
 ichume ngakho-ke kufanele uma kukhona okwenziwa ngezinkomo kubikwe kubanikazi
 bazo.
 3.4.1 Ukubikela abangasekho
 Ngaphambi kokuba kuchithwe igazi abangasekho kufanele babikelwe ngokwenzekayo
 ekhaya. Ukubikela abangasekho kwenzelwa esibayeni okuyithempeli lomuzi. UNtuli,
 (2004:62) uthi:
 Isibaya yindawo yomkhuleko
 wasekhaya. Indawo yokuthetha
 idlozi. Idlozi alithethwa noma
 yinini esibayeni. Isuke imqoka
 into edinga kungenwe esibayeni
 kuthethwe idlozi.
 La msebenzi wokuthetha ubekwa ezandleni zegagu elazi umlando wekhaya kanye
 nezithopho zomndeni. Isizathu salokhu wukuthi uma ebika kufanele ababize ngamagama
 abozalo abangasekho. Kufanele abe nolwazi oluphelele lomsebenzi owenziwayo ukuze
 angabhimbi. Uma umsebenzi knngowokucela izinhlanhla kumbe owokukhuza umhlola
 noma owoknbonga,. lokho kufanele kuphumele obala. Uma kubikwa kwabaphansi
 abathintekayo kulowo msebenzi kufanele babizwe ngamagama. Konke kufanele kucace
 ukuze kuzwakale kahle kwabaphansi, yingakho nje kufanele kube yigagu elenza 10
 msebenzi. Okufike kube mqoka ukuthi obikayo uma esebaqedile ukubabikela abaziyo
 ucela ukuthi badlulise umyalezo uye kulabo angabazi. Konke lokhu kwenzeka
 ngesizotha esikhulu. Kule nkolo yobuKristu lokhu kubika kungafaniswa nomkhuleko.
 UMsimang, (1975:127) uthi:
 Enkulumeni yakhe uzobhekisa kuyise womnumzane
 Iowa owenze umsebenzi, kodwa uma uyise Iowa
 esaphila, uzobhekisa kuyisemkhulu. Uzobabala
 njalo ebalandelisa ngokuzalana nokwelamana
 kwabo, ebaqaphuza nangezibongo, aze ayogcina
 ngabesifazane
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 Inhlonipho imqoka kakhulu kubantu abangamaZulu. KwaZulu uSokhaya akanawo
 umuzi kodwa ngowalowo amzalayo ngoba owakhe kuba ngowamadodana akhe. Lena
 inhlonipho enikeza abadala indawo yabo. Kanjalo uma kweuziwa umsebenzi inkulumo
 ibhekiswa kakhulu kulabo abazala Iowa owenze umsebeuzi nakoyisemkhulur Lokhu
 kuhambisana nokubabiza ngokuzalana nangokulamana kwabo abangasekho. Lokho
 kukhombisa ukuthi abantu noma bengasekho kufanele banikezwe indawo yabo futhi
 bahlonishwe ngezigaba zabo. Kungethathwe owayenguthumbu kuqalwe ngaye ngoba
 lokho kungabe kungasayikhombisi inhlonipho. Abesifazane njengabantu abahlale
 belandela emuva ngisho kuhanjwa kwaZulu kugcinwa ngabo ngoba nabo baneqhaza
 abalibambayo ekubhekeni umuzi wabasawadla anhlamvana. Ukubathaphuza ngezibongo
 kuyabathokozisa abaphansi ngoba yilapho imisebenzi yabo nokuhlabana kubalulwa
 khona. Konke lokhu kuveza ukuthi izinyanya zikhona futhi ziyaphila ziyezwa
 nenhlonipho kufanele bayinikezwe.
 UMpanza, (2007) uthi:
 Kungaba lichilo elikhulu ukuthi kuze kuchithwe
 igazi ekhaya eliqondene nomsebenzi othile
 womndeni kungazange kubikwe. Phela
 abangasekho njengoba bayiso lomuzi kufanele
 konke okwenzekayo babikelwe ngoba ikusasa
 lomndeni likubo. Uma kungenzekanga lokhu,
 imishophi emibi ingeza ilakanyana bese kuthiwa
 ulaka Iwabaphansi abantu bazenze bona.
 OkaThabekhuIu ugcizelela khona ukuthi, abaphansi kufanele babikelwe konke
 okwenzekayo emizini abayibhekile. Uma kungabikwangwa, kuba namashwa ekhaya.
 Kwesinye isikhathi kuye kuthwalwe izandla ekhanda kuthiwe umuzi othile uneshobolo
 ishwa kumbe umnyama ngenxa yezigameko eziwehleleyo. Lokhu kungenziwa
 ubudedengu ekwenzeni izinto eziqondene nomuzi ngendlela engabathokozisi abaphansi.
 Kufanele kucoshelelwe ukuthi okuqondene nabo kugcinwa njengoba kunjalo ngoba nabo
 bayezwa futhi bayaphatheka kabi kanti kwesinye isikhathi banolaka.
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 3.4.2 Uknhlaba inkomo
 Inkomo kwazuIu ayihIatsheIwa noma kuphi kodwa kuba sesibayeni. Isibaya sithathwa
 njengenkundIa Iapho abaphansi behIanginiswa khona nabasawadla anhIamvana. Kulezi
 zinsuku kukhuIu esikubonayo ngoba amadoda amaningi asehIabeIa emva kweziIidIu kanti
 amanye ahIabela emagalaji. Kukhona nalabo asebehlala emadoIobheni lapho inkomo
 ihIatsheIwa emadeIeni. Isuswe isikhumba kukhishwe okwangaphakathi, iIengiswe ukuze
 yome bese isikwa ngamasaha ifike ekhaya isisikiwe, kungaselula ngisho nokwenza
 umbengo wodwa 10. Ingasaphathwa-ke eyezitho zayo. Lokhu kugcina sekuyifa IomZulu
 wasemakhaya kumbe ezabeIweni. UMsimang, (1975:20) uthi:
 Inkomo ibulaweIwa esibayeni ithempeIi
 IemihIatshelo.
 Isibaya yiyona ndawo emqoka enxulumeni ngoba yonke into ethinta izinyanya
 inokuxhumana okuthize nesibaya. Isibaya lesi silithempeli ngoba siyisizinda sokwesasa,
 ukuthetha, ukubonga, ukuceIa, ukukhuleka nomnotho. Kukhona isisho sesiZulu esithi,
 "ukuzalelwa ernqubeni". Urnquba uthoIakala esibayeni futhi waziwa ngokuthi uvundile.
 Umuntu ozalelwe emqubeni, urnuntu ozaleIwe endaweni enothile. Isibaya sinothile
 ngoba sinomquba owaziwa ngokunotha. Kuyabonisa ukuthi kwakungelona iphutha
 ukuba iNdodana yoMvelingqangi izaIeIwe esibayeni. Impilo yayo Ie Ndodana selokhu
 yanotha engakazaIwa, wanotha ezelwe, wanotha ephilisa ephulukisa iziguli waze wavusa
 ngisho abafile. Wafa wavuka; namanje unothiIe futhi unothisa acebise thina.
 Kuyisibusiso ukuzaIelwa esibayeni.
 Uma kuIinywa kufakwa umquba uhIanganiswe nenhIabathi bese lowo mhlabathi unotha,
 okutshalwe kuwo kukhule kahIe kunempilo. Isibaya siyithernpeli ngoba lamathempeli
 esimanje kusuke kukhonzwa Iowo okhonzwayo kuwo. Kubikwa konke kuye bese
 amandla akhe abhekane nanorna yisiphi isethuIo esilethiwe sifezeke. Ubuthempeli
 besibaya busukela benziwa ukuthi yiIapho zonke izinto ezithinta umndeni zibikelwa
 abaphansi khona bese bezisingatha njengokulethwa kwazo.
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 Ziningi izizathu nemisebenzi enohlonze eyenza ukuthi uSokhaya ahlabe. Kwesinye
 isikhathi kuyahlatshwa uma kubuswa kanti futhi noma umndeni usemanzini, kugulwa
 noma kuxoshwa imikhokha ethize kuyahlatshwa. Ukuhlaba inkomo lokhu
 kuyahlonishwa. Uma kuzohlatshwa aligqanyiswa elokuhlaba kodwa elokuthi kuzoba
 nomsebenzi elihamba phambili. Igama lokuhlaba liyagwenywa ngoba kukhona amanye
 amadlozi amabi angasuke alisebenzisele ukuba abantu bahlatshwe yimikhuhlane kanti
 leli lemisebenzi livamise ukuzwiwa bese lisetshenziswa amadlozi obuhle
 angenabulukhuni. Abantu abaziswa kuqala uma kuzohlatshwa kuba amalunga omndeni
 indaba ingakaphumeli ngaphandle. Umphakathi uvele uzihlanganisele ngokwawo ukuthi
 kuzobe kufinywa ngendololwane kosibanibani. Omame baye baziswe ngokufanele
 bakwenze okwabo njengokucwilisa.
 Ngesikhathi kwenzeka konke lokhu, inkomo ezohlatshwa yaziwa uSokhaya kuphela
 ngenxa yesizathu sokuthi ingaze yehlelwe imiswazi emibi kumbe ihlatshwe umbendeni
 usuku lomcimbi lungakafiki, Into angaze ayenze ukuthi azise undlafa wakhe kuphela
 ukuze babonisane. Imisebenzi kwelikaMthaniya ivamise ukwenziwa ngenkomo yenduna
 eyinkabi nguba inkunzi inenyama elukhuni. Inkabi uma ikhule kahle yabankulu, uma
 ihlatshiwe kuba nenyama eningi.' Inyama eningi idliwa abantu abaningi. Kubakuhle uma
 kuhlatshiwe abantu bayidle baze bayibuke inyama, Ubukhulu benkabi yibo obukwazi
 ukubhekana nalokhu uma isihlatshiwe. Inkabi uma isikhulile umsebenzi wayo isuke
 isiwuqedile ngoba isuke isike yaboshelwa yalima amasimu. Okusuke sekusele ukuthi
 ithengiselwe labo abafuna ukuhlaba noma kushintshiswane ngayo bona bakhiphe
 esencane yensikazi. Okunye okumqoka ngokuhlatshwa kwenkabi ukuthi isuke ingeke
 isandise isibaya soMnumzane ngoba iyinduna futhi itheniwe. USokhaya kwaZulu uba
 uSokhaya oqavile ngokuba nobhisi wakhe ngakho-ke ukuhlatshwa kwenkabi
 akunamthelela ongakanani ekwandiseni umhlambi.
 Izinkomo zibuya inhlazane njengemihla zisengwe bese zidedelwa. Kuthi uma
 selithambama bese zibuyiswa. Uma selithambeme imisebenzi eminingi yosuku isuke
 seyenziwe njengokusenga nje futhi umsebenzi wokuhlinza usuke usuzophela
 seliyozilahla kunina. Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuba igazi livuze kahle enyameni nezimpukane
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 sezilele. Kungaleso sikhathi-ke lapho uMnurnzane aziswa khona ukuthi sezibuyile bese
 ecela ibandla lime othangweni ngenhla kwesibaya bese eyikhomba okokuqala ngqa
 ezohlatshwa ngoba basuke bengayazi abanye. lnkomo okufanele ihlatshwe kuba
 ngeyesithukuthuku sakhe noma elifa alishiyelwa nguyise. Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuthi
 kungabikho muntu ongathi ezaziqondene naye zadliwa nguyise. Lezi kusuke kungezakhe
 futhi ngisho engazishiyelanga muntu kungabi nakukhuluma okutheni, Eyamabheka
 ihlatshwa kuphela uma umsebenzi ogcinwayo uqondene naleyo ndlu.
 Kulezi zinsuku inkomo isibulawa ngezindlela eziningi. Abanye bayigwaza ngommese
 abanye bayithuhluze ngenganono isakazeke phansi ishoba lilale amazolo. KwaZulu
 inkomo ihlatshwa ngomkhonto oyinsila yasekhaya ohlala endlini yangenhla ubhekane
 nokuhlabela imisebenzi kuphela. Angeke lowe mkhonto ube uvanzi nje ngoba
 abakhunkuli bangathola ithuba lokuwubhila bese kuba nemikhokha ethile ekhaya
 engaqondakali.
 Uma sekukhishwa izitho kumqoka kakhulu ukuba zikhishwe ngokufanele ukuze abadli
 bazo bangawothi ubomvu ngenxa yokungapheleli kwezitho eziqondene nabo. Esinye
 isitho esincane esimqoka kakhulu okufanele siphathiswe okwezikhali zaMaNtungwa
 yinyongo. Yona ikhishwa inikezwe uSokhaya ayigcine ngokufanele aze aphethe
 okufanele kwenziwe ngayo. Uma nje ehlatshiwe iqondene nokubuyisa umufi, inyongo
 yaleyo nkomo kufanele igqizwe iNkosana yekhaya esihlakaleni. UMakhoba, (2002: 128)
 uthi:
 lnkosana ibizelwa endlini engenhla. lnhloko
 yekhaya ibe isiyiconsisela okhakhayini
 nasezinyaweni ngenyongo. Elinye iconsi
 lithiwa co olimini. Enye inyongo uyichitha
 khona emsamo bese isikhwama sayo isigqiza
 esihlakaIeni sesandla sokudla. Baqambe
 bavafika nie abantu usegqizile umfana.
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 Lokhu kubizelwa endlini engenhla kukhombisa ukuhlonipha abaphansi ngoba Ie ndlu
 iqondene nabo. Ukuconsisela ngenyongo okhakhayini kuveza ukwehlisela izibusiso
 phezu komfana ukuze akwazi ukuhola umuzi kayise ngobumnene. Ukuconsisela inyongo
 olimini kuyamqinisa ukuthi ngisho izinto sezinzima ekhaya kufanele abekezele. Lokhu
 kubekezelela inyongo ibaba kukhombisa izinto ezinzima nokuthi zizobe zibhekene naye
 ngqo. Ukugqiza ngenyongo esandleni sokudla ukubonga kwabaphansi nokuthi kufanele
 bamgcobe ngezibusiso ngoba inyongo ivamise ukunona. Isandla sokudla yiso
 esinamandla ngakho uma kufika izitha kufanele yena njengombheki wekhaya, abe
 namandla okuziphebeza umuzi kayise uhIaie uvikelekile.
 3.4.3 Ukunyathela uselwa
 Lona nguMkhosi owethakaselwa kakhulu isizwe samazulu. Uqhutshwa ngasekuqaleni
 konyaka ngenyanga kaMasingana. Ngalesi sikhathi uselwa lusuke seluvuthiwe
 seluwulungele 10 msebenzi. Ubuye waziwe ngokuthi nguMkhosi Wokweshwama ngoba
 kusuke kweshwanywa ukudla okusha ezweni. Isizwe asivunyelwe ngokwesiko ukuba
 sidle kuqala ukudla okusha oNgangezwe lakhe engakakudli maqedane akhulule isizwe
 ukuba sidle. Owayeqa 10 mthetho adle ngaphambi komkhosi wayejeziswa ngoba ngisho
 iNkosi yayingakudli ukudla ngaphambi kokuba inyatheliswe uselwa.
 Amabutho eNkosi alma amadlangala ahaqe umuzi weNkosi ngaphambi kokuba kube
 yilolu suku olukhulu. Alala kuwo lawa madlangala, avuke kusempondozankomo ahube
 amabubo empi, akhuze nezaga kube kuhle kudele.
 Uma kulungiselelwa 10 Mkhosi iNkosi ayilali elawini layo kodwa ilala endlini yobukhosi.
 Umuntu onelungelo lokungena kuyo kuba ngunina nezalukazi ezindala kanye nensila
 yayo. INkosi iyabazila oNdlunkulu ngalesi sikhathi nabo futhi ababi uvanzi bagcaluze
 ebaleni lomuzi njengokwejwayelekile. Uma iNkosi ilindele 10 Mkhosi ihleli kule ndlu
 isuke imatasa igquma, iphalaza ibuye ikhwife ngemithi eyihlanganiselwa yinyanga yayo.
 Imithi ethakiwe isuke iyingxenye yezilwane eziyingozi ezibulala kalula. Lokhu kusuke
 kwenzelwa ukuthi iNkosi ibe namandla amakhulu.
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 Ngosuku olwelama olukhuIu loMkhosi, kusuke sekuphithizela koMkhuIu ngoba lona
 kusuke kungoMkhosi wesizwe sonke. Kusuke kuphume nesinedoIo ukuyozizweIa
 oNgangezwe lakhe ekhulula isizwe ukuba sidle.
 Uselwa lutholakala ngasemfuleni. Luthi alufane neseIwa leli elitshalwayo. Ludinga
 olwazi kahle ukuze alubone uma seluvuthiwe. Uselwa luthandwa kakhulu izimamba.
 Selokhu kwathi nhlo uselwa luphekwa aMakhosi. lNkosi izazela ithatha ubuKhosi
 ukuthi owayo umsebenzi ezowenza ngqo ukupheka useIwa, ukuze kube yilo
 oluyoyisondeza kuzo zonke izinyandezulu zesizwe njengoba luthandwa izimamba.
 Umuntukazana ongase alokothe apheke uselwa ngabe ubangisa iNkosi ufisa ukuba
 izinyandezulu zikhulume naye izifuba zesizwe. Uma bangake abantu bezwe ukuthi
 kukhona omunye opheka uselwa ngaphandle kweNkosi, abantu bangamthunga ngejozi
 afe umshubo omnyama lungakavuthwa nakuvuthwa. Yikho-ke kunokukhuIuma okuthi
 uselwa oluphekwa umuntukazana aluvuthwa. Okufike kugqame ngalo ukuthi
 alungeniswa noma kuyiphi indIu kodwa lungeniswa endlini yeNkosi. UseIwa Iubekwa
 emnyango bese iNkosi iphuma endIini iIunyatheIe ukuze iziqinise ngaIo. Endulo
 kwakuphakwa impi iphume iyohIasela uma kuzoba nalo Mkhosi.
 Ngosuku oIukhuIu amabutho abulala inkunzi emnyama ngezandla nayo beIu isuke
 isilashwe yinyanga yakoMkhuIu. UMsimang, (1975:349) uthi:
 Le nkunzi ikhethwa kwezimnyama
 zekhethelo zale misebenzi efana nalona
 wokweshwama. Lezi zinkunzi zikhethwa
 zingephusa konini zisengamathoIe, zihlaIe
 zodwa ukuze zingadibani nensikazi.
 lnyama yenkunzi emnyama ebuIewe iye ibengwe ihlanganiswe nemibengo yengwe esuke
 izingelwe amabutho ngesikhathi amanye ephumile eyofuna uselwa. NgaIesi sikhathi
 uselwa lusuke luphekiwe luvuthwa, Le nyama yenkunzi neyengwe ibhilwa ngezinsizi
 neminye imithi, Amabutho avuka ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lomcimbi ayogeza abuye
 esevunule econsa. lNkosi ivunula iconse ngaleli langa. Uzwa ngembongi isho ngengila
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 ukuthi useyaphuma oNgangezwe lakhe. Uma iphumela obala uzwa ngoba isikhulekelwa.
 INkosi iholwa yinyanga ihambe nayo njalo ize ilunyathele iNkosi uselwa bese inyanga
 iluqoba ilunikeze iNkosi ukuba ilupheke.
 Ukosiwa kwemibengo kuqala ngalesi sikhathi. Le mibengo isuke isibhilwe ngezinsizi
 ezibabayo. Uma isidliwa iyamfimfithwa nje ayigwinywa kodwa kugwinywa umhluzi.
 Uma usuyimfimfithile wedlulisela umbengo kolandelayo. Lokhu kuletha ukuzwana
 emabuthweni ngoba yilelo nalelo lidla amathe elinye. Ukwedluliselwa kombengo
 kwelinye kusho ukubambisana noma kunzima ngoba inyama isuke ibaba izinsizi.
 Okumqoka ukuthi Ie mibengo kusuke kungeyona eyokwesuthisa amabutho kodwa
 kusuke kungeyokudlaimithi.
 UNdunankulu weNkosi uba seduze nayo ukuze adlulisele okushiwo yiNkosi esizweni.
 Uma iNkosi isiludlile uselwa itshela uNdunankulu ukuthi akazise isizwe ukuthi ithi
 iNkosi isiludlile uselwa isizwe singeshwama. Ngemuva kwalokhu abantu basuke
 sebengakudla ukudla okusha.
 Laphaya kwaDukuza emzini weLembe eleqa amanye ngokukhalipha, uJeqe onjengempisi
 wayeshabashabeka uma kuzonyathelisa iSiio. UDube, (1985:23) uthi:
 UJeqe ulaphaya enhla nesibaya usevunule naye,
 usebase umlilo wabeka imbiza lapho iNkosi
 izopheka khona uselwa. Inyanga isiyiqobile
 imithi isiyesabeka, nengwe isihlinziwe yabengwa
 nenyama yezinkunzi ezimnyama isibengiwe.
 Ecaleni laphaya ngasesangweni lamathole
 sekubaswe omkhulu umlilo lapho kuzokosiwa
 inyama Ie yengwe neyeziukunzi ezimnyama
 ebibulawa ngamabutho ngayizolo.
 Lokhu okushiwo uDube (1985) kukhombisa ukuthi iNkosi okufanele ipheke uselwa.
 KwaJeqe yize eyinsila yeNkosi kodwa akanalo ilungelo lokupheka uselwa. Lokhu
 kutshengisa ukuthi kusukela mandulo, yilowo nalowo wayazi ukuthi yilowo nalowo
 unomsebenzi wakhe yedwa angeke awudlulisela kumuntu.
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 Ukuvunuia kukaJeqe kukhombisa ukuthi lolu kuba wusuku olukhulu esizweni.
 Ukuzithoba kwakhe abase umlilo kukhombisa ukuyihlonipha iNkosi. Ukuveza inyanga
 nokuqoba kwayo inyama kukhombisa okukhulu ukwethembela ezinyangeni kwesizwe
 samaZulu. Inyama yengwe ikhombisa ukuthi iNkosi nesizwe kufanele sibe namandla
 njengengwe njengoba iyisilwane esinamandla. Ukuhlanganiswa kwayo neyezinkunzi
 ezimnyama kusho ukuphindaphindeka kwamandia iNkosi namabutho ayo okufanele babe
 nawo. Kungenzeka ukuthi uJeqe nokusondelana nezinyanga zeNkosi kwasekuqala ukuba
 aqeqesheke njengenyanga njengoba wagcina eseyiyona ethwase kwelasebuThonga.
 Inyama yezinkunzi ezimnyama iveza ubumnyama obungakhungatha izitha uma zihiaseia
 isizwe seNkosi zibe nesinyama zehlulwe ziye emnyameni ongukufa uqobo.
 Isimo sale Mkhosi siveza isizwe samaZuIu kuyisizwe esihloniphayo nesilaieia iNkosi
 yaso. Ukungadli ukudia okusha ngaphambi koMkhosi kukhombisa inhlonipho
 nokuzithiba, Ukuhlangana koMkhuiu kusho inhlonipho nokuzibophezela ebukhosini
 nokuzazi ukuthi kukhona umlomo ongathethimanga esizweni. Ukuzithoba kwensiia
 yeSilo uJeqe kukhombisa ukuzinikeia okukhuiu njengoba simbona esebase umIiIo lapho
 iNkosi ezopheka khona uselwa, lngwe nenkunzi kulokhu kucaphuna kukhombisa
 izilwane ezinamandla. La mandia yiwona oNgangezwe Iakhe okufanele abenawo.
 Ukubulawa kwezinkunzi ngezandla kukhombisa amandia amabutho okungamandia
 eNkosi uqobo lwayo ngoba iNkosi ihiaseia ngawo. Ukuba namandia kwabasawadla
 anhlamvana kusho ukuba namandia kwabaphansi ngoba yibo abanikeza amandia
 kwabasaphila. Ukubulawa kwenkunzi kusho ubumqoka benkomo engumxhumanisi
 wabaphansi nabaphezulu. lzinkunzi ezimnyama zisho isithunzi seNkosi nokwesabeka
 kwayo. Ubumnyama kuvamise ukweyanyaniswa nokufa, amashwa kumbe iminyama
 kanye nomubi owaziwa ngokuthi uSathane. Ukukhethwa kwenkunzi emnyama
 kubikezeia isithunzi bese kucaca ukuthi omelene neNkosi wuye oyoba nomnyama,
 agebele eweni lobumnyama bengcwaba kanye nokuba yinceku yeNkosi yobumnyama
 omubi obizwa ngoSathane.
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 Ukuvuthwa koselwa oluphekiwe kukhombisa ukuthi ukudla sekuvuthiwe emasimini
 sekungadliwa. Ukuphekwa koselwa isikhathi eside knkhombisa isikhathi eside soknlinda
 kusakhula ukndla knnakekelwa, kuhlaknlwa amasimu okufana nokukhwezela ibhodwe
 elipheke uselwa. Uma kulinyiwe kukhona izikhathi ezinzima lapho ithemba' elicishe
 liphele uma imvula ingasani. Umlimi ubeka ithemba lakhe kuNomkhubulwane ukuthi
 uzoyinisa imvula. Kanjalo nebhodwe uma libekwe eziko, wonke amathemba alo aba
 kumkhwezeli ngoba uma engakhwezeli umliIo, uyalotha kwenyele ukudla.
 3.4.4 Ukubekwa kweNkosi
 Njengoba izinsuku zomuntu zibaliwe emhlabeni nawo amaKhosi uma esebizwe
 ngabaphansi adlulela kubo. Kuyishwa elikhulu esizweni ukuhanjelwa uNomthebe waso.
 Uma esehambile isihlalo sobukhosi kufanelwe sithathwe omunye ofanele ngokuzalana
 nangokwesiko lesizwe. UMkhosi woknbekwa kweNkosi wenzeka uma sekugcinwe
 yonke imidanti okufanele yenziwe njengehlambo nokubuyisa. Uma isencane inkonyane
 yeNkosi, .umndeni ngokuvumelana nesizwe ukhetha ibambabukhosi. lbamba ligcina
 yonke imisebenzi okufanele yenziwe yiNkosi lize likhule inkonyane maqedane lithathe
 isihlalo sobukhosi. Kwesinye isikhathi kuze kubenombango ornkhulu oholela
 ekuchithekeni kwegazi kubangwa isihlalo. Isihlalo singabangwa abaNtwana beNkosi
 bebodwa. Kungenzeka futhi kuthi ibambabukhosi ligweve naso isihlalo selizibona ukuthi
 sekungaba yilo elingasale seliba yiNkosi unomphela elokhu ababaza ubuncane bezinyane
 elisakhulayo ebona ukuthi aIikaqini.
 Aqhubeke nokubusa kungasafanele. UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:24) ngomlomo
 wembongi ezibongweni zeSiIo esibusayo bathi :
 Ziyeke lezo nkomo
 Ukuyikhipha amakhalane
 Aziseluswe nguwe,
 Zeluswe yi,'-'dlondlo yakithi
 KwaKhethomthandayo.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi inyosi ihebeza ibambabukhosi ukuba lisuke esihlalweni lipheze
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 ukusenga izinkomo zeNkosi okungabantu bayo, ngoba usekhulile umelusi wabo. Abantu
 lapha bafanekiswe nezinkomo. Izinkinga zabo zafaniswa namakhizane. KuyabonakaIa
 ukuthi ibamba lizama ukuheha abantu ngokuthi lenze sengathi liyabasiza, libaIethela
 izidingo zabo, kanti lenzela ukuthenga izinhliziyo zabo ukuze zilithande zilesekeie ukuba
 lingasheshe liphume esikhundleni.
 Othatha isihlalo sobukhosi ngokwesiko lesizwe samazulu kuba yindodana yokuqaIa
 yeNkosikazi yaseNdiunkuiu. Kwesinye isikhathi uma iNkosikazi ukhaIo lwayo
 lungaphiwanga umfana, ubukhosi buwela eQadini. Kwesinye isikhathi kuthathwa
 umakoti bese elotsholwa ngezinkomo zasendlini kaNkosikazi bese kuthi uma ethola
 umNtwana womfana kube nguye othatha isihlaIo sobukhosi. INkosi kayinqunyelwa
 ukuthi ingaba noNdiunkulu abangaki kodwa kukhathaIa yona. Kwesinye isikhathi kuthi
 sekwenzeke konke lokhu bese iNkosi ithatha omunye futhi uNdlunkulu ozalwa
 ebuKhosini. Umuthi isuke isiwuchithile inkonyane uma sekwenzeke lokhu ngoba kuba
 nguyena ozala iNkosi ngoba isuke isiphingwe enkulu.
 Kwesinye isikhathi kusuka umsindo eNdlunkulu abaNtwana beNkosi bebanga isihlalo
 sobuKhosi. 1.0 mbango bewuze ulanyulwe unkatha. Le ndlela yiyona futhi elamulayo
 uma umndeni ungavumelani ukuthi ngubani okufanele abe libamba- buKhosi.
 Oyinhloko yomndeni uhlanganisela umndeni endlini engenhla lapho kugcinwa khona
 inkatha. Laphaya endlini kuhlanganiswa ubulawu bokumisa amaKhosi neminye imithi
 bese kuthathwa imbiza egcwele lobu bulawu kubizwe labo ababanga isihlalo. Vma
 sebefikile kufanele ovunywa ngabaphansi ayiphakamise kodwa owehluleka
 ukuyiphakamisa, kuthiwa waIiwe ngabaphansi. Oyiphakamisile uyasithatha isihlalo
 sobukhosi. INkosi uMpande lokhu yakwenza ngenye indlela ngoba yona yafisa ukubeka
 owayezothatha isihlaIo sobukhosi isawadla anhlamvana.
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 UMsimang, (1975:336) uthi:
 UCetshwayo wabe esebanga Mbuyazwe.
 UMpande wabulala ithole lokusika
 amabawu wathi oliphakamisile ithole
 uyena oyobusa emva kwakhe. Wadumba
 ukuthi liphakanyiswe uMbuyazwe
 kuqala lokhu wayefisa kubuse yena
 engasamthandisisi uCetshwayo.
 Lamehlula nokho uMbuyazwe, uthe efika
 uZitho zimagwegwe, walithi thasi
 walinhakamisa kwadnma n "Ravede'
 Ubumqoka benkomo njalo lobu obenza ukuthi iNkosi uMpande iqome ukuthi
 kuphakanyiswe ithole. Zazingaphakanyiswa ezinye izinto kepha iNkosi yakhetha ithole
 ngoba kuyinkomo. AbaNtwana beNkosi babizwa ngokuthi bangamathole eSilo. INkosi
 yayifuna ukuthi ngubani owayengaphakamisa ithole, lokhu okungasikhombisa ukuthi
 ubani owayenamandla. Ithole eliphakamise elinye ithole kuba yithole elinamandla
 eselingedluliselwa esigabeni sokuthi liphathe amanye amathole ngoba linamandla.
 Amandla angavikela isizwe ezitheni. Uma eseqokiwe Iowa okufanele athathe isihlalo
 sobukhosi, kuhlelwa umkhosi omkhulu eNdlunkulu.
 3.4.5 UMkhosi Womhlanga
 lzizwe eziningi zabeNguni eNingizimu ye-Afrika, ziyawugubha 10 Mkhosi. Isizwe
 samaZulu sasiwugubha 10 Mkhosi ngisho emandulo. Washabalala ngesikhathi kubusa
 iSiio sakwaDukuza. Ngalesi sikhathi sasingekho isikhathi semicimbi eminingi ngoba
 ilembe lalimatasatasa libumba isizwe samaZulu. 1.0 mkhosi wabuye wavela ngesikhathi
 kubusa iSiio '\iMsimud'owaveia ngesiluba phakathi kwamaNgisi namaQadasi" ngoba
 isizwe sasesibunjiwe, izimpi eziningi seziphelile. Ngesikhathi kubusa ''uZulu
 ladum'obala, lapha kungemunga kungemthole, uHlamvana bhul'umlilo", lathi ukuthi
 bohlololo futhi ngenxa yezimpi. Lize ladlondlobala lavuselelwa "u'Vava Iwenkunzi
 yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo" ngokubambisana noMntwana wakwaPhindangene.
 Ezikhathini zasemandulo 10 mkhosi wa....rugujwa izinsuku eziningi, kungafani namanje
 lapho usugujwa izinsuku ezimbalwa. Amatshitshi afike agobe arnadlangala koMkhulu
 bese omame bewayala bewatshela ngobuhle bokuziphatha kahle besina bededelana
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 begcizelela ukubaluleka kobuntombi, ukuzithiba, ukuziphatha nokubaluleka konembeza.
 Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuba amantombazane aziphathe kah1e aze agane abe ngomame
 besizwe bakusasa abaqotho abangeke baphoxe abazali, iNkosi, kanye nesizwe. Ukuze
 babe nesiqiniseko salokhu, lawn matshitshi angahlolwanga emakhaya, afike 'ahlolwe
 khona laphaya emkhosini.
 UKhuzwayo, (2002:74) uthi:
 Injongo yalo mkhosi ngaphandle kokuthi iNgonyama
 ilapho itbola khona ithuba lokukhetha uNdlunkulu
 omsulwa, ukugqugquzela ukuziphatha ngenhlanzeko
 kwezintombi nokuhlonipheka komuntu wesifazane.
 Esikhathini sanamhla uMkhosi Womhlanga usebenza
 njengesikhali sokuvikela leli gciwane lesandulela
 ngculazi nengculazi uqobo Iwayo.
 Kusobala manje ukuthi 10 Mkhosi usunhlosoningi uma ngaphezu kokugqugquzela
 ukuziphatha kah1e kwezintombi zize zende, sekukhona ukuvikela izintombi kulo
 mbulalazwe okuyingculazi.
 ,
 1.0 mkhosi ufika esicongweni ngosuku lokugcina lapho amatshitshi evuka ekuseni
 aphume emadlangaleni awo eyothatha umhlanga. Athi ebambe indlela abe ehuba
 engqabashiya eshiselwa igazi lobuntombi nto. Yileyo naleyo ntombi iziphathela owayo
 umhlanga. Uma esebuya nomhlanga ahuba aze awethule phambi kukaNomthebe
 wesizwe. Kulezi zinsuku, oNgangezwe lakhe uye ange esiphongweni !eyo ndodakazi
 yakhe ejutshelwe ukuhola izintombi kulowo nyaka. Emanga njengomuntu omele isizwe
 sonke nezintombi zonke. Yilokho okwenza izintombi zonke ezisuke zisemhlangeni
 ukuthi zizizwe zisicoshile leso sibusiso.
 Kusindwa ngobethole kufinywe ngendololwane koMkhulu uma kugujwa 10 Mkhosi.
 Kuhlatshwa izinkomo eziningi. Inyama yazo idliwa izivakashi, isizwe, amabutho kanye
 DaWO wonke umuntu okhona. Njengayo yonke iMikhosi yakolvlkhulu nawo 10 Mkhosi
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 uba nedumela uhIonishwe. UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:15) baphawula kanje
 ngombuso ngosuku loMkhosi WomhIanga:
 Kubalulekile ukuba 10 mkhosi uchithelwe
 igazi. KuhIatshwa izinkomo kubikwa
 kwabaphansi futhi bekhonjiswa ikhaba
 abalishiyayo. lzinkomo lezi zihIatshelwa
 futhi ukuba kudle amatshitshi namabutho
 enkosi kanye nabo bonke abasuke
 bevizihambeli.
 Umuzi wakoMkhulu umuzi wezinyandezulu zawoPhunga noMageba. Imicimbi
 eyeuziwa khona kufanele ibe nesibusiso saba ukuze ihambe kahIe. Ikhaba elethulwa
 kubo ikhaba lesizwe nomame besizwe bakusasa. Uma kunjaloke kufanele ukuba
 loMkhosi wethulwe kubo. UMkhosi uba ngumkhosi ngoba kuchitheke igazi yingakho
 nje kuhIatshwa izinkomo ukuze kuxhunyaniswe abaphansi nabaphezulu ngazo.
 Ukuchithwa kwegazi ngakwelinye icala kusuke kuwukubonga abaphansi ngokuthi
 kukhona izintombi eziwuhIoniphayo umyalelo wabazali. Ukuziphatha kahle
 kwamatshitshi kusho ukuhIonipheka kwesizwe. Ukuhlonipheka kwesizwe kuveza ukuthi
 abasawadla anhIamvana bayabahIonipha asebedlulela kwelezipho zonke. Ukuthokoza
 kwabaphansi kuletha inala nezibusiso ezweni. Isizwe siyabusiseka uma abaphansi
 bephathwa kahIe behIonishwa, bephiwa ukudla futhi baziswa ngakho konke
 okweuziwayo ukuze bakuthele ngemvula yezibusiso.
 UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Njengoba sekunalo mashayabhuqe,
 ukuzigcina kwamantombazane kumqoka
 kakhulu. Amathuna lawa agcwele
 yonke imimango angancipha uma izingane
 zethu zingazithiba. Ukulala ngaphandle
 komshado yikho lokhu okwenza
 abantu bafe kanjena. 1.0 mkhosi muhIe
 ngoba uphoqa ukuthi izingane zingabambi
 zilala noma nobani.
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 Imvamisa ingculazi idalwa wukugqekezwa kwesibaya soMnumzane. Kuthi
 ngokwenzenjalo umqholiso kanina wentombazane wemuke nomfula ngoba intombazane
 isuke isinikele ngenkomo kumfokazi.
 OkaDlamini (2007) lapha uveza ukuthi 10 Mkhosi Womhlanga ubaluleke kakhulu
 kangakanani kuIezi zinsuku ngenxa yesifo sengculazi esesiqede isizwe. Ubona ukuthi
 uMkhosi Womhlanga uneqhaza elikhuIu elingenza ukuthi lesi sifo singabhebhetheki
 ngaleli zinga eliphezulu kangaka. Uma amantombazane angagcina ubuntombi bawo,
 lokho kusho ukuthi ukuya ocansini noma nobani kungancipha. Izintombi zingazithiba
 zize zigcagce anduba ziye ocansini. Lo mcimbi ubaluleke kakhulu ngoba uthi umuntu
 evikele ubuntombi bakhe, abe evikele impilo yakhe ekuhlaselweni yilesi sifo ngakolunye
 uhlangothi. Into eyenza ukuthi izintombi zifmyelele kulo mcimbi, ukuhlolwa njalo njalo.
 ZihIala ngokuzithiba uma zazi ukuthi kukhona lelizembe elibekiwe lokuthi zihlolwe.
 Zizigcina ziyizintombi nto knze kufike isikhathi sokuthi zende.
 UHulumeni kaZwelolonke usanda kushaya umthetho wezingane ophikisana nesiko
 lokuhlolwa kwezintombi. Kuyadabukisa nokho ukwazi ukuthi uHulumeni ukubona
 lokhu njengokuhlukumeza ukuzikhethela komuntu. Nakuba uHulumeni waseMzansi
 Afrika kunguflulumeni wentando yeningi ohambisana nokuzikhethela kodwa lokhu
 kubonakala kungukunqunyelwa ugwayi katiki kwelinye icala. UHulumeni ukubona
 kungukuhlukumeza amalungelo ezintombi ukuhlolwa ngoba zinelungelo lokugcina
 izimfihlo zazo. Iqiniso lithi akukho muntu ophoqa izintombi ukuba zihlolwe kodwa
 zizikhethela zona. Akulona iqiniso-ke ukuthi kukhona ukuhlukunyezwa kwelungelo
 lomuntu uma kwenziwa njalo ngoba umuntu ulalela ugovane wakhe bese ehlolwa ngoba
 ethanda. La mthetho yiwona kanye ohlukumeza amalungelo abantu ngoba uvimbela
 lokhu umuntu afuna ukuthi enziwe khona.
 Lokhu kubukeka kungukubulala lokhu okuyifa lawobabamkhulu lokubumba isizwe
 esimqoka nesizigqaja ngamasiko aso avunywa izinyanya oPhunga noMageba ukuthi
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 alungile. Okufike kubekuhle ukuthi uNomthebe wesizwe akakugqizi qakala konke
 okungukuvimba ukuthi 10Mkhosi uqhubeke ngoba usaqhubeka nanamhla nje.
 Wukuzincelisa ngombele wemfambele ukuthi, kuthi kukhona izidumbu eziphuina uma
 abafana bamaXhosa nababeSuthu besentabeni, kepha uHulumeni awufake esiqundwini.
 Kuthi-ke uma amantombazane ehlolwa yizalukazi ngokulunguza ngeso-nje kuphela,
 nalapho kungophi muntu, singasayiphathi-ke eyokuphuma kwesidumbu lapho
 intombazane iphuza umuthi wokubulala umbungu usesesiswini noma iwushule. Impela
 bayombona uMdali wezinto zonke oshaye umthetho wokuthi ''ungabulali'' njengoba
 bebulala nsuku zaphuma. Lokhu kungukuphambana nesifiso sikaMdali esithi "zalanani
 nande". Laba abaphikisana nentando yabaphansi baphikisana noMdali uqobo Iwakhe
 ngoba nguye othumela abaphansi ukuba bafake imbewu kubantu ukuze bazalane bande.
 3.4.6 Vkutshalwa kweNkosi
 Uma umkhosi usuhlatshiwe wokuthi iNkosi isikhotheme, kuba nemicikilisho eminingi
 okufanele igcinwe. Vkukhothama kweNkosi kulifu elimnyama esizweni. Okufike
 kududuze isizwe ukuthi iNkosi iyatshalwa. U-B.W. Vilakazi uma ebikezela ukufa
 kwakhe UIlSa ukuba embelwe engangcwatshwa. Lokhu kusho ukugcinwa kwento
 eyobuye isetshenziswe ngomuso nguba ibigcinwe ngokuba imbelwe. INkosi iyatshalwa.
 Imbewu ayimbelwa kepha kwenziwa umgojana omncane bese kubuyiseiwa umhlabathi.
 UhIamvu oIutshaliwe Iuyafa bese kumila isithombo kumbe umuthi omusha oqinile
 kunalowo wokuqala.
 Okutshaliwe kunokumila, kuthele, kudliwe, kondle abantu. Ukutshalwa kweNkosi
 kusuke kusho ukuthi isazomila kabusha maqedane ibe nezithelo. 1Nk0si ukumila kwayo
 kusukela enkolweni yokuthi ngokwesiko IakwaZulu umuntu akafi kepha wedlulela
 kwabaphansi bese ebheka umuzi wakhe futhi eseyidlozi. Ngakho-ke iJl.'kosi kuthiwa
 iyatshalwa ngenxa yalesi sizathu sokuthi ibuya isiyisithombo esisha esigcwele impilo,
 esiletha inala esizweni. Imikhosi eminingi nokwenza imisebeuzi ethile kuma nse,
 kubekhona nkuzila esizweni. Isizwe size sikhululeke uma L."'lkosi isitshaliwe kanti
 oMdlunkulu bona baze bakhululeke ngemva kokubuyiswa kukamufi.
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Uma kwephuke insika yesizwe kuba nokuthinteka okukhulu esizweni ngenxa yeminjunju
 yokuhanjelwa umvikeli. Lokhu kugqama ngokuthi kube yilowo nalowo Mnumzane
 ofuyile nonhliziyo ivumayo alethe inkomo komkhulu ewukukhala kwakhe futhi
 ezobhekana nezidingo zomsebenzi obhekene nesizwe. Kudingeka ukuthi iNkosi itshalwe
 ngesizotha njengomuntu osuke engumkhuseli wesizwe.
 Ngosuku olwandulela olokutshalwa kweNkosi kusuke sekuphithizela koMkhulu.
 Imbongi iqala kubo lobo busuku ithaphuza amaKhosi andulela lena ezotshalwa ize ifike
 kuyo. Kwesinye isikhathi iwathaphuza kuze kuse. Umfihlo wenganyelwa oyinhloko
 yomndeni kanye nabafowabo bakamufi.
 Ezikhathini zasendulo ngalesi sikhathi kwakusuke sekuxhaphazela amathumbu ensileni
 yeNkosi ngoba yayazi kamhlophe ukuthi izosiwa kwagoqanyawo yendlalele iNkosi.
 Yilokhu okwenza uJeqe onjengeMpisi wakwaButhelezi ukuthi ambe ambulule
 ngesikhathi sekukhotheme iLembe kwaDukuza. UDube, (1985:41) uthi:
 Waphaphama uJeqe, uthe ephaphama enye
 yezinceku yayikhwezela isihlonti soqunga,
 wacikica amehlo, wacabanga. Wathi
 enhlizweni ngizolalela noma angizulalela
 izwi lawobaba? Waphuma endlini njengomuntu
 oya ngaphandle. Uthe ephandle umqondo
 wokweqa wagunya. Ukuze angabonakali ukuthi
 uyeqa, waphuma entubeni engaphethe zikhali,
 wahamba waye wafika emfuleni. Wageza
 ukuba abe nendlela emhlophe njengoba nakhu
 esuka esidunjini. Weqela ukhalo ngaphesheya
 wasiphula isiqunga, wahlafuna impande yaso
 wakhwifa, esusa wona umnyama wesidumbu.
 Weqa ukhalo wagijima, wagijima engaqondi
 nalapho eya khona.
 Lokhu okwenziwa uJeqe ngesikhathi eqa kwakungukuziphephisa ngoba wayazi ukuthi
 noma kanjani kufanele endlalele iNkosi. Ngesikhathi esefunwa wayesejubalele.
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 Ubuhlakani bukaJeqe buvela ngesikhathi ephuma kwaDukuza engumuntu omsulwa.
 Owayengambona wayengeke acabange ukuthi uyeqa. Ukugeza kwakhe nokuhlafuna
 isiqunga akhwife, kukhombisa ulwazi lokuthi uyazi ukuthi isidumbu sinomnyama kanti
 ukukhwifa ngesiqunga kusho ulwazi lwemithi. Lokhu kuluphawu kanye nokubikezela
 ukuthi okaShenge wayezogcina eyinyanga. Ukukhothama kweLembe kwaphuca uZulu
 iSilo esinobuhlakani obukhulu. Ukuphalala kwegazi likaShaka yinkomba yokulahleka
 kobuthusi kanye nobunsimbi besizwe sakwazulu. Ukuba akagudluzwanga uShaka
 wayengezukweqa uJeqe ngakho konke abhekana nakho kwakuyogwemeka. Ubunyanga
 bakhe abufunda krrSithela, abaphansi kanye noMlenzemunye babengakuhlela ngenye
 indlela. Ukweqa kukaJeqe kwenza ukutshalwa kweNkosi kube ngokungahambisani
 nesiko lama'Zulu ngoba insila yayo ayiyendlalelanga.
 Ukuba uShaka akagoduswanga zazingeke zikhothame izingane zikaSenzangakhona kuze
 kusale uGqugqu noMpande. Impi yaseMaqongqo yokugqabuka kwegoda
 yayiyogwemeka nemibango, iziphithiphithi nezimbedumehlwana zaziyogwemeka.
 Impela ukuhamba kukaShaka owayebekwe ngabaphansi kwashiya isizwe
 kwesikabhadakazi nabantu abangakwazi ukubusa izwe. Abantu abakhuthalela
 ukukhalisa kunokududuza Baphungule kunokuba banezele. Bephule kunoma
 behlumelele.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:15) bathi:
 Isikhotheme inkosi emuva
 kokudunguzela, kuhlatshwa inkabi
 enzima kanye nenkabi eyilanda
 ukuze ziphelezele inkosi. Phela
 izogoqwa ngezikhumba zalezi zinkabi.
 Esimnyama siba ngaphansi bese kuthi
 esimhlophe siyisonge ngaphezulu.
 esimnyama esokuzila kanti esimhlophe
 esokuthi: "Okumhlophe phambili",
 Ziyablatshwa-ke nezeminye imibala
 izinkomo kuhlatshelwa ukuba kudle
 amabutho.
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Ezintweni zonke ezikhona okungasongwa ngakho urnzimba weNkosi kuba yisikhumba
 senkomo ngoba siligugu elikhulu futhi sihlala isikhathi eside singagugi. Ukuhlonishwa
 kwaso ukuthi singahlala isikhathi eside, yikho ekwenza ukuthi sethenjwe ukuthi
 singagcina urnzimba weNkosi isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba udliwe umhlabathi.
 Ukufa kuyisinyama vele yingakho nesikhumba senkabi esiba ngaphansi sibamnyama,
 lokhu okukhombisa ukuthi isizwe sizilile ngokushiywa umholi waso. Ukuba ngaphansi
 kwesikhumba esimnyama kungasho ukuthi umnyama ucindezelwa phansi, yikho
 esimhlophe esiba ngaphezulu, kuyisona okufanele silethe izinhlanhla ezweni. Umbala
 omhlophe ngaso sonke isikhathi uthathwa njengombala wenhlanhla yingakho nje lesi
 sikhumba kuba esokucelela otshalwayo indlela enhle nokuthi kukhanye phambili.
 lNkosi ithwalwa ibutho layo elintanganye nayo uma isiyobekwa endlini yayo yokugcina.
 Kusuke kuhutshwa ihubo lesizwe ngesikhulu isizotha. Amabutho alandelwa iNdlunkulu.
 Inyosi isuke ithaphuza wonke amaKhosi aphambi kwephangalele ize ifike kwefihlwayo.
 Inxusa koyisemkhulu, ikhalele isizwe, icela indlela enhle kanye nokubheka isizwe.
 Akugcini lapho kodwa isuke ithetha ikhuza umhlola ovelele isizwe, icela nokuthi
 ayemukelwe kahle kwelabaphansi.
 3.4.7 UMkhosi weLembe
 Kulezi zinsuku zanamuhla uZulu wonkana awukwazi ukulibala umbumbi wesizwe
 maZulu. Lowo, UNodumehlezi kaMenzi. Wadlula emhlabeni esenqobe izizwe
 eziningi. Isizwe samaZulu sasingekho kodwa kwakukhona abeNguni. . Ngemuva
 kokunqoba wabiza isizwe owayesibumbile ngoZulu. Izwe lakwaZulu labe liphesheya
 kweMfolozi emhlophe, endaweni okuthiwa kukwaNobamba ebuye yaziwe ngokuthi
 kuseMakhosini, lapho kulele khona amaKhosi akwaZulu. Wayengabafuni abantu
 abangamagwala ngoba yena wabe enesihindi esesabekayo. lsibindi ayenaso samenza
 waduma izwe lonke. Imisebenzi yakhe yobuqhawe nobuhlakani yikho okwenza ukuba
 enzelwe umkhosi wokumkhumbula njalo uma zingamashumi amabili nane
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 kwekaMandulo ngonyaka. Lokhu kwenzelwa edlinzeni laso iSilo elikwaDukuza
 okwakuyisigodlo saso. Lolu suku kukholelwa ukuthi yilo okwakhothama ngalo lesi Silo.
 Lo mkhosi muva nje udonsa amehlo omhlaba ngenxa yokuthi iLembe iSilo esidume
 umhlaba wonke ngenxa yobuqhawe nobuhlakani baso. Uma sihlasela sasifike sinqobe
 bese sithatha izinkomo nabesifazane abasebancane ababeyogana amabutho ukuze isizwe
 sikhule. VKrige, (1977:12) uthi:
 Shaka employed the same tactics as before. But on
 this occasion, realizing that he could achieve nothing
 more till the Ndwandwe force was broken, he sent
 his army to destroy Zwide's kraal and capture the
 women and cattle.
 OkaKrige (1977) lapha usivezela ukuthi iSilo sakwaDukuza sasisebenzisa indlela
 enobuhlakani obukhulu uma sihlasela. Vma uthatha izinkomo nabesifazane
 abasebancane esizweni, usuke usinqinde inqubekela phambili. Abesifazane uma
 bengeko, azibikhona izingane ezizalwayo. Vma izinkomo zingekho, leso sizwe siyisizwe
 esihlwempu ngoba izinkomo zazingumgogodla ophethe ukuphila. ISilo senza lokhu
 ngesikhathi sesinqobe impi kaPhakathwayo eyayiphindwe kathathu ngaphezu kweyayo.
 Saphinda futhi okufanayo ngesikhathi sinqoba uZwide .kaLanga.
 Lokhu kuthathwa kwezinkomo kuphinde kuvele futhi ezibongweni zalo iLembe lapho
 uNyembezi, (1958:24) ethi:
 Okhange!'ezansi nalvladungela,
 Izinkomo zawoSihayo zabuya,
 Kwaye kwalandela nezikaMafongosi,
 Ebezisengwa yindiki yakwaMavela.
 Kwakungasakhali Nkomo kwaNtombazane,
 Inkomo yayisikhala kithi kwaBulawayo
 Leli binza lisivezela okwakwenzeka ngezikhathi kubusa iSilo uShaka. Kuyacaca ukuthi
 kukhona izindawo ezazingasenazo izinkomo ngenxa yokuthi ngemuva kokunqoba iSilo
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 sasizidla. Indawo yakwaNgcobo evezwa uma kukhulunywa ngoMavela ingenye
 yezindawo ezazidlelwe izinkomo. UZwide wayedlelwe izinkomo futhi naye. Lokhu
 kucaca emgqeni othi, "Kwakungasakhali Nkomo kwaNtombazane". Ukuthi
 kwaNtombazane kusho ukuthi kwaNtombazi owayengunina kaZwide owayenqolshwe
 iSilo uShaka wadla izinkomo futhi kuye.
 Yilezi zigameko ezenza ukuthi usuku lokukhumbula lesi Silo lube nedumela elingaka
 esizweni samazulu. Akubi ngamazulu kuphela athamela 10mkhosi kepha sekubakhona
 abavela emagumbini omane omhlaba. Basuke befuna ukuzizwela ukuthi kuthiwani
 ngaleli qhawe. Abanye basuke befuna ukudelisa izinhliziyo ngokuthi babone idlinza
 lakhe elilaphaya enkabeni yedolobha lakwaDuknza eliqanjwe ngalo igama lesigodlo
 seSilo uShaka.
 Umoya wosuku uwubona ungena nje edolobheni lakwaDuknza ngesiphithiphithi esisuke
 sikhona. Abantu basuke benyathelana, bebulala inyoka endleleni, begcwele imigwaqo
 yonke nezitolo zonke. Basuke bevunule ngezinhlobonhlobo zemvunulo kwazise phela
 ngisho nabavela eSwazini nabo basuke bekhona bevunule ngazo ezakwaNgwane.
 AbakwaMoshoeshoe, abakwaXhosa, amaVenda, amaNdebele nabanye basuke bekhona
 lapho. Okufike kugqame kakhulu imvunulo yamazulu ngoba yiwona asuke emaningi
 futhi evunule ngamabheshu nezidwaba. Kwethulwa izinkulumo yizikhulumi
 ezahlukahlukene bese kugcina iSilo esibusayo okuthi uma sesisukuma kuthule kuthi
 cwaka uzwe ngenyosi isho ngengila ithaphuza oNgangezwe lakhe. Uma siqeda nje iSilo?
 inyosi iphinde ithaphuze iSilo. Uma iqeda kuhutshwa amahubo aseNdlunkulu kazulu
 eholwa uNomthebe wesizwe samaZulu uBhejane phum'esiqiwini.
 Eminyakeni engaphambi kowe-1994, 10 mkhosi bewuhlonishwa kakhulu futhi
 unesizotha, Lolu suku belufana nomkhuleko esizweni samazulu futhi lumqoka ngendlela
 emangalisayo. Umthelela walo yikho ukuthi ngisho noHulumeni ophethe wathatheka
 waze wathi usuku lokukhumbula okudala okuyifa namagugu (Heritage Day). Lokhu
 kwakwenziwa ukuthi kwakubalekelwa ukuthi usuku 10 Mgubho WeLembe ngoba lona
 vele Iwaqalwa kudala ukugujwa ngalolu suku. lzizathu zombangazwe ezenza ukuthi
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 kushabalaliswe igama leSilo uShaka. Lesi sangcokolo saleli gciwane lombusazwe
 siqalekisiwe ngokuzama ukugudluza imisebenzi yeSilo uShaka ezinhliziyweni zamazulu.
 Ezikhathini eziphambili bekuhlatshwa izinkomo eziningi ngalolu suku kuthi" uma
 umkhosi usuphothuliwe kudliwe ukudla nenyama eba yiziduli zabasali. Ngokuhamba
 kwesikbathi kuchuma uHulumeni wentando yeningi, 10 mkhosi usugaya ngomunye
 umhlathi ngoba usunamanembe ezombangazwe kakhulu. Uma kuhutshwa amahubo
 sekukhona abalandelayo nje bengazi nokuthi athini amagama ehubo lelo. Abakwazi futhi
 abazazi ngisho izaga ezikhuzwayo. Ukuza kwabo kule micimbi kubo kungumshikashika
 wokuqongelela amaphuzu ezombusazwe. Inhloso yomcimbi eyayisenhliziyweni
 yabavuseleli bawo abayazi. Lo mcimbi usunganyelwa uHulumeni lokho okuwenza
 ubeduma ngoba usuphenduka inkundla yokuklwebhana ngezombusazwe. Ingqikithi
 yawo isiyabalahlekela abaningi ngaphandle kwalabo abawuvuselela. Lona ngumcimbi
 waseNdlunkulu okufanele wenganyelwe uNomthebe wesizwe neNdlunkulu kanye nabo
 bonke abahlobene nayo. Lo mcimbi ngumcimbi othinta idlozi elikhulu. Uyabikwa
 eNdlunkulu, baziswe abaphansi ukuthi uyokwenziwa. Kulichilo nokho ukubona ukuthi
 sekukhona abazinamathisela ezindabeni zaseNdlunkulu njengesihlahla senomfi
 sinamathele emthini. Singeke sazi .ukuthi Ie mikhokha ekhona ezweni ayibangwa yini
 ulaka lwabaphansi ababona konke lokhu kuphambanisa izinto okwenzekayo.
 Imigilingwane eyenzekayo uma sekuphiwa abantu ukudla iyesabeka. Abantu
 sebaphakelwa emaphepheni abihlikela ezandleni okuthi uma ungaqaphele kwakudla
 lokho ungakudli ngenxa yokubhidlika kwephepha eliyisitsha. Lokhu kwenziwa ubugovu
 balaba abasemandleni kwezombusazwe ngokuba ogombela kwesabo okusuke kuqashwe
 abahlobene nabo ukuba bapheke. Ubumnandi bokudla inyama uphinde uphunge
 nomsobho wayo abubonwa ngenxa yokuthi isiphekwa isilungu. Ungafunga uthi amakha
 obubende amaqashana ngendlela amancane ngayo uvele umimilite nje ungazange
 uhlafune. Kuthi kunjalo-nje ibe ingekho ongayibeka umkhusu ngenxa yokuthi ephakiwe
 kusuke kufanele ukuba uyidle ngaleso sikbathi uyiqede maqedane ungayisuthi futhi.
 Uthola ukuthi kongiwa ngendlela emangalisayo ukudla kube kuncane bese inzuzo iba
 ningi. Benke laba basuke bezibonela amathuba okuqongelela umnotho, bengakugqizi
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 qakala okusuke kwenziwa lapho okuyikhona okusuke kuzelwe. Izikhulu
 ezingomakhonya zisuke zize kulo mkhosi zinhlosoningi bese kuthi umongo womcimbi
 ziwushaye indiva.
 3.4.8 Umbiko ngenknnzi
 Esizweni samaZulu, yonke into eyenzekayo ibikezela okuthile. Uma kukhala ingududu,
 kuyaziwa ukuthi noma kanjani kuza uzamcolo. Uma ikati liphuma endlini izulu liduma,
 kufanele lilandelwe ngokukhulu ukushesha ngoba okuzolandela ukuthi Ieyo ndiu
 eliphume kuyo yeIeIesweumphezulu.
 Inkunzi yeukomo uma ibuya ekhaya umhlambi ungakabuyi ilale ithi bunyaiala ibonakale
 ukuthi ibhocobeIe, Iokho kusho Iukhulu oluzokwehlela uSokhaya. VSokhaya
 ungathekiswa neukunzi yakhe. Konke okwehleia inkunzi uSokhaya ukubona
 njengesibikezelo sempilo yakhe, yikho eyithanda kangaka futhi eyibonga aze alayeze
 ukuba yelashwe. Ukubhocobala kwayo, ukushiya kwayo umhlambi endle nokubuya
 kwayo kuyatshengisa ukuthi Iukhuiu Iuyeza Iuyanyelela. Yikho esukumeia phezulu
 eyozwa nakwabamanga, ukuze kuvimbeke imikhokha. VMsimang, (1975:23) uthi:
 Abaphansi babewuthumeia umbiko ngenkunzi
 yenkomo. Uma ibuya emhiambini emini, izothi
 bunyalala esibayeni yayibika ilumbo elibi
 eliqondene nomnumzane. Kokunye angase
 eswelakale impela.
 Inkunzi imela uSokhaya ngoba naye ungumakhonya emzini wakhe futhi umndeni
 wethembe ukuthi nguye onamandia okubhekana nezitha kanye nanoma yini ehiaseia
 inxuluma. Ukubuya kwenkunzi emhlambini kusho umbiko omkhuiu oqondene
 nomakhonya walapha ekhaya okunguSokhaya njengoba naye engumakhonya phezu
 komndeni wakhe. Vkubuya kwenkunzi izothi bunyalala esibayeni, ishiye umhlambi
 emadIeIweni, kusho ukukhuiuma kwabaphansi ngendieia ejulile. Vkuthi "bunyalala"
 kuveza ukulala ngokukhulu uknvilapha, Uma kuvele noma yini ephatha umndeni kabi,
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 kubakhona ukucobeka okukhuIu kwabaningi emndenini, bangazizwa kahle, abanye
 bakhishwe izisu, abanye babe nobuvila obukhulu. Yibo lobo buvila obulethwa
 ngabaphansi ngenkunzi ebuya izothi bunyalala.
 Uma ihlola 10 mhlola inkunzi, kusuke kufanele kuthathwe izinduku kuyiwe emhlahlweni
 kuyotholakala ukuthi mihlola mini Ie ezokwehlela uSokhaya. Kwesinye isikhathi lokhu
 kudinga ukuthi Irulandwe ondlela zinuka imiswani, bazoqinisa umuzi noSokhaya.
 USokhaya kufanele ahlale eqinile vele ngoba uyinsika yomnzi ngoba uma ehlelwa okubi,
 kukhathazeka wonke umndeni.
 Lokhu kubika umhlola okwenziwa yinkunzi ukukhuluma kwabaphansi. Izinkomo
 nabaphansi kuxhumene kakhulu ngoba vele ifa 10Mnumzane liyisibusiso esivela kubo.
 Abaphansi abakhethi impongo yembuzi ukubika okungase kwehlele uMnurnzane kodwa
 bakhetha ukusebenzisa inkomo ngoba ingumgogodla womndeni. Okunye okungenza
 abaphansi babike okungase kwenzeke ngenkunzi ukuthi inkunzi inkulu, akekho ongeke
 ayibone uma ingena ilala esibayeni isikhathi sokubuya nezinye singakashayi. Lokhu
 kusuke kuyisiqiniseko sabaphansi ukuthi umbiko uyedlulela emndenini, akwenzeki
 iphutha.
 3.4.9 Ukwabiwa kwezinkomo
 lzinkomo zonke ezisesibayeni ngezoMnumzane. UMnurnzane ohlakaniphile uye
 azehlukanise ngezindlu zonke ezikhona. Uma esezahlukanisile, kubakhona ezisalayo.
 Lezo ezisalayo kuba ngezakhe uMnumzane. Kuthi uma kunemicimbi eqondene nomuzi
 wonke, athathe kuzo uma efuna ukuhlaba. Ngemuva kokuba izinkomo zehlukanisiwe
 ngezindlu uma uSokhaya esekhona, azisetshenziswa izinkomo azabele izindlu kepha
 usebenzisa lezo ezisele ngakuye. Imisebenzi yonke yezindlu zikaSokhaya iqondene naye
 ngqo.
 Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi uma uSokhaya ezabe ngezindlu izinkomo uma zanda zandela lezo
 zindlu. Kanjalo uma indlu eyabelwayo ingathandwa mfuyo, igcina incinda izithupha
 ;.,
 kepha uSokhaya angabi nacala. Lezo zinkomo eziqondene noMnumzane ngqo, yizona
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 eziba yifa likandlalifa. Yikho undlalifa kumeIe abheke zonke izindlu zikayise hhayi
 eyakwabo kuphela. Uma abafowabo bezinye izindIu bebika usizi kanye nezinkathazo
 zabo, basuke befuna ukuba akhothoze kuIezo zinkomo eziyifa likayise.
 Inkosana yendlu yiyona eba yiso lezinkomo zakwabo. Kwesinye isikhathi uMnurnzane
 uye abele amadodana akhe odadewabo. Uye asho ukuthi izinkomo zikabani uma
 eselotshoIwa, zizodliwa ubani. IndleIa yokwaba ifa ngezinkomo zamabheka, ike ibe
 nenkinga uma kunendlu engenandodakazi, egcweIe isiqhoqho sezinsizwa. Izimfamona
 zisuke zibone Iabo abazeIwe nodadewabo sengathi babeIwa ifa eliningi kanti akunjalo.
 Le nkinga ayigcini ngamadodakazi kepha igcina isinamatheIe nabo omaIokazana imbala.
 Kuye kwenzeke ngeshwa indIu ethile ingaphumeIeIi ukuthoIa umntwana womfana
 ongase abe yindlafa. Uma kunjalo, uSokhaya obheka Ieso sabeIo saleyo ndIu. Nakuba
 kunjalo, akukho aye akwenze engazange amazise unkosikazi waleyo ndlu. Konke
 ukubonisana naye ngenxa yokuthi yileyo naIeyo nkosikazi ingumengameIi wendlu yayo.
 Yiyona efaneIe ukwazi ukuthi isabeIo sendlu yayo sihamba kanjani. UMnumzane
 uneIungeIo Iokuthatha indodana ayimiseIe indIu engenaye umfana. Lokhu kusho ukuthi
 uSokhaya angathatha enye yamadodana akhe ukuthi ayibheke impahla yendlu
 engaphumeIeli ukuthoIa umfana. Uthathwa kuIeso sandIa, esokudIa noma ekhohlwa.
 Uma kungaphezu kwamandla zingeqiswa izandIa. lminjunju yonkosikazi owehluleka
 ukuzala ivezwa kangcono uMsimang, (sa:l) uma ethi:
 Nami ngangithi uThwala ngizornzaleIa indodana kuIo muzi wakhe
 iGugu. Nami njengendIunkuIu yaseGugwini ngangithi owakwami
 ngombusisa ngesipho somfana ozoba yinhIoko nomengameli
 waleIi Gugu Iapho uThwala esekhotheme, kodwa akusabanganjalo.
 Nami ngangithi ngizozizaIeIa ummeleIi nomphenduleli wami,
 kodwa akusabanganjalo. Nami ngangithi ngiyofana nabantu bonke
 ngishiye induku ebandIa, kodwa akusabanganjalo. "Konke lokhu
 kuhlupheka; lonke lol'usizi oluphezu kwami, kungenxa
 yemisebenzi kanye nezenzo zabakhunkuIi. konke lokhu
 kuyimiphumela yobuthakathi bukavlablzuza..."
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 Lesi sililo sikaMaSibisi sibangwa umunyu wokwazi ukuthi isabelo sendlu yakhe
 sezinkomo kanye nefa elizoshiywa u'Ihwala uma eseshonile, lalizowela kwenye indlu.
 Izinkomo okuyiwona mgogodla wempilo kaZulu zazingeke ziwele esandleni sendodana
 kaMaSibisi. Kungemangalise ukuthi mhlawumbe uMaNzuza weyenukwa nje ngenxa
 yokuthi kwasekusobala ukuthi isabelo sezinkomo ngeke siwele lapho inhliziyo
 kaMaSibisi eyayikhona.
 Kwakumkhanyela bha uMasibisi ukuthi indlalifa yayizogcina iphume eqadini
 njengokwezimiso nesiko lomdabu, elithi inkosana ingazalwa iqadi uma inkosikazi
 yokuqala ingaphumeleli ukuthola umfana. USeymour, (1974:255) uyibeka kangcono
 eyesabelo esiwela kwesinye isandla:
 Thus the heir of a Qadi House which has no sons is the eldest son of the
 main House to which Qadi is attached; where the main House is without
 sons, its heir is the highest-ranking son in its Qadi Houses. To clarify this
 further, where there are no sons in the Great House, but each of its Qadis
 has sons, the Great House heir is the eldest son of its senior Qadi, being
 the third House; should there be no sons in this latter House too, the heir
 of both the Great and third Houses is the eldest son of the fifth House.
 Where, however, the Great and third Houses have sons, but the fifth has
 none, the fifth House is inherited by the eldest son of the Great House.
 The reciprocity between the Right Hand and its Qadis is the same.
 USeymour (1974) ucacisa khona ukuthi indlu engasesandleni sokudla akukhathalekile
 ukuthi ngowesingaki unkosikazi, ingayizala indlafa uma unkosikazi wokuqala
 engaphumeleli ukuthola umntwana womfana. Lokhu kusho ukuthi unkosikazi
 wesithathu, wesihlanu nowesikhombisa njalonjalo angayizala inkosana uma
 abangaphambi kwakhe bengabatholi abantwana babafana.
 Isabelo sezinkomo zaseNdlunkulu sithi asifane nesabantukazana, umehluko nje ukuthi
 nkuzalwa kozothatha ubukhosi kuthe phecelezi. Lowo othatha isihlalo sobukhosi uma
 iNkosi isiye koyisemkhulu, kuba yilowo ozalwa inkosikazi yokuqala. Uma kwenzekile
 nkuthi phakathi koMdlunkulu kubekhona ozalwa yiNkosi, kuba nguye ozala inkosana,
 Lokhu kusho ukuthi isuke isiphingwe enkulu. Uma uMdlunkulu engaphumeleli ukuthola
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 umfana, kuye kungeniswe ozalwa kwenye indlu elandelayo esesandleni sokudla.
 UMthembu, (2000:81) uthi:
 Lokhu kusho ukuthi izinkomo ziye zithathwe
 yileyo nkonyane yeNkosi ethatha isihlalo
 sobukhosi ngemuva kokukhothama kukayise.
 Ngokwejwayelekile inkosana izibeka yona
 ngokuzalwa inkosikazi, inkosana engeniswe
 endlunkulu ngoba wehluleka ukuthola ingane
 yomfana noma uma isiphingwe ngenkulu.
 UMvelase ugcizelela ukuthi izinkomo ziwela kulowo okhonjwe umunwe wabaphansi
 nkuthi athathe isihlalo sobukhosi. Lokhu akulethi zingxaki uma inkosana izibeke yona
 ngokuthi unkosikazi aphumelele ukuthola umntwana womfana.
 Maqondana nesabelo sezinkomo eNdlunkulu, INkosi uBiyela, (1998) ubeka kanjena:
 lzinkomo zona zabiwa njengoba kwenziwa
 kwezabantukazana. Umehluko ukuthi iNdlunkulu
 ithola isabelo esithe xaxa ngoba kuhlale kukhona
 imicimbi.
 INdlunkulu ihlale ibhekene nemisebenzi eminingi yakoMkhulu. Kungenxa yaleso
 sizathu ithola isabelo esithe xaxa sezinkomo. Onyakeni kubakhona uMkhosi
 Wokweshwama noMkhosi Womhlanga kanye neminye imicimbi enhlobonhlobo
 okufanele ukuthi ithwalwe uNomthebe wesizwe.
 3.4.10 lnkomo njengenhlawulo
 Ubumqoka benkomo buyavela futhi ngezikhathi ezithile uma kushwelezwa, kuthelelwana
 amanzi noma kugezwana ngemva komonakalo othile. Ibuye ibe yinhlawulo futhi lapho
 kukhona olahlwe yicala, edliwa izinkomo.
 UkwaphuIa umthetho ezweni leNkosi noma ukupharnbana nezwi leNkosi kuyisenzo esibi
 kakhuIu. Uma uMnumzane'edelele izwi leNkosi njengokuthi uma kubizwe imbizo
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 angalubhadi, kuphuma izwi koMkhulu lokuthi akuyodliwa izinkomo kwakhe kube njalo.
 Akukho lapho angethula khona isimangalo ngalolu daba.
 3.4.10.1 Uknthenga ingane
 Ukuzalwa kwengane okungahleliwe kudala izinkinga. Vma insizwa ikhulelise
 umntanomuntu sekuyazithinta-ke izinkomo lokho. Vma leyo ngane ezelweyo
 knngeyokuqala kuleyo ntombazane, kumele ukuba kuhlawulwe ngezinkomo ezimbili
 kanye nesidikli okuyingezamagceke alowo muzi owoniweyo. Lezi zinkomo ezimbili,
 imvuma kayise neyengquthu. Vma 10 owesilisa okhulelisile engenakuyithatha Ie
 ntombazane unelungele eligcwele lokuyithenga ingane ibuye ngakuye. Vma leyo ngane
 kungeyentombazane ukhokha izinkomo eziyisithupha, uma kungeyomfana zibe
 yisihlanu. Leyo ngane-ke sekuzoba ngeyakulowo muzi ethengwe kuwo ngoba vele
 izalwa khona. Inkinga ebakhona ukuthi iyohlale ineminjunju yokuthi intandane enhle
 ngumakhothwa ngunina. Enye indlela yokuthenga ingane yilena: eyokuthi umlanjwana
 uthathwe unina ayogana nawo bese kuthi leyo ndoda eganwayo iwuthenge ngenkomo.
 Inkinga yalapha kuba ukuthi uyise wangempela walowo mianjwana uba nomqondo
 wokukholisa ngoba ebuswa wukuthi, akukho soka ladla kahle imbangi ikhala. Enye
 inkinga enkulu ukuthi kubuye kutholakale amavezandlebe afana nalowo mlanjwana
 ugcine wonke umuzi ukhungethwe yintuthu yamalongwe. Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi
 ukuthenga umuntu akulithengi igazi amaNgisi aze athi, "Blood is thicker than water".
 Kulo mkhathi kuyabonakala ukuthi igazi lezinkomo nokubaluleka komswani wazo kanye
 nobumqoka benyongo yazo akukwazi ukuguqula ukuthi umuntu uzalwa ubani.
 Kubalula ukuthenga ingane okwesikhashana uma isencane ingakafunzwa izindaba
 zokuthi yona akusiyona eyalapha ekhaya ngumakhelwane. Indaba iqala lapho ingane
 isisezingeni elithe xaxa ngokukhula lapho isilalela khona ekutshelwa abantu maqedane
 ikuhIaziye. Ngemuva kokukuhlaziya ithatha isinqumo sokuthi ibuze imvelaphi yayo
 kanye nobaba wayo. Lokhu kuqala kube yindaba ekhulunywa ngomakhelwane kanye
 nezinye izingane ziyicwase, ziyitshela ukuthi akuyona eyalapha ekhaya. Ayikho into
 ebuhlungu nephathana kabi .njengokungazi lapho onguwakhona. Zonke izingane
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 zithanda ukunamathela koyise nonina ngaso sonke isikhathi. Uma kungayicaceli kahle
 ukuthi ngnbani uyise, iba nodweshu Iwangaphakathi olugcina luphumele ngaphandle
 lubonakale ngokuthi ibe nemibuzo eminingi. Kwesinye isikhathi ize iduke nezwe
 ithungatha umkhondo walapho uyise aya ngakhona.
 Ukuthengwa kwengane akuvamisile ukuthi kube yingxaki enganeni yentombazane.
 Amantombazane avamise ukukwamukela lokho osekushiwo maqondana noyise
 wangempela. Empeleni akuhluphi kangaka ngemuva kwesikhathi ngoba ikhula
 maqedane ihambe iyokwenda, iphume kulo muzi. Okunye okwenza ukuthi
 ingakhathazeki kakhulu ukuthi kuvamisile vele ukuthi izingane zamantombazane
 zinamathele kakhulu konina. Uma ingane yentombazane ihleli nonina, iyeneliseka ayibi
 nandaba kakhulu noyise. Noma kunjalo kukhona ezinye izingane zamantombazane eziye
 zibafune oyise bazo bangempela uma sezizwile ukuthi 10 yise ezihlala naye
 nguyisembumbulu.
 Indaba yokuthenga ingane iyisiko elihle lesizwe samaZulu ngoba ivikela ukuthi izingane
 ezafika nozokwenda zingalokhu zibizwa ngemilanjwana. Leli siko livikela imindeni
 ukuthi ihlonipheke futhi nezingane zikhule zazi ukuthi izingane zomuzi owodwa ziba
 nesibongo esisodwa. Ngaphandle kokuvikela izingane, leli siko livikela owendele lapha
 ekhaya limenze ukuba ahlonipheke izingane zikhule zazi ukuthi unina akazange ashintshe
 amasoka ebuntombini bakhe. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi nazo zifunde okuhle kubazali bazo.
 Ukuceba koLimi IwesiZulu kwenza ukuthi kuze kube khona izindlela zokukhuluma noma
 izisho ezithintene naleli siko. Uma kubhekiswe ekutheni uSobanibani wathatha ingane
 nonina, kuthiwa wadla isikhwebu nohlanga. Lokhu ukucikoza ngoba vele isikhwebu
 siphuma ohlangeni okusho ukuthatha konke kungasali lutho oluhlobene nokunye.
 Kwesinye isikhathi lokhu kuthengwa kwengane kuthiwa ukudla inkomo nenkonyane.
 lnkomo ibhekiswe kunina wengane bese inkonyane ibhekiswe enganeni. Urna udle
 inkomo nenkonyane, usuke ukuthathe kokubili. Lokhu kungukuhlabana ngoba
 esikhundleni sokuthola into eyodwa umuntu uthola ezimbili.
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 Inkinga enkulu yokuba indoda ithenge umlanjwana uzogana nomkakhe, ngowokuthi
 wona 10 mlanjwana uma kungowomfana ungagcina ungababoni odadewabo lapha ekhaya
 ngoba uyazazi, uhloniphe isisu sikanina kuphela. Ngenxa yelesi senzo umlobokazi anuke
 iphunga lentothoviyane, umzondo, umqaqongo kanye neshangaqube emzini. Bakhohlwe
 nya ukuthi umuntu owenza lonke lolu booboo owathatha inyoka igodole wayothisela
 endlini, esithe ngokuncibilika manje yadla abantwana boMnumzane. Omunye umunxa
 owokuthi uma kuyintombazane, ithi ingakhula uyise uqobo owayithengayo adle
 isikhwebu nohlanga okuyihlazo lokufihlwa. Ethi engasakwenzanga-ke yena, amadodana
 abafowabo angayithathi Ie ntombazane njengodadewabo lokho kube ngumkhonto ogwaza
 enhlizweni kanina.
 3.4.10.2 Ukugeza umuzi
 Usuke wehlelwe yishwa umuzi uma intombazane yakhona ihlatshwe yinzala kumbe uthi:
 Kusuke sekonakele kwaphetha uma sekuvele ungiyosho ekhaya. Njengoba umfazi
 ekhulelwa intombazane-ke yona kuthiwa imithi. Kuthi umfazi ekhululeka kumbe
 ebeletha intombazane kuthiwe izele. Lokhu kuyayehlisa esimeni sobuntu kuyibeke
 kwesesilwane. Umuntu kufanele agane kwaziwe futhi ukuthi uganelephi bese ethola
 abantwana, Kunenkolelo yokuthi izilwane ezivele zizale kungazange kulotsholwe.
 Yingakho kuthiwa intombazane engakagani iyazala ngoba isuke ihambe ngomgudu
 wezilwane. lngane yaleyo ntombazane ibizwe ngornlanjwana. Lokhu kususelwa
 ekuthini uma ulanda umlando waleyo ngane awufiki ndawo usheshe uphele uwunqamule
 n$oba wesaba ukuthi ungaze usho nokungenkhona. Igama elithi umlanjwana
 liyisinciphiso segama elithi umlando. lngane isuke inomlando omncane yingako kuthiwa
 umlanjwana. Yingakho-ke Iowaomithise ingane yabantu kumele ahlawule bese ewugeza
 Iowa muzi awonileyo. Kumele kuphume inkomo yengezamagceke noma ingezamuzi
 ukuze kususwe leli chilo kumhe ihlazo elithelwe kulo muzi. lchilo Iikhungatha onke
 amantombazane omuzi nawo hese kufuneka agezwe ngoba asethukiwe abizwa ngabafazi
 lokhu kufakazelwa ukukhuluma okuthi "zifa ngamvunye".
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 UBlose, (2008) uyawantshontshela amantombazane ngokuba athi ayakhulelwa uma ethi:
 Ulrukhulelwa kwentombazane ekhaya
 kungamanyala ngoba umuntu wesifazane
 akufanele eqe imidiyo yokuthi kufanele
 alinde kuze kufike isikhathi.
 Amantombazane atshelwa onina indlela
 yokuziphatha kanye neyokuzivikela
 ekukhulelweni. Kuthi kunjalo agqabule
 amaketango aphoxe umuzi. Lokhu akwenza
 ngoba eyengwa amasoka awo. Kufanele
 bahlawuliswe ngempela abakhulelisile
 ngoba bayisisusa sokungcolisa imizi
 yabaMnumzane.
 OkaNdelu (2008) ukubeka kukhanye bha ukuthi kulihlazo kangakanani ukukhulelwa
 kwentombazane ekhaya. Uveza ukuthi omame bayawafundisa indlela yokuziphatha
 amantombazane kodwa akhulelwe kunjalo ngenxa yokuyengeka okuwagabhayo
 ekhohliswa amasoka awo. Ugcizelela ukuthi abakhulelisi kufanele bahlawuliswe ngaleli
 hlazo abalenzayo.
 Umuzi ugezwa ngenkomo kwazulu. Le nkomo ibizwa ahakubo kantombazane. Abanye
 abaMnumzane babiza inkomo nembuzi, inkomo iba yingezamuzi bese kuthi imbuzi kube
 yingezazintombi. Ingezamuzi iyahlatshwa bese kuthi izintombi zingayidli ngoba isuke
 iqondene nazo ngqo. Emadolobheni kuvele kubizwe isizumbulu semali kuthiwe
 i~awulo bese kuthi labo okusalokoza inhlasi yemisuka yabo babize imbuzi benzela .
 ukuthi kube negazi elichithwayo. Le mali ikhokhwa yisoka bese kuphela kanjalo. Uma
 ibe nenhlanhla intombazane igcina ithathwe yilowo oyikhuielisile. Kwesinye isikhathi
 iba neshwa igcine ngokuhlawulwa, ingabe isathathwa. Uma kwenzekile yaba
 nenhlanhla, kufika isoka elisha liyithathe kanye nenkonyane yayo.
 Lokhu kugezwa komuzi kungenzeka futhi uma kubekhona ukuphinga okubekhona.
 Insizwa nentombi kuthiwa bayahlobonga kepha indoda nomfazi kuthiwa bayaphinga.
 Uma kuvela ingane ekuphingeni ibizwa ngevezandlebe. Leli gama levezandlebe livela
 ekuthini ezinganeni zonke zomuzi kubakhona ukufana. Uma kukhona okungeyona
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 eyalapha ekhaya, kubakhona into eyodwa nje eyehluka ngayo. Kungenzeka kube
 izindlebe noma yisiphi esinye isitho somzimba esenza yehluke. Kuthiwa unina
 wevezandlebe watholela iIongwe, yikho nje ishunqela umuzi. Vele intuthu yelongwe
 iyahishana. Ngenxa yokuthi umuzi wesiZulu ubungabhidlizwa ngeze, bekuba
 nenhlawulo ebakhona yenkomo uma kwenzekiIe umnurnzane ebanjwe ephinga
 nonkosikazi wenye indoda. Le ndaba ikhulunyelwa phansi ingaziwa yizingane kodwa
 kube ngeyabadala bodwa. Ukugeza umuzi woMnurnzane kweuziwa ngenkomo bese
 kuthi ngemva kwalokho inhlalo iqhubeke kahle kube sengathi akwenzeke lutho.
 Knbakhona amadoda ehlulekayo ukumelana nalesi simo kodwa aqome ukuthi
 owesimame obhadanyiwe abuyele kubo. Uma esesesimweni sokuthi angagana futhi,
 ugcina ngokugana ikhehla elithile mhlawumbe nalo elahanjelwa owalo nganoma yiyiphi
 indlela.
 3.4.11 Ukukhnliswa komfana
 Uma kukhuliswa umfana, kuba nezigameko eziningana ezithinta inkomo. Okokuqala
 umfana uyaziswa ngabanewabo ngokuzokwenzeka kuye nezinyathelo okufanele
 zithathwe uma sekwenzekiIe. Okuyiyona nto ekhombisa ukuthi umfana usekhulile
 ukuthi aphuphe isalukazi maqedane ashaywe izibuko. Lokhu kungukufinyelela
 eqophelweni elinguvuthwandaba locansi eliholela ekuphumeni koketshezi esithweni
 sangasese somfana okhulayo. Lesi sehlo uma senzeka buphela nya ubuthongo bese Iowa
 esimehlelayo avuke qingqo, abone ukuthi sekukhona okwenzekile. Ngemuva
 kokwehlelwa yile nsambatheka, kufanele avuse abafowabo kuyiwe esibayeni kukhishwe .
 izinkomo. Lo mkhuba wokukhipha izinkomo ubhebhetheka njalo, kuhambe kuvulwa
 imigoqo yeminye imizi kukhishwe izinkomo kuhanjwe nazo. Uma kwenzekile abadala
 bezwa ukukhala kwemigoqo, baye bavuse abafana babo ukuthi bayobona ukuthi
 kwenzekani. Uma befika baye bathole abafana bakubo kamthombi nabanye
 abakweminye imizi yesigodi behlomiIe futhi bekhipha izinkomo esibayeni. Kuye kube
 nomdonsiswano kwesinye isikhathi kuze kushaywane. Ngokwehlulwa nabo baye babe
 mdibi munye baqhubeke nokuhamba bevulela izinkomo zomakhelwane nezakweminye
 imizi. Abafana bakweminye imizi bayabavusa bese kuqhutshwa izinkomo. Abafana
 bakubo kamthombi bahlangana nabakweminye imizi bagcine sebebaningi. Uma
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 sekuqhutshwa 10 mhlambikazi, abanye abafana bahamba beqwagela emasimini. Baba
 sesimweni sebutho liyohlasela. Akukho ngisho noyedwa ongabafaka kala ngalesi senzo
 sabo ngoba silisiko lesizwe samazulu, Uma sebefike emadlelweni lapho indawo ivuleke
 khona, bafike bazibasele umlilo bese bosa lokhu okuqwagelwe emasimini.
 Abafana ababi nobunzima bokuhlushwa yizinkomo uma kusemnyama ngoba uma
 bezothela umlilo bezosela, zivele zizilalele. Kulowo mnyama izingqwele zisuke
 zimatasatasa ziqhatha abafana kushunqa uthuli. Umthombi yena usuke engaqhathwa
 ezothile ehleli phakathi nezingqwele.
 Uma sekusa kusuka isidumo kubo kamthombi, komakhelwane nakweminye imizi ngoba
 abaMnumzane basuke sebebona ukuthi izinkomo azikho ezibayeni. Laphaya
 okuhlangene khona abafana, izingqwele zithumela abafana abambalwa kubo kamthombi
 abafike bame ngenhla komuzi bamemeze bathi, "uSobanibani usekhulile". Uma
 sebebona ukuthi umbiko usudlulele kwabadala, babamba indlela babuyele emadlelweni
 kozakwabo.
 Vma sekuhlatshwe Iowa mkhosi, kuphuma izwi liye kwabayizihlobo nomakhelwane
 babikelwe ngokwehlile. Abaziswa ngalokhu bayazazela ukuthi kufanele balungise
 isipheko esizokwelekelela ngosuku lukamthombi. Abakubo kamthombi baba matasa
 balungise ilawu okuzongena kulo umthombi.
 Kuleso sigodi uma abaMnumzane sebobonile ukuthi imihlambi yabo ayikho, bazisa
 izinsizwa ezivele ziphume ngaso leso sikhathi zihambe zifunaizinkomo. Kuthi uma
 zifika lapho abafana bekhona nomthombi, itholana phezulu kuzanywe ukuthathwa
 izinkomo ngenkani. Uma kukhona olimalayo kulowo mnyama akubekwa muntu kala
 kepha ekugcineni baba mshungu munye baqhube izinkomo babuyele emuva.
 Bayazibophelela ekutheni zonke izinkomo ezikhishwe ezibayeni zabaMnumzane
 zibuyele emuva ziphelele. Abafana bayaqoqana baye kubo kamthombi kuthi uma
 bengena esangweni bame kubaswe umlilo kulindelwe uyise womfana ukuba azomqinisa.
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 Kubekwa udengezi emlilweni bese kufakwa amakhathakhathana athize ababayo bese
 encinda umthombi maqedane 1010 dengeziluqheshulelwe kuye ekhanda lusashisa
 eqiniswa. Ngemuva kwalokho ungungwa abanye abafana ukuze angabonwa
 amantombazane ngoba aye amhIeke kuhanjwe kuyiwe elawini. Lokhu kuhIekwa
 komthombi ngamantombazana, kungumdlalo ongemubi ngoba kusuke kujatshulwa
 ngokukhuIa komuntu ekhaya. Ufike ahlale emsamo ukuze akhothwe izinyandezulu.
 Laphaya elawini uthola iziyalo ezivela kwabadala ezinhiobonhiobo eziqondene
 nokuziphatha komuntu osethombile kanye nobungozi obungaba khona bokukhulelisa
 izingane zabantu uma eziphethe kabi. Kuba nokuthokoza okukhulu kulowo muzi
 kugidwe kucuIwe izingoma ezahlukene kuhalaliselwa Iowa okhulile kuze kuse,
 Kwenzeka konke lokhu, uMnumzane usuke eseyikhombile inkomo ezohlatshwa
 azokhuIisa ngayo umfana wakhe.
 Ukusa kwaziwa umthombi ekuseni ngakusasa ngoba uvuka ayokhipha izinkomo zakubo
 nezomakhelwane azise emadlelweni. Lokhu kukhishwa kwezinkomo kuba
 ngukwejwayelekile nje akufani nalokhuya okunokuchukuluzana phakathi okwenziwa
 ngobusuku athombe ngabo. Ekwaluseni ugundwa ikhanda ukuze izinwele zobungane
 zisale kumile ezobunsizwa, bese kuyiwa emfuleni ikakhulukazi ogelezayo ayogeza ukuze
 izinsila zobungane zihambe kusale ezobudala. Aliuye ajwayele inhlanzeko ngoba
 njengoba eseshaywe izibuko nje kumele angabe esahlukana namanzi aze aye
 ~agoqanyawo. Ngemva kwalokho uziqamba igama lobunsizwa azobizwa ngalo ezinye
 izinsizwa, uma enobunyosi egazini lakhe, uziqamba izibongo zobunsizwa azokwaziwa
 ngazo.
 Impilo yomuntu ngukwesiko lesizwe samaZulu isezandleni zabaphansi. Uma umuntu
 ekhuIa, kufanele lokho kubikwe kwabaphansi ukuze bamhIenge kuzo zonke izinto kanye
 nobubi obungase bumvelele. Urna umfana esekhulile, wedlulela ezingeni lokuthi abe
 yinsizwa, ashele, aqonywe bese eganwa.
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 Lokhu kukhuliswa komfana ngale ndIela kwenza umfana ukuthi adlulele ezingeni
 lobunsizwa afunde ukuzithiba abe nokuzigqaja futhi ngobunsizwa bakbe. Yingakho nje
 kuthi ngemuva kokugeza emfuleni aziqambe izibongo ngoba nsuke ehlose ukudlulisa
 imizwa yakbe kwabanye ngezigameko noma ngezifiso zakhe. lziyalo azitholayo zimenza
 abeyindoda isibili ziyamakba, zimkhulise. Kulezi zinsuku zamanje abafana sebekhulela
 ezikoleni izinto eziningi njengoknshaywa izibuko bazizwa ngezinye izingane zesikole.
 Lokhu kuzwa ngabanye abafana abakbulele emalokishini noma emadolobheni kwenza
 ukuthi umongo waleli siko ungedluleli ezizukulwaneni kahle. Izinga eliphezulu
 lokumitha kwamantombazane kungenzeka ukuthi kudalwa yikho lokhu kuntula ulwazi
 olufanele. lsiko lokusoma abalazi bayehluleka ukuhlonipha isibaya soMnumzane.
 3.4.U Vkulungiselelwa nokugonywa kwamabutho aya empini
 Uma kuthiwa ayiphume ihlasele, zimbili izinto ezifikela oya empini. Kuphakathi kokuthi
 aye empini abuye noma angabuyi, asale khona noma abuye eseyinkubela. Abasawadla
 anhlamvana kwelikaMageba bayazi ukuthi impilo yabo ibhekwe abaphansi. Ukuphila
 nokwedIula kwabo kwelimagade ahlabayo kusentandweni yabangasekho. Yingakho nje
 uma kwakuzophuma impi, kufanele kuqikelelwe ukuthi abaphumayo bayabuya. Urna
 kwenzeke bangabuya kuyobe kuyintando yabaphansi. Yibona abafuna ukubasondeza
 eduze nabo. Yingakbo nje uma kukhona owayo uma ibambene ngezihluthu impi, elinye
 ibutho limemeze lithi: Vyadela wena osulapho! Kuleyo ndawo yilapho kulele khona
 izizwe ngezizwe. Kuyabuswa kwelabaphansi, kukhonjwa ngophakathi.
 KwelakwaZulu uma kuzohlaselwa, iNkosi ebusaya beyifakana amakhanda
 noNdunankulu wayo kudingidwe Ie ndaba kuze kuvunyelwane. Uma isivumelene
 noNdunankulu kubizwa isigungu seziNduna knshiyelwane ubuchopho ngalolu daba.
 Ngemva kokuvumelana, OOosi iyathutha elawini layo iyongena endlini engenhla lapho
 kukhona inkatha yobukhosi besizwe nenduku yobukhosi. lhlala lapho ikhothwe
 amathongo, iphuphe amaphupho ayinikeza umhlahlandlela nobuhlakani okufanele
 busetshenziswe empini. Ukuvumelana kumqoka kakhulu ngoba uma kungavunyelenwe,
 kuba nokuphithizela kuziphathimandla. Lokhu sekungagcina ngokuthi kuphalale igazi
 ngokungafanele. UMsimang, (1975:338) uthi:
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 Uma iNkosi ifuna ukuphaka impi yabe
 iqala ngokubiza isigungu sezinduna
 nezikhuIu zezwe. Uma iNkosi yeqa leli
 siko elaziwayo yabe ilahlekelwa
 ubuqotho nokwesekwa kwababhekeli
 bayo. VShaka owayeleqa leli siko
 waphetha ngokuvukelwa ngabafowabo
 nenceku ayeyethembe kakhulu
 uMbopha kaSithayi.
 Lokhu kuvukelwa kwel.embe kuveza ngokusobala ukuthi ezimpini ezaziphunywa
 kwakungekho ukuvumelana okwakubakhona. Vkungezwani okwabakhona kwenza
 ukuthi uyisekazi wel.embe uMkabayi kalama athole inxeba lokungena phakathi
 kwabaNtwana beNkosi, agcine afake isihlava senzondo. Ekugcineni kwaphalala igazi,
 saphangalala iSilo uShaka.
 Uma seliphumile elakoMkhulu elingathethi manga, wonke amabutho ayephikelela
 koMkhulu lapho ayehlala khona kuze kufike usuku. INkosi beyihlaba amashumi noma
 amakhulu ezinkomo ukuze amabutho athole okuya ngasethunjini uma esalungiselela
 ukuyohlasela. Amabutho ayehlala izinsuku egonywa ukuze aqine ngaphambi kokuba
 aphume ayohlasela. Uma impi isihlasele, impilo "yamabutho iba phakathi kokufa
 nokuphila, yingakho nje ukucela izinhlanhla kwabaphansi kudingekile.
 Nakuba izwi lakoMkhululalidinga ukuba indoda isukumele phezulu, uma izophuma
 ihlasele, ayikho indoda eyayiphuma emzini wayo kungabikwangwa kwabaphansi,
 kucelwe izinhlanhla zokuthi ibuye isaphila. Lokhu kwenzeka ngokuthi kungenwe
 esibayeni kubikelwe khona.
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 UKrige, (1977:267) uthi:
 In spite of the rapidity required of all
 warriours in their execution of the king's
 command to mobilize, no worrior would go to
 war unless he had lust visited his home to
 pray to his ancestral spirits for their
 protection when about to leave home, two or
 three men would enter the cattle kraal and the
 upper end call upon ancestors.
 OkaKrige (1977) uveza ngokusobala ulruthi uma lrulungiselelwa impi, kwakungathathwa
 isikhathi eside ulruba amabutho ahIangane koMkhulu. Ziningi izizathu ezingenza lokhu
 ngoba amaqhinga empi olruhlasela alrufanele aziwe isitha. Itulo lrufanele liboshwe
 lingaziwa neze isitha esizohlaselwa. Ngakho-ke kumqoka ukuthi ulwazi lungaze lufike
 ezindlebeni zezinhloli. Uyalrugcizelela ukuthi ulrubikelwa kwabaphansi kumqoka
 kakhulu ngaphambi kokuba aphume aye empini. Ngokwenkolo yamaZulu, impilo
 yomuntu isezandleni zabaphansi ngoba yibo ababheke ukuphepha kwabasadla
 anhlamvana. Ugqamisa ukuthi lokhu kubikela nokucela ukuphepha kwabaphansi
 kwenzelwa esibayeni. Isibaya siyisibaya ngoba kukhona izinkomo. Ubukhona
 bezinkomo obenza isibaya sibe mqoka, ngaphandle kwalokho okubizwa ngesibaya
 kungaba yinsimu nje edinga ukulinywa uma kungahlali nkomo kukho. Imvamisa uma
 isibaya sesingenankomo simila imbuya.
 Ngesikhathi lrunjalo koMkhulu, inyama yenkomo iphekwa ngomhluzi wenye ukuze
 amabutho angabulawa umashayandawonye. Kuwo Iowa mnyama izinhloli zisuke
 sezithunyelwe ukuyohlola konke okuqondene nesitha. Zazibheka nokuthi impi yesitha
 irni kanjani. Zazihamba isinyenyela futhi kwakukhethwa abanekhono lalo msebenzi,
 ababezocwaninga itulo lesitha, kubhekwa ulruthi amabutho esitha angakanani, kutholwe
 namasu azosetshenziswa. Ukuqiniswa kwamabutho kwakwehluka kokwejwayelekile
 ngoba kwalrulandwa Inyangaewaziyo 10 msebenzi, engafuniseli ngoba ulruphazama
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 okuncane, kwakungabiza ukwehlulwa kwempi. La msebenzi wawenziwa izinsuku
 ezimbalwa. Inyama eyayidliwa amabutho uma eselashwa yinyanga yayingasafani nalena
 ebeyidliwa nsuku zonke. Le nyama kwakuba ngeyenkunzi noma eyezinkunzi
 ezimnyama zamakhubalo ezibulawa amabutho ngezandla kungasetshenziswa sikhali
 eyayisigilwe yonke imigilingwane, yabhilwa, yahuqwa ngezinsizi. UKrige, (1977:269)
 uthi:
 Here, as in the First-fruit Ceremonies, the army
 was strengthened and given courage by eating
 the medicated flesh of a bull killed in a special
 way, and the regiment chosen to bring this bull
 to earh unarmed was usually the favourite
 regiment of the king, because this was regarded
 as a very great honour.
 OkaKrige (1977) uveza ukuthi inyama ebhiliwe edliwa amabutho, ifana naleyo esuke
 ibhiliwe edliwa ngoMkhosi WoMhlanga. Uthi nayo futhi edliwa ngoMkhosi Womhlanga
 isuke ibulewe amabutho ngezandla engaphethe sikhali. Uthi ibutho eliyithela phansi
 inkunzi lire lithandeke eNkosini ngoba lokhu kungukuhlabana ngokwakho. lnkunzi
 yenkomo inamandla, akulula ukumelana nayo. Oyithele phansi ngezikhwepha kufanele
 ukothi kuthiwe unamandla. Amandla enkunzi lawa enza ukuthi kukhethwe yona ukuthi
 amabutho ayibulale ngezandla ngoba lokhu kusuke kungukuwavivinya ukuthi anamandla
 angakanani. Umbala owenza amabutho ukuba abe nesithunzi futhi abukeke esabeka
 ezitheni. Yiwo futhi 10 mbala owenza ukuthi amabutho ahlaselwayo abe nomnyama
 ngoba yinkunzi emnyama ehlatshwayo, inyama yayo ibhilwe nemithi yokuthi isitha sibe
 nomnyama sinqotshwe. lyingqunda iyenza amehlo ezitha angawaboni amabutho eNkosi
 kahle. Kumele kube njalo ngoba Ie mibengo isuke inamakhubalo anamandla
 njengompikayiboni, indlula behlezi, umathunzi ezintaba, unkungwini nensulansula.
 Kwakungekhona kuphela ukudIa inyama ehuqwe ngezinsizi kodwa kwakubuye
 kuphalazwe futhi kuncindwe. Ukuphalaza kwenzelwa ukuthi amabutho abelula empini,
 angasheshi abanjwe iphika nokuthi kuphume konke ukungcola okungaphakathi.
 Ukuncinda khona kwakwenzelwa ukuthi kukhothwe izinsizi zokuqinisa amabutho ukuthi
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abe nesibindi ukuphikelela, ukuqiniseka, ukuzinikela nolaka lokubhekana nesitha.
 Imvamisa imithi encindwayo isuke ibaba ngakho kufanele kusheshwe uma kwenziwa
 ngoba nodengezi luyashisa. Kuba yindlela engcono eyenza ukuthi ukubaba
 kungazwakali kalula ngoba kuyasheshwa. Ibutho elalibulale inkunzi emnyama ngezandla
 yilo elaliphalaza kuqala. Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuthi lisuke likhombise ukuba namandla
 ngakho onke amabutho kusuke kufanele athathe amandla alo ukuze ayonqoba ngawo
 empini. Ukubulala inkunzi ngezandla kwakuyindlela lapho iNkosi yayihlola khona
 amandla amabutho ayo.
 Ngesikhathi kunzima kuZulu kubonakala ukuthi uyanqotshwa eSandlwana, lalingasekho
 ithuba lokuthi amabutho agonywe njengokwejwayelekile njengokuthi agonyelwe
 esibayeni. Inyanga yempi kwakudingeka ukuba kube khona ekwenzayo ukuphephisa
 uZulu ekunqotshweni. UKnight, (1995:160 uthi:
 When the army was fully assembled,
 it was marched to a specially chosen
 spot - in 1879 it was on the eNdukwini
 stream, near the point where it flows
 into the White uMfolozi - where the
 warriors were required to undergo a
 ritual in which each had to swallow
 medicine, then regurgitate it into a
 special prepared hole. .
 Isizathu esenza ukuthi kuyiwe ngasemfuleni yingoba kwakunzima, uZulu ewa ngapha
 nangapha kwakudingeka ukuthi kuphalazwe. Uma kuphalazwa kudingeka amanzi
 ngakho-ke amanzi ayetholakala emhosheni. Ukuya lapho umhosha waseNdukwini
 ochithela khona eMfolozi eMhlophe kwakuzosiza ukuthi amanzi abe seduze. Izinyanga
 zeNkosi zaziphuzisa amabutho imithi ebabayo eyayizokwenza ukuthi impi kaZulu ibe
 namandla, ibhekane neyamaNgisi kahle.
 UKnight, (1995:160) ukubeka kahle okwakwenzeka lapho:
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After taking a mouthful or two of the medicine in
 great pots (izimbiza) and woven baskets nearby, the
 worriors proceeds to vomit of course prior to having
 had any food that day.
 Lapha kuvezwa isimo sokuthi kuphalazeka kangcono uma ungakaze ukuthi mbibi ukudla.
 Ezikhathini eziningi kuphalazwa ekuseni umuntu engakadli lutho ngoba ukuphalaza
 ngemva kokudla kungenza ukuba kuqale kuphume ukudla kuqala. Lapha amabutho
 avezwa ephalaza engakadli. Lokhu kwakuzowasiza ukuthi kuphume udenda abe
 namandla okugijima engakhathali empini.
 3.4.13 Inkunzi ebulawa ngezandla
 llidlanzana imikhosi kwaZulu lapho kubulawa khona inkunzi ngezandla. Le mikhosi
 kuba ngowokweshwama, owokubekwa kweNkosi bese kuba owokulungiseleIa
 amabutho aya kohlasela empini. Le mpicabadala ebukeka iyisihluku ngokwesiko
 laseNtshonalanga, iyisibusiso kwa'Zulu ngoba inento efihIakele eligugu esizweni.
 Okwenza ibeligugu esizweni ukuthi yenganyelwa uNomthebe wesizwe. Inhloso-ngqangi
 yalesi senzo ukuthi oNgangezwe Iakhe aziboneIa ngawakhe amabutho akhe ekhombisa
 amandIa anawo. Uknbulawa kwenkunzi ngaphandIe kwezikhali akuwona umdlalo,
 kudinga amandla nesibindi ngoba kuwo Iowo mnyama kungachitheka igazi,
 buchitheke bugayiwe kwedIuIe umphefumuIo.
 Ngonyaka ka-1871 uMfundisi T.e. Wilkinson owayenguMbhishobhi weBandIa
 IamaSheshi kwazulu, wavakashela esigodIweni seSiIo uMpande. UkubuIawa kwenkunzi
 ngezandIa wakubona ngamehlo ngesikhathi kunguMkhosi Wokweshwama. Ngesikhathi
 sekufike urnzuzu wokuthi kubuIawe inkunzi ngezandla, iSilo uMsimud'owaveIa
 ngesiluba phakathi kwamaNgisi namaQadasi, wajuba ibutho iNdlondIo ukuba kubeyilo
 eIibhekana nalo mshikashika. lbutho iNdlondlo kwakuIibutho eIalingakakhuIi.
 Ngesikhathi Iigasela inkunzi kwasuka uthuli Iwezichwe, yasho ukuIiqeda ngoba inkunzi
 igweba ingasadle nkobe zamuntu nezimpondo ziyinungu. ISilo samemeza sacela ibutho
 uMbonambi ukuba Iilekelele.
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UKnight, (1995:152) uthi:
 They caught a black bull. It too was
 from foreign parts, only the king
 knew where. When the bull ripped
 out men's inards the king called
 to the Mbonambi regiment "Go and help!"
 They went and headed it off in front,
 standing in a desely packed mass.
 Lokhu okucashuniwe kukhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi uma kubulawa Ie nkunzi
 ngezandla, knbanzima kangakanani. lnkunzj ebulawayo iyakhethwa iseliguqa, ivinjwe
 ukuthi ingakhweli. Lokhu kuyenza ukuba ikhule inamandla asabekayo. Yiwo lawo
 mandla enza kubenzima ukuthi ibnlawe.
 Amandla enkunzi futhi enza umhwebi uDavid Leslie ngoMkhosi Wokweshwama
 owawusesigodlweni seSilo \uMpande ukuba abambe ongezansi ebona isimanga
 sokubulawa kwenkunzi ngale ndlela ngonyaka we-1866. UKnight, (1995:152) uthi:
 The bull on this occasion was a fine
 three-year old - is turned out and
 the men throw themselves upon it
 like ants. It accepted their braces
 quietly for a while, until finding
 that something more than a joke
 was intended, it commenced to kick
 and plunge furiously. Three or four
 got kicked and gored; but it was of
 no use, or despite of its tremendous
 exertions, they at last fairly
 chocked it, shouldered it off to the
 kraal, and then burned it.
 Lo mshikashika wawubhekene nebutho uThulwana. Igama laleli butho lasuselwa
 egameni leNkosi yabeSuthu uThulare, amazulu ayesethi uThulwane ngenxa yobunzima
 bokuphimisela urnsindo on.ohlamvu u -r-. Elinye igama laleli butho AmaMboza okuthi
 ezincwadini eziningi livele njengegama elithi Amabfboza. Okuyikhona okuqondile
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,
 ukuthi AmaMboza ngoba lisuselwa elrutheni ibutho uThulwana ladla izinkomo
 zaheSuthu lemuka nazo, kwathi ngesikhathi liyoshona nazo, kwasuka uthuli lwabheka
 phezulu. Kwase kuvela ulruthi "AmaMboza nkomo ngothuli", kwase kuqhamuka igama
 elithi AmaMboza.
 Kuvela kahle kamhlophe ulruthi kusuke lrungadlalwa uma lrubulawa inlrunzi ngezandla.
 Uma ibona ulruthi iyabuiawa ngempela, ikhipha wonke amandla enawo, ilwela ulrufa
 nolruphila. Kuyavela ukuthi ngesikhathi kwenzeka lokhu akhona amabutho alimalayo
 ngolrugwazwa kanye nolrukhatshwa yinlrunzi. Konke lokhu lrusuke kungasho lutho
 ngoba elokaNdaba lisuke seliphumile futhi kufanele ligcinwe noma lrunzima.
 Elrugcineni igcina ngokunqotshwa inirunzi uma isibulewe, kube khona ukujabula
 okuhambisana nolrukikiza, bese kuthi emva kwalokho, yethulwe enyangeni yeSilo okuba
 yiyona eyenza okufanele ngemithi ngayo.
 3.4.14 Ukuxoshisa amabutho ahlabene empini
 Kuiezi zinsulru zamanje, ezinhlakeni zikahulumeni, ulrubonga umuntu ngomsebenzi
 awenzile sekuyicala. Into oyinikeza umuntu lrufanele ibe eyenani eliphansi kakhulu
 ngoba uma umnikeze eyenani eliphezulu, kufanele leso sipho, ayosethula ezikhulwini
 zakhe, zisazi. Singelrugxeke lokho ngoba sekwagcwala inkohlakalo ezweni. Abanye
 sebesebenzisa izikhundla zabo ukuqongelela umnotho ngokungaqondile.
 II;:welikaMthaniya umuntu ohlabene uxoshiswa ngenkomo noma ngezinkomo.
 Ukuhlabana okukhulu kwaZulu bekungulrukhombisa ubuqhawe empini. Ngemva
 kwempi, iNkosi beyixoshisa amaqhawe ngokuhlabana kwawo empini ngezinkomo. Uma
 iqhawe selibuyela emzini walo, belibuyela nezinkomo ngemva kokuba iNkosi isilandiswe
 ngokuhlabana kwalo ngabaphaki bempi, lokho olrubizwa ngokuthi ukuxoxa impi.
 UlCrige, (1977:279) uyibeka kahle Ie ndaba:
 The latter were honoured with a mom de guerre,
 and a hero would receive as many as ten head of
 cattle from the king.
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,
 OkaKrige (1977) ulibeka ngembaba uma ethi amaqhawe ayexoshiswa ngezinkomo. Uze
 athi kwesinye isikhathi iqhawe lalithola ishumi lezinkomo.
 Ukuba izinto zazimi kahle nje ngemva kwempi yaseSandlwana, amaqhawe anjengo 
Ntshingwayo kaMahole ayezoxoshiswa iSilo uCetshwayo. UNtshingwayo kaMahole
 kwakuyiNduna yesizwe sakwaKhoza eyayinguMkhuzi wempi yeSilo uCetshwayo.
 OkaKhoza wayenikezwe amandla okuhola impi ngesikhathi uZulu ezobhekana
 namaNgisi eSandlwana. Ubuhlakani bakhe bokuhola impi nokuhlabana bamenza waba
 yiqhawe elivelele.
 UMavumengwane kaNdlela kaSompisi wayesebenzisana noNtshingwayo kaMahole
 ekudidiyeleni impi yaseSandlwana. Nangesikhathi ibambene eGingindlovu futhi
 wayekhona. Ubuhlakani bakhe yibo obamenza ukuthi avelele empini.
 Ukuhlabana kwala maqhawe kanye namanye ayeyibambile eSandlwana, yikho
 okwakungenza ukuba "uHlamvana bhul'umlilo" ukuba awaxoshise ngezinkomo.
 Kusobala ukuthi la maqhawe ayesemayikayika iziqu ezintanyeni kanye nengxotha
 ezingalweni zawo ngoba ayesehlabene izikhathi eziningi ngaphambi kwaseSandlwana.
 Konke lokhu okuhle kangaka akuzange kwenzeke ngenxa yokuthi amaNgisi
 ayeselushisile uNdi. Ukushiswa koNdi kwaphazamisa ukuhalaliselwa kwamaqhawe
 kanye nokubongwa kwabaphansi ngendlela efanele ngoba ukubuya komuntu ephila
 empini kungumusa wabaphansi nezicolo zabo ngoba ukuphila kusezandleni zabo.
 Uma amabutho esebuyela emizini yawo, kwakukhala ubuki! ki! ki! komame bethakasela
 ukubuya kwabayeni babo bephila Komkhulu kwakuhlatshwa inkabi emnyama kubuswe
 kubongwa ukubuya kwamabutho empini ephila, Kwakuhlalwa phansi kulandiswe
 iNkosi ngokwenzekile empini. Kulesi sithangami kwakubalulwa ngisho nalabo
 ababekade bengamagwala Isihlahla samagwala esiseceleni komgwaqo obheke eShowe
 kwaBulawayo savela ngoba kukhona amagwala ayevela ngazo izikhathi zezimpi
 -'
 ngesikhathi seLembe. Lesi sihlahla somqokolo yilapho amagwala okwakuthi uma
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,
 esekhethiwe ayesiwa khona kuqedwe ngawo asiwe kwagoqanyawo. ngoba ayenzela
 isizwe phansi. Kuyacaca ukuthi isenzo sobugwala silinganiswa nesobuthakathi ngoba
 ngabathakathi ababejojwa kwaZulu.
 3.5 Imihlatshelo
 Ukuguquka nokwenza ukubalula kwezinto, sekwenza umhlatshelo wenziwe ngezindlela
 eziningi ezehlukene. Ngezikhathi zawo-Abrahama eNcwadini eNgcwele, umhlatshelo
 wawenziwa ngokuthi kushiswe isilwane qobo Iwaso. Ngokuhamba kwezinto kwase
 kushiswa impepho. Ishiswa ezindlini zokukhonza eziningi. Iphunga layo liyiphunga
 elimnandi kuNkulunkulu elimenza ukuthi abhekane nesimo leso isicelo esibhekene naso.
 Empeleni isuke imele umhlatshelo owenziwa ngokuthi kuchithwe igazi lesilwane.
 Ngokwenkolo yamaIuda izilwane okuchithwa igazi lazo izinkomo, izimvu, izimbuzi
 namajuba. Okufike kuhlabe umxhwele ukuthi ngisho nasesikweni lamaIuda imbala
 inkomo ayisali uma kwenziwa umhlatshelo. Lokhu kuveza ukuthi njengoba imqoka
 ekufezeni imisebenzi eminingi esikweni lamaZulu, kunjalo futhi iyalifeza nakwezinye
 izizwe.
 Irnihlatshelo-ke ngokwesiko lamaZulu iba namalungiselelo athize njengokucwilisa
 komame-nje. Kufanele kubuswe ngosuku 10 mcimbi ngakho-ke utshwala buyadingeka.
 Uma izinkomo sezibuyisiwe ngesikhathi lithambama, ohola umcimbi wayembatha
 isiphuku esihlala endlini engenhla bese eshona Ie nalena esibayeni ebika ngomcimbi
 okhona ozohlatshelwa kwabaphansi. Uma kubikwa ogulayo, obikayo Iowa moya oshiwo
 obonayo kuye kubizwe wona kutshelwe abaphansi ukuba bawuxoshe. Amarhongo
 abikelwa ngobudala bawo kusukela endlunkulu kwehle knze kufike ekhohlwa njalo
 njalo. Kungumkhuba ukuthi ekugcineni kokuthethwa kwedlozi kucelwe labo ababizwe
 ngamagama ukuthi bazise bonke abangabizwanga bomndeni.
 Umhlatshelo ungenzelwa izizathu eziningi esikweni lamazulu okungaba ukucela,
 ukuvikeleka, ukubonga nokunye. Uma kwenziwa umsebenzi wokuhlabela inkomo
 abaphansi, lokho kusuke kungumhlatshelo. Ezilwaneni ezihlatshwayo ukwenza
 umhlatshelo kwaZulu kuba yinkomo noma imbuzi. Kusha ukuthi uma kwenziwa
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umhlatshelo kuhlatshwe izinkukhu. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi iningi labantu Iidla imbuya
 ngothi futhi selahamba lizwa wonke amanga kwabamanga abathi bayabona ngisho
 kungaziwa nalapha bethwasa khona. Nakwa-Israyeli imihlatshelo yayenziwa ngezinkomo
 nezimvu. Amajuba ayesetshenziswa yizimpabanga ezikhungethwe wubuswezi.
 Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi inkukhu ibambeka kalula kunejuba.
 Uma sekuvele isidingo sokuthi kwenziwe umhlatshelo ekhaya, uSokhaya uhlanganisa
 uzalo alwazise ngomcabango nangesidingo somcimbi. Kwesinye isikhathi uSokhaya uye
 ayikhombe inkomo ezohlatshwa ikakhulukazi uma kungumcimbi wokujabula ofana
 nokubonga. Kwesinye isikhathi uholo uluthola kulowo obonisiwe ngabaphansi
 ngokomhlahlo wesangoma noma ngephupho lomuntu omdala ekhaya.
 Kungumsebenzi woqhuba umsebenzi ukuba ngaphambi kokuhlaba isilwane abikele
 abaphansi ukuthi isilwane sinjani, ngesani nanokuthi simise kanjani. Lokhu kwenzelwa
 ukuba bazi ngakho konke okwenzeka emagcekeni omuzi ngoba umuzi ungowabo.
 Imicimbi yomhlatshelo kufanele yenzelwe endaweni engcwele okuyisibaya sezinkomo
 ngoba silithempeli enxulumeni. Ngenxa yokuthi imihlatshelo ingumnikelo, ayifuneki
 irnpahla enesici njengegulayo, ugondo ombambo ziyabalwa, elimele, eqhugayo necije
 ngesinqe. Lapha kukhethwa irnpahla yekhethelo ukuze kuthokoze abaphansi
 nabaphakathi nendawo kanye nabaphezulu. Okusetshenziswayo okuyimpepho
 nomkhonto wokuhlaba kugcinwa endlini engenhla lapho konke okungamagugu omndeni
 okugcinwa khona.
 Uma umhlatshelo wenziwa, kuyenzeka ukuthi lowe obhekane nokwenza 10 msebenzi,
 athi ewenza abe ephethe impepho eshunqayo esandleni sakhe. Lowo kuba ngoqokwe
 umndeni okungaba omdala emndenini, owazi kahle ngomndeni, ongenabulukhuni
 nongeke aphambanise izinto uma esebika. Usuku olukhulu lomcimbi kufanele lufike
 zonke izinto sezimi ngothi Iwazo.
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Ngosuku lokuhlaba kufanele bube sebuvoviwe utshwala ngoba inkomo ayiwi phansi
 ngaphambi kwalokho ngoba abubi mnandi kanjalo futhi nenyama ayibi mnandi.
 Oqokwayo ukuba ahlabe kufanele kube ngowazi inxeba. Kusetshenzisa umkhonto
 wokuhlaba womndeni ohlala endlini engenhla. Ohlabayo kufanele ahlanze izandla kanye
 nomkhonto awunikezwa uSokhaya ukuba ahlabe ngawo bese ehlafuna isiqunga.
 Ukuhlafuna uqunga kuyamhlambulula umhlabi noma engumuntu owake wabulala ixoxo
 okukholakala ukuthi inyama yenkomo ehlatshwe nguye ayiklasi. Kufanele kube
 ngumuntu ongenalo igazi elibi futhi okwaziwayo ukuthi ehlatshwe nguye iba mnandi.
 Kuhle kube ngowomndeni ngoba abantu ngeke ubazi nokusezinhliziyweni zabo
 okungaba nomthelela ebumnandini benyama. Phela ngeke ubaqonde abantu kwakhona
 emindenini ngoba kukhona labo abaqhutshwa ngogovane babo ababi abanomoya
 wezikhova. Abahlala njalo belobiza, belobizela ukuhlela imindeni yabo ngekhubalo.
 Yingakho kuqokwa lowe ongenabukhuni. Uma esezoyihlaba kukhethwa ezimbalwa
 zicindezeleke engxenyeni yesibaya bese eyihlaba maqedana alale ngecala lesandla
 sokudla ize iwe. Ulala ngesandla sokudla ngoba lesi sandIa sisuke singemuva nomphini
 womkhonto. Isandla sekhohlo sisuke singaphambili ngasekudleni kwawo umkhonto.
 Ukulala kusuke kukhombisa khona ukuthi nenkomo kusuke kufanele iwe. Kuba uphawu
 oluhle uma isilwane sibhonga uma sihlatshwa ngoba lokho kusho ukuthi abaphansi
 bayathokoza. Lokhu kuhambisana nokuthi kubakubi uma umhlabi esihlabe kanye sawa
 phansi safa ngoba lokho kusuke kukhombisa ubulula boMnumzane wekhaya. Ukuphuza
 kwayo ukufa kubonisa ukuqina kukaSokhaya nanokuthi ngeke ebulawe yinxeba elilodwa
 empini. Uma isiwile uphindisela umkhonto kuSokhaya bese ewubuyisela endlini :
 engenhla ngoba akufanele uphathwe noma ubani ngoba usuke unegazi. lzigangi uma
 zike zawuthola, zingawubhila mhlawumbe lokho okungaholela ekupheleni kwesibaya
 soMnumzane ngendlela engaqondakali nemikhuhlane emndenini. Ukungakhali
 kwesilwane uma sihlatshwa akunambithisiseki ngoba kuveza ukuthi abaphansi abajabule
 ngaso.
 Uma ingasacwayizi ngisho uyithinta iso, isuke isifile okulandelwa ukuthi yathiwe.
 Inkomo yomhlatshelo ihlinzwa ngokukhulu ukucophelela ngoba akufuneki ukuthi
 kubekhona iconsi legazi nomswani okuwela phansi ngoba kubalekelwa abakhunkuli
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abangase bakucoshe maqedane benze umonakalo, kuthi imililizelo iphenduke izililo.
 Kukholelwa ekutheni uma abakhunkuli bethole umswani negazi bagila imihlola ngoba
 bayakuguqula lokho benze idlozi ukuthi libulale umuzi, lingawubheki. Uma isiqediwe
 ukuhlinzwa kubizwa ungoti ekukhipheni izitho ngononina ukuze kungenzeki ipfiutha
 elingenza ukuba abadli besitho esithile bakhale ezimathonsi ngokungapheleli kwaso.
 lzitho eziphakelwa abaphansi zibekwa emsamo endlunkulu ukuze abaphansi bazitike
 nabo ngenyama yemfuyo yabo esuke ibhekwe uSokhaya. Kuthathwa umhlwehlwe
 uhlanganiswe nempepho ushiswe bese uba yiphunga elimnandi ezinyanyeni. Umlilo
 awubaswa ngalobo busuku kuleyo ndlu futhi iyalindwa ubusuku bonke ukuze kungangeni
 muntu kuyo.
 UKrige, (1977:294) uthi:
 In addition to the burnt-offering, meat is always
 set aside for the spirits to "lick". Sometimes,
 and this seems to have been more common in
 the old days than it is today, the whole of the
 beast was carried into the hut of the mother of
 the kraal, or if she was dead, that of the kraal
 head, where it was placed with fresh branches.
 Isilwane esingathi vu yimvu, yingakho nje imicimbi yemihlatshelo eminingi ebhekene
 nayo kuba ngeyomphezulu. Umphezulu awufuni msindo nokwenza izinto budedengu
 .
 njengokuhazisa amanzi uma uwachitha. Ngokwesintu liyahlonishwa izulu. UKrige,
 (1977:291) uthi:
 There are also preparations connected with the
 animal to be sacrificed. Only cattle or goats
 may be used (except in cases of sacrifices for
 protection against lightning, where a sheep is
 used), and the diviner in most cases discovers
 which animal, the gods desire.
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OkaKrige (1977) ubonakala eyiblaba esikhonkosini uma engakhulumi ngezinye izilwane
 kodwa ekhuluma ngenkomo, imbuzi kanye nemvu. Akavezi ukublatshwa kwezinkukhu
 osekuthe chithi saka lapha kwelikaMthaniya. Uyakugcizelela futhi ukuthi imvu
 ihlatshelwa imicimbi noma imisebenzi eqondene nomphezulu. Ulimisa ngesibloko elithi
 yibo abaphansi abaveza nkuthi blobo luni lwesilwane okufanele siblatshwe. Lokhu
 kusikhombisa kamblophe ukuthi imfuyo nakho konke okungaphansi komthunzi welanga,
 kuvela kubo. Inala nemfuyo kuyizibusiso ezivela kwabaphansi yingakho-nje kungabi
 isimanga ukuthi bakhetheni ukuthi kube yiyona eyenziwa umblatshelo.
 Indaba yemihlatshelo yinto endala eyaqala kudala ngisho emasikweni akwaJuda
 yayikhona. U-Abrahama wayenza imiblatshelo njalo ibe yiphunga elible kuNkulunkulu.
 Kanti kukhona nomblatshelo owagcina wenziwe ngumuntu ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu
 enikela ngeNdodana yakhe eyayizelwe yodwa nkuba izofela izoni. Kukhona umblabeleli
 oseCilongweni l.evangeli, (2001 :55) osihloko sawo sithi, "Umhlatshelo wezono" oharnba
 kanjena:
 Igazi lemihlatshelo
 Yonke yabaJuda
 Lalingeluqede'uvalo
 Lingesus' ukona
 Kodwa elikaKristu wo,
 Elaphalazwa, hal
 Lisusa zonke'izono bo,
 Liqed'icala nya.
 Lo mblabeleli uveza uJesu Kristu njengomblatshelo. Ngokwenkolo yamaKristu kuvezwa
 uJesu engaphezu kwayo yonke iminikelo eyake yenziwa. Yonke imihlatshelo
 yayiphindwaphindwa okubonisa ukuthi yayingaphelele. UJesu wayengumhlatshelo
 opheleleyo owanikelwa kwaba kanye e-altare elikhulu iGolgotha. Owakhe umnikelo
 waweblukile ngoba kwakungowokufela abantu ezonweni zabo. Umqambi weculo
 nkubeka kukhanye ukuthi lokhu kwakungolunye ublobo lomblatshelo. Okufike kube
 kuble ukuthi njengoba amaZulu nawo ekholwela emblatshelweni owungukuchithwa
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kwegazi lesilwane nezinye izizwe nezinkolo ziyakholelwa egazini. Lesi sinqumo
 sasingaphezu kokwenza, lokhu okubeka obala ukuthi umhlatshelo umqoka kangakanani.
 Uma amabutho kaZulu eya empini, kwenziwa umhlatshelo. Uma ibutho lingabuyanga
 empini, lokho kuba ngumhlatshelo esizweni. Kuchitheka igazi lamadoda empini
 liphalale njengoba kwaphalala elikaJesu esiphambanweni. Lokho kuba ngumnikelo
 omkhulu esizweni ngoba ukuphalala kwegazi lamabutho kuba yinzuzo kuso. Kwazulu
 ukusala kwebutho empini kuyisibusiso ngoba lisuke lidlulele ezweni labaphansi lapho
 okubuswa khona okungekho zinhlungu khona. Kanjalo nokulenga esiphambanweni
 kukaJesu kwaletha ukuthula emhlabeni ngoba abantu bathethelelwa izono zabo.
 Ukujabula kukaYise uNkuluukulu ngesikhathi uJesu efela izono kwaba kukhulu
 njengoba kuba kukhulu ukujabula kwabaphansi uma ibutho lisala empini lisalela isizwe.
 Ibutho lisuke lizodlulela kwabaphansi lapho kungekho zinhlupho khona; kanjalo noJesu
 Kristu esewenzile umsebenzi wakhe wokufela izoni wenyukela kuyise ezulwini
 engumnqobi ngemva kokuhlupheka okukhulu. Enyuka njalo eziphakamisele phezulu
 izandla ezinamanxeba. Zama nse izinsizwa zaseGalile, zagqolozela phezulu zambona
 eyosithela, kusithela umhlatshelo uqobo Iwayo.
 Kuyenzeka ukuthi kube neshwa elithile emzini, kuvele kugule umuntu aze abe
 ngangabasemehlweni. Kuyiwe ngapha nangapha kufunwa onamakhathakhathana
 okumelulamisa kodwa kube nhIanga zimuka nomoya. Impilo yomuntu kwazulu
 isezandleni zabaphansi ngakho kusuke kudinga ukuthi 10 mhlola ubikelwe bona.?
 Umndeni wenza umhlatshelo wenkomo okushwelezwa ngayo kwabaphansi ukuba
 baxoshe umkhuhlane. Uma inkomo ebhekene nalo msebenzi isihlatshiwe, kuthathwa
 inyongo yayo ithelwe emzimbeni wakhe ibuye ichelwe esihlokweni somunwe
 wokukhomba ikhuphuke njalo ngengalo, esiphongweni nasemilenzeni. Lokhu
 kwenzelwa abaphansi ukuthi bafike bakhothe Ie nyongo bese kuthi ngokwenze njalo isifo
 sikhothwe ngabaphansi bese evuka qingqo obambekile. Uma kwenzekile owenzelwa
 umhIatshelo edlula emhlabeni ngesikhathi elashwa, leyo nkomo ebekade ihlatshelwe
 ukumelapha ifakwa egodini nayo uma efihlwa, Le nkomo ithathwa njengeneshwa uma
 ingadliwa ingakhonga izifo eziningi ekhaya. VGumede, (2007) uthi:
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Umhlatshelo yinto eyisimanga sangempela ngoba
 umusi oshunqayo uba yiphunga elihle ezinyanyeni
 nakuMvelingqangi. Uma nje izithutha zike
 zahogela, isifo noma izibongo eziphakanyiswayo,
 zivele zifinyelele ngokushesha bese kwenzeka
 njengokwentando yabaphansi.
 OkaKhondlo lapha ubabaza isimanga esenziwa umhlatshelo nokulalela kwabaphansi
 isililo noma ukubonga okulethwa ngabasawadla anhlamvana. Lokhu kukhombisa
 ukujula kwenkolo yamaZulu ebeka wonke amathemba awo kuMvelingqangi okunguyena
 onikeza abaphansi amandla okuthi baphatha impilo yabasaphilayo. Umhlatshelo
 uyingxoxo ejulile ngoba ngawo kunyakazi uMdali uqobo lwakhe. lsilwane esihamba
 phambili ekwenzeni imihlatshelo esizweni samaZulu yinkomo. Yingakho nje inani
 nobumqoka bayo kuphezulu kangaka, lokhu kubonakala ngokuthi uma kungena
 umlobokazi ekhaya, kube kukhona izinkomo ezikhishiwe ezesula abazali bakhe
 izinyembezi.
 3.5.1 Inyama yenkomo yabaphansi
 AmaZulu ayabahlonipha asebadlulela kwelezipho zonke ngokuthi bangababheki
 nabavikeli balabo abasadla anhlamvana. Amathongo ayaphila futhi akubona konke
 okwenziwa phansi komthunzi welanga yingakho-nje kufanele ahlonishwe ngaso sonke
 isikhathi futhi aziswe ngakho konke okwenzeka ekhaya. Bayathokoza abaphansi uma
 kuheleza umoya wenhlonipho ekhaya. Inhlonipho igcizelwa uMthembu, (2000:43): .
 Ukuze umuzi uhlonipheke, kumele ukuba
 abangaphakathi kwawo bawuhloniphe.
 Kuqala yena uSokhaya, ahloniphe amathongo
 omuzi, kanye nabo bonke abadala kunaye
 oyise nabanewabo. Ukuthemeleza
 nokuthethwa kwamadlozi okwenzelwa endlini
 yangenhla noma esibayeni, kwenza ukuba
 umuzi ube nesithunzi uhlonipheke.
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Kungukubahlonipha abaphansi ukuthi baphiwe ukudla ngoba bayaphila. Ukudla okusuke
 kudliwa ekhaya vele kuvela kubo ngakho kufanele baphakelwe. Uma kuhlatshiwe
 ..
 enxulumeni, kuyaziwa ukuthi kukhona ingxenye yenyama ebekwa endlini yangenhla
 lapho bedlela khona. 1? ngxenye yenyama inanzi okwaziwa kamhlophe ukuthi uma
 kuhlatshiwe ihekwa kanye nesicathulo sotshwala emsamo kule ndlu. Abaphansi bayafika
 bazitike ngalokhu kudla okuhlala lapho izinsukwana bese kuthi emuva kwalokho
 kunikezwe asebekhulile ekhaya bakudle. UMsimang, (1975:138) uthi:
 Okunye futhi okubalulekileyo inanzi.
 Yisona sitho esiphiwa abaphansi lesi.
 Sibekwa emsamo kanye nalo ukhamba
 Iwezalukazi. lhlala lapho ize yome
 inanzi. Ukusuka lapho ingadliwa
 isalukazi noma yimuphi umuntu
 osekhuliIe.
 Uma inkomo ehlatshiwe kuyinkomo ebiqondene nokwelapha ekhaya okusuke
 kusingethwe inyanga, kuba nezitho ezithile eyalelwe abaphansi ukuthi akube yizo
 ezizoba ukudla kwabaphansi. Uma inyanga isizigagulile lezo zitho ngokuholwa
 abomhlahlo, ziyathathwa ziyogcinwa emsamo endlini enkulu. Zibekwa lapho ukuze
 zidliwe ngabaphansi njengokudla kwabo. UNtombela, (2007) uthi:
 Thina maZulu sikholelwa ekutheni
 abaphansi bayaphila futhi bayasizwa
 uma sikhuluma. Konke esikwenzayo
 kusekelwe kubo ngoba yibo
 abasinika ukuphila. Ngakho uma
 kunokudla ekhaya kungokwabo,
 Kufanele baphakelwe ukuze
 nabo badle basuthe.
 OkaMahIoOO ugcizelela khona ukuphila kwabaphansi nokuthi uma siluthatha, silubeka
 unyawo, basuke besibona. Uveza ukuthi konke okukhona ekhaya kuvela kubo futhi
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noma sidla kufanele sazi ukuthi bakhona sibaphakele. Konke kusikhombisa ukuthi
 impilo yomuntu onguMzulu incike nkomo ezithutheni, Kusobala ukuthi kufanele
 kugcinwe umthetho nesiko ngoba umuzi akuwona okaSokhaya kepha kukhona
 abawubhekile, okufanele bahlonishwe futhi kugcinwe konke abakudingayo.
 Le nhlonipho egqanyiswayo, eyababonwa ngamehlo okuthi uma behlonishiwe yedlulele
 kwabangabonwa. Uma emzini wakhiwe ilusikompilo, abaphansi baletha izibusiso phezu
 kwawo kuthi izimfamona zikhexe imilomo. Esithabathabeni esakhiwe somuzi kukhona
 umgudu okwehla kwenyuka kuwo abaphansi. Isango lothango lomuzi, libhekene
 nesango lesibaya, Okuthi uma uphakamisa amehlo, ubone intuba iqondane nomnyango
 wasendlini kwethu. Ngaphambi kokuba ungene endlini engenhla, kukhona isikhonkwane
 sezulu naso futhi esiqondane nomlindiziko nensika yendlu. Uma uphumela ngaphandle
 kwendlu, uphakamisela amehlo othangweni welamela intuba. Lo mgudu uyindlela
 okwehla kwenyuka abaphansi kuwo emzini wakhile. Ngenxa yokubakhona
 kwabaphansi, yingakho kufanele ukuthi izinto eziningi zihlonishwe futhi kube
 nentobeko ekhaya eba amakha kwabangamele inxuluma. Lokhu kwenza kuhlale
 kuheleza umoya wentokozo.
 3.5.2 Inkomo yenhloko
 Ngemuva kokuba sekulotsholiwe kusuke sekufanele ukuba olotsholiwe abonakale,
 angafani nezinye izintombi ngokuthi akhehlwe. Umlotsholwa usuke eseyingoduso
 sekulungiselelwa ukuba ayogcagca ngoba angesine lingafezwanga leli siko elibeka
 imidiyo yokuziphatha kwakhe, futhi nezinsizwa zingabe zisadlalela kuye. Leli siko
 lifana nelesilungu lapho umkhwenyana efaka Iowo amethembisa umshado khona
 indandatho yesethembiso.
 Lo msebenzi wokukhehla ungaqalwa abakhongi okuthi uma sezishaywe zonke, baqhube
 imbuzi noma inkomo baye kubo kangoduso bazocela ukuba ikhehle. Uma betheleka
 kukhala ubu Ki! Ki! Ki! komame ngoba vele basuke belindelwe. Kwesinye isikhathi,
 kuqala yena umukhwe ahIongoze ukuthi usezobakhehlela ingoduso yahoo Uma sekuze
 .".
 kwakhishwa inkomo kwabasuthayo noma imbuzi kulaho abakwazi ukhipha yona,
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iyakhehla ingoduso, kusuke sekwakhiwe imingcele yazungeza ingoduso. Ngemva
 kwalokho abesilisa kufanele bayihloniphe? ngoba vele kusuke sekufana nokuthi
 isingumkamuntu. Omkhulumisa ngezothando angafakwa icala elikhulu kumbe
 ahlawuliswe ngokuzama ukweqa imingcele. Kwabanye ukukhuluma okunjena
 kungabacabangisa kaningi uma becabanga ngesisho sakwaZulu esithi "Oseyishayile
 akakayosi, oseyosile akakayidli kanti noseyidlile udle icala".
 Uhlobo lwenhloko olwenziwayo luba yisicaba ngoba akufanele lube umpotsholozi
 njengolwesalukazi. Kusuke kungasensuku zatshwala ukuba ziwushaye. Inhloko
 ngokwesiko laseNtshonaIanga ungayifanisa nendandatho yesethembiso. VMyeni, (2007)
 ubeka kanjena nzalolu daba:
 Phela inhloko yiyona ndandatho yethu thina maZulu.
 Vma nje ingoduso isikhehle inhloko, kufana nokuthi
 isikhiywe ngesikhulu isihluthulelo. Ifana nomuntu
 osegcinelwe usuku lomgcagco. Inkomo lena elethwa
 kubo kangoduso, isho lukhulu ngoba konke uphathelene
 neukomo emsebenzini onjengalona, kuthinta abaphansi.
 Ukuphambana nabo kusho ukuvula isango lemiswazi
 edlalela ekhaya.
 OkaMnguni ufanisa inhloko nendandatho yesethembiso elisiko laseNtshonalanga lokuthi
 oyifakile asheshe acace ukuthi sewethenjiswe umshado. Vphinde aveze ukuthi uma
 [ntombi isifake inhloko, isiphila ngaphansi kwemidiyo ethize yempilo, Ingoduso isuke
 isilindele usuku olukhulu lokusina kwayo.
 Inkomo noma imbuzi ehlatshwayo ukufeza 10 msebenzi iyabikwa kwabaphansi ngoba
 kusuke kufanele bakwazi konke okwenzekayo. Kungaba liphutha elikhulu ukuthi babone
 sekuphithizela-nje ekhaya kodwa bengazi ukuthi kwenzekani. Abenze lokho bangagcina
 bedliwe yizinswazi zemiswazi yabaphansi.
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 3.5.3 Inkomo yokuncamisa
 Njengoba singeke siwe isilwane enxulumeni kungazange kwabikwa kwabaphansi,
 kuqalwa ngalokho. Baye babikelwe ukuthi le nkomo ezowa eyokufisela umntwana
 inkambo nendlela enhle njengoba esesendleleni eya emendweni. Le nkomo ehlatshwayo
 kuthiwa inkomo yomncamo ngoba isuke incamisa umntwana ebuntombini esezongena
 kwelinye izinga. Abakhulile besimame basuke besina bededelani beyala umntwana
 ukuthi aze aziphathe kahle emendweni ngoba kukwamfazi ongemame. Uma benza
 lokhu, umntwana usuke ebambe insika yakwabo emgonqweni okuyiyona emenza aqine
 nalapho eya khona. Onezinyembezi ezisezinkopheni usuke eseqalile ukuzidedela ngalesi
 sikhathi, zehle ngezihlathi adamane ezesula kancane. Ukwehlukana nekini akumnandi
 ngoba ngisho amasi ayo inkomo lena adliwa ngemva kwemidanti ethile. Ozoba
 umphelekezeli kamakothi oyingane azofike ayithume isuke isiqokiwe abomndeni.
 Ngosuku lomcimbi kufika umkhongi eselande udwendwe ephethe imali yokukhipha
 umthimba, Kuqala wayefika nezinhlamvu ezimbili zobuhlalu, angene agelekeqele
 endlini enomntwana bese ethi: "Ngithi aluphume udwendwe", Uye anikezwe icansi
 ahlale manzonzwana ngasemnyango ngoba kuwo lowo mnyama, izintombi zingangena
 zimthele ngobulongwe. Lokhu knsuke kungumdlalo osuke ulindelwe ukuthi ungenzeka.
 Uma ehleli lapho usuke esenikezwe inyama esikwe kuyo le eyinsonyama yontwana.
 Ngesikhathi santambaina abantu baphiwa inyama notshwala basine bazibethele
 ngobuningi babo ngoba uSokhaya usuke ememile kukhona nezinduna ezizohamba
 nabantwana endleleni zibabheke. USokhaya ube esephuma eya endlini enomntwana
 eseyomembathisa njengokwesiko abe muhle ngokwedlulele. UMsimang, (1975:279)
 uthi:
 Yilona futhi leli langa lapho umntwana
 ezofakwa iminyakanya, ihlangane
 nezinyongo esezigcwele ekhanda.
 Lokhu kuvunuliswa ngale ndlela knsuke kungokokuqala nokokugcina emntwaneni ngoba
 ngemva kwalokhu usuke esezibophezele ekuganeni. lzinyongo ezigcwele ekhanda
 ; ...
 zichaza khona ukuthi umntwana ubikiwe kwabaphansi ngokulhi kuze kuchitheke igazi.
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3.5.4 Umbeka
 Njengoba leli gama lizisho umbeka inkomo ekhishwa uyise womntwana ebeka ingane
 yakhe lapho iyogana khona. Kwezinye izigodi Ie nkomo kuye kucelwe ukuba isale kubo
 kamkhwenyana uma kulotsholwa bese kuthi uma umntwana esegana uyise ambeke
 ngayo. Umbeka kuphinde kube yinkomo uSokhaya ayinikeza indodana yakhe uma
 isiphuma owayo umuzi kube yinkomo ayibeka ngayo emzini omusha. Uma kubekwa
 iNkosi kwazulu kuba nguMkhosi omkhulu kuhlatshwe izinkomo eziningi ukuze kudle
 amabutho asuke ehambele 10 mcimbi. Ezinkomeni ezihlatshwayo kukhona lena eba
 mqoka kakhulu ebizwa ngokuthi umbeka ngoba iyona okusuke kungeyokubeka iNkosi.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:54) bathi:
 lnkomo enikezwa indodakazi eya ernzini
 kuthiwa uyise indodakazi yakhe uyibeka ngayo
 ewayo. Nenkomo ehlatshiswa inkosi emva
 kokubekwa kwayo kuthiwa ngumbeka. Abanye
 bat hi nenkomo ehlatshwayo ngokulawula
 kwenyanga uma ikade isebenza ernzini wendoda
 ibizwa ngalo Ieli gama kuthiwa futhi ishoba.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo (1992) bayavumelana ngokuthi Ie nkomo ihlobene nokubeka
 umntwana ernzini kanye nokubeka iNkosi esikhundleni. Abafike bakuthasisele ukuthi
 nenkomo ehlatshwe ngokulawnla kwenyanga uma kade isebenza ernzini wendoda ibizwa
 ngombeka. Kungenzeka ukuthi lokhu kususelwa ekutheni uma inyanga isisebenzile
 isuke isikubekile okwayo okungeke kuze kususwe omunye umuntu. Inkomo Ie ehlatshwa
 ngemva kokusebenza isuke isiqinisa okubekiwe ukuthi kuvikele abomndeni ezitheni
 kanye nakuyo yonke imimoya emibi engahlasela umuzi.
 Le nkomo ibabeka ngaphansi kompheme wokuphephela ukuze bezwakaie uma
 benezinkinga, naphezu kwedwala lapho umuzi ungeze wawiswa yiziphepho zezinkinga
 nemikhuhlane ibe umsele omkhulu ukuze umuzi ungakhukhulwa yizikhukhula zempilo.
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Yigazi, umswani nenyongo yale nkomo ebabela uthathe Iwezinkinga nezinkathazo,
 izinhlupheko notavatava ukuba kungabi ubuhanguhangu obungashisa umuzi buwuqede.
 3.5.5 Inkomo yodondolo
 Njengoba igama Iizisho lona ukuthi "udondolo", lisho induku yokudondolozela. Lapha
 libhekiswe enkomeni kamakoti anikezwa yona uma ehamba eya emzini. Kuvamise
 ukuthi kube yinkabi inkomo yodondolo. Kunezizathu ezimbalwa ezenza ukuthi kube
 inkabi. Inkabi iba yinkomo eukulu ekhulile okuthi uma ihlatshwa abantu badle benele
 ngoba inyama isuke iningi. Okwesibili inkabi iyinkomo enamandla ngoba isuke itheniwe
 ingazilandeli izinkomazi bese kuthi onke amandla ayo iwasebenzise ekulimeni uma
 iboshelwe. Esinye isizathu ukuthi njengoba elotsholwe ngezinkomo kwesinye isikhathi
 okuba nezinkabi kuzo, kusho ukuthi sekunguyena ozofike alime amasimu.
 Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi uma umlobokazi efika usuke edondolozela ngokudla
 okuyinyama, kanye nokudla kwasemasimini azokulima yena bese iphela indlala kulowo
 muzi. Ngaphambi kokuba ihlatshwe iyabikwa kwabaphansi njengazo zonke izinkomo
 ezihlatshwayo. Umntwana uye acelelwe indlela enhle ngayo nokuthi abaphansi
 bambheke babe udondolo Iwakhe emendweni. Le nkomo akayithi mbibi umakoti nayo
 uyizila ngoba isuke iqondene naye ngqo. Uyayihlonipha ngoba kuyinkomo
 yokudondolozela, uma engadla yona kungafana nokuthi akasenayo into yokudondolozeJa
 ize iyomfikisa lapho eyokwendela khona. UMjadu, (2007) uthi:
 Uma ingane iphuma ekhaya
 kufanele inikezwe induku yokuma
 phela. Inkomo yodondolo yiyona
 nto yokudondolozela ngapha
 nangapha udondolo lube yinsika
 OkaMjadu (2007) ugcizelela khona ukuthi uma umntwana ephuma ekhaya, uphuma
 engenawo amandla ngoba usuke eshiya lapho inkaba yakhe ikhona. Esikhathini esiningi
 umntwana uthi ephuma kubo esekhale waze wancama abanye baze baquleke bathelwe
 ngamanzi baphelelwe amandla ngenxa yeminjunju yokushiya ikhaya.
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Yile IDIDJUllJU eyenza nenhliziyo ibe mnyama angadli futhi angaphuzi lutho. Le
 ngobhozane elokhu igobhoziJe yezinyembezi iwaqede amandla nya. Yize engayidlile
 inyama kepha imupha amandla, imqinise namadolo axegayo nanentola. Uma esegxolela
 edondolozela uyawathola amandla okucathucathula. Njengoba Ie nkomo ibizwa
 ngodondolo kunomqondo wenduku ende kunomshiza. Induku engasetshenziswa ukuvika
 imikhokha yendlela yasemendweni. Yilo lolu dondolo olungabuye lube yinduku
 yokuchoboza ikhanda lanoma iyiphi inkambaphansi elulimi luxabene engamqhatha
 nomuzi aya kuwo. Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi Ie nkomo yodondolo ifana nenduku kaMose
 ephonswa phansi igile izimangaliso, ishaye itshe kuphume amanzi ibuye ishaye ulwandle
 InvuJeke abantn banyathele emhJabathini owomileyo. Phela izinto zabaphansi ungarhi
 zinomlingo.
 3.5.6 Umqholiso
 Uma uMnumzane ekhombisa injabulo ngomntwana wakhe ukuthi usehambe waze wafika
 ezingeni lapho osekufanele ahambe ayogana khona, uyamqholisa. Lokhu ukwenza ngoba
 ejabulisa umntwana. Kuye kuthi uma selifudumele athumele abafana ukuba balande
 izinkomo. Uma sebebuyile nazo uye abe nenguyazana nabafowabo kanye nalabo
 asebekhulile bomndeni okungabesilisa ebazisa inkomo ezohlatshwa bese ebakhombisa
 yona. Kubizwa umntwana ukuba azoyibona. Ngaphambi kokuthi ihlatshwe, iyabikwa
 kwabaphansi baziswe ngayo nokuthi ngeyani.
 Uma isiwile, kufika iqhikiza lithathe inhlali liyise kumntwana endlini asuke ekuyo,
 Unikezwa yona ashaye ifindo bese ethatha enye inhlali ema phezu kwayo ngezinyawo
 zombili. Lokhu kumbaxambili. Empeleni noma yiyiphi inkomo ehlatshwayo inhlali
 iyaboshwa ukuze abantn abazoyidla bangahanjiswa yizisu. Umntwana usuke enza leso
 siqiniseko. Okwesibili ukubopha izitha nabasokoci ukuba bangasebenzisi Ie nyama
 ukuthakatha bese kuthiwe abantn bayidla kulo muzi. Ukuma phezu kwenhlali
 wukugabadela izitha aze azibeke phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Esinye isizathu ukuthi
 angangenwa yimikhuhlane uma esesemzini.
 Ufakazela lokhu uHlengwa, (2007) uma ethi:
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 Inhlali yeshoba eboshwayo, isuke yenzela
 ulruba impilo yenkomo ibopheke ingasheshi ife.
 KuIisiko ukuthi inkomo ingasheshi ife. Lokhu
 kukhombisa ukuthi umakoti akalula neze futhi
 akazuhabula yonke imimoya emibi ezomenza
 abe buthakathaka yalapha ekhaya.
 Ulflengwa (2007) ukubeka ngokusobala ukuthi inhlali isuke iboshelwe ukuthi inkomo
 ingasheshi ife. Kusuke kuyisifiso sezintombi ukuthi inkomo ingasheshi ife ngoba lokho
 kusuke kungakhombisa ubuthakathaka bomntwana. Inhlali isuke iboshiwe iboshelwe
 ukuthi kungabi IuIa ukuthi inkomo iwe phansi isheshe ife. Lokhu kungakhombisa
 ubuthakathaka bomntwana,
 Ukungasheshi ukuwa kwenkomo kwesaselwa kakhulu yizintombi kubo kwamkhwenyana
 lapha zize zihlabelele khona ingoma emaqondana nokuthi inkomo ingawi. 1? nkomo
 kusuke kuyileyo ehIatshelwe umthimba.
 Izintombi zisuke zijabule zifa uma inkomo ingawi ngoba inhloso yazo isuke iphumelela.
 Yilelo nalelo nxeba liyimfibinga okuwuhIobo lobuhIalu benani elikhulu iNkosi uMpande
 ayevunula ngabo. UMpande wayebongwa ngalobu buhlalu kuNyembezi, (1958:66):
 ArnaSwaz'akhawul' ukumfung' uSornhlola,
 Ayihulul'irnfibinga
 Ngaphakathi kwaNodwengu.
 Kwelinye ihubo elihutshwa yizintombi uma zigoma ngalo inkomo ukuba ingavuki elithi:
 Ayiz'ingalala
 Eyeth'inkomo
 Ayiz'ingalala
 Eyeth'inkorno.
 Omabili ayayitshela ukuba inkorno ingalali kodwa leli likasdsimang, (1975:288)
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 lithethisa inkomo ukuthi noma isiwile ayivuke:
 Ayivukebo!
 Kulezi zinsuku sekukhokhwa imali ngenxeba. Umkhongi uphinde ayihlabe futhi inkomo
 efuna ukuthi iwe kodwa lutho. lzintombi zisuke zicula, UMsimang, (1975:288) uthi
 zithi:
 Inkomo kadade ayivuke!
 Inkomo kadade yalala kanjani?
 Ayivukebo!
 Kuba sengathi inkomo iyazizwa izintombi ngoba ivuka ithi qingqo umkhongi athwale
 kanzima ngoba yilelo nalelo nxeba liyakhokhelwa.
 Umkhongi uphinde ayinyonyobele inkomo azame ukuyigwaza enxebeni zibe zibelesele
 izintombi zicula ukuthi ingawi inkomo. Kuze kuthi ekugcineni iwe bese umkhongi
 ethola ukuphumula. Uma isiwile kuthathwa imfibinga leyo iyonikezwa umakoti bese
 ephuma ephethe isinqindi sakhe. Uma efika esibayeni uyayihluthula futhi inhlali yeshoba
 bese eyivula bese ibandla liqala ukuhlinza. Ngokwesiko lamaZulu abahlinzi abayilokothi
 inkomo bayihlinze engazange ayivule inhlali umniniyo. Lokhu kusuke kungukukhulula
 okuboshiwe ukuze nenyama idliwe ingaphathisi abantu izisu.
 Uma umakoti eseyathile, umkhongi uye aqale umsebenzi wokuhlinza inkomo. Le
 nkomo ihlinzwa ngokukhulu ukucophelela ngoba izitho kufanele zikhishwe ngokufanele.
 Inyongo ibhekwa ngeso lokhozi ngoba isuke isenomsebenzi wayo ezowugcina. Ngalolu
 suku umakoti usuke engasabhincile okomgcagco. Uninazala uyawuhlonipha umzimba .
 kamakoti akawuthinti uma ezomkhumula umthinta ngembuzi ehlatshwayo okuba yiyona
 emnikeza ilungelo lokuthi amkhumule.
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 Uma umkhongi esezoqeda ukuhlinza, kuye kuphume izwi liye elawini lapho kukhona
 khona amaqhikiza nezintombi. Amaqhikiza eza lapho kuhlinzelwa khona ehamba
 nomakoti ofike asike insonyama ngesinqindi sakhe. Konke lokhu kwenzeka umakoti
 ehuba inkondlo yakhe elekelelwa amaqhikiza. Umakoti ubuyela endlini bese kusala
 amaqhikiza ambalwa okuyiwona aba izitho ngokwesiko. Umlenze uyathwalwa usiwe
 kunina kamakoti kuthi omunye udliwe umthimba bese kuthi umkhono unikezwe
 izinsizwa nazo ezingawudleli ernzini kepha ziwosa endleleni uma sezibuyela ekhaya.
 Omunye umkhono wabelwa ikhetho kanye nenhloko namanqina ayo. Isixhanti
 sinikezwa inkosikazi ebingumsinisi ngesikhathi kugcagcwa. Isinqe sinikezwa umkhongi
 omncane bese kuthi umkhongi omkhulu anikezwe imbuzi. lsifuba kuba esomame
 njengokwejwayelekile esikweni lesiZulu. Abanye bathola amavenge nje.
 Inkomo yokucola uyise womntwana yona iyahlinzwa ayenziwa lutho kepha iyathwala
 iyodIiwa emzini wakhe.
 Abaphansi bayajabula uma konke kubikwa kubo ngoba konke okuphathelene
 nabaphilayo kusezandleni zabo.
 UDonda, (1997:3) uthi:
 Inkomo iyakwazi ukuba ixhumanise imindeni
 emibili eganiselanayo ukuba ibe wumndeni
 owodwa. Uma kuhlatshwa inkomo
 kwamkhwenyana nakwamakoti, kuphambane
 izinanzi kusuke kungadlalwa. Abaphansi
 banhlangothi zombili basuke sebehlangene.
 Okubili sekuyinto eyodwa nokukodwa
 sekuyizinto ezimbili. Kuwububili bobunye
 nobunye bobubili, Ngisho engafa umakoti
 ubukhwenyana bomkhwenyana ngeke
 busaphela ekhweni lakhe. Yizinkorno-ke lezo.
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 OkaDonda (1997) ubeka ukuthi lezi zinkomo ezihlatshwayo zisuke zingahlatshelwa
 ukuthi kutholakale inyama ezodliwa-nje kuphela kodwa kusuke kuxhunyaniswa
 abaphansi bemindeni ernibili. Ukuphanjaniswa kwezitho ezithile kusuke kukhombisa
 ukuthi imindeni emibili isihlangene yaba munye. Ugcizelela ukuthi lobu bunye obusuke
 buhlanganiswa busuke sekungubunye obungeke behlukaniswe ngisho noyedwa umuntu.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi okuhlanganiswe ngamadlozi kusuke kubusiwe wuMvelingqangi.
 Okuhlanganiswe ngezwi nangemvume kaSimakade umuntu nje phaqa ngeke
 akwehlukanise. Umlilo osuke wokhiwe wabaswa usuke usuzovutha kuze kube phakade.
 Kuseyinduku kamaphamba namanje lokhu okusbiwo abeFundisi abathi uma beshadisa
 bese bethi:
 Sengimemezela ukuthi laba bobabili,
 sebeyindoda nomfazi beze behlukaniswe wukufa.
 Kouke lokhu kusuke kwenziwa yizinkomo ezakhishwa kulotsholwa kanye nalezo
 ezihlatshwa uma kuhlanganiswa imindeni. Nangalena kokufa isekhona futhi iyaphila
 imindeni. Ingaphela kanjani ngoba phela yaboshwa ngosinga olungagqabukiyo
 okuyigazi lezinkomo. AbabaiekiIe emendweni bayovinjwa yilelo gazi, inyongo kanye
 nomswani wenkomo yomqholiso. Abahlale emendweni baze bafela khona abanikazi
 bezinkomo ezalobolayo bayobahlangabeza ngamahubo, ukusina, ukugiya kanye
 nangemililizelo yomama, ogogo kanye nokhokhokazi bomndeni.
 3.5.7 Imbeleko
 Igama elitbi imbeleko limbaxambili ngoba ngokwesiko lamaZulu kungakhulunywa ngalo
 kubhekiswe kulezi zinto. Imbeleko yokuqala yilena eyenziwa ngokuthi kushukwe
 isikhumba sembnzi ukuze ngaso kutetwe umntwana ozelwe. Uma esephumelele
 umlobokazi uya kubo uma efika baye bamhlabele imbuzi bese kutbi isikhumba sayo
 senze imbeleko yomntwana. Uma esekhulile umntwana, iyabekwa ukuze iphinde
 isetshenziswe ukuteta abanye.
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 Enye imbeleko inkomo ekhishwa nguyise wendodakazi ayinekeza indodakazi yakhe uma
 iyogana. Le nkomo iba yifa labantwana bendodakazi bese kuthi izinkomo ezizalwa yile
 nkomo ziba yifa lezingane. Uma ubheka imbeleko, iyikho konke emntwaneni. Imbeleko
 ivikela umntwana emakhazeni, umame uyithwala ngayo ingane aze afike lapho eya
 khona. Imbeleko yakhiwe ngesikhumba, ngakho ayigugi kalula. Uma umuntu ehleli
 kah1e futhi ephethwe kah1e kuthiwa "uphakathi komhlane nembeleko". Lokhu kusho
 ukubusa noma ukuphepha kuzo zonke izivunguvungu nezivuvaba zomhlaba. Yingakho
 nje Ie mbeleko eyinkomo kungabhekiswa kuyo njengomkhuseli nomvikeli.
 3.5.8 Umthothongo
 Ngale nkomo kuxhunyaniswa imindeni emibili ukuba ibe ubunye bobubili nobubili
 bobunye.. UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Umthothongo inkomo emqoka kakhulu ngoba
 eyokuxhumanisa izinyanya zanxazonke. Kufanele
 lokhu kwenzeke ngoba umuntu usuke esezoguqula
 isibongo sakubo abizwe ngesisha. Esikweni
 lesintu uma kuzokwenzeka uguquko kufanele
 kuchitheke igazi.
 OkaMalandela uyibona kuyinkomo emqoka kakhulu lena ngoba iqukethe amandla
 okuguqula isibongo sakwamakoti sibe yisibongo sakwamkhwenyana. Yile nkomo edala
 -ukuba abaganiseleneyo bahlanganiswe usinga olungagqashukiyo oluyigazi lale nkorno.
 Ukuphila kusezandleni zabaphansi kanti ukuxhumana nabo yikho okwenza ukuthi odla
 anhlamvana aphile ngokwentando yabo. Uveza ukuthi amandla ezinkomo zelobolo
 akwazi ukuguqula isibongo somuntu. Urna umuntu engasinanga emzini uthathwa
 njengomuntu ongaphelele ngoba akahlanganyeli nesimame uma sidla kanti noma
 kukhona inguyazana yamakhosikazi omuzi yena akabi yingxenye yayo. Ukuphalala
 kwegazi lenkomo nokukhipha amabheka okuguqula sonke lesi simo.
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 3.5.9 Vmphako
 Kuba sekuthandeni kukaSokhaya ukuba anikeze indodakazi yakhe umphako urna ibanga
 ayogana kulo liqhelile. Kubonakala ngokukhipha le nkomo ukuthi leyo#ngane eyogana
 izalwa nguMnumzane osuthayo.
 Uma umakoti eyogana abamphelekezelayo basuke bethwele imithwalo nokudla,
 Kwesinye isikhathi ibanga liba lide phakathi kwakubo karnakoti nomkhwenyana kuze
 kuhanjwe kuphunyulwa endleleni. Njengoba kuhanjwa umashayandowonye nawo
 awuzibeki phansi kufanele kubuye kudliwe. Yikho lokhu okwenza oSokhaya ukuba uma
 umntwana ephuma enzelwe umphako ngokuba kuhlatshwe inkomo ebizwa ngokuthi
 umphako. Le nkomo ingnmphako kamakoti nomthimba okufanele bawudle endleleni
 uma kuyogcagcwa. Lapho abaphumula khona bamisa insika ngokuba bazitika ngokudla
 nangenyama yale nkomo.
 3.5.10 Isihlangu
 Uma kutshalwa uMnumzane noma iNkosi kuye kuhlatshwe inkorno zoma izinkomo.
 Uma kunguMnumzane, kuhlatshwa inkomo eyodwa okuvamise ukuthi kube yinkabi
 emnyama. Lesi sikhumba esimnyama sikhombisa ukuzila ngoba ukufa kuthathwa
 njengento enomnyama futhi ezilelwayo. lsikhumba sayo silungiswa kahle ukuze
 ngosuku lokufihla uMnumzane asongwe ngaso. Uma kukhotheme iNkosi, kuye kuwe
 ezimbili izinkabi, emhlophe nemnyama. lzikhumba zazo zenza wona 10 msebenzi
 .wokusonga oNgangezwe lakhe uma eseyobekwa endaweni yakhe yokugcina.
 3.5.11 Imvala
 lzingane uma zikhula ekhaya abazali kanye nalabo abadala kunazo bayaziyala
 maqondana nokuziphatha uma umuntu engumuntu wesifazane oyintombazane.
 Ukuziphatha kahle kwamantombazane kwenza ukuthi abazali baziqhenye ngawo kuze
 kuholele lapho abenzela izingane zabo eziziphethe kahle irnicimbi yokwemula. Lokhu
 kuziphatha kahle kwamantombazane kuze kugqugquzelwe ngisho nawuNomthebe
 wesizwe ngokuthi njalo-nje ngonyaka kube noMkhosi Womhlanga. Lo mkhosi
 wenganyelwa oNgangezwe Iakhe lapho izintombi eziyizintombi nto ziletha umhlanga
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 kuye, ngemuva kokuthoIa iziyaIo komame ezimaqondana nokuziphatha kahIe
 ikakhuIukazi ukuzitluba ukuya ocansini. Noma kunjaIo kuba khona abazeqayo iziyaIo
 bakhulelwe kungakafaneli. Uma umuzi woMnumzane ungcolisiwe kusuke kufaneIe
 ugezwe. Okunye okungangcolisa umuzi woMnumzane kungaba ukukhuIeIwa kwengane
 ekhaya ingakagcagci. OkhuIelisile kufanele ajeziswe ngokuthi awugeze umuzi
 woMnumzane ngoba Iokhu okusuke kwenzeke kuwo kusuke kuIichiIo. lnkomo
 ekhishweIwa 10 msebenzi kuthiwa imvala. Igeza ikhaya kanye nezintombi zesigodi.
 3..5.12 Umemulo
 Lona ngumkhosi onesasasa eIikhulu kweIikaMthaniya. Akuwona nje umcimbi
 owenzeIwa noma yiphi intombi kodwa wenzelwa leyo eziphathe kahIe yaze yafika
 esigabeni esithile sokuthi isingaqoma. 1.0 mcimbi ugqugquzeIa amantombazane ukuthi
 aziphathe kahIe aze abe sezingeni Iapho asengaqoma khona. Intombi ekhuIe yaze yafika
 kuIeIi zinga lokuthi isingaqoma izincweba inquIu ngokuziphatha kahle kwayo.
 Esigodini kunezintombi nje eziziqhenyayo zingazigqizi qakala izesheli eziqhamuka nxa
 zouke. Lokhu kuzithiba kwenza uyise womntwana aziqhenye ngokuziphatha kwengane
 yakhe kuthi uma eyemuIisa enze umcimbi ngenhIiziyo yakhe emhlophe. UMsimang,
 (1975:245) uthi:
 Kwakwenzeka ukuba kuthi phakathi
 kwendawo intombi enhIe nebabazekayo,
 ikiziqhenye, igqajaze ngobuhle nobuntombi
 bayo. 2JyesheIe izinsizwa ekuseni
 nantambama, zize zizishaye ngezindlebe
 ematsheni kepha kube zithela amanzi edadeni
 entombini yakwabo kokunye izidla
 ngobuntombi nje, iphakamisa nesikhundIa
 sikayise, okwakungahle kwenzeke ukuba
 kanti uyinduna noma isikhulu sezwe
 UMsimang (1975) uveza ukuthi iluphi uhlobo Iwentombi oIufaneIe ukuba IwenzeIwe
 umcimbi womemuIo. UsivezeIa ukuthi ezinye izintombi ziziphatha kahle ngenxa
 yokuhlonipha abazali kanye nezikhundIa zabo emphakathini. Uma intombi izidla
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 ngobuntombi bayo ayisheshi ithatheke amazwi ezesheli kodwa ivele ikhumbule
 isikhundla sikayise kanye nemfundiso yokuziphatha ekhuliswe ngayo. Kuyabonakala
 ukuthi imfundiso eqinile ingane ekhule ngayo kuthi noma isikhulile ingasuki kuyo.
 Iyayigomoshela iyenze ukuba ibe ngeyayo. Vile mfundiso eyenza ingane ingafuni
 ukuhlazisa abazali bayo. Ibheka phansi ezimpandeni ikhohlwe nya yiziyendane.
 Njengoba 10 mkhosi kungumkhosi wokubonga, onina bamantombazane bagqugquzela
 izingane zabo ukuba ziziphathe kahle ukuze oyise bazemulise. Uma intombi izwe
 ithatheka yisoka elithize, ibilicela ukuba liyilinde kuze kwedlule 10 mkhosi. Uma
 lizimisele nalo lenza njengoba liceliwe. Kusobala ukuthi 10 mcimbi wenzelwa intombi
 esikhulile okufanele ukuthi ngabe isiqomile kodwa ingakaqomi ngoba ijabulisa abazali
 bayo futhi nayo isazigqaja ngobuntombi bayo. Nakuzo lezi zinsuku zisemuliswa
 izintombi kwelikaMageba.
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 ISAHLUKO SESINE
 4.0 UKUMISA, IZITHO NEMIBALA YEZINKOMO
 4.1 Isingeniso
 Umuntu onguMzulu uma esekuchazele ukuthi inkomo imise kanjani nanokuthi imbala
 muni, ungavele uyikhombe uma uyibona ngoba ukuthatha akubeke ngamehlo engqondo,
 bukhanye buthi bha ubunjalo benkomo. Ukumisa nemibala yenkomo okufakwa ekhanda
 umkhongi uma esayomemeza ezomlomo eyokokha umlilo emzini wendoda. Ukujula
 kolimi lwesiZulu okwenza ukuthi imibala yezinkomo kube uzichaza uma kukhongwa
 ngoba zisuke zingekho uma kusazocelwa isihlobo esihle. Lobu buchwepheshe busukela
 enduIo futhi akukho umuntu ongaveIa obala atsheIe abantu ukuthi imibala nokumisa
 kwezinkomo kwaqanjwa nguye. Ukubuka ukuthi umbala wayo unjani nokuthi imise
 njengani okudala ukuthi kuthiwe injalo. Uma isihlatshiwe futhi kwaZuIu izitho zenkomo
 zaziwa ngamagama azo futhi kuyaziwa ukuthi bangobani abadli baleso naleso sitho.
 Izitho zabiwa ngokuthi inkomo ehlatshiwe ihlatshelwe muphi umsebenzi. Ukukhuluma
 okuningi okunongiwe kususelwa enkomeni kubalula umbala, ukumisa kanye nezitho
 zayo. Lokhu kwenziwa indIeIa ekhonzwe ngayo kwaZulu.
 4.2 Ukumisa
 Akekho umuntu ongazishaya esifubeni athi ukumisa kwezinkomo kwaqanjwa nguye
 kwelakwaZuIu. Ukumisa kwezinkomo kubaluleke njengernibala yazo ngoba kubuchaza
 ngokwanele ubunjalo benkomo. Ukuchaza inkomo ngalezi zinto ezimbili, umbala
 nokumisa kwayo lrudinga umuntu ongafuniseIi kodwa onembayo, angachezuki ngisho
 nakancane. Ukumisa kwezinkomo kudala njengaye uZulu futhi kuyifa elicebisa ulimi
 IwesiZulu, okwenza aziqhenye ngalo ngobuhlakani bokwenza umehIuko. Izimpondo
 zenkomo zibalulekile ngoba inkomo ichazwa ngazo. Uma isihlatshiwe ukhanda Iwayo
 olubekwa ngaphezu komnyango endlini engenhla, inkomo iIwa ngazo, kubalula
 ukubophela inkomo enezimpondo ngoba ibanjwa ngazo ingene ejokeni. Izimpondo
 zenza amagudu okubhema. Izimpondo ziyabhotshozwa zenziwe izingubhu ezikhalayo
 .r-.
 uma zifutbwa, zibanga umsindo ongabiza ngawo imbizo. Kuchathwa ngazo uma
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 sezilungisiwe zavulwa imbobo ngapha ezicije ngakhona zasheleliswa kahle. Kwenziwa
 izinto eziningi zokuhlobisa ngazo njengezithombe zezinyoni nje.
 Uma kuzolotsholwa umkhongi uqale azisho ngemibala nangokumisa kwazo izinkomo
 uma ememeza esangweni lomnumzane ezokokha umlilo. UGcumisa nozakwabo,
 (1992:5) bathi usuke eseqedile umkhongi uma emane wathi nje:
 Ekubaleni kwami amabheka ngiphetha ngobikibiki
 ompondozamnenke onkwazinkwazi.
 Lokhu kuveza umqondo ogcwele wokuthi inkomo leyo eyani, ekabani, imise kanjani
 nokuthi imbala muni. Uma umkhongi eke waphambuka emazwini akhe omlomo,
 kubakubi kakhulu lokho uma uyise womtwana esebona ukuthi akuhambisani
 nokwakushiwo umkhongi. Yingakho nje udaba lokukhonga ludinga ofakazi.
 Kwesinye isikhathi amaZulu ukumisa kwezinkomo akususela ekutheni zifana nani,
 kwasekuba ukumisa kwazo lokho njalo. Uma sithatha igama elithi inkomo
 impondozanenke, uma uyibuka Ie nkomo izimpondo zayo zifana nezomnenke ngempela
 ngoba zime zabheka phezulu njengezimpondo zawo. Lokhu kusikhombisa ulwazi
 olunzulu lokwazi izilwane bese kuqhathaniswa okuthile kwazo. Ornunye angathi
 ingcungu inyoni ensundu ngokuphaphathekile, enomlomo omude ocijile. Ukucija
 kwezimpondo kungafaniswa nokucija komlomo wengcungu.
 Ukumisa kwazo okunhlobonhlobo:
 Uvava: Inkomo ikakhulukazi inkunzi enezimpondo ezicijile.
 Ngenxa yokubakhona kobuciko bomlomo esizweni samaZulu, sithola IeIi gama selivela
 ngisho ezibongweni zeSilo uBhejane phum'esiqiwini. Uma igweba enye kusheshe
 kucace ngoba kubabomvu manje lapho kwedlule khona uphondo Iwayo olucijile. Uma
 inkunzi iluvava isuke imise kahle ngoba ivamise ukuzilimaza izinkunzi zakweminye
 imizi. Inkunzi uma inguvava abafana bakulowo muzi baze bayelekelele ngokuthi bacije
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 izimpondo zayo zibe yinungu ukuze kuthi uma igweba enye, kusheshe kubonakale.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:270 bathi:
 Uvavalwenkunzi yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo
 Ayigweb'ichoma ngazo zombili.
 Shintsha!
 Ushintsh'ibhulak'fesi mntakaNdaba
 Walenz'idina
 Kuvela ngokusobala lapha ukuthi oNgangezwelakhe ubizwa ngovava Iwenkunzi. Lokhu
 kuveza umqondo wokuthi unamandla futhi akubo bonke abantu abangamelana naye.
 Ezinye izinlrunzi zikwazi ukugweba ngophondo olulodwa kodwa yena ugweba ngazo
 zombili, lokho kukhombisa ukuba yingozi kwakhe. Lokhu kususelwa esigamekweni
 sokubekwa kwakhe okwaba urnzukuzuku ngoba owayelibamba wayengasafuni
 ukudedela isihlalo sobukhosi. Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi inyosi ibhekise kuMntwana
 wakwaPhindangene uma ikhuluma ngophondo lwesibili olugwebayo. Lokhu kungasho
 amandla aso iSilo njengoNomthebe wesizwe kanye namandla kaMntwana
 wakwaPhindangene iNkosi yakwaButhelezi njengoNdunankulu kazulu bese kuqhamuka
 ukugweba ngazo zombili. UMntwana wakwaPhindangene wabamba iqhaza elikhulu
 ukulwela ukuba iSilo esibusayo sithathe isihlaIo sobuKhosi.
 Igodla: Inkomo enophondo olulodwa olubheke phansi.
 Uma sibheka igama elithi godla, kuba ngokusobala ukuthi uphondo lwenkomo kufanele
 luphume lubheke phezulu noma eceleni. Uma ubuka igodla libhekiswe ekumiseni
 kwenkomo, kuveza umqondo wokuthi ukungami kwalolu phondo njengolunye kuba
 sengathi kukhona into oluyigodlile ngoba lugoba njengesandla uma kukhona
 esikugodlile. Ukugodla kubuye kusho ukungayikhiphi enye into kodwa uyifake ngasese
 noma ekhwapheni knbe nengcosana ekhishwayo noma kungakhishwa lutho. Ukumisa
 okunjena kwenkomo kuyenza ukuthi kuthi kungazele muntu, ubone isiyigwebile enye
 ngenxa yokuthi lolu phondo olubukeka sengathi lugodlile uma lusetshenziswa kahle,
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 ayikwazi ukuluvika okuliwa nayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi isuke igodle lukhulu ngalo.
 UMiller,(1957:128) uveza indoda eyayifihle irnbazo ifuna ukugenca uMamisa ngayo:
 Umuntu kafi kaningi, ufa kanye. Uyindoda wena?
 Ubungangibulali ngani laphaya emkhandlwini?
 Ngabe ukutholile okukufanele; wena
 sigodlambazwana. Kaze angiphendula.
 sasihlikihlelana ngobuso, ngangiyozwa uma
 ekhuluma.
 Njengoba uMamisa wayebhekene nalesi sikhwanyalala esasigodle imbazo, kuyabonakala
 ukuthi wayezofa eshunqa ukuba wayengafundanga ekumiseni kwenkomo eyigodla ukuthi
 inqotshwa ngokusondela kuyo ungasuki.
 Igoqo: Inkomo enezimpondo ezisontanele emuva.
 Lezi zimpondo ziba nokufrngqana noma ukuqoqana ngokushesha zase zibheka emuva.
 Lezi zimpondo ziba yisithiyo uma kulwa izinkomo ngoba akulula ukuqondisa izimpondo
 ngenxa yokusonteka kwazo. Leli gama futhi livumelana naleli elithi umgoqo elisho
 isithiyo esilugodo lokuvala esangweni okwenza nazo lezi zimpondo zenze umsebenzi
 ofanayo. UDonda, (1999:52) uveza ihubo elithinta umgoqo uma ethi:
 Kwaphel'abantu!
 Susa 10 mgoq'ovimb'okhalweni.
 Aphel'amabhungu,
 Impi iyoz' ilwe nini?
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 Ukuba yisithiyo kwezimpondo zegoqo kuhambelana ncamashi nokuba yisithiyo
 komgoqo osuke uvimbela izinkomo ukuba -ziphume esibayeni, kanye nobunsizwa
 obuvimbela izitha ukuba zingene ezweni leNkosi.
 Insizwa: Inkomo yenduna engenampondo. Kuthiwa futhi yisithulu. Kuyashiwo futhi
 nokuthi yinqudulu. Le nkomo ayimili izimpondo njengezinye ekukhuleni kwayo.
 Kungenzeka ukuthi kuthiwa insizwa njengoba isuke impumpununu ingenampondo
 njengomuntu. Ikhanda lomuntu alinazo izimpondo ngakho awukho umehluko phakathi
 kwenhloko yale nkomo nekhanda lomuntu. Ubuciko bomlomo obukhona esiZulwini
 buyavela ezibongweni "zikalvlbomboshe omnyama", UNyembezi, (1958:50) uthi:
 Ithol' elinsizwa lakokaDonda,
 Elihambe liwakhahlel'amany'amathole,
 Izingazi zaphuma ngamaphumulo,
 Ngemva kokuphangalala kweLembe eleqa amanye amalembe ngokukhalipha, kwacaca
 ukuthi kwakuzosuka eyomndeni sekubangwa ukuthi ubani owayezongena esikhundleni
 sobukhosi. Umfowabo kaShaka uNgwadi waba ngabanye ababulawa kuqala ngenxa
 yokuthi wayenabalandeli abaningi ababenganqoba uma kuphakwa impi.
 Kwasekubhekeke ukuba umbango ube phakathi ktikaDingane noMhlangana kodwa
 ngokusizwa uMkabayi uDingane wakwazi ukusa uMhlangana kwagoqanyawo, kwase
 kusaIa uMpande owayethathwa njengesilima umfowabo uDingane futhi engenandaba
 naye ngenxa yalesi simo sakhe. Urna imbongi ibhekisa kuDingane ithi ithole elinsizwa
 lakokaDonda elihambe liwakhahlela amanye amathole, ubhekise kuye uDingane
 owabulala abafowabo ngoba efuna isihlalo sobukhosi.
 Umsebenzi wobuciko bomlomo ucaca kahle uma igama lenkomo lifihliwe njengoba
 kuvela kuNyembezi, (1958:21):
 I1ang'eliphume linsizwa,
 Lathi liphezulu lansasa
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 Ilang'eliphandl'elinye ngemisebe,
 Ngoba liphandl'e1aseMthandeni.
 Lapha kungathekiswa uShaka njengelanga kumbe iNkosi engumkhanyiseli nomfudumezi
 wezizwe kepha efana nenkomo ensizwa kumbe inqudulu noma inqukwe okuyinkomo
 engenampondo. Lokhu kucacisa ukungabi namabutho ngoba akekho owayecabanga
 ukumeseka. Ukuphakama kwelanga ukuhamba kwezikhathi ukuqiniswa kwezivuvaba
 ezamenza abuhlwithe ubukhosi. Kwaphela ukuba yinkomo ensizwa waba wuvava
 wamgoba amandiki uPhakathwayo iNkosi yakwaQwabe. Ukuhlaba kwelanga lixhophe
 ukuphandla. Lokhu kungathekiswa neklwa elalivula inkebenkebe yenxeba okwakuthi
 uma umuntu eligeza afumane ukuthi Iijulile. Ingalo iphume isikhabathise ngegazi
 okuyisimo esifana nesiphandla. Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi alisekho nsizwa leli langa
 kodwa selinsasa. Lapha kusetshenziswe isu lokuphica lokuthathwa into engaphili ilanga
 lenziwe isilwane. lsiphicaphicwano seziphicaphicwano wukuba leyo nto esiyisilwane
 idlulele ekubeni wumuntu.
 Isihleza: Inkomo enophondo olulodwa olunye selwaphuka.
 Kwesinye isikhathi kuyenzeka kungabi uphondo olulodwa oluhlephukile kodwa kube
 yizo zombili. Kuthiwa isihleza ngoba uma ulubuka uphondo Iwenkomo ngaphakathi
 lufana nehleza eseligunyuzwe ummbila noma eselidliwe umuhlwa kwasala
 ::rnazengezenge afana ncimishi nophondo oluhlephukile.
 Amahlawe noma ihlawe: Inkabi enezimpondo eziIengeIa phansi kwamehlo futhi
 ezixegayo.
 Le nkomo uma imila izimpondo zivela zibheke phansi futhi zixega. Kuyabonakala
 ukuthi uma amahlawe elwa, Ie nkomo elwa nawo imane izenzele umathanda. Kucaca
 kahle futhi ukuthi lezi zimpondo ezinje, aziyelekeleli ukugweba. Lesi simo siyadabukisa
 usibuka-nje. Kuyacaca nkuthi Iinye isu engalisebenzisa inkomo emise kanje, ukuba uma
 kuza isitha sayo imbe imbulule;
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 Umkhombe: Inkabi enezimpondo eziphambene. Olunye lubheka phansi olunye lubheka
 phezulu.
 Leli gama Iisuselwa ohlobeni lukabhejane noma umkhombe olunomlomo omkhulu othi
 awube namagumbi amane aIinganayo. Uphondo noma izimpondo zalesi silwane
 zingenhIa kwekhaia zibheke phezulu. Uphondo Iwale nkomo olubheke phezulu lumise
 okophondo lomkhombe, yingakho ibizwa ngokuthi umkhombe. Kukhona isaga
 esisuselwa kulo leli gama esithi: lmikhombe iyenana. Lesi saga sichaza ukuthi umuntu
 usiza Iowa omsizayo.
 Impoxela: Inkomo enezimpondo ezikhulile zabheka phezulu. Kubuye kuthiwe
 isiphondo noma uphixongo. Ivame ukuba ncane ngornzimba kube sengathi izimpondo
 ziyayesinda.
 Lokhu kumisa kususelwa kumuntu omncane ngornzimba omfishane futhi olinono obizwa
 ngokuthi umphoxela. Lo muntu ubhashile futhi womelele. Uma kuziwa enkomeni nayo
 impoxela kuligama elisukela egameni elithi umphoxela incane ngornzimba. Leli gama
 elithi impoxela lakheke ngokuthi kubulawe umphephethwa u -h- ngenxa yokuba khona
 kukamankankane u-rn- bese kuguqulwa unkamisa wokuqaIa walo u-u- bese
 kuphongozwa ngesiqaIa sebizonto u-i- kanjena:
 Umphoxela=impoxela
 Umndlovu: Inkabi enezimpondo ezisuka zibheke phansi, kokunye bese ziyalenga
 eceleni kobuso kanti kokunye ziIengela ngaphambi kwamehIo.
 Lezi zimpondo zibizwa kanjena zisuselwa ekumeni komboko wendlovu okuthi uma
 ingawusebenzisi ume ubheke phansi phambi kwamehIo ayo njengoba kumise izimpondo
 zale nkomo. UmehIuko phakathi kwamahlawe nomdlovu wukuthi izimpondo zamahlawe
 ziyaxega kepha ezomdlovu ziqinile azixegi. Yikho u~fsimang, (s.a.83) epha umthakathi
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 uZangaza izibongo zokuthi uyinkunzi emdIovu, inkunzi emise kabi ngenxa yezimpondo
 ezibheke phansi kodwa egwaza ishonise phansi njengokumisa kwayo. Kuyabonakala
 ukuthi uMsimang(s.a.) usebenzise ukumisa kwenkomo ukuze aqinise umsebenzi wakhe
 wobuciko. Esebenzisa into eyisilwane ebe eqonde umuntu:
 Angisiye yini ushishiliza kwelimahole
 limshaye limbhedule? Inkunzi emdlovu,
 inkunzi emise kabi. Inkunzi eyabuzwa
 ngamadoda okhalweni athi: "Bafana,
 inkunzi yakini ihlaba kanjani lokhu imise
 yabhekisa phansi." Bathi abafana:
 "Ihlaba ibhekise phansi njengokumisa
 kwayo." Uyadlala udlala ngoZangaza.
 Lapha uMsimang (s.a.) uveza uhodoba womthakathi uZangaza enikeza UMaSibisi
 umuthi wokubulala izingane zaseGugwini umuzi kaThwala. Umbongela amfanise
 nenkunzi emdIovu evusa umbuzo ngaso sonke isikhathi uma abantu beyibuka bazibuza
 ukuthi igweba kanjani? lsithombe senkunzi emdlovu lesi esivezwa umlobi kulezi
 zibongo zikaZangaza.
 lnkobongela: Inkomo enezimpondo ezisontene. Kubuye kuthiwe insontela noma
 impothane.
 Le nkomo inezimpondo ezinsongensonge kuhle kwezimpondo zenyala ezisongene
 zabheka phezulu. Akukho okumangalisayo ngazo ngaphandle kokuthi yenza isibaya
 soMnumzana ukuthi sibe nezinkomo ezimise ngokwehlukana okwenza ukuthi ocikoza
 ngolimi uma ememeza ezomlomo asho izinhlobo ezehlukahlukene. Lokhu kuchaza
 kuyahlobana nokushiwo uMbatha, (2006:836) othi:
 lnkobongela yinkomo enensongensonge
 yezimpondo.
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 Inxele: Inkabi enophondo olunye olubheke phansi. Kuvame ukuba olwesokudla.
 Igama elithi inxele lisho isandla sekhohlo ngakho uma inkomo ibizwa ngenxele kusho
 ukuthi kukhona olunye uphondo Iwayo olungamisile njengolunye njengoba isandla
 sekhohlo singalingani ngamandla nesokuphonsa.
 Uphishilili: Inkomo, ikakhulukazi enezimpondo ezinde ezitshekele ngemuva.
 Kuthiwa futhi uphelekehle. Lokhu kumisa kwale nkomo kusukela ekubizweni komuntu
 onekhanda elide elicijile elitshekele ngemuva. Lokhu kuholela ekutheni nenkomo
 enezimpondo ezinde ezitshekele ngemuva ibizwe ngokuthi uphishilili. Okwenza ukuthi
 kube ukumisa kwenkomo okususelwa esimweni somuntu ukuthi umuntu owaqamba
 amagama eziIwane okumbandakanya nazo izinkomo lezi esizicwaninga lapha. Kuyacaca
 ukuthi nakho ukumisa kwazo kwaqanjwa ngaso leso sikhathi, uMose encwadini
 kaGenesise 2:20 uthi:
 Umuntu waziqamba amagama zonke
 izinkomo, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwane
 zasendle.
 Isiqengqe: Inkunzi noma inkabi enezimpondo ezibheke emaceleni zaqonda. Kuthiwa
 futhi uphenge noma uphengezi. Kubuye kuthiwe isigengenene noma isicengeza.
 Kunokuhlobana phakathi kokubizwa kwenkomo eyisiqengqe nomuntu onekhanda
 elikhulu elendlalekile ngaphezulu ngoba nalowo muntu ubizwa ngesiqengqe. La
 magama elisho umuntu nelisho inkomo angomabizwafane ngoba elisho umuntu nenkomo
 libhalwa ngokufanayo nakuba enezincazelo ezingafani.
 Uvavasholo: Naku1eli gama kuyabonakaIa ubuhlobo phakathi kwenkomo nomuntu
 Ngoba umuntu onornzimba omncane, emude, ubizwa ngalo futhi uvavasholo.
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 Ixhonxo: Inkomo enezimpondo ezigobele phakathi okwesikela zase zizophambana phezu
 kobuso.
 4.3 Imibala yezinkomo
 Ngokunjalo futhi nasemibaleni yezinkomo njengokumisa, akekho ongazishaya isifuba
 athi nguye owaqamba imibala yezinkomo. Imibala yezinkomo iyifa likaZulu elisukela
 ekubeni ligugu kwazo. Ubugugu benza zize ziqanjwe imibala. Imibala yezinkomo
 ibalulekile ekukhetheni isikhumba sokwenza iziphuku. Uma uMnurnzane ethande
 umbala wenkomo ethile, uyayihlaba bese isikhumba sayo sishukwe sigcinwe ukuze
 agoqwe ngaso uma esephangalele eseyobekwa endlini yakhe yokugcina. Omunye
 umsebenzi omkhulu wombala wenkomo, yikho ukuthi imenyezwa umkhongi ngawo uma
 kuzocelwa isihlobo esihle. Lezo zinkomo ezimenyezwayo kuthiwa ezomlomo zisuke
 zingekho kodwa imibala, ukumisa nobulili bazo bumenyezwe esangweni. Uma
 kubuthwa ibutho elithile futhi bekubhekekile ukuba libe namahawu awumbala munye.
 Uma amahawu kufanele abe amaqanda kawayiba bekuba ngamaqanda kawayiba wonke
 alelo butho kuye ngokuthi iNkosi ikhethe mbala muni,
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:50) bathi:
 Irmbala yayibalulekile kakhulu ekusikweni
 kwamahawu. Izinsizwa zabutho linye
 zazisika izihlangu zombala ofanayo. Uma
 kube yinyonikayiphumuli kube
 yinyonikayiphumuli zonke. Uma
 kuyinsingizizisuke kube yiyona zonke.
 Kwakungumbuso emakhosini ukuba
 nemibala ethile emihle ekIaba ngokwehlukana.
 Uma iNkosi kufanele ibuthe elithile, kukhethwa izikhumba zombala ofanayo ngoba
 yilelo nalelo butho libonakala ngombala wamahawu alo. Lo mbala uyasiza ngisho impi
 ibambene ngoba kwenza kubelula ukubona ngehawu ukuthi oliphethe owakini ngoba
 kusuke kumnyama phansi.
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 UDiamini, (2007) uthi:
 Ukuba nguMnumzane onesibaya esimibalabala
 nakho kuhle ngokwalo icala. Uma unesibaya
 esingenankunzi imibala eyehlukene yezinkomo
 itholakala kaluia ngoba singenwa izinkunzi
 ezimibalabala. Kuyenzeka abaphansi bafune
 isilwane esinombala othize, kutholakale ukuthi
 umnumzane yena akanawo bese kusuka utakatiya
 efuna ukushintshisa ngombala ofunwa yizinyanya.
 OkaMalandeia ukubeka kucace ukuthi abanye abaMnumzane kuyabajabulisa ukubona
 imihlambi yabo iklabile ixube imibalabala yezinkomo. Uqhubeka achaze ukuthi Ie
 mibala yenziwa ukuthi esibayeni kusuke kungekho kunzi. Inkunzi efikayo isuke yediula
 noma ikhishwe ngenye eyehlulayo, ishiye isiwutshalile umbala wayo, kufike neye yenze
 njalo. Njengoba izinkomo kuxhunyanwa ngazo kakhulu nabaphansi kuyenzeka ukuthi
 bafune kuhlatshwe enombala othize, kutholakale ukuthi ayikho bese kusuka omkhuiu
 umsebenzi ifunwa.
 eyehlukene.
 Lokhu kuyagwemeka uma esibayeni kunemibala eminingi
 lNkosi uCetshwayo ufaniswa nesipho esiveia kwabaphansi sanikezwa uZuIu. Ufaniswa
 nenkunzi emnyama ngenxa yegama elithi "enzima" elisetshenziswe ezibongweni zakhe.
 UNyembezi, (1978:83) uthi:
 Inzima Iemnyama,
 Engabubende bengonyama;
 Ibiqhutshwa uMseIeni benoNongalaza,
 Beth'ifane!'ukuyakusikw'izihlangu
 EMkhweiantaba,
 Bathi,lyekeni,
 Ubumnyama bayo buyesabeka,
 IfaneI' ukuyakucel' imvula
 KuNkosinkulu.
 lNkosi uCetshwayo wayenebala elimpisholo yingakho imbongi ithi: Inzima Iemnyama,
 ibuye iqhubeke ithi: Engabubende bengonyama, Iokhu kugicizelela ukuthi yayinebala
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 elinjani. Ngesikhathi ethathe isihIalo sobukhosi baningi ababengamfiseli okuhIe ngenxa
 yokuthi isizwe sasehIukene phakathi ngenxa yezimpi phakathi kukayise iNkosi uMpande
 kanye neNkosi uDingane. Abozalo babengene shi kulokhu ngoba kukhona
 ababehambisana noDingane nobukhosi bakhe ngisho wayesephangalele ekubhaceni
 eNgwavuma. Impi eyaba phakathi kwakhe noMbuyazwe iyakufakazela Iokhu.
 Ukubakhona komugqa othi: Beth'ifanel'ukuyakusikw'izihlangu ukubeka ngokusobala
 ukuthi njengoba eyinkonyane kaNdaba kwakufanele afe ukuze isikhumba sakhe kusikwe
 isihIangu ngaso. IsihIangu asisikwa esikhunjeni senkomo ephilayo kodwa kudingeka
 ukuba ife kuqala. Kuyaqapheleka izinduna zeNkosi uMpande uMseleni noNongalaza
 zazithatha uhIangothi empini yabaNtwana ngo-1856. Zicheme eMkhweyantaba, umuzi
 kaMbuyazwe ayohlatshwa njengenkomo yomhIatshelo. Ukufa kwakhe kube yikhubalo
 azolidla ukuze Iimqinise esikhundleni sobukhosi ayecatshangelwa sona. Umugqa
 wesithupha kunokuguquka uma abaqhubi bale nzima emnyama bethi:
 Iyekeni!
 Kubonakala kahIe ukuthi lamazwi, avele uma uMbuyazwe esesale kwesaMathambo
 eNdondakusuka. Wayegwinywe ubumnyama bale nzima emnyama. Lwabaqhobozela
 uSuthu. UCetshwayo kwafanela ukuba kudondolozelwe ngaye uma kufuneka izicolo
 zamaKhosi akwaZulu esesezweni Iezipho zonke nxa kuthiwa:
 Ifanel' ukucel' imvula
 KuNkosinkulu.
 Imibala egqame kakhulu yezinkomo, omnyama, omhIophe nobomvu. Eminye imibala
 iyinhIanganisela yayo. Yingako nje izinkomo ezimnyama zodwa zibizwa ngokuthi
 indlivaliwe, ezibombu kuthiwa umtshezi bese kuthi ezimhIophe kuthiwe amalanda noma
 inyonikayiphumuli. Yile mibala kuphela enikezwa amabizoqoqa. Kuyavela futhi
 .. ~
 nasemibaleni yezinkomo njengasekumiseni kwazo ukuthi imibala lena isuselwa
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 ezintweni ezithile ezingahlobene nenkomo. lmibala yezinkomo miningi kakhulu ngenxa
 yokuthi izinkomazi zihlangana nezinkunzi eziningi ezinernibala ehlukene.
 Umbungu: Inkabi emhlophe qwa yonke indawo ngisho nezimpondo kanye nezinselo
 zayo. UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:50) bathi:
 Umbungu phela yingane engakazalwa,
 engakabi namathambo. lsibungu
 sona yimpethu. lmhlophe ngombala.
 Le nkomo enalo mbala uma kuyinsikazi
 kuthiwa umbungukazi.
 Lo mbala usukela egameni elithi isibungu elisho isigaba esithile sesilwane noma
 isinambuzana lapho esisuke singakabi khona namathambo. Ngokwenguqukompilo
 siyedlula kulesi sigaba sibe kwesinye esilandelayo sigcine sifike esigabeni esaziwayo.
 lziIwane eziningi uma ziseyisibungu zibamhlophe qwa, sikhanye ngaphakathi ubone
 ngisho ukudla esiswini. lsibonelo esihle ithuku elihlala emqubeni esibayeni. Uma ubuka
 ithuku, ubona ngisho ukudla okungaphakathi esiswini sale kumnyama. Kukulesi sigaba
 lapho ingane okuthiwa umbungu khona ngoba isuke ingakabi namathambo. Umbungu
 oyinkomo inkomo emhlophe qwa ngisho nezinselo zayo, ubumhlophe bayo benza ukuthi
 ifane nesibungu esifaniswa nombungu.
 Amaqandakawayiba: Lena yinkomo emhlophe ethanda ukuba namabala aziyingi
 ansundu. Acishe aqaqele umzimba wonke. Uma ubuqamana amisise okwamaqanda ayo
 Ie nyoni ebizwa ngokuthi uwayiba. Lo mbala ususelwa kuwo umbala wamaqanda ale
 nyoni. Kukhona ibutho leNkosi uCetshwayo elalinezihlangu ezimaqanda kawayiba.
 Yingakho nje kwesinye isikhathi inkomo enombala onjena ibizwe ngokuthi izihlangu
 zoDloko ngoba amahawu alo ayemhlophe bese iba nayiziyingi ansundu. Leli gama
 lakheke ngukuthi kuthathwe ibizo amaqanda lihlanganiswe nesivumelwano songurnnini
 u-ka- esihlanganiswe nebizo elithi uwayiba kwase kweqiwa unkamisa wokuqala webizo
 lesibili noma okuhIanganiswa nalo kanjena:
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 Amaqanda+-ka-+-(u)wayiba =amaqandakawayiba.
 Amatshehlathi: Lena yinkomo exube imibala ngokulinganayo, kungaba omnyama I}oma
 omhlophe kokunye kube omdaka nomhlophe. Lokhu kuxuba kwale nkomo ngale mibala,
 kuyenza ukuba ifane namatshe asehlathini uma ehlatshwa imisisebe yelanga aye
 akhanyakhanye kodwa okungayindawo. Uma kungeyensikazi kuthiwa
 amatshehlathikazi. Leli gama lakheke ngokuthi kuthathwe ibizo elithi amatshe
 lahlanganiswa nebizo elithi ihlathi kwase kweqiwa unkamisa ophongozwe ebizweni
 okuhlanganiswa nalo kanjena:
 Amatshe+-(i)hlathi=amatshehlathi
 Inyonikayiphumuli: Lena yinkomo emhlophe qwa engenalo nelilodwa elinye ibala.
 Kwesinye isikhathi kuthiwa yilanda noma umhlophe. Uma umuntu enomhlambi
 wezinkomo ezimmhlophe qwa, kuthiwa unamalanda noma inyonikayiphumuli. Leli
 gama elithi inyoni kayiphumuli lisuselwa embaleni welanda elihlale lichaye amaphiko
 njalo lilandela izinkomo lapho zingakhona lifuna imikhaza kumbe amakhizane.
 Intenjane: Lena inkomo emdaka noma empofu. Kwesinye isikhathi kuthiwa imdubu
 noma imthuku. Uma kungeyensikazi kuthiwa intenjanekazi.
 Leli gama Iisuselwa egameni Ienyoni ebizwa ngokuthi intenjane enamabala ampofu
 njengayo Ie nkomo ebizwa ngentenjane bese ikhwifiza ngamabala amnyama umzimba
 wonke. Uma iqhelile umbala ogqamayo omdaka
 Umzondo: Lena inkomo ebomvu noma emnyama eshaya ngamabala amhlophe
 emzimbeni wonke. Ukuxuba Ie mibala kuyenza ibe mpunga okwesinambuzane esibizwa
 ngokuthi umzondo. Lesi silwane sikhipha iphunga elibi kakhulu uma uke wasithinta.
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 Leli phunga Ienza ukuthi kungabi khona ofisa ukusithinta ngenxa yokuthi ngisho ugeza
 Ieli phunga aIipheIi.
 Inzima: Lena imnyama bhuqe ayinabala. Uma kungeyensikazi kuthiwa inzimakazi.
 Ezibongweni zeNkosi kuNyembezi, (1958:83) kuthiwa:
 Inzima lemnyama,
 Engangabubende bengonyama;
 Ibiqhutshwa uMseIeni benoblongalaza,
 Beth'Ifanel'ukuyakusikw'izihlangu
 Emkhweyantaba;
 Bathi, lyekeni,
 Ubumnyama bayo buyesabeka,
 Ifanel 'ukuyawuceI'imvuIa
 KuNkosinkuIu.
 Lapha iNkosi uCetshwayo ifaniswa nenkomo emnyama ebizwa ngokuthi inzima. Lapha
 sivezelwa izinceku zeNkosi uMpande, uMseIeni benoNongalaza beqhuba uMntwana
 uCetshwayo njengenkomo ukuba ayohlatshwa ebese kuthi isikhumba sakhe esimnyama
 siyosika amahawu emzini woMntwana uMbuyazwe eMkhweyantaba. Ubunzima kumbe
 ubumnyama bale nkunzi enguMntwana uCetshwayo bufikiseIa izitha zakhe ukwesaba
 nokuthuthumela. Okuhle ukuthi izitha zonke zakhe zigcina zibonile ukuthi zingathola
 izibusiso emadIozini akwazulu ikakhulukazi uNkosinkuIu uma zingadondolozela
 ngoMntwana uCetshwayo ngenxa yokuthi ubumnyama buwubuhle. USolomoni
 encwadini yeSihlabelelo seZihlabelelo, 1:5-6 ubumnyama bebala Iomuntu nobuhle uma
 ethi:
 Ngimnyama, kepha ngimuhle,
 madodakazi aseJerusalema,
 njengamatende akwaKedari,
 ngeziJenge zikaSolomoni.
 Inkomo yensikazi emnyama bhuqe engenabala ibizwa ngokuthi inzimakazi. Kukuyo Ie
 nkomo Iapho kwaveIa khona isaga esithi, " lnzimakazi izala ilungakazi". Kuyabonakala
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 ukuthi ilungakazi linayo imibala emnyama nemhlophe. Vkuvela kobumhlophe
 ebumnyameni kucacisa ukuthi ufuzo luyedlulela.
 Imvubamabele: Ibuye ibizwe ngokuthi amasavutshiwe. Emnyama noma ebomvu
 ngokuthi akuyele ekubeni mpunga. Ithi fahla fahla ngamabala amhlophe wonke
 umzimba. Kunokuhlobana phakathi kombala wamasi avutshwe ngamabele kanye
 nombala wenkomo imvubamabele. Lokhu kuhlobana kuhambisana nobubomvu
 bamabele okukhomba igazi lenkomo. Njengoba igazi liyimpilo, kanjalo namabele
 ayimpilo. UNtuli, (1975:56) uveza ukuthi akafisi ukushiya amabele uma esebomvu
 ukuvuthwa kwawo uma ethi:
 Kubo ngukuchathwa ngebhayi,
 Ngingowokujojwa ngolumabhaxa;
 Kubo ngingowokuphoswa phezulu,
 Ngize ngibuye arnabel'ebomvu.
 Yilapha kucaca kahle ukuthi 10 mkhunkuli abantu bamcabangela ukumchatha
 ngomanyazini noma udabulibhayi obomvu njengamabele,kodwa ozodala ukufa
 kunokuphilisa okuzothi impilo ibe bomvu, okungukufa okuphikisana nobubomvu
 bokuvuthwa kwamabele ayimpilo. UNtuli (1975) uveza ukuthi uma sebemjojile,
 bamchatha ngokungafanele, kufana nokuthi ujezisiwe wayiswa kuMvelingqangi phezulu,
 uyobuya eseyidlozi elibi namabele ayimpilo esewangcolise ngegazi. Kepha inkomo
 imvubamabele ibikezela ukuthi noma ngabe umuntu esedle ubuthi kodwa ubisi luyodala
 ukuthi kube nokuplula. Ngakho ubisi namabele kuyimpilo. UNtuli, (1975:56) ufaka
 uMvelingqangi kulolu daba ukuba alekelele ukuba amabele ayimpilo angangcoli kanje:
 Nkosi, Mvelingqang'osemafini!
 Wongenqaka, ungigone, Baba,
 Nxa sengijojiwe ngaphonswa phezulu;
 Ngingabuyi amabel'ebomvu,
 Izikhala zemithi: Imnyama ngokuthi ayibe luthuthuva. Iba namabala amhlophe sengathi
 ahamba ehanguka wonke uIllZimba. Vma uyibuka kuba sengathi ubuka ehlathini
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 elicinene kodwa okunezikhadlana kulo elenza ukwazi ukubona ukukhanya ngalena.
 Lobu buhle obungaciki butshengisa ukuthandana kanye nokuthandaniswa kwemibala,
 omnyama nomhlophe bese ukhipha ubuthuthuva. Yilokhu kuxutshaniswa kwemibala
 benziwa imvelo, obenza imiqondo yethu ikhumbule ukuthi uMdali usebenzisa okukhona
 ukuze sithole okungekho.
 Ebafazibewela: Ebomvu wonke urnzimba bese iba mhlophe ngemikhono nemilenze.
 Lokhu kususelwa ekutheni uma abafazi bewela umfula onamanzi baye benyuse izidwaba
 noma izingubo zabo ukuze zingawathinti amanzi ngoba zisuke zizoba manzi. Umbala
 wokunqamula kwamanzi ezithweni zomuntu wesifazane wenza kube nomehluko
 endaweni ethintwe ngamanzi naleyo engathinwanga ngamanzi. Enkomeni amanqina aba
 mhlophe, lokho okungathekiswa nomehluko odalwe ngamanzi ngezanzi kwamadolo
 omfazi obewela umfula. Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi lombala uthathwe esingathekisweni
 lapho kugagulwa khona umfazi ewela umfula.
 Inkone: lbomvu inamabala amhlophe amancane athe caba caba umzimba noma
 engawuqedile. Kufuneka kodwa ukuthi lamabala amhlophe ehlise umhlonzo, esukela
 ebusweni. Kwesinye isikhathi inkone iba nombala omhlophe emhlane nangaphansi.
 Amabala amhlophe asesikhumbeni senkomo enkone, ahambisana nenhlanzeko kanye
 nokubusa. UNyembezi, (1958:46) uthi:
 Inkon'eth' isankone kwaphuk'isihlalo.
 UGwembesh'ongamanz'okuhlalela.
 UNomashikizele,
 UMashiy'impi yakhe.
 Lapha kuvela kahle ukuthi iNkosi uDingane wathi esaqala nje ukubusa ezama
 ukukhanyisa ngalamabala amhlophe igazi ebelishiywe iSilo uShaka, sephuka isihlalo
 sobukhosi bakhe. Kuyacaca ukuthi inkone ayibange isankona.
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 Ensiphozamabele: Inkomo emavovo. Inamabala abomvu namhIophe akhwifize wonke
 umzimba. Lo mbala unokuhIobana nombala wezinsipho zamabele ngoba nazo zinemibala
 yomibili ekule nkomo.
 Emaqandakacilo: Inkomo emhIophe enamabala amancane abomvu, afana nakacilo.
 Kubuye kuthiwe imahwalahwala, imaqandeqelu. Ucilo neqelu ngamagama enyoni
 eyodwa. Lokhu kuhlobana kwemibala etholakala kucilo nalena esenkomeni, kwenza
 ukuba, sithole leli bizongxube elithi; amaqandakacilo.
 4.4 Izitho zenyama yenkomo
 Izitho zenyama yenkomo zidinga umuntu onolwazi olunzulu okuthi uma zehIukaniswe
 nguye, ziphume ziphelele, kungabikho muntu ozokhala ngesitho esingaphelele.
 Bambalwa abantu abazi ukukhipha izitho zenkomo kungakhali muntu kulezi zinsuku.
 Lokhu kungenzeka ukuba kwenziwa impilo yamanje yalaba abahlala emadolobheni lapho
 izinkomo zihIatshelwa ezindaweni ezisemthethweni maqedane zidwengudwengulwe nje
 ngemishini, bese zifakwa esilaheni. Inyosi uDiamini, (1973) ize ithi uma ithethisa
 iMbube:
 Fourkwata
 Ayize nebele layo.
 HHilihhili! Nyamana
 Ebethe beyidla ol\1sibi,
 Beyithenteza' bethi'
 Ibimhlandla mncane.
 Lokhu kukhombisa kahIe kamhIophe ukuthi Ie nkomo beyingahlinzwanga kahle.
 Amantshontsho akhishwe lapho bekungafanele khona. Ntshontsho lini-nje
 elingakhishwa ebeleni nasemhIandleni? Ukhala ngakhona uMsibi ngoba alikho
 intshontsho elingasikwa emhlandleni uze unciphe ube mncane.
 KwaZulu kunabantu abaziwayo ukuthi uma isiqediwe ukuhIinzwa, sekufanele
 yehIukaniswe ngokwezitho zayo, kulandwa bona. Umsebenzi wabo ukukhipha izitho
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 njengoba zinjalo ukuze abaqondene nokuzidla bangakhali. Kubayinto ebuhIungu kabi
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 uma kukhishwa umkhono wezinsizwa, kutholakale ukuthi sekuheshunwe amantshontsho
 kuwo ngenxa yabantu abakhipha amantshontsho budedengu bengazazi izindawo
 akhishwa kuzo. USokhaya uyaphoxeka yilesi senzo. Ukuba ungoti kulo mkhakha,
 kufanele umuntu abeneso elibukhali okuthi uma kukhishwa izitho, abhekisise ukuze
 ngokuzayo zikhishwe nguye futhi kufunde nabanye kuye. UMsimang, (1975:130) uthi:
 Ukukhipha izitho Iokhu akusiyo into engenziwa
 noma ubani njena. Kepha inezinyanga zayo
 ezihIoniphekiIe. Ngisho khona ezikhathini
 zawokhokho akuzange kwaba yinto elula nakancane.
 Umuntu onephimbo Iokukhipha izitho ubehlonishwa.
 Ngisho esegugiIe, ubelandwa khona esezihlalele
 ebandia nomnumzane kuthiwe akazokhombisa
 izinsizwa, zifunde kuye. Yileso naleso sitho
 siyahIonishwa, ngoba nabazosidla bayahlonishwa
 ukuze umsebenzi wonke uhlonipheke.
 UMsimang (1975) uveza ukuthi yonke into eyenziwayo ifundwa kwabanye ikakhulukazi
 abadaia ngenxa yokuthi bona basuke sebeyenze bephindelela. Kunesaga esizungeza kuzo
 izinkomo esithi inkunzi endala ifundisa encane ukugweba. Nalaba-ke esebengongoti
 ekukhipheni izitho kumele bediulisele ngesineke 1010 Iwazi esizukulwaneni esilandelayo.
 Ukukhipha izitho nakho akuyelwa esikoleni kodwa kudinga umuntu oneso elibukhali,
 okuzothi uma ebona ungoti walo msebenzi ewenza, abukele kuye. Ukhanyisa ukuthi
 ~asezikhathini zakudala bekungelula ukwenza 10 msebenzi ngoba bekulandwa Iowa
 onolwazi olunzulu, ongeke enze iphutha ukuze nabasakhula babone kuye ukuthi
 kwenziwani. Isizathu esikhulu ukuthi yileso naleso sitho kufanele siphume nazo zonke
 izicubu ezisifanele ukuze abanikazi baso bajabule ngoba siphelele.
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 UMzulwini, (2007) uthi:
 Uma inkomo isihlinziwe ayivele isikwasikwe
 ngezinsabula zemimese nje. Kudingeka
 umnumzane wekhaya nkuba abe neso lakhe
 elizombhekela nknthi izitho zikhishwa
 ngoknyikho yini. Uma umuntu engazi lntho
 angavele afake insabula nje kubhodloke
 amathumbn knbe wnbnnaphanapha umswani
 ungcolisa inyama. Kanti umuntu onolwazi
 uzikhipha ngesinono izitho knngasoli muntu.
 UMzulwini (2007) uvnmelana noMsimang (1975) uma ethi inkomo nma isihlinziwe
 ayiveli isikwasikwe noma kanjani. UMnnmzane wekhaya ngoknhlonipha abanikazi
 bezitho wenza isiqiniseko soknthi knbakhona ombhekela nknthi izinto zihamba
 ngononina yini. Akubikuhle uma nSokhaya ezozibambela mathnpha eknhlinzeni ngoba
 lokho knngaletha itwetwe knbahlinzi nkuthi basike amantshontsho ngenknlnleko.
 UMnnmzane ozibambela mathnpha knthiwa yigovu futhi nbopha inja nogodo. Lokho
 knfana nasemalekisini ngoba abaningi abanikazi bawo baqashe abashayeli nknba
 babashayelele. Knmele baqhele abanikazi bawo nknze.abashayeli bathole amantshontsho
 abo. Akukho nkomo ingenantshontsho. Uma uMnnmzane eqoka lowo ozoba yiso lakhe,
 knfanele akhethe umuntu onolwazi eknkhipheni izitho.
 Izitho zenkomo zehlnkene kabili. Knkhona izitho esingathi ezangaphandle kubuye
 knbekhona ezangaphakathi. Ukukhishwa kahle kwesitho sangaphandle knholela
 ekntheni umsebenzi ubelula uma seknkhishwa ezangaphakathi. Uma umuntu engaba
 lidlabha ekukhipheni ibele nje, aze abhobose isisu kuchitheke umswani, umsebenzi
 wokukhipha ezangaphakathi ungaba nzima. Yingakho nje knfanele knbe umuntu
 onolwazi lokwenza 10 msebenzi. Ngamafuphi nje izitho zangaphandle yilezo
 ezibonakalayo uma inkomo isihlinziwe. Ezangaphakathi zona yilezo ezingaphakathi
 esiswini nasesifubeni senkomo.
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 Ulwazi Iwezitho zenkomo ngamagama azo lrusho izinto eziningi ngoba uma wazi la
 magama lruvamise ulrutbi wazi ulrutbi leso sitho sidliwa obani. Uma ukhuluma
 ngephaphu nje, okufika engqondweni lrumuntu owazi izitho ulruthi ukhuluma ngenyama
 yabafana. Iphaphu liyinyama enikezwa abafana olrufanele bangalidieli ekhaya kodwa
 baphume bayolidlela ngaphandle komuzi noma ekwaluseni ngoba basuke basazoqhathwa
 yizingqwele. Akufanele baqhathwe phambi konina ngoba lrungasika uma umame ebona
 umntanakhe eshaywa kabuhlungu ehlulwa. Uma lidliwa lrubakhona ubhedu olungadliwa
 yinoma ubani kodwa oludliwa yizingqwele ngoba zehlula abanye. UGcumisa
 nozakwabo, (1992:58) batbi:
 Nezitho zenkomo zangaphandle nezangaphakatbi
 zibizeka kangcono uma zibizwa ngamagama
 azo. Azichaza kangcono. Ayanemba. Akubibikho
 ulrudideka kolrukhulunywa nabo uma uzothi
 "Qedani ukuhlinza bese nipheka isixhanti
 nengobo". Usuchaze uhlobo lwenyama
 wachaza nabazodla Ie nyama ngamagama
 ambalwa nje.
 Inyama uma iphekwa ayivele ihIanganiswe kodwa lruyaziwa ulrutbi leso naleso sitho
 siphekwa sihlanganiswa nasiphi. Ingxenye eyosiwayo akufanele iphekwe kodwa
 lrufanele yosiwe. Isibindi asiphekwa neze kodwa siyosiwa, lokhu kudinga ukuthi
 kwaziwe ngoba ongazi lutho, ungamthola esesifaka ebhodweni bese kwenzeka elikhulu
 ihlazo uma sesifuneka ukuthi sosiwe. Okuhle ngamagama ezitho ukuthi aIikho elicishe
 lifane nelinye, lokhu kwenza ukuthi kubelula ukukhuluma ngesitho ngaphandle
 kokungabaza. Kukhona inyama okuthi ngisho ifana kodwa uma isihlukanisiwe, ibizwe
 ngegama layo kungabikho kudideka njengempundu efana nesibindi. Uma isihlukanisiwe
 nesibindi, iba nabanikazi bayo abayidlayo okuba ngabantu asebekhulile ngoba uma
 idliwe abasebasha, kuthiwa bayakhohlwa.
 Uma umuntu engawazi Ia magama, kuvele lrudume upotiyane nje ngoba kwesinye
 isikhathi angaphambanisa isibindi nenhliziyo. Olruhle ngamagama ezitho zenkomo
 ulrutbi avele ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Akekho ongaphumela eshashalazini athi
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 uyena owaqamba igama elithi iphaphu noma enye ingxenye. La magama ayifa
 elingumcebo wolimi lomdabu kwelikaMthaniyli.
 4.4.1 Izitho zangaphandle
 Inhloko: LeIi ikhanda Ienkomo oIwenziwa amadIebe, amehIo, imihIathi, ikhala kanye
 nezimpondo. InhIoko idliwa yizinsizwa esibayeni maqedane zigiye zibonge bese zibona
 ezize ngayo.
 Ikhala: Lesi yisitho senkomo sokuphefumuIa. SidIiwa ngabafana
 Idevu: Lena yingxenye enamakhala enkomo edliwa ngabafana uma kuhIatshiwe
 ephekwa isikhathi eside ngoba ayisheshi ukuvuthwa.
 Umhlathi: Lena ingxenye enamazinyo esuka emlonyeni ize ifinyeIeIe emadIebeni. Siye
 sosiwe kuze kuvuthwe isibankwa esikhishwa yizinsizwa uma sekudIiwa imihIathi.
 Kukhona isisho soIimi IwesiZuIu esikhuIuma ngayo Ie ngxenye esithi:
 Itshe Iigaya ngomunye umhIathi.
 Lesi sisho sisho ukuthi izinto azisenjengoba kwaziwa kodwa seziguqukiIe.
 Kukhona esinye futhi esithi:
 Hlangana mhIathi owazanayo.
 Lesi sisho ukuthi amadIeIandawonye kufaneIe abe yimbumba avumeIane noma enze into
 eyodwa. Kuvamise ukuthi kushiwo Iokhu uma kunesimo esidinga kuhlanganwe
 kungabikho nhIukano.
 Ubebebe: Lena yingxenye yesitho esingaphansi kwedevu. EIinye igama Iawo kuthiwa
 inkamanzi ngoba uma inkomo iphuza amanzi kuba yiyona ngxenye engena emanzini
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 kube sengathi iyawakha. Ludliwa ngabaMnumzane asebekhulile, abafana abalulokothi
 ngoba kuthiwa bazozala izingane ezinemilomo 'elengayo.
 Amehlo: Lezi yizitho ezimbili ezingaphansi kwezimpondo inkomo ebona ngazo.?Uma
 kuyinqudulu ziba ngaphansi kwamaqhubu amabili lapho okungaba khona izimpondo uma
 inkomo ingeyona inqudulu.
 Amadlebe: Lezi yizitho ezimbili eziba namagwagwa inkomo ezwa ngazo.
 lzimpondo: Lezi yizitho zenkomo ezimbili eziba ngaphezu kwamadiebe uma inkomo
 ingeyona insizwa. Zimisa ngezindleia eziningi ezibizwa ngokuma kwazo. Zingezinye
 zezitho ezicebise kakhulu ulimi IwesiZuIu. UKhathi, (2002:97) uthi:
 Izimpondo zenkomo nazo zinomsebenzi
 wazo wokwakha izimpondo ezifuthwayo,
 zenze umsindo odingekayo.
 Ulimi: Yisitho esisemionyeni wenkomo. SiIuhIobo Iwenyama oIuphambiIi oludliwa
 ngabamnurnzane. Abanye bathi umthombo.
 Intamo: UNyembezi noNxumalo, (1966:51) bathi:
 lxhuma ikhanda, inhioko nesixhanti. lode
 ngangengalo. Kuthiwa ithambo elehlula
 impisi ngoba ngisho nempisi ayikwazi
 ukuIephuia.
 Kuthiwa isehlulampisi ngoba ngisho nayo njengoba inamandia angaka, ilishiya
 ilibuka ngenxa yobuIukhuni balo.
 /lunda: Isitho esingemuva kwesixhanti esiyinyama eqinile. Livamise ukuba Iikhulu
 elenkunzi, Iidliwa yinkosazana yaleyo ndiu inkomo ehlatshiwe eqondene nayo.
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 Umkhono: Ukhishwa lapho kuphela khona umhlubulo, usukela lapho kunqunywe khona
 amanqina enkomo. Umkhono uyisitho esidliwa izinsizwa namadoda. Uyosiwa kwesinye
 isikhathi kusikwa kuwo amakha obubende. Ingxenye yomkhono ibizwa ngolruthi
 yisiphanga.
 Isiphanga: Lena yinyama esehlombe lenkomo edliwa yizinsizwa ngemuva kokosiwa
 esibayeni.
 Isixhanti: Isixhanti sihlangene nelunda. Sisala uma kukhishwa inhloko lapho kuphela
 khona intamo. Sidlelwa endlini sidliwa ngabanurnzane.
 Izimbambo: Lena yingxenye esukela emgogodleni ize iphelele esiswini. Ivikele
 ezangaphakathi. Zihamba kanye nemihlubulo edliwa ngabesifazane kwesinye isikhathi
 sidliwe nanoma ngubani.
 Umhlubulo: Lena yingxenye esemaceleni okuphuma kuyo insonyama nomkhele kanye
 nezimbambo. Le nyama yoselwa noma iphekelwe abesifazane.
 Umkhele: Lona umbengo wenyama ephuma emhlubulweni. Uyinyama ebomvu.
 Ubukhulu bawo uye uhambisane nokuthi inkomo ehlatshiwe ingakanani. Uye woselwe
 abaMnurnzane kanye nensonyama.
 Insonyama: Ingxenye yenyama ekhishwa emhlubulweni lapho kuphela khona
 izimbambo. Iba inyama eyisicubu ehamba ize ifike emlenzeni. Le nyama
 isemhlubulweni ikhishwa macala omabili enkomo uma kuhlinzwa. Le nyama uhlobo
 Iwenyama emqoka kakhulu esizweni samaZulu ngoba uma kube ekhishwe ngasesandleni
 sokunxele senkomo ehlatshwe ngomkhonto, isuke inenxeba.
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 UBryant, (1949:267) uthi:
 The sirloin (intsonyama) is regarded as the
 prime of the beast. One side thereof, the side of
 honour (viz. that sacred bearing the wound of
 the sacrificial-assegai and therefore called
 eyenxeba) was, in olden times, sent to the clan 
chief as principal representative of the family or
 clan ancestors.
 Inxeba elisuke likule nyama lisuke lihlatshwe ngomkhonto ohlala endlini engenhla
 okuyindlu lapho izinyandezulu zifikela khona. Lokhu kusho ukuthi le nyama ibalulekile
 ngoba isuke ihlatshwe ngomkhonto okhothwa izinyanya ubusuku nemini ngoba ugcinwa
 lapho zifikela khona.
 Isifuba:
 kufanele
 Sehlukaniswa nomhlubulo ngokuthi sihlahlwe ngembazo. Uma sihlahlwa
 umhlahli abenolwazi olunzulu ngoba kunezimbambo okufanele zihambe
 ngambili ezihamba nasa uma usuka ngasentanyeni. Isifuba sidliwa ngomama. UDonda,
 (1997:8) ubeka isizathu sokuba abafazi badle isifuba ngoba akuyena wonke umuntu
 ongumama oba ngumfazi:
 Amakhosikazi wona adla isifuba nomlenze.
 benza amavenge. Phela yibo abasingatha
 izifuba zomuzi. Inkosikazi
 enguvovoliyakhipha ayikwazi ukwakha
 umuzi uthule duo Urna inya amasi enye inye
 umlaza igcina iyinhlekisa ngisho kwamanye
 amakhosikazi.
 Icwiyo: Lena inyarna ebomvu yanoma yisiphi isitho senkomo. Isikelwa uMnumzane
 uma entshontshelwa uma kade ehlinza. Kuthiwa inyama icwiyo. Njengoba isikwa
 nanoma yikuphi kusobala ukuthi ivela esenzweni esithi; "ukucwiya" esisho ukuthatha
 noma ukusika noma yikuphi ngesinono esikhulu kungabonakali.
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 Amaguma: Lena inyama yezimbambo ecishe ithintane neqolo. Adliwa ngabonumzane
 abakhethwa yilo Mnumzane ohlabile.
 Amantshontsho: Lena inyama ebomvu esikwa ezingxenyeni eziningi zenyama yenkomo.
 Isikwa abahlinzi bayo bese beyichoma ezintini baye nayo emakhaya. Abonumzane
 abathembekile baye baphathelwe abafana bakulowo muzi obekuhlinzwa kuwo
 amantshontsho. Amanye amantshontsho kuthi kungakaqedwa ukuhlinzwa uthole
 esosiwa esibayeni.
 Umgogodla: Yingxenye yomhlane exhume izimbambo edliwa yizinsizwa uma
 isiphekwe nenhloko. Kwesinye isikhathi uye ugantshulwe ube yizingxenye ezithile bese
 uba ngamantshontsho abahlinzi.
 Umlenze: Lena yingxenye esuka kugalu kuze kufike enyongeni. Umlenze wenkomo uye
 udliwe ngomame.
 Isinqe: Uma sekukhishwe imilenze kusala isinqe. Kwesinye isikhathi sibizwa ngokuthi
 yinyama yeqolo. Isinqe sidliwa ngorname kanye namanqina,
 Ithebe: Leli ithambo lesinqe lokuhlala. Siyisitho esiqondene nomame uma kudliwa.
 Isikhaba: Lesi yisibele senkomo yenduna esingezansi kwenkaba. Yiyo kanye Ie ndawo
 lapho kuphuma khona ugqubu. UNyembezi noNxumalo, (1966:51) bathi lesi sitho
 sidliwa yizintombi. Eqinisweni yibele elidliwa yizintombi, isikhaba asinakudliwa ngoba
 kuyisikhumba-nje. Ebeleni lenkomo yenduna, ugqubu aludliwa amantombazane kepha
 ludliwa abafana ngoba intombazane edla ugqubu ivamisa ukuba nesimilo esixegayo.
 Lokho singakuqinisa ngokuthi umuntn odie ugqubu Iwempala ikakhulukazi uma
 luxutshwe noqonsi, ubangalala, ungibonisele, indabingehlele, iklolo noma ilalanyathi
 novuka, noma kuthiwa indoda isinomfana owozelayo uvuka arne qingqo afise
 ukuqhathwa.
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 Ibele: Lesi yisitho okuxhumeke kuso imibele yenkomo. lidliwa yizintombi nomame
 ngoba yibona abancelisi besizwe futhi kunenkolelo yokuthi uma bedle ibele baba
 namabele amakhuIu nobisi oluningi lokondla abantwana.
 Umsila: Udliwa ngabantu abadala. Ukhishwa uhambisane kanye nesinqe. Ezikhathini
 eziningi umsila uyagcinwa uze udliwe mhIa kudliwa amanqina noma isifuba esidliwa
 ngumkhaya. Isikhumba okukhishwa kuso umsila sikhishwa ngokucophelela okukhulu
 sidlokodlwe uma ukhishwa singa1imali. Lesi sikhumba sisala singumbhobho
 osetshenziswa ukuqinisa lapho kubanjwa khona umukhwa, ucelernba, isikela, ukuqinisa
 umkhonto lapho ophiselwe khona. UMiller, (1957:190) uveza ukuthi kuyenzeka ukuthi
 uma umkhonto ungaphiselwanga kahle ubhoncuke inkulathi isale kanjaIo:
 Omunye umkhonto wacishe wangenza kabi
 awujijimezela esihIangwini sami wasidabula,
 umkhonto waye wangidweba engalweni yobunxele.
 Kwazise ukuthi nami sengimfake amanxeba amabiIi,
 ngizwe ukuthi isijula ngisithela enyameni. Wabuye
 wabhuquzeka futhi okwesibili, kwayilapho
 ngivikiIe, umkhonto wakhe wabhajwa, walwa nawo
 kwasa1ela ukudla kwawo wabuya nenkulathi
 nenduku yawo.
 Amanqina: Lena yingxenye enezinselo empeleni esukela kuzo kuze kushaye emadolweni
 enkomo. Adliwa omame kanye nesinqe nebele.
 4.4.2 Izitho zangaphakathi
 Izitho zangaphakathi zenkomo zihIangene njengazo ezangaphandle. Uma kukhulunywa
 ngamathumbu, kukhona ukuhlobana okukhulu phakathi kwawo nazo zonke izitho
 ezihamba ukudla kwenkomo. Kukhona ezinye izitbo ezibukeka zizimele njengephaphu,
 inhIiziyo, isibindi, ubende kanye nezinso. Lezi zitho nazo uthola ukuthi noma
 zingaxhumene namathumbu ngokwamehIo enyama, kukhona imisishana nemithanjana
 ezixhurna namathumbu, kugcine kuxhumeke umzimba wonke wenkomo. Nazi izitho
 zenkomo zangaphakathi:
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 Uvalo: Yingxenye elithanjana elisaluqwanga, luba ngasezansana kancane nesifuba.
 Abanye balubiza ngokuthi ucabango. Kunesaga sesiZulu esikhuluma ngaso lesi saga
 esithi:
 Yize uvalo inqobo yisibindi.
 Lesi saga sishiwo uma kufuneka kuhlaselwe kuthathwa isibindi ngoba kwesatshwa.
 Umminzo: Umminzo umgudu wokugwinya wenkomo useceleni noqhoqhoqho. Urna
 sekukhishwa iphaphu liphuma nengxenyana yawo kanye neyoqhoqhoqho. Uba
 ngamantshontsho abaMnurnzane ababekade behlinza inkomo.
 Ubhedu: Lena inyama enonile edliwa ngabafana abangamaqhawe noma abayizingqwele
 uma kudliwa iphaphu ekwaluseni. Amagwala agcina ngokulubuka ubhedu ngoba
 ubugwala bawo benza ukuthi adle iphaphu. Kwesinye isikhathi alidla selinenhlabathi
 noma selifakwe emanzini ngoba asuke ekhuthazwa ukuthi ahlukane nobugwala.
 Ukucwiliselwa iphaphu kumbe ibhakubha ernanzini yichilo. Kufumbethe urnJayezo
 wokuthi uyabaleka njengamanzi ephikelele olwandle. Uma kuqhamuka impi
 uyathuthumela ugcwale amanzi esiswini. Kudlale incele nornzimba wonke uqhaqhazele
 njengomhlangaemanzini. NamaBhunu ayakwazi lokhu aze athi:
 'n lafaard beber soos die riet in die water.
 Kukhona isisho sesiZulu esithi:
 Ukudla ubhedu.
 Lesi sisho sisuke sibhekiswe kurnuntu ohambe phambili noma obashaye bonke
 emakhanda ekwenzeni into ethile. Abadla ubhedu ekwaluseni yilabo abasuke behambe
 --,
 phambili ekulweni babehlula bonke.
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 Inhliziyo: Lesi yisitho esincikene nephaphu esiphakela igazi kuwo wonke urnzimba.
 Uma sike sathinteka kabi noma sagwazwa ita umshubo inkomo. Umuntu owazi inxeba
 noma umhlabankomo, uyihlaba kube kanye inkomo umkhonto uyogwaza inhliziyn iwe
 khona lapho.
 Iphaphu: Lesi yisitho sokuphefumula esisesifubeni esivikelwe yizimbambo. EIinye
 igama esibizwa ngalo kuthiwa ibhakubha.
 Isibindi: Isitho esisondelene kakhulu nephaphu kuso kukhona ingxenye okuthiwa
 impundu engadliwa abantu abasebasha kodwa edliwa ngabantu asebekhulile ngoba
 kuthiwa uyakhohlwa uma udle yona. Ubungako baso buhambisana nobukhulu benkomo.
 Kusokunamathela isitho esimqoka kabi okuyinyongo.
 Impundu: Lena yingxenye yesibindi. Isikwa isuswa esibindini ngoba ixhumene naso.
 Impundu idliwa izalnkazi hhayi abantu abasebasha ngoba kunenkolelo yokuthi uma
 idliwe abasha bayakhohlwa.
 Inyongo: Lesi yisitho esixhumene nesibindi. Siyababa ha, ngaleyo ndlela asidliwa.
 Ikhishwa kuqala ukuze ingabhoboki ngephutha bese itheleka enyameni. AbaVangeli
 oMarku 15:23 noJohane 19:29, baqhakambisa ukuthi kwathi uJesu uma esezofa
 bamphuzisa uviniga. Bayakufihla ukuthi bamphuzisa nenyongo futhi, kuze kube
 ngamaHubo 69:21 lapho uDavide ebikezela ngokonakala kwabanru abayokwenza kuJesu
 lapho eveza kahle ukuthi babengasamphuzisi kepha base bemdlisa yona inyongo uma
 ethi:
 Banginika inyongo ukuba ibe ngukudla kwarni'
 ekoneni kwarni bangiphuzisa uviniga.
 Umsebenzi wayo ukuchela umakoti ukuze emukelwe ngabaphansi. Iyafakwa emanzini
 kanye nomswani ukugeza amashwa, Iyaconsiselwa ezinyaweni nasezandleni zalowo
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 ohlatshiswayo. Lowo-ke ohlatshiswayo uchoma inqalathi yenyongo okuyisibonakaliso
 sokuthi uhlatshisiwe. Ohlatshelwe noma urricimbi obhekene naye kwesinye isikhathi
 inyongo yenziwa isiphandJa afakwe yona esihlakaleni.
 UKhumalo, (1997:190) ubeka kanjena ngenyongo:
 Isitho esinye esimqoka esikhishwa ngokucophelela
 yinyongo. lnyongo ikhishwa qede inikezwe uyise
 womntwana ukuba ayigcine. Akufanele nangengozi
 ukuba iwele kwezinye izandJa ngoba ingaze iwele
 ezandJeni ezingafanele kanti yisitho esibucayi
 kakhulu. Nguyise womntwana oyifaka esitsheni qede
 ayoyikhweza yena endaweni ephephile.
 Le nyongo okukhulunywa ngayo lapha kusuke kungeyenkomo ehlatshelwe ukuncarnisa
 umntwana uma esezoya kogcagca.
 Ubende: Lunamathele oswini, luyisibebana nje esibanzi cishe ngangesandla uma inkomo
 incane, uma inkulu luba ngaphezulu. Lesi sitho siphathwa ngokukhulu ukucophelela
 ngoba yisona esisiwa kumabhalane y:asediphini esingubufakazi bokuthi inkomo ifile bese
 ehlisa inani lezinkomo encwadini yediphu.
 lzinhlonhlo: Lena inyama ebomvu exhumene nesibindi. Iphahle umgogodla macala
 puke. lzinhlonhlo zidliwa ngomame.
 lngwaqo: Uma ususa iphaphu nomminzo ufinyelela kuyo, iyisixwexwe esiyisicubu
 esisodwa inombala omhlophe. Kongazazi kahle izitho, angehluleka ukuyehlukanisa
 noqhoqhoqho. Yona-ke ilintshontsho Iominininkomo noma uMnumzane.
 Uluntu (Untu): Lolu uthwethwesi olumboza amathumbu enkomo esiswini. Uma inkomo
 isihlinzwa lnkhishwa kahle luhambe nomhlubulo.
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 Umhlehlo: Lolu nguthwethwesi lwamafutha olunamathela oswini. Luvamise ukudliwa
 ngamakhosikazi. Uma luqotshiwe luhlanganiswa namakha lufakwe ebubendeni ukuze
 buthi ukuceba. Phela ububende uma bubodwa nje bungedleke.
 Upopopo: Ithumbu elikhulu elixhumene nosinyaka nomtshazo. Lidliwa ngomame.
 fngobo: Lena yingxenye yesisu engamathumbu enamagunjana athi awafane
 nawamakhekhe ezinyosi.
 Usinyaka: Lesi sitho sisuswa oswini, siyithumbu elisekugcineni elilandelwa upopopo.
 Vdliwa ngomame uma kuhlatshiwe. Uma uthanda uyakwazi ukuwenza icobela kumbe
 amakha obubende.
 fsisu: Isitho esikhulu senkomo esihlala amathumbu nokunye okwangaphakathi. Siye
 sibe yingxenye yamakha. Sidliwa ngabesilisa ekhaya.
 Ifusi: Inyama ethambile etholakala ngasoswini lwenkomo.
 Usu: Leli yithumbu elikhulu elisasaka elihlala umswani. Uma inkomo iqeda ukwetshisa
 konke ekwetshisile kuya kulo.
 Imvali: Lesi yisikhwanyana esixhumene nosu kodwa iyehlukaniswa nalo. Iqukatha
 umswani othambile futhi ibe nokusamatshe okugwinywe yinkomo. Yona idliwa umfana
 ohlala esangweni owelusa izinkomo. Elinye igama layo kuthiwa yingobo ngoba isandlu.
 /lulu: Leli yithumbu elisikwa kwamancane amhlophe ngasekugcineni kwawo. Lidliwa.
 yindoda endala ekhaya. Uma esekhona uyise woMnumzane ohlabile lidliwa nguye.
 Itwani: Lesi yisitho esimagumbigumbi, lixhumene namathumbu. Libumbene kuthi uma
 lisikwa ngaphakathi kutholakale ukuthi la magumbi anomswani oqinile. Lidliwa
 amakhosikazi.
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 Inanzi: Lesi yisitho esixhumene netwani. Ulithumbu elide eliba nobulongwe obumanzi
 phakathi. lye idliwe omame kanye netwani.
 lzinso: Lawa ngamabhodlana amabili aphahle umgogodla ngezansi kontu. Zona zidliwa
 nguMnurnzane noma yilowo ohlabile owaziwa nguMnurnzane.
 Iziphapha: Lena inyama esezinhlangothini zombili evimbela ububende. The yingxenye
 yamakha uma kuhlatshiwe. Esikhathini esiningi ububende budliwa ngabantu besilisa.
 Amathumbu: Ahlukaniswa izigaba ezimbili, kukhona okuthiwa amancane kubuye
 kubekhona okuthiwa amakhulu. Lawa amancane amhlophe kukhishwa kuwo ilulu.
 Umvimba: Lana ngumtshazo ofakwe amaqatha aqotshwe aha mancane phakathi. Kulezi
 zinsuku zamanje ungawufanisa nevosi. Umvimba ungaphekwa noma wosiwe kahle
 uthothombale bese udliwa ngabafana.
 Umtshazo: Uxhumene nopopopo, unonile kangangoba uma uwosa kucisha umlilo noma
 kugqamuke amalangabi. Ungumgudu oze uphumele ngaphandle. Uxhumene nentuba
 yokukhipha ubulongwe. Udliwa ngomame. Ngenxa yokuceba kwawo, uba yingxenye
 yamakha obubende.
 Isinye: Lesi yisikhwama samanzi aphuma ezinsweni avele achithwe ngaphandle uma
 kuhlinzwa inkomo ngoba kusuke kungamanzi angasadingeki enkomeni ekugcineni
 ahangumchamo wenkomo.
 Ukumisa, yizitho nemibala yezinkomo kuwumthombo okukhiwa kuwo kugcwaliswe
 izinqolobane ngamagama olimi lwesiZulu. La magama kususelwa kuwo ubuciko
 bomlomo obenza ulimi lubemtoti, lunonophale futhi lujule. Yiwo la magama aha
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 yingxenye yezaga nezisho eziyinjularnqondo yolirni IwesiZulu. Yinkorno ethi rno eyenza
 abe khona bese kuhIoba ulimi.
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 ISAHLUKO SESIHLANU
 5.0 UKUTHINTEKA KWEZINKOMO OLIMINI LWESIZULU
 5.1 Isingeniso
 Izinkomo zingumgogodla wempilo yomuntu ongumZulu lapho kusadliwa ngoludala
 khona. Njenguba iyinsika emise imizi yamadoda, ihlala isolimini lwabakhulumayo
 emanxulumeni. Amagama amaningi olimini IwesiZulu ayayithinta inkomo ngoba
 iyizinsika zomnotho ongukuphila nsuku zonke. UKrige, (1977:185) uthi:
 Of all the activities which are considered the
 special sphere of men, the important in tribal
 economy is certainly the rearing and the care of
 cattle. Cattle provide meat and amasi, the
 mainstay of the Zulu diet, as well as hides for
 shields and for clothing, while the wealth of a
 man is always reckoned in cattle, since it is with
 cattle that he must acquire wives for himself and
 his sons and pay doctor's fees when there is
 illness in the kraal.
 Ukubeka kuka Krige (1977) ngale ndlela kuveza ngokucacile ukuthi inkomo iyimpilo
 yomZulu. Ulimi IwesiZulu lumtoti futhi lucebile ngamagama, izisho, izaga nobuciko
 borulomo. Kulezi ngcezu zenkulumo, okuningi okusetshenziswe kuzo kufaka inkomo.
 5.2 Izisho
 lzisho ziyisimo sokukhuluma esiveza ubugagu nobungcweti bokukhuluma. Lokhu
 kukhnluma kusebenzisa kakhulu imifanekisomqondo, okuthi uma ungalwazi ulimi,
 kudume upotiyane. Ungabona umuntu esenza into eshiwo ngamagama noma engaqondi
 ukuthi uthini ngenxa yokungaqondi. Esikhathini esiningi ziba ukungathekisa. Lokhu
 kwenziwa ngokusebenzisa ucezu Iwenkulumo ekwakheni noma yisiphi isisho.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:85) bathi:
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 Izisho, njengezaga, nazo ziyizimo
 zokukhuluma ~ eziveza ubugagu
 nobungcweti bokukhuluma. Lezi zimo
 zokukhuluma zisebenzisa kakhulu
 imifanekiso-mqondo. Ngale ndlela-ke
 igama Iigcina selisho okunye okwehIukiIe
 kulokhu eIijwayele ukukusho uma
 IiyiIo nje phaqa.
 Lokhu kukhanyisa bha ukuthi isisho siwuIimi oIujuIiIe olwenza ukuthi incazelo yegama
 kungabi yilena ejwayelekiIe.
 Uma usebenzisa izisho, uthola igama Iisho enye into eyehIukile kulokhu okwejwayelekile
 kanjena:
 Ondle1azinuk'imiswani bayathanda ukwenza
 imisebenzi yabo uma sekuhlwile.
 Ondlelazinuk'imiswani izinyanga ezelaphayo. Leli gama liyisisho futhi alikhombisi
 nakancane ukuthi Iisho inyanga. Liyisisho esilibizongxube. Lakheke ngale ndlela:
 Ibizo(indlela)+isenzo(zinuka)+ibizo(imiswani)
 bese kuvela leli gma "indlelazinukimiswani"
 -Uma selibhekiswe kumuntu unkamisa wokuqala uba ngu u- ngenxa yokulumbana
 komkamisa okwenzeka uma sithatha isivumelwano senhloko sebizo elithi umuntu esingu
 u-sisihlanganisa nonkamisa wokuqaIa okungu i- bese kulumbana onkamisa kuphume
 unkamisa ongu 0- oyisiqaIo saleli bizongxube.
 Knthiwa izinyanga ondlelazinukimiswani nje ngoba bahamba belapha ezindaweni
 eziningi. Abagcini ngokwelapha kuphela kodwa kweminye imizi bahlaba izimbuzi
 nezinkomo eziyingxenye yomsebenzi abazowenza, bathwale inyama bahambe. Uma
 uphambana nabo, uzwa kunuka inyama. Yingakho bebizwa ngalesi sisho esithi
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 bangondlelazinuk'imiswani.
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 5.2.1 Izisho ezithinta inkomo
 Ziningi kakhulu izisho ezithinta inkomo futhi kusekhona ezinye ezivelayo njengoba ulimi
 kuyinto eqhubekayo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Akulula nokho ukusho ukuthi isisho esithile
 saqalwa ngubani. Kuvele kuzwakale abantu sebekhuluma ngazo, zigcine sezisabalele
 ezindaweni eziningi. UGcumisa nozakwaho, (1992:88) bathi:
 Ibizo elisebenze njengesibanjalo:
 Ukuba yinkomo. : Kusho ukungakwazi ukudlala ibhola.
 UMzi uyinkomo nje akazi nokuthi ibhola leli likhahlelwa
 libhekiswe ngakuphi.
 Kulo musho buvela ngokusobala ubunjalo bukaMzi hokuthi yena akakwazi ukudlala
 Ibhola, ufana nenkomo ethi mo!
 UNyembezi noNxumalo, (1966:207) bathi:
 Ukuba nkomo.: Ukungabi nakuzivikela, ukungalwi.
 lnkomo ungayithola ibhaxabulwa umfana omncane ngomshiza kodwa ibaleke,
 okungumfana kuqhubeke kuyibhaxabule kuze kufike lapho okuthanda khona, ingakwazi
 ukuzivikela. Ngakho isisho esithi "ukuba nkomo" sisuselwa ekungakwazini
 ukuzivikela:
 lzinkomo zomlomo: lzinkomo zeNkosi zekhethelo.
 lzinkomo zamabheka ezisamenyezwe
 umkhongi zingakabonwa.
 lnkomo ehamba yodwana.: Umuntu ongahlangani nabanye.
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 Eziqalisa ngokuphika kwesibanjalo u-aku- :
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 Kukhona ezinye izisho eziqalisa ngolruphika kwesibanjalo u-akn- kanjena:?
 Akunkomo!: Kusho izinkomo eziningi ngolrumangalisayo _
 Vmusho Akunkomo lezi zikaGumede lruyasho ulruthi
 zaqala ukuzala esemncane esasebenza eGoli,
 zigcwele esikhulu isibaya.
 lzisho eziqala ngolruphika kwesibanjalo
 kwento. Uma uthi "akunkorno" u-akn 
ukwedlulela usetshenziswa kanjena:
 zisuke zisho ubuningi noma ukwedlulela
 osetshenzisiwe usho ubuningi. Uma esho
 Akuntombi uphuma Zanga sikothe.
 Lapha lruveza ulruthi ngaphezu koknba yintombi, muhle olrukhombisa ukwedlula
 ebuhleni bentombi obejwayelekile.
 lsenzo nomenziwa :
 Kukhona izisho ezisebenzisa isenzo nomenziwa njengalezi ezilandelayo:
 Ukungena inkomo. Ukuyisenga,
 ?Ulrungena lrusho ulrungena emnyango wendlu, ukungena esangweni noma ulrungena
 umkamufi. Lokhu lrungena olrukhulunywa ngakho kulesi sisho lrusho ukusenga inkomo
 olrubhekiswe elruthini uma uyosenga inkomo, lrukhona ingxenye yomzimba engena
 ngaphansi yingakho lruthiwa ulrungena inkomo.
 Ukufaka kwenkomo. Ulrugcwala kobisi ebeleni.
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 Lokhu kusho ukugcwala kobisi ebeleni lenkomo. Vma ungalwazi ulimi IwesiZulu
 ungacabanga ukuthi kukhona lapho inkomo efake khona into ethile kanti lokhu
 kubhekiswe ekugcwaleni kobisi ebeleni.
 Elingafelwa nkonyane. Izwe lentokozo elinempilo enhle.
 Leli izwe lapho okungekho khona kuhlupheka nakufa. Kubukeka sengathi kuleli zwe
 amankonyane akhona awafi ngokwesisho kanti kushiwo lapho okubuswa khona
 kukhonjwe ngophakathi. Isisho sikhuluma ngenkonyane kanti uma usubhekisisa alikho
 izwe elingafelwa nkonyane ngoba noma yikuphi kukhona izifo ezihlasela amankonyane
 agcine efile. Kodwa lapha ngokujula kolimi kusho izwe okuthokozwayo futhi
 okunempilo enhle kulo. Ukujula kokukhuluma kuliveza leli zwe njengelingafelwa
 nkonyane okwangempela.
 Ukweqela inkomo. Ukuyikhalima.
 Igama elithi ukweqela liyimpambosi yokwenzela okuthi uma ulibheka indlela
 elisetshenziswe ngayo lapha kulesi sisho, kube sengathi lisho ukweqa weqela inkomo
 kanti akunjalo. Lapha lisho ukuyinqanda inkomo ingayi lapho ithanda khona kodwa iye
 lapho ofuna iye khona.
 Ukuchitha kwenkabi. Ukumisa kwayo izimpondo zivuleke.
 Ukuchitha okwejwayelekiJe kusho ukubhekisa isitsha phansinoma eceleni ngenhloso
 yokuchitha okuphakathi. Ukuchitha kwenkabi njengoba kuvela kulesi sisho kusho
 ukumisa kwezimpondo zivuleke. Lokhu kususelwa ekutheni uma izimpondo zenkabi
 zimile, ungazifanisa nokuma kwesitsha ngamehlo engqondo. Vma isitsha simile sabheka
 phezulu, kuJula ukubona ukuthi uma singase sichithe amanzi, kungadingeka ukuthi sime
 kanjani. Kanjalo nezimpondo zenkabi uma uzithatha uzenze isimo sesitsha, ungakuchaza
 ukumisa kwayo.
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 Ukuveza kwenkomazi. Ukusondela kwesikhathi sokuzala
 kwayo.
 Abelusi banendlela abakhnIuma ngayo eyenza izinto ezithile zihlonipheke ngoba besaba
 nkuthi uma baIimisa ngesihIoko, kungonakala izinto ezithile. Uma inkomo imithi, into
 embi engase ivele ukuba iphunze. Ukuphunza kwenkomo kumbuyisela emuva umnikazi
 wesibaya ngoba Iokho kusho ukungandi kwezinkomo. Lesi sisho singasuselwa ekutheni
 uma inkomazi isizozaIa, kuba noguquko oIuthile esithweni sayo solruzala. Sibasikhulu
 kuvele into engaveli-nje kwenye inkomo okukude ukuzala kuyo, okungenzeka ukuthi
 yikho Iokhu ekuvezayo okubikezela ukuvela kwenkonyane.
 Lezi zisho nakuba zikhuluma ngenkomo incazelo yazo ikhombisa ukujula nokulwazi
 nIimi IwesiZnIu okunzulu. Angeke-nje uvele usho ukuthi sichaza ukuthini uma
 ungenalwazi oIunzulu. Kukhona okuningi ukusetshenziswa kwemifanekisomqondo
 okuyikhona okugcina sekwenza igama selisho enye into eyehlukile kulena
 eyejwayelekile.
 Isenzo nesibanjaIo:
 Ukusenga nezimithi. : Ukukhuluma amanga.
 Ukusenga (isenzo)+ezimithi (isibanjaIo)
 Ezingamabizongxube:
 Ukusenga inkomo nenkonyane. : Ukweswela isimilo.
 Ukusenga (isenzo)+inkomo(ibizo)+inkonyane (ibizo)
 Isisho esithi "Ukusenga inkomo nenkonyane singaletha ukudideka okukhulu uma
 usithatha ngendlela osibuka, ngayo. OkokuqaIa inkonyane ayisengwa ngoba isuke
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 ingakabi sezingeni lokuzala futhi. Inkomo yona ingasengwa ngoba indala futhi
 nenkonyane knsuke knngelayo. Uknsenga zombili knyinkinga engaphezu kokwenza.
 Lokhu knkhuluma knngaphezu kokwenza kanti futhi knngenziwa umuntu onomqondo
 omfushane. Yingakho-nje knshiwo knmuntu ongenaso isimilo. Umuntu ongenaso
 isimilo angeke enqena uknthi athandwe owesimame kanye nendodakazi yakhe
 ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ukweswela isimilo-ke ukwenza into enjalo kanti futhi angeke uze
 usihlanganise noknsenga isimilo. Lokhu kusikhombisa uknjula komqondo
 eknsebenziseni amagama.
 5.3 Izaga ezithinta inkomo
 Ngenxa yoknbaluleka kwezinkomo esizweni samaZulu, sithola izaga eziningi
 eziphathelene nayo. Ziwubuciko bomlomo obungaziwa uknthi baqanjwa ngubani.
 Ubukhona bazo abufani nezinkondlo nezibongo zona ezinabaqambi bazo. Yingakho-nje
 noma ubani ophilayo enelungelo lokusebenzisa noma yisiphi isaga noma ngasiphi
 isikhathi uma kufanele. UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:77) bathi:
 Ubuningi bazo bukhomba ngoknsobala ukuthi
 inkomo Ie, kwakuyisilwane esibaluleke
 ukwedlula zonke ezinye empilweni yabantu.
 Amasiko ayegcinwa ngenkomo. Indlala
 iphungwa ngenkomo. Ngisho nemvunulo
 yabesilisa nabesifazane yayiphuma knyo
 inkomo.
 Lokhu kusikhombisa kabanzi futhi kungukngcizelela ekutheni_ kuZulu inkomo
 kwaknyisilwane esikhonzwe kakhulu kangakanani. Uknsetshenziswa kwayo kukhombisa
 uknthi kwaknyinto esemilonyeni yabantu futhi abayibona nsuku zonke, ebasiza ngaso
 sonke isikhathi ngokukhiqiza nbisi, inyama kanye nemvunulo eyakhiwa ngezikhumba
 zayo kanye nokugcina amasiko asekhaya.
 Ezinye zezaga ezithinta inkomo yilezi:
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 Inkonyane ifuza unina. : Umntwana ufuza abazali ngobuhle noma ngobubi.
 Lesi saga sisuselwe ekuthini inkonyane inkomo esencane kanti umntwana umuntu
 osemncane futhi. Uma kuthiwa inkonyane ifuza unina, kushiwo ngoba unina: usuke
 emdala futbi eyizala inkonyane nanokutbi lesi saga sifana nesitbi "ukhamba lufuza
 imbiza". Umntwana njengenkonyane naye uzalwa abazali okuthi uma ekhula, abukele
 kubo izinto abazenzayo bese naye enza njengabo. Lapha kufaniswe umntwana
 nenkonyane, kwase kuthiwa kokubili lokhu kufanele kufuze abakuzalayo.
 Inkunzi isematholeni.: Abantwana bafanele bakhuliswe kahle ngoba
 kuzoqhamuka kubo ababoli bakusasa
 Uma amathole ekhula, akulula ukubona ukuthi yiliphi kulawa angamaduna elizoba
 yinkunzi enhle. Kungenzeka kubekhona elihle ngombala kodwa kungaqondakali ukuthi
 liyoba inkunzi enjani. Okudingekayo lapha ukuthi kufanele wonke akhuliswe kahle
 ngoba kusuke kungakaziwa ukuthi yiliphi elizoba yinkunzi ekhonya esibayeni. Kanjalo
 nabantwana uma besebancane, akululula ukugagula ukuthi ubani uzoba yini bese kuthi
 ubani abe yini. Okumqoka ukuthi bakhuliswe ngendlela efanele ezobenza babe
 ngabemukelekayo emphakathini uma sebeqhuba ngokwemikhakha yabo yokuphila.
 Kungenzeka ukuthi ebantwaneni abakhulayo kusuke kukhona uMengameli wezwe kodwa
 akulula ukuphawula lokho uma esesesigabeni sobuntwana.
 Umbala ucaca enkonyaneni. Abaholi bakusasa bavela ebantwaneni ngakho
 kufanele baphathwe kahle.
 Lesi sitbi asifane nesitbi "inkunzi isernatholeni" ngoba sisebenzise inkonyane nengane
 kanti futhi sikhuluma ngempatho enhle okufanele abazali baphathe ngayo abantwana
 babo ngoba bengazi ukutbi uma sebekhulile bazoba yini. Abanye abantwana basheshe
 bagagulwe yilabo abaphathelene nezengqondo nasekuchushisaneni ngekusasa labantwana
 ezikoleni. Ukucaca kombala enkonyaneni kungasho lokho bese kuhlanganiswa nokuthi
 kufanele leli kusasa labo lihlakulelwe ukuze lichume ngomuso.
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 Nginjenjenje mntanethu ngoniwa inkunzi: Ungalitheli kimi icala angizidalanga.
 Umuntu akaveli aqlubuke esidulini njengekhowe kodwa kubakhona abazali
 abahlanganayo bese kuqhamuka yena. Uma iukunzi emhlophe ikhwela esibayeni,
 amaukonyane akulowo mnzi avamise ukuthi athathe umbala wayo. Noma ngabe
 umninisibaya ufisa ukuthi abenjani kodwa 10 mbala weukunzi uzobakhona. Alizikhetheli
 iukonyane ukuba nalo mbala kodwa lenziwa ukuthi ezisekelweni zokudalwa kwalo
 ubekhona. Lokhu kufana nokuthi umuntu uma esedaliwe ukuthi unjani, akufanele kube
 yicala Iakhe kepha umuntu onomthelela ebunjalweni bakhe yilowo owamdala. Noma
 omunye angathanda kanjani ukumguqula abe yilokhu akuthandayo, akusoze kwenzeka.
 Inzimakazi izala ilungakazi Kuyenzeka ukuba abantwana bangafuzi abazali
 babo ngezimiio.
 Lesi saga sisho ukuthi ufuzo luyeqa, sihambisana nalesi sesimanje esithi "uMfundisi
 akarnzali uMfundisi". Sisikhanyisela ukuthi akukhona lapho kuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi
 abantwana bafane nabazali babo khona. Sisuseia ekutheni inkomo enzima kusuke
 kuyinkomo emnyama kanti eIilungakazi isuka ixube umbala omnyama nomhlophe. Kuye
 kumangalise ukuthoia ukuthi Ie nkomo emnyama isizale umvemve oIiIungakazi. Lokho
 kusho ukuthi umuntu akakwazi ukufana nabazali bakhe ngaso sonke isikhathi.
 Izinkonyane zilandela onina. Kungcono umntwana oyintandane asale nonina
 kunokuba asale noyise.
 Umntwana uma esemncane umuntu amkhonza kakhulu unina ngoba uhlala naye ngaso
 sonke isikhathi. Unina oncelisa umntwana bese Iokho kwenze abe nokuxhumana
 okukhulu naye. Yilokho kuxhumana kukanina nengane ngebeIe okwenza ukuthi.
 umntwana adle insila yebeIe, lokho kuqinisa izikhonkwane zokuthandana. Unina ngisho
 ejulukile esebenza uma umntwana esekhala, ukunceia kwakhe kuhIangana
 nezithukuthuku zebele bese kudaleka ukukhonzana okuyisimanga. Umuntu ofundisa
 ingane ukuhleka, edamane eyithintathinta izihlathi ize inyewuke ngunina. Yilowo
 mhlane onamathelisa ingane nonina uma eyibelethe kuwo owenza ingane ibe
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 nemfudumaIo embelekweni. luingi lamadoda aIinazo izinqe ezinkulu ezenza ukuba
 ingane ihlaIe ikhululeke uma itetwe emhlarie wawo, unina akabinankinga yokusikwa
 yimbeleko entanyeni ngoba isuke ihlezi inethezekile ngoba unina enezinqe ezenza
 iqhwakele kuzo kamnandi. Ingane yazi futhi ibona unina kunguyena oyiphakela-nsuku
 zonke.
 Yilesi sizathu esenza ukuba incazelo yalesi saga ithi kungcono umntwana asaIe nonina
 ngoba nguyena okwazi ukunakekela, akhulise ingane kangcono kunoyise. Uma isaga
 sithi izinkonyane zilandela ouina, sisuke siqhakambisa khona ukuthi emqondweni
 wengane uuina odla ubhedu bese belandela nabanye. Ingane kulesi saga ifaniswe
 nenkonyane.
 Inkonyane yenye iyayiqhubulusha. Umuntu uye athande abakhe abantwana
 angabathandisisi abantwana babanye abantu
 Umuntu ozazi kahle izinkomo angakutshela ukuthi inkomazi yenkomo ayiyithandi
 inkonyane engazalwa yiyo. Uma isondela kuyo iyayigwaza, ingafuni isondele kuyo
 kodwa uma kusondela eyayo, iyikhotha, iyinwaye kamnandi ize iphakamise ishobana
 izwa ubumnandi bokukhothwa unina. Ukukhothwa ezalwa yiyo kwenziwa ukuxhumana
 okukhona phakathi kwayo nenkonyane. Uma ubuka urnuntu, uthola ukuthi nakuye
 kwenzeka into enjaIo. BambaIwa kakhulu abantu uma bekhona abakwazi ukuthanda
 abanye abantwana njengababo kodwa kukhona abazenzisayo kuthi ekugcineni kucace
 ukuthi akazange azizwe izinseka nemihelo ngale ngane. Uma kuza kowakhe uthola
 emvikela, emkhusela futhi emnamathelisa kuye ngaso sonke isikhathi. Lokhu kwenziwa
 ukuthi kusukela esibelethweni babexhumene futhi umntwana edla kuye unina bexhumene
 ngenkaba. Lokhu kuxhumana kuqhubeka njalo ngisho umntwana esekhulile.
 Ikhotha eyikhothayo.: Umuntu usiza lowo omsizayo.
 engayikkhothi iyayihlaba.
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 Inkomo ayiyithandi leyo engayithandi yingakho-nje kuthi izinkunzi uma zihlangana,
 kushunqe uthuli sezilwa. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi ziyazi ukuthi okwazo ukulwa zigcine
 sezizondana kusukela ngosuku lokuqala ziqhathwa ngabafana. Uma kuqhamuka ezinye
 izinkomo ayinandaba kodwa iyasazi isitha sayo. Lokhu kuze kutholakale llgisho
 ebantwini ngoba uthola ukuthi umuntu usiza lawn muntu omsizayo ngaso sonke isikhathi
 njengoba incazelo yesaga izichaza ngokwayo.
 Inkomo ayimithi ingaphindwangwa. Ake ungiphinde futhi.
 Lesi yisimo sokucela komuntu uma efuna ukuphindwa ngalokhu aphiwe khona
 ekuqaleni. Ulimi olujulile lwalesi saga olukhuluma ngenkomo olungenza umuntu ukuba
 acabange ngenkomo emithi uma engalwazi ulimi kanti akunjalo. Ngamazwi aqondile
 kusho ukuthi ngiphe futhi. Ukubuka ngamehlo enyama okwakha isithombe emqondweni
 sokuthi njengoba inkomo inkulu kanje, kufanele ukuthi ikhwelwe kaningi ngaphambi
 kokuba imithe ngoba inesisu esikhulu. Kuthathwa leso simo bese sisetshenziselwa
 ukucela ukuphindwa.
 [nicomaehambayo kayiqedi tshani Yipha isihambi ukudla ngeke ube mpofu
 ngokwenze njalo.
 Kusukela kudala emandulo izihambi beziphathwa kahle, zinikezwe indawo yokulala,
 . ziphiwe nokudla. Kuncane kabi ukudla okudliwa yisihambi esifaniswa nenkomo
 ehambayo engaqedi tshani kulesi saga. Uma inkomo idla ihamba, ayibudlisisi utshani
 ngoba iyanqampuna nje futhi kungabonakali nokuthi idlile lapho yedlule khona. Lesi
 simo sifana nokupha isihambi ukudla ngoba naso sisuke sizidlulela, singeke sakuqeda.
 Uma sesiphiwe ukudla, kuye kungabonakali ukuthi kukhona okungasekho.
 Usenga inkomo nenkonyane Vnesimilo esibi ngakubantu besifazane.
 Lesi saga sisuselwa enkomeni esengwayo okungenzeki nangephutha ukuthi uthi uyisenga
 ubuye usenge nenkonyane yayo ngaso leso sikhathi. Lesi simo sokukhuluma ngamanye
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 amazwi singasho ukuthi 10 muntu osengayo kungenzeka ukuba athandane nonina
 wengane, abuye athandane nayo futhi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Yingakho incazele yaso
 siveza ukuthi 10 muntu unesimo esibi kubantu besifazane. Isimilo esibi kubantu
 besifazane singasho ukubathanda ngokweqile uze ungabe usabubona bokuthi uthandane
 nonina kanye nendodakazi.
 Inkunzi inqunywe amanqindi. Kuchaza ukukhubazeka ukuphelelwa amandla.
 Amanqindi enkunzi izimpondo zayo okuthi uma inqunywe zona, ibe sesimweni esinzima
 ngoba isuke ingakwazi ukulwa. Noma ingashiphiliza kanjani izama ukulwa kodwa
 ayikwazi ukuyigweba enye. Ukuze ilwe kahle kufanele ibe nenungu yezimpndo. Lesi
 saga sisho ukukhubazeka uphelelwa amandla okufana nakho okuyisimo senkunzi esuke
 ikhubazekile ngalesi simo. Uma umuntu ephelelwa amandla, akazi ngisho nokwenzani
 anduba abuye amandla.
 Inkomo iwe ngophondo. : Kuchaza isimo sokungabi namandla okuzisiza.
 Ulimele yena kodwa akafile
 Uma inkomo iwe ngophondo, akufani nokuthi ilele ngophondo. Uma isilele ngophondo,
 isuke isifile. Ukuwa ngophondo kusho into yesikhashana enokuguquka ibuye ibe
 kwesinye isimo. Uma inkomo iwe ngophondo, kunzima kabi ukuzisiza, kusuke kufuneka
 ukuthi ize ivuke bese ikwazi ukuzisiza. Ukuwa ngophondo uma kubhekiswe kumuntu
 . kusho isimo esibucayi lapho umuntu engakwazi ukuba namandla okuzisiza khona. Lesi
 simo singafaniswa nomuntu olimele, wephuka ingalo, engakwazi ukuzisiza ngaleso
 sikhathi okungadingeka ukuthi kuze kwedlule isikhathi esithile ngaphambi kokuba
 akwazi ukuzisiza futhi. Lezi yizinkinga zesikhashana okungafanele ukuba urnuntu athi
 uhIuphekile kodwa azwakalise ukuthi uxakekile.
 flele ngophondo Akakwazi ukuzisiza.
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 Vma inkomo ilele ngophondo kusuke sekunzima kakhuIu ngoba isuke ingesenawo ngisho
 amandla okuphakamisa inhloko. Isuke isesimweni lapho engakwazi ukuzisiza khona,
 Lesi yisimo sokufa. Uma kubhekiswe kumuntu kuthiwa "ilele ngophondo" kuye.
 Kusuke kuvezwa isimo lapho engeke esakwazi ukuzisiza khona okwangernpela.
 Sekusele ukuba ishoba liqonde, abafike muva balifice selilele amazolo.
 Inkomo ixakelwe inkonyane. Kuvele ubulukhuni obungavamile kakwaziwa
 ukuthi kuyogcina kanjani.
 Vma kwenzekile ngeshwa elithile inkomazi ife ishiye inkonyane, kusuke sekusuke
 umsebenzi omkhulu kabi ngoba Ie nkonyane esele kusuke kufanele ihIengwe ukuze
 iqhubeke nokuphila. Into eyenziwayo ukuthi inkorno ixakelwe inkonyane, lokhu okusho
 ukuthi kufanele kuboshwe enye inkomazi encelisayo bese kunceliswa Ie nkonyane
 engundingasithebeni kuyo ngenkani. Isuke yenziswa into engayifuni Ie nkomazi ngoba
 isuke yenziswa into engeke iyenze uma ingaboshiwe ngoba engayizali iyayigwaza. lsimo
 esinjengaIesi sinzima ngoba Ie nkomazi eboshiwe kungenzeka ilugodle ubisi bese kuthi
 lena esizwayo ingatholi lutho. Ayichachambi kahIe inkonyane ekhuliswa ngale ndlela,
 impilo yayo ibabuthakathaka. Kubongwa uma ize yafika ezingeni lapho ikwazi
 uknzinqampunela utshani khona, kuthiwe thokola themba ngoba isuke isizoziphilisa
 ngoknzidlela. Ngaphambi kwalokho kusuke kungaziwa ukuthi isiphetho sempilo yayo
 siyobanjani.
 Inkomo ingazala umuntu. Ngeke yenzeke leyo nto.
 Kungaba yilumbo, kukhuzwe umhIola uma inkorno ingake izale umuntu.
 Okusernthethweni ukuthi inkomo izala enye inkomo. Uma kuthiwa inkomo ingazala
 umuntu, kushiwo into engeke ize yenzeke noma ngabe sekuthiwani njengoba nomuntu
 engeke wayizala inkorno.
 Kazi iyOZIJ/a nkomoni.
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 Asazi ukuthi umphumela walolu daba kuyoba yini.
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 Uma inkomo imithi, umnikazi wayo usuke erigazi ukuthi nkomoni lena ezoyizala. Isifiso
 sanoma yimuphi umuntu ukuthi inkomo yakhe izale eyinsikazi ngoba lokho kusuke
 kusho ukuthi izinkomo zizokwanda ekhaya. Impendulo yalesi saga kube yizifiso nje
 nazo ezishabalalayo uma isizele, iqiniso lokuthi iyini inkomo ezelwe selaziwa. Incazelo
 yesaga ukuthi umphumela walolu daba akwaziwa ukuthi uyoba yini, uyahambisana
 nokudukuza emnyameni kukamnini nkomo, engazi ukuthi inkomo yakhe izozala
 nkomoni.
 Inkunzi iyazibeka. Umuntu uyaziphakamisa yena ngokwakhe.
 Kukhona ukukhuluma okuthi izinkunzi ezimbili azihlali esibayeni esisodwa. Lokhu
 kuvela ekutheni uma izinkunzi zimbili zisesibayeni sinye, leso sibaya siyawa ngoba
 zihlala ngokulwa ngaso sonke isikhathi. Okunye okuye kubekubi ukuthi leso sibaya asibi
 nambala ngoba izinkomazi zikhwelwa izinkunzi ezinemibala eyehlukene. Okwenzekayo
 kulesi sibaya ukuthi enye inkunzi iIwe nenye ize iyehlule bese kusala yona yodwa
 ingumakhonya kulesi sibaya. Ngalokhu Ie nkunzi isuke isizibekile ukuthi kukhonye yona
 yodwa lapha esibayeni. Kanjalo nomuntu uyazikhethela ukuthi ufuna ukuphila impilo
 enjani. Lokho ukwenza ngemishikashika yansuku zonke aba matasatasa ngayo
 ephokophelela lapho afuna ukubakhona. Umuntu njengoba ekhululekile ukuziqokela
 lapha efuna ukuthi cababa khona, omunye uziqomela ukuthi abephansi ngokuthi enze
 izinto ezizomehlisa, agcina esegaqa ngamadolo noma ahuquzele okwenyoka adle uthuli.
 Konke lokhu kusezandleni zakhe ukukhetha ukuziphakamisa. Umuntu ocabanga
 ukubamkhulu ubamkhulu nocabanga ukuba mncane ubamncane.
 Inkomo enomlomo kayinamasi. Akuyi ngomlomo./Ayingangamlomo.
 Lesi saga sifana nesithi "ayihlabi ngakurnisa" esisho ukuthi akuyi njengoba into uyibheka
 ngamehlo. Kukhona inkomo okuthi nxa uyibheka, ubona ibele layo nemibele igwansile
 uze wethembe, ucabange ukuthi unondlini kanti akunjalo. Uma uthi uyayisenga, uthole
 ukuthi yisigqala sokugcina.: Uma lokhu kukhuluma ukubhekise kumuntu uthi "akuyi
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ngomlomo" usuke usubona ukuthi akuyi njengoba ekhuluma aze akhihlize amagwebu,
 uthola ukuthi uma sekufanele enze lokhu akukhulumile kuyamehlula. Vmlomo
 ungakhuluma noma yini kodwa uma sekufuneka ukuthi leyo nto yenziwe kudingeka
 amandla.
 Inkomo isengwa ngoyaziyo. Dedela umuntu oyaziyo into kube nguyena
 oyenzayo.
 Uma inkomo isengwa iba nemikhutshana yayo egcina yaziwe umsengi. Enye inkomo
 ilizwa kanye uma selidumela emansumpeni bese ilikhahlela, luchitheke lonke ubisi.
 Kulesi simo oyaziyo inkomo kuthi uma seluya ngasemansumpeni, ayoluthulula ukuze
 Iungagcini luchithekile. Kuyenzeka futhi ukuthi kubekhona inkomazi enezimbobo
 ezingaphezu kweyodwa embeleni munye uma uyisenga, ubisi luvele Iutsaze lungabheki
 ethungeni kodwa luthele wena msengi. Vmsengi okwejwayele lokhu ugcina enendlela
 yakhe yokubhekisa zonke izimbobo ethungeni. Uma ungakwazi lokhu, kwenzeka ichilo
 uma uzama ukuyisenga leyo nkomo, ungabuya umanzi Ole ubisi esibayeni, ulandelwa
 yizimpukane. Incazelo ethi dedela umuntu oyaziyo into kube nguyena oyenzayo, sisuke
 siqinisile ngoba uma ungayazi into, uqala ukuyenza, kwenzeka amaphutha amaningi.
 Akukho zinkunzi zahlala ndawonye. Uma abantu bazibona ukuthi bayalingana,
 bangahloniphani bangeze bahlalelana.
 . Kunzima kakhulu ukuthi izinkunzi ezimbili zihlale esibayeni esisodwa ngoba umsebensi
 ezisuke zizowenza lapha esibayeni usuke umunye. Zihlala ngokulwa kuwe isibaya
 soMnumzane, kuchitheke gula linamasi. Ukulwa kwezinkunzi kusuke kwenziwa ukuthi
 zizibona zilingana ngoba zenza umsebenzi owodwa. Abantu nabo uma bebona ukuthi
 bayalingana bafaniswa naIezi zinkunzi ngoba bavele bangahloniphani futhi behluleke
 ukuhlaIelana. Indlela engcono ukuthi behlukaniswe ukuze bangahlali ndawonye ngoba
 ukubehlukanisa kwenza ukuthi bahloniphane ngoba kusuke kungasekho ozibona
 engungqoshishilizi.
 Inkonyane ikhethwa kusakhanya. Yenza izinto ngesikhathi esifanele.
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 Lesi saga sisuselwa ekutheni ayikho into ebuhlungu njengokukhetha amankonyane ngoba
 uma ethanda avele abukise ngawe. Uma ethanda, avele abhekise amashobana phezulu
 atshakaduIe akhale emuke, usale ukhexile ngenxa yesivinini asithela ngaso. Kubakuhle
 uma 10 mhlola wenzeke kusakhanya ngoba ayeqelwa, agcine amabombo ewabhekise
 esibayeni. Kusuke kulishwa-ke uma 10 msebenzi wokuwakhetha wenziwa ilanga
 selishonile sekumnyama ngoba awabonwa ngalukhalo aphelela emehlweni bese umkhethi
 esala ebambe ongezansi. Ukwenza lokhu kufanele ngoba phela ngeke aze abhula ukuthi
 njengoba kumnyama-nje, aphume abheka ngaphi. Lesi saga uma sibhekiswe kumuntu,
 sisuke siyisexwayiso sokuthi kuhle enze izinto ngesikhathi esifanele. Sifana nesithi
 lubunjwa liseva esinencazelo efanayo, sisuselwa ekuthini umbumbi kuhle abumbe lokho
 akwenzayo lusemanzi ubumba ngoba uma selomile, alukwenzi lokho okufisayo.
 Kukwankomo isengwa ilele. Abantu abayiziwula.
 Kungakhuzwa umhlola uma kungabonwa umsengi ekhokhobela inkomo elele efuna
 ukuyoyisenga. Okokuqala imibele yenkomo ibheke phansi bese kuthi okwesibili uma
 uyisenga ilele, kudingeka ukuthi.ithunga libheke phansi, lokhu okungenza ukuthi ubisi
 lungahlali ethungeni kodwa luthi lungena-nje lubuyela emuva luchitheka. Lokhu
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 kungenziwa umuntu oyisiwula kuphela. Uma uthi kukwankomo esengwa ilele, usuke
 ubhekise kubantu abayiziwula, abangayazi into abayenzayo.
 Inkonyane iyashiyelwa. Uma umuntu esebunzimeni ubombonelela.
 Abasengi abahlakaniphile bayazi ukuthi inkonyane ukuze iphile, kufanele incele ubisi.
 Uma besenga baba nonembeza wokuthi nakuba beludinga ubisi kodwa kufanele
 bashiyele inkonyane. Uma inkonyane ingashiyelwa, iba lugojwana-nje, ingakhombisi
 ukuba nempilo. Inkonyane ayinamandla okutshela umsengi ukuba ayeke ukusenga ukuze
 kusale olwayo ubisi, lokho kuyibeka esimweni esibucayi ngoba ukwesutha kwayo
 kusentandweni yomsengi. Uma kubhekiswa kumuntu lokhu kusuke kusho ukuthi kuhle
 ukubonelela umuntu osebu~eni ngoba usuke engakwazi uknzisiza njengenkonyane.
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 Isigqala siyala insengwakazi Njengalapho isaliwakazi siyala
 intando~ ukuthi ifanele yenze njani.
 Isigqala sidaleke kabi ngoba asinalo ubisi oluningi ngakho-ke asithandwa abasengi ngoba
 ukubakhona kwaso, kunciphisa amagula okufanele aqhilike yizaqheqhe. lnsengwakazi
 ayifani nesigqala ngoba yona inobisi oluningi olungatholakali esigqaleni. Kungenzeka
 ukuthi isigqala asinalo ubisi-nje yingoba singazi ukuthi kufanele senzenjani ukuze sibe
 nobisi oluningi. lmpendulo singayithola kunsengwakazi ngoba yiyona ekhiqiza ubisi
 oluningi. Lokhu knsho ukuthi iziyalo isigqala singazithola kunsengwakazi. Vsizo
 ungaluthola kumuntu ophumelelayo uma ungaphumeleli wena. Kanjalo isaliwakazi
 somfazi singakwazi ukuthi siyale intandokazi ngezinto ezithile esiphumelela kuzo ngoba
 akusho ukuthi umuntu noma enamaphutha, akukho lapho engayala abanye abantu khona.
 Kuyangabazisa ukuthi umuntu owabuya emendweni angeluleka intombi esayogana.
 Aknzwakali kahle ukuthi umuntu ongakaze afelwe yindoda eluleke umfelokazi. Kudela
 owaziyo ukuthi angathini nje.
 Inkomo yokuthutha kayinamquba. Vmuntu ohlala ngokuthulha njalo
 akavamile ukuphumelela.
 Vmquba kawenzeki esibayeni ngesikhathi esifushane kepha kufanele ukuthi kube
 nesikhatshana izinkomo zihlala kuleso sibaya. Ukuze umquba wenzeke kufanele
 ubulongwe borne, buphinde buhlakazeke bese kuba nomquba. Urna kungase kube
 nezibaya eziningi ernzini, izinkomo zizishintshanise lezi zibaya, kungagcina kungazange
 kube namquba ngoba kungathi uma ziphuma kulesi sibaya, kufike izinkubabulongwe
 zithalhe ubulongwe zemuke nabo umquba ungenzeki. Vma lokhu kukhuluma
 kubhekiswe kumuntu, usuke eyalwa ngokuba ngumanxiwa kamili mbuya njengokuthi,
 uma nmuntu eshiya umsebenzi njalo uma ewuthola, ahlale isikhashana adlulele komunye,
 ugcina engenamsebenzi awazi kahle, Ube esekhuzwa-ke ngalesi saga kwenzelwa ukuba
 azinze entweni ayenzayo. AmaNgisi aze athi:
 One hasmany irons on the fire.
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 Kanye nokuthi:
 One is a jack ofall trades and the master ofnone.
 Kukhona isaga esithi:
 Inkomo idla emnceleni. Uzidlisa satshanyana
 Uma inkomo idla emngceleni, isuke iwubona umbila noma amabele angale komngcele
 kodwa ishaye sengathi ayikuboni lokho. Le nsimu engale komngcele mblawumbe isuke
 inokuthandwa yile nkomo kodwa kutholakale ukuthi yona izidlela lapha. Kwesinye
 isikhathi isuke yenzela ukuthi ibonwe ukuthi nayo iyakuthanda lokhu okungale
 komngcele kodwa ngenxa yokuthi ayikwazi ukukhuluma kunganakwa. Uma inkomo idla
 emngceleni, isuke iseduze kakhulu nengapheshaya komngcele, ingavele mhlawumbe
 yelule intamo ibe isingaphesheya. Mblawumbe idla emngceleni ngoba isuke ifuna
 ukweqiswa wona ukuze ibe ngaphesheya. Uma kubhekiswe kumuntu lokhu, kusuke
 kuvezwa ukuthi unesifiso sokufinyelela noma sokusho okurhile kodwa akasho, udamane
 ekhuluma egigiyela ekhombisa nangezenzo kodwa engaphumeli obala kuhle kwensizwa
 yesaba ukweshela intombi.
 Inkonyane isethuka isisinga. Uzobuye wejwayele.
 Lesi saga sisuselwa ekutheni inkonyane ayithi izalwa nje, ibe iboshwe inqina ngesisinga
 futhi ayisazi, isiqabuka mhla izoboshwa ngaso. Inkonyane iboshwa ngesisinga ukuze
 ingahambi ngoba umkhondo osuke ubheke ekhaya isuke ingawazi kahle. Ukuze
 iphephiswe ekulahlekeni, kusuke kufanele iboshwe ngesisinga. Uma kuqhubeka
 isikhathi inkonyane iya ngokusejwayela isisinga, kugcine kungasengxaki ukuyibopha
 mhlawumbe igcine isizizela yona. Konke kuhambisana nokwejwayela leyo nto.
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 Nakumuntu kunjalo uma eseqala ukwenza into, uba namaphutha bese kuthi ngemva
 kwesikhathi ayenze engasanakile ngoba esejwayele. Lesi saga sisuke sitshela umuntu
 uknthi uzobuye ajwayele kuhle kwenkonyane afaniswa nayo lapha ethuka isisinga kodwa
 sigcine sesilubala kuyo.
 Inkomo ikhula namafutha : Lokho umuntu ayikho ebunganeni uvama ukuba yikho
 nalapho esekhulile.
 Lesi saga sithi asifane nalesi esithi umthente uhlaba usamila ngoba lokhu okungameva
 awo kuhlaba ngisho usemncane. Uma inkomo ikhula, ezobankulu ibonakala iselithole
 ukuthi iluhlobo olukhulu kanti engezukuya ndawo ngokukhula nayo ivele icace nje
 ebuncaneni bayo. Lesi saga uma sibhekiswe kumuntu mhlawumbe usuke esemncane
 kodwa uma ephethe into avele ayinikezwa Iowa embona phambi kwakhe bese knbakhona
 ukuphawula okuthi Ie ngane ave iphana, ngisho isikhulile izobe iphana noma kuthiwe
 inkomo ikhula namafutha. lmvamisa ingane yenza lokhu esuke izokwenza uma
 isikhulile. Ekwenza iseyingane kuyagxila kuyo iqhubeke nakho ngisho isikhulile.
 Ikhaba abayisengayo. Kubatshazwa ulaka Iwabantwana abakhuliswa
 budedengu.
 Inkomo ngeke utbi uyayazi futhi ingumngane wakho ngoba ihlala iyisilwane njalo.
 Ukusengwa akuyona into emnandi enkomeni kodwa iyabekezela. Lokhu kufakazelwa
 ukuthi iningi lezinkomo liyaboshwa uma lisengwa, lokhu okukhombisa ukuthi isengwa
 ngenkani ingathandi. Kumqoka kabi ukuthi inkomo oyisengayo wakhe ubungane nayo
 yingakho nje umsengi ophambili uthi uknyinwayanwaya inkomo ebeleni ngaphambi
 kokuthi ayisenge. Usuke enzela ukuba imphathe kahle nayo ngoba uma ingabhilita,
 knngashunqa uthuli, akhale ubumayemaye isimkbabile, isboshela kuye ngezimpondo.
 Inkomo ebbaxatshulwa njalo nayo igcina ingenamngane ngoba yazi uknthi isibhaxu
 yiyona ndlela yokuphila. Kanjalo nezingane ezikhuliswe kabi, zigcina zinolaka
 njengempatho okusuke kupbathwe ngayo Ie nkomo engadli nkobe zamuntu.
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 UNyembezi, (1958:27) ucacisa isaga esiqondile, sona lesi ekade sisikutakuta, Vveza
 ukuthi bekufanele inkomo ikhabe umuntu ophethe intambo lena ebopha amanqina kodwa
 Ie nkomo ewuShaka yakhaba oyisengayo, yangaba nandaba nombambi uma ethi:
 Vmasongomahle, inkonyana yenkomo,
 Kwangixak'ukukhaba kwale nkomo,
 Yakhab'osengayo, yadel'umbarnbi.
 Ohlaba eyakhe akaphikiswa : Vmuntu uqhubeka ukwenza into eyombangela usizi.
 Vma umuntu usumvusile eqhubeka okwakhe lokho.
 Akekho umuntu okhathaza omunye uma ehIaba inkomo yakhe. Vzikhethela yena ukuthi
 yiyona yiphi azoyihlaba nini. Lesi saga sifana nalesi esithi "isala kutshelwa sibona
 ngomopho" esisho ukuthi uma umuntu uthi usumtshelile ngobungozi bento ayenzayo
 kodwa aqhubeke ngenkani, ubona ngomonakalo sewenzekile. Vmuntu kulilungelo lakhe
 ukuhlaba eyakhe. Vma sekwenzekile kuthi lena ayihIabile kutholakale ukuthi besekusele
 isikhathi esifushane izale, kusuke kungasekho into engenziwa ngoba nombungu ufa nayo
 ngesikhathi ihIatshwa. Vmuntu usuke exwayiswa ngengozi uma eqhubeka nesenzo
 esithile lokhu okufana noknzihlabela eyakhe.
 Yawuchitha umuthi inkonyane : Vmuntu esekhulume ebeningafuni akwazi omunye.
 Lonakala isu lethu
 Vmuthi okukhulunywa ngawo lapha ubisi. Vma kusengwa kwenzeka kuchitheka ubisi,
 kusuke kungasekho okungenziwa ngoba lona alubuthwa uma seluchithekile sekuphelile.
 Vma kunalokhu kukhuluma, kusuke sekuhIanzwa ngedela, ingasekho into engenziwa.
 Vma bekukade kunento noma ituIo elakhiwayo, lisuke selidalulekile, yonke into isisobala
 okwezinqe zesele. Ukukhuluma kwalolu hIobo okusuke sekungukuchaya izandla ngoba
 ingasekho into efihIakele ngoba isidalulekile.
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Inzimakazi izala ilungakazi Kubatshazwa izenzo zomuntu ezinhle.
 Vmuntukazana uzala isilomo usaziwayo.
 Ufuzo luyeqa.
 Inzimakazi yinkomazi emnyama kanti iIungakazi exube umbala omnyama nornhlophe.
 Ingxaki-ke lena ngoba kusuke kungaziwa ukuthi 10 mbala omhIophe uvelaphi. Uma
 kubhekiswe kumuntu lokhu, usuke ezele ingane engafani naye neze ngokwezenzo, izinga
 kanye nokucabanga. Ubunjalo bomzali buvele bube yiMpumaIanga neNtshonalanga
 kobengane. Kuyabatshazwa-ke lokhu abashaya ihlombe balishaye bethi' "inzimakazi
 izala ilungakazi", bebabaza ukwehluka kwengane kubazali.
 Yeka ubambo lwenkabi ukudliwa kwandlwana : Kukhuzwa umhlolo. Kazi waze
 wayithola kanjani into enhle
 engamfanele.
 Kwandlwana kudliwa imbuya ngothi, abantu bakhona bahIwempu, abanankomo, abanye
 ngisho nambuzi yokubika. Uma kunjalo-ke, kusho ukuthi akukho bambo Iwenkabi
 olungadliwa kwandlwana ngenxa yobubha. Lesi saga siwukukhuza umhlola, kubonwa
 into engafanele abantu abathize kodwa benayo. Omame babe sebebhula izidwaba bathi
 "yeka ubambo lwenkabi ukudlelwa endlwaneni" ngoba basuke bebona isigameko sento
 eyenzeka lapho kungafanele khona. Ubambo lwenkabi alutholakali kwandlwana ngakho
 kusuke kufanele ukuthi kubatshazwe uma umuntu ethola into enhle futhi engamfanele.
 Sengiyinkomo enombala Umuntu esexwayile. Sengenqena ngisengozini
 sebengibekisile.
 VSokhaya izinkomo zakhe uzazi ngombala ngale ndlela yokuthi kulula kuye ukubona
 ezakhe ngisho zikude. Vmbala owenza ukuthi inhIamvukazi yehIuke kulandakazi. Villa
 imizi yakhiwe kubamnandi kodwa kukhona engangenelani nekhunkulanayo. Kwesinye
 isikhathi kuze kuphunywe inqina mbumbulu ngoba kuqondwe ukusa omunye
 kwagoqanyawo. Omunye ngokungahoshelani nomunye ufunga agomele ethi uyoze
 amthole noma uyomzingelisa okwenyamazane. Uma sekunjaIo, umuntu owaziyo ukuthi
 bafuna ukumbulala usuke eseyinkomo enombala. UhIaIa exwayile ngoba engazi ukuthi
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elalrubo liyomlahla nini, Vyinkomo enombala ngoba usuke esekhonjwe ngenjumbane
 ukuthi uzobulawa. Vsuke esehlala ethuka izanya ngoba ucabanga ukuthi uyabonwa
 lapho ekhona,
 Khala nkomo kaZulu. Kusuke kuhlekwa usulu. Vyisithutha wena
 ongahambi ngesimanje usalokhu uthi kusayobuya
 ukubusa kwalrudala.
 VZulu wayedume ngokukhonza izinkomo kanri namanje lokhu kusenjalo. Vma Iesi saga
 sibhekiswe kumuntu, usuke ebhekiswa emuva Iapho elalingafelwa nkonyane khona.
 Abadala babebusa, oSokhaya banochibidolo lwemihlambi yezikomo. Akusenjalo manje
 noma zikhona sekuyimithonseyana nje engasalingani nezasemandulo. Lesi saga
 sinokubukela phansi omunye ngoba siveza sengathi kwakukubi kudala nokuthi
 siphakamisa isimanje nokuthi asikho isimo esingenziwa ukuze kubuyelwe empilweni
 yalrudala. Okokuqala incazelo yaso ithi kusuke kuhlekwa usulu. Akukuhle ukuthi
 kuhlekwe usulu ngento eIigugu kwabanye. Ukuthi "khala nkomo kaZulu" kuveza
 sengathi ayikho enye into kwaZulu eyayenziwa ngaphandle kokuthi kukhale izinkomo.
 Yebo zazikhonziwe futhi okugijima igazi lobuZulu emithanjeni yakhe usazikhonzile
 namanje. Lesi saga sengathi sibhalwe umuntu ohlala edolobheni ongakushayi mkhuba
 lokhu uZulu azigqaja ngakho. Vma sichazwa siveza ubuthutha bornuntu osacabanga
 ukuthi kusazodliwa ngoludala kulezi zinsuku. Vkukhulurna ngobuthutha bornuntu
 ukumbukela phansi. Izinto ziyaguquka kodwa kuhle ubunjalo bomuntu buhIonishwe.
 Kubalulekile nokho ukwazi ukuthi impilo iyisondo elijikeleza, lijikeleze lize Iifike lapho
 obekucatshangwa ukuthi ngeke lifike khona.
 Indlezane isengelwa phansi Kusuke kushweleza urnuntu ongakabi lutho,
 kakunakwa okwakhe akushoyo.
 Indlezane iyabanjwa uma izele, ubisi lwayo Iusengelwe phansi ngoba Iusuke Iuqinile,
 umvemve uba nenkinga yokuIunceIa ngoba Iuphuma kanzirna ezimbotsheni zernibele.
 Ukwelekelela umvemve ukuthi luphume Iuphele, iye isengelwe phansi. Vma kubhekiswe
 kumuntu lokhu, usuke ekhalelwa ngoba engekabi lutho, kuthi konke akushoyo
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 kungashaywa mkhuba, Umuntu ongakabi lutho kungaba umuntu oyingane noma kube
 ngumuntu ongenankomo.
 Ngasongela inkomo ingakavacwa Kusho umuntu okade ezithetha
 ngezinto ayezenza. Ngakhuluma
 ngezinto zingakenzeki.
 Lokhu kufana nesisho esithi "ayingangamlomo" okusho ukwenza okungasafani
 nanjengoba kwakukhulunywa. Imvamisa abantu abakhuluma kakhulu bayehluleka uma
 sekufanele benze. Vmuntu kungenzeka uma kuhlatshwa inkomo asongele inyama ukuthi
 ave ezoyidla kodwa uma isidubukele, imehlule ngemva kokucosha amaqatha amabili-nje
 kuphela. Kuyingozi ukukhuluma kakhulu ungazi ukuthi uma sekufanele wenze,
 uzokwazi yini.
 Enethunga kayidingi. Kushiwo inkomo, kuthi umuntu esengela
 ethungeni lokwetshelekwa, kothi mhla
 umniniyo ezosenga eyakhe, akwephuce
 mhlawumbe athi akusenge yena kuqala
 ngoba elakhe. Kuyiseluleko sokuthi
 musa ukuzejwayeza ukuphila ngezinto
 zabantu, yiba nezakho.
 Ithunga kusengelwa kulo ubisi kuphela, ayikho enye into elikhonela yona. Vma umbazi
 walo eqaJa ukulibaza aligwede, alenze amansumpa bese eliphala eqeda amaholoholo
 ngaphandle, engqondweni yakhe usuke azi kamhlophe ukuthi kuzosengelwa kulo.
 Ezitsheni zonke okungasengelwa kuzo ithunga lihamba phambili ngoba amansumpa lawo
 enza ukuthi libanjwe kahle ngamadolo ngumsengi. Umuzi onethunga kubalula kubafana
 bakhona ukusenga kanti ongenathunga kusuke kudingeka ukuba baJinde omakhelwane
 ukuthi baqede ngaphambi kokuba baqale bona ukusenga. Vma sebeqalile abatsheleki,
 ukusenga kulula kumniniJo ukuba athumele abafaoa baJilande ngoba elakhe.
 Ukukhuluma okuthi "enethunga ayidingi" kucacisa ukuthi awukwazi ukuhlupheka unento
 yakho, kuhle uyilande koyitshelekile. Lesi saga sikhuthaza nabantu ukuba babe nezinto
 ezithi bona, bangaphili ngokutsheleka,
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 Kuthiwa kufanele ukuba umuntu afele into yakhe.
 Kithi zazaziswa kakhulu izinkomo. Ngakho-ke
 kulinganiswa ngazo ngoba kungechilo ukufela
 kuzo. Nezizwe zonke zazisa ukuba impi idle'
 izinkomo.
 Indlela ezikhonzwe ngayo lena izinkomo kwaZulu ezenza ukuthi kube nesaga
 esinjengaiesi. Umuntu vele ufela entweni ayithandayo njengoba kuye kushiwo ukuthi
 "isotsha lifela ebusotsheni balo". Uma umuntu efele entweni ayithandayo akwethuki
 muntu kodwa bonke abantu bathi bekufanele ngendlela abeyithanda ngayo !eyo nto.
 Uthando Iwezinkomo kuZulu olwenza ukuba indoda yomZulu ifele ezinkomeni.
 Yayihlaba yema nayo: Kushiwo lapho indaba isibehIule abanye. Kushiwo
 nalapho kuhalaliswa kusinwa, sekuthunqa uthuli
 ubezwe sebethi, " Yayihlaba, yayihlaba yema
 nayo".
 Uma lruphume inqina, urnthonga uyabazi okungedluli nyarnazane ngakubo, abakwazi
 ulruhIaba inyamazane ngomkhonto inganyakazi, ime khona lapho nomkhonto
 usesandleni. Uma eyihlabe enxebeni, ivele ithithibale inyamazane, ifele khona lapho.
 Uma kukhulunywa kuthiwa "yayihlaba yema nayo" kubhekiswe kumhlabi wenyamazane.
 Le nyamazane isuke isidlule kwabaningi kodwa urna ifika lapho, ibe isifike ekugcineni
 kolaziyo inxeba. Lokhu kukhuluma lruqhubeka njalo lruze kusethenziswe uma kusinwa,
 lrusetshenziswe lesi saga esisetshenziswa uma kuzingelwa. Kusuke kusinwa kuthi uma
 izinyawo zishaya phansi ngesikhathi esifanayo kuthiwe "yayihlaba, yayihlaba yema
 nayo" ngoba kusuke kungekho nyawo olushaya kamuva phansi, zonke zihlala phansi
 ngesikhathi esisodwa.
 5.3.1 Izaga ezikhuzwayo noma ezihaywayo
 Ezageni ezikhona kukhona lezi eziyimisho bese kubakhona lezo ezihaywayo nezikhuzwa
 yizinsizwa lapho kuliwa noma lruphakanyiswa izinto ezisindayo. Ezageni ezihaywayo,
 UDonda, (1999:130) uthi t{Msinga kunesaga esithinta izinkomo esithi:
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 Iyodl'izinkomo!
 Induna yezinkomo, iyodl'izinkomo!
 Iyodl'izinkomo.!
 Induna yezinkomo, iyodl'izinkomo!
 Uma kwakhiwe, iNkosi iba nabayiso layo okuyiziNduna. Uma kwenzekile kudingeka
 ukuthi kubekhona ohIawuliswayo kuIeso sigodi, kuba ngumsebenzi waIeyo Nduna
 yesigodi ukuba ibhekane nokuyodliwa kwaIezo zinkomo njengokujuba kweNkosi. Urna
 izinsizwa zikhuza lesi saga, kuba sengathi zibamba nayo iNduna ukuyongena esibayeni
 sendoda ukuyodIa izinkomo.
 Uma sakha umkhanya, sibheka emuva emandulo ngesikhathi isabambana kushunqe
 uthuli, into eukulu kakhulu uma sekunqotshwe isitha, kwakungukuthatha izinkomo
 nezintombi ezaziyogana amabutho zizalele iNkosi isizwe kuso okuvela amabutho.
 Okukhulu kakhulu okwakungashiywa kwakuba yizinkomo ngenxa yokuthi
 zazingumgogodla wesizwe. Uma umthimba usubhekene nekhetho esigcawini, kukhona
 isaga esisamphendu esisho ukuthi 10 osinayo walotsholwa ngezinkomo ngokukaDonda,
 (1999:130) esithi:
 Zinkomo zakithi bo!
 Zinkomo zakithi ngezesithukuthuku,
 Besibuka ngamehIo.
 Zinkomo zakithi.
 Lesi saga sisasililo ngoba sibalisa ngezinkomo zesithukuthuku ikhetho elisuke lisho
 ukuthi kuze kube kuhIe kwethu kungenxa yezinkomo. Lezi zinkomo zisuke zituswa
 ngokuthi izithukuthuku ezaconsa kusetshenzwa zenze umsebenzi omkhulu. Lokhu
 kusuke sekuyinselelo kumlobokazi ukuthi aze azi ukuthi kufanele naye apheke ethulula
 uma umndeni umkhuIu, akhiphe wonke amandla akhe ukuze izinkomo zibonakale
 ezakwenza.
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Kukhona isaga esikhuzwa amabutho uma ezobulala inkunzi ngezandla. Asibelesela ize
 ife esithi:
 Sayibamb'inkunzi sayishuphula!
 Sayibamb'inkunzi sayishuphula.
 Amabutho asikhuza ngoba efuna ukuthola amandla okudumela inkunzi futhi aze
 aphimisele ngomlomo ukuthi azoyenzenjani uma eseyibambile. Lana kusuke
 kungumzuzu onzima ngoba uma ingase ivuke umbhejazane, kunganzima kakhulu. Lesi
 saga senza amabutho abe yimbumba, kuthi namadolonzima athole umfutho nofuqufuqu
 olwesabekayo, azibone eseyishuphula intamo yenkunzi emnyama.
 Uma isiwile, izinsizwa seziyincintsha umoya, uzwa sezikhuza lesi:
 Dele ngophondo!
 Dele ngophondo!
 Siyishuphulile.
 Dele ngophondo!
 Dele ngophondo!
 Ayisakwazi nokuthi Mo!
 Siyishuphulile!
 Lapho omame abasuke bemi ngenhla nesibaya bayakikizela bebukela izinsizwa ziyibeka
 phansi. Ukukhombisa amandla kaZulu lokhu kuyibeka phansi kwenza oNgangezwe
 lakhe abone ukuthi amabutho akhe angayibamba kubonakale uma eseyiphakile..
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 UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Uma izinsizwa sezikhuza isaga
 zisuke zingasezwa lutho olunye
 ngaphandle kokuthi lokhu
 ezikwenzayo kuphumelele. Noma
 insizwa ingatinyelwa yinyosi,
 ayibe isanyakaza ngoba uma
 kuphakanyiswa umthwalo
 ukunyakaza kwayo kungaphazamisa
 wonke umsebenzi.
 Uma izinsizwa zikhuza isaga, akube kusafuneka kunyakaza ngoba isaga sikhuzelwa
 ukuthi amandla ahlanganiswe bese kuphakama umthwalo osindayo ngoba konke
 kwenziwa kanyekanye. OkaMalandela ubeka into enzima lapha engukutinyelwa yinyosi.
 Ubuhlungu benyosi abubekezeleki neze, isandla siya ngokuphazima kweso lapho
 ikutinyele khona ukuze adoncule udosi. Kodwa lobo buhlungu bokutinyelwa abushaywa
 mkhuba uma izinsizwa sezize zakhuza isaga kudingeka ukuba kuze kwedlule 10 msebenzi
 ophambi kwazo bese-ke kubhekwa lapho ebekade itinyelwa khona. Lokhu kunganaki
 enye into kusho ukuzinikela okukhulu nokulalela izwi lobuholi okungasho ukulifela izwi
 lakoMkhulu.
 5.4 Izinkondlo ezithinta izinkomo
 Kule ndima sizobheka uhlobo lwezinkondlo emikhakheni emibili. Kuzoba umkhakha
 wezinkondlo zorndabu, bese kubakhona izinkondlo ezibhalwe ngababhali abahlukene
 ngolimi IwesiZulu. Okuzobhekwa ukuthinteka kwenkomo njengemfuyo emqoka
 esizweni samaZulu.
 5.4.1 lzinkondlo zomdabu
 Izinkondlo zomdabu ziwubuciko bomlomo olimini lukaMageba. Kusukela emandulo
 bekuhaywa futhi abantu bethoshwa kube kuhle kube njeya. Ukuthopha kunjengomuntu
 ophuma nezinja eyozingela inhliziyo yomunye umuntu. Uyihubha ngezithopho ayicibe,
 ayikhubaze ngezithopho qede lowe othoshwayo abanjwe, afakwe enhliziyweni
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 yomthophi wakhe. Inkondlo imvusela amadlingozi oyihayayo kanti nothoshwayo uye
 avukwe usinga. Izinkondlo zomdabu ezikhona yilezi:
 ? Imilolozelo
 ? Izilandelo
 ? Izangelo
 ? Imilozi
 ? Izithakazelo
 ? Izibongo
 UMsimang, (1987:6) uthi:
 Izingoma nazo zinazo izimpawu
 ezithile zobunkondlo kodwa zona
 zehlukile ngoba zibandakanya
 nomnyakazo wokusina.
 Kungeke kwaba yingoma yomuntu onguMzulu uma ingasifaki isigqi soMdabu futhi
 yakheke ngamagama azothinta izikhonkwane nezisekelo zesimo senhlalo efaka izinkomo
 njengaleli eliculwa cishe kuyo yonke imishado elithi:
 Ubuhle bendoda,
 Zinkomo zayo,
 Hamba kahle ntombazane,
 Leth'imali yami,
 Leth'imali yami.
 Uz'uziphathe kahle,
 Hamba kahle ntombazane,
 Leth'imali yami,
 Leth'imali yami.
 Okugqanyiswayo kuleli culo ubuhle bendoda okuyizinkomo. Ligcizelela ukuthi noma
 indoda ingaze ibenhle kangakanani kodwa uma ingenazo izinkomo, lobo buhle bayo
 buyize ngoba isuke ingeke ikwazi ukulobola umfazi. Yiso lesi sigqi soMdabu esizwakala
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 kugcwale ngoba esomZulu ngakho sifanele ukuthi sibe nenkomo phakathi ngoba
 iyisisekelo sempilo yakhe.
 5.4.1.1 Umlolozelo othinta inkomo
 Kukhona umlolozelo osihloko sithi "Thula Mntwana" ngokukaMsimang, (1987:6) ofaka
 inkomo phakathi othi:
 Thula mntwana!
 Thula mntwana!
 Thula nsizw'endala;
 Amathol'aphumile,
 Abafan'ethafeni,
 Nampa balusile,
 Thula nsizw'endala
 La mlolozelo unazo zonke izinto ezitholakala emlolozelweni omuhle. Usebenzise
 ongwaqa abalula abangeke bayivusa ingane uma ilele njengemsindo engeke iyethuse
 ingane uma ilele. Ukuphindaphindwa kwemigqa okulethela ingane ubuthongo
 ngokushesha kuyabonakala njengokuphindwaphindwa komugqa othi, "Thula mntwana"
 kanye nokungasetshenziswa kongwaqa U-X-, -q-, no-c-; Umugqa othi,
 "Arnathol'aphumile", uveza kamhlophe ukuthi ngisho nasemilolozelweni yokuthulisa
 abantwana inkomo kayisali. Kusicacela kahle ukuthi imilolozelo njengezinkondlo
 zoMdabu inezisekelo zempilo ephilwa nguZulu.
 5.4.1.2 Isilandelo esithinta inkomo
 Ngisho nezilandelo imbala zinawo amanembe enkomo. UMsimang, (1987:8) uthi:
 Masasasa vuka!
 Ngivuke njani,
 Ngibulewe nje,
 Abafanyana,
 BakaThabethe.
 Thabethe muphi?
 Yena lo'senhla,
 Shay'inkomo le,
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 Idindilize,
 Umugqa othi: "Shay'inkomo le", usikhombisa kahle ukuthinteka kwenkomo kulesi
 silandelo esiveza uThabethe eshaya inkomo idindilize. Njengento engumdIaIo, akucaci
 kahle ukuthi Ie nkomo yayivela kuphi kodwa ubukhona bayo buthatha Ie nkondlo
 yoMdabu buyibeke ezingeni. Osifundayo uyabona ukuthi ukufakwa kwezinkomo
 kuhlobene nobuZulu.
 5.4.1.3 IzithakazeIo
 Esithakazelweni sakwaShezi ziyathinteka izinkomo. UMsimang, (1987:13) uthi:
 Shezi!
 Dlaba!
 Dlaba kaMavulane
 Owavul' iNkandl' ivaliwe.
 Dludle odl'imihlambi yamadoda;
 AbadIulayobayaceba.
 AbakwaShezi bazinze eNkandla. Owayengumholi neqhawe lakhona kwakunguSigananda
 owabulawa ngamaNgisi ngempi kaBhambatha wakwaZondi indodana kaMancinza.
 AbakwaShezi bakhe entabeni iManziphambana eseduze nehlathi elesabekayo
 elihlangene, iNkosi uShaka owafihla kulo izinkomo, ukudIa nesimame ngempi yakhe
 . noZwide kaLanga. Ukuthi owavula iNkandIa ivaliwe, kusho ukuthi leli hlathi uma
 kukhulunywa ngalo, lixhunyaniswa nabakwaShezi nemfuyo yabo eyizinkomo edla kulo
 leli hlathi nakuzo lezi zinsuku. Kudala kwakudla imihlambi yezinkomo yozalo lukaShezi
 okwakungelula ukuthi uma inkomo yakho uyibone ngenxa yobuningi bezinkomo
 ababenazo. Uma kukhulunywa ngokudIa imihlambi yamadoda, kushiwo khona.
 ukudukela kwenkomo emihlambini.
 VGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:47) uma bethakazela abakwaGumede bathi:
 Phakathwayo
 Mpangazitha
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 Qwabe
 Mnguni kaYeyeye
 KaKhondlo kaPhakathwayo
 Abadl'umuntu bembhuyabhuya ngendaba
 Bethi: "Dluya kuyabeyethwa"
 Malandela
 Ngokulandel'inkomo zamadoda
 AbakwaGumede abangamaNtungwa nabo uma bethakazelwa kuyavela ukuthi Malandela
 ngokulandela izinkomo zamadoda. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi uMalandela uzalwa
 nguLozumane kaMnguni kaGumede. Uma kumi kanjena, kusho ukuthi bangabolibo
 lukaMaiandela ngakho kufanele kuthiwe oMalandela ngokulandela izinkomo zamadoda.
 Izinkomo zamadoda zazilandelwa ngokuthi kuphume impi iyohlasela, kunqotshwe bese
 zidliwa.
 VGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:47) uma bethakazela abakwaZulu bathi:
 Mageba
 Ndabezitha
 Wena wendlovu
 S'thuli sikaNdaba
 Wen' owakhula silibele
 Nkonyane yenkosi
 Nina bakoMthaniya
 Wena kaPhunga noMageba
 Zulu kaMalandela owalandel'
 lzinkomo zamadoda.
 lzithakazelo zakwazulu siphakamisa aMakhosi amadala oMageba nawoNdaba. Uma
 bethakazelwa babizwa ngenkonyane yeNkosi ngoba bezalwa ebukhosini. Esikhathini
 esiningi kuthiwa kubo "Zulu kaMalandela owalandela' izinkomo zamadoda. Lokhu
 kushiwo ngoba uZulu wayengagcini ngokulwa izimpi kodwa wayezinqoba. Uma
 esezinqobile, wayedla izinkomo, athathe nabesifazane abasebancane abasozogana.
 Kwakuchitheka igazi uma kufunwa izinkomo futhi uma iNkosi ifuna izinkomo ezithile,
 yayivele iphake impi ukuze iyodla izinkomo. Abesifazane nabo bayizinkomo ngoba uma
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 bethathwa balotsholwa ngezinkomo kugcwale imihlambi ezibayeni zamadoda. UZulu
 wayezilandela aze azithole izinkomo zamadoda, kufike kuliwe maqedane zidliwe. Yikho
 uMntwana wakwaZiphethe u-L.G. Zulu eqala ihubo lokugcina leNkosi uShaka aliqamba
 mhIa kuphuma impi yasObhaluIe ngokuthi:
 UNdab'angazidla zonk'inkomo zamadoda
 Um'angabl'asiphake.
 Lapha amabutho ahuba leli hubo azizwa egcwele amandla engabhekana nanoma yisiphi
 isitha. Ayazibamba ngoba ehlonipha iNkosi engeke avele aphume ablasele ngokwawo
 engazange alikhiphe oyiNkosi. Acacelwa kahle kamhIophe ukuthi uma engaphakwa
 angafike anqobe futhi adle izinkomo.
 5.4.2 Izinkondlo ezibhalwe ngababhali abehlukene
 Iningi lababhali bezinkondlo zesiZulu bangamaZulu. Emithanjeni yabo kugijima igazi
 lobuZulu obungepheleliswe uma inkomo ingathintiwe. Ugqozi lokuthatha usiba babhale
 baluthola kwabaphansi. Abaphansi kuxhunywana nabo ezikhathini eziningi ngokuthi
 kuchithwe igazi lenkomo. Ngakho-ke esihlokweni solimi lwabo inkomo ayisuki ngisho
 umuntu eba nogqozi. Ebhukwini elihlelwe uMkhize elithi "Izagila Zephisi"
 kunezinkondlo eziningi ezithinta inkomo. Enkondlweni ethi "Ukukhanya", uMkhize,
 (1980:3) ubeka kanje uma ekhuluma ngezinto ezinhle ezenziwa ukukhanya kwelanga
 okuze kuthinte inkomo:
 lzalukazi zendlale amacansi zithi thwishi;
 Kuqhathaniswe ezasendulo nezamanje.
 Lapha ziphothula umcaba, imbokodo
 lvumela amahlombe
 Lapha nabafana bekhalim'amathole
 "Lwephuk'ukhezo"
 Uphiseleka emhIabeni kudume izulu;
 Mamo umuhle kukhanya!
 Leli binza libeka kucace ukuthi kuyabuswa lapha, kukhonjwa ngophakathi ngoba
 izalukazi zakhona zenebe "emacansini. Kubukeka kuxoxwa izindaba zasendulo
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 eziqhathaniswa nezamanje futhi kuyacaca ukuthi kusilwa umcaba ngoba kukhona
 umugqa othi, "Lapha ziphothula umcaba, imbokodo ivumela amahlombe". Umcaba
 ngeke uze ugaywe kungekho masi, kugaywa umcaba ngoba kunezinkomo ezisengwayo
 kube namasi. Ukukhalinywa kwamathole kusivezela ukuthi maningi " ngoba
 kusetshenziswe ubuningi u-ama- okusho ukuthi izinkomo ziningi. Vkwephuka kokhezo
 kucacisa ukuthi amathole akhalinyelwa ukuba angenyisi. Ukuthi "Lwephuka ukhezo",
 kuqhwatshazwa abafana ukuba besuse amathoIe konina ngoba akukho Iubisi
 oIuzosengwa. Ngaleyo ndIeIa kuyanqamuka ukuba ukhezo Iuye emlonyeni. Lungaya
 kanjani amasi engekho.
 UMkhize,(1980:9) uthi:
 UNomkhubuIwano akujube ubeneqoma
 LokuyofuIa emakhabeni athaphuka ukwindIa
 Kuthi isibaya site inyoka, ziusengwakazi nezinkabi
 Zineukunzi yekhetheIo.
 Lapha kukhuIunywa ngezwe elinenala ngenxa kaNomkhubulwane. Lokhu kuze
 kwedIuIeIe emasimini njengoba uNomkhubuIwane eyiNkosazana yemvuIa. Urna imvula
 ina, izinkomo ziyakhuluphala zibe zinhIe. Ukuna kwezuIu kusho ukukhula kahle
 kwemfuyo. Uma isibaya sifa inyoka, kusho ukuthi sigcweIe izinkomo, inyoka ayikwazi
 ukuphila lapho ngoba izinkomo ziyinyathela ize ife ngoba izinkomo ziyinyathela
 . zidedeIana. Wubuningi bazo obaveza isisho esithi izinkomo zibulaIa inyoka. Ukuvezwa
 kwenkunzi yekhethelo kusho ukubakhona kwenkunzi ephiIayo esibayeni soMnurnzane.
 Lokhu kucake Ie nkondlo yacuIisa inyoni. Yaveza imibala elameleka kulo chibidoIo
 wobhisi womhIambi. Ubuukunzi buveza ukwanda kobuchopho obujulile uma
 isihIaziywa. Kuyenze iqonge, iqine bese idlondlobala njalo.
 Enkondlweni ethi "Ingabade YamahIanze" uMkhize,(l 980: IO) uthi:
 Okungamathole kweqamangqanqu
 KungqabashiyeIa ukwephula ukhezo.
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 Kukhonye izinsengwakazi "Lwephuka ukhezo"
 Lidume kuthi qibu amakhowe!
 Konje nina malina nithi
 Liletha umkhuhlane.
 lapha kukhulunywa ngenjabulo eba sezinkomeni uma lina ehlanzeni. Leyo njabulo ize
 yedlulele kubantu ngoba bayalima kube nenala ezweni. Umugqa wokuqala kuleli binza
 uveza amathole eqamangqanqu lokhu okungukutshakadula kumbe ukutshekula kwawo.
 Amathole awatshakaduli uma ebulawa yindlala kodwa atshakadula uma izinkomazi
 ezincelwayo zesutha bese ethola imibele igwansile, asine azibethele. Imvamisa amathole
 athi angenyisa atshekule kepha kuleli binza amathole ehlula abafana, ayabaphunyuka
 ngoba ezwa ukukhalima konina. Yilokhu kukhalima okufana nomculo owenziwa
 ihinikazi ukumemeza ithole ukuba lize ngoba usebuyile umama. Uphethe okumnandi
 kodwa. Inkonyane iyazi ukuthi lizogimfiza. Leli zwi lokuthi "lwephuka ukhezo",
 sengathi livela komama, leluleka abafana ukuba bawavimbe baqinise amathole ukuze
 angenyisi. . Ugqozi lomlobi wale nkondlo lususwe ukubona isimo senhlalo emakhaya
 abaMnurnzane befuyile emathafeni nasezimfundeni kuklabe imihIambi yabo
 ecwebezelayo, ebonisa ukuthi iziko loMnurnzane alifakwanga inkawu yona eyondisa
 impahla.
 UMkhize, (1980:19) enkondlweni ethi "NgoKhisimuzi" uthi:
 Uzalelwe emkhonjeni wezinkomo,
 Pho uqholwe ngamakha mani?
 Lokhu kunyakaza izizwe zonke ngothando
 Kuzamazama izinkanyezi zezulu.
 lapha kuvezwa iNkosi yamaKhosi izalelwa emkhombeni wezinkomo. Omunye
 angazibuza ukuthi kungani engazalelwanga esitebeleni samahhashi? Impendulo kungaba
 ukuthi inkomo imqoka, yingakho noMsindisi wazelelwa esibayeni sayo. Imbongi
 iqhubeka ithi, "Pho uqholwe ngamakha mani"? Lokhu kuvela ngemuva kokuthi uzalelwe
 emkhonbeni wezinkomo. Iphunga lomquba nesibaya lehlukile kwamanye amaphunga
 . ,
 uma unothando Iwezinkomo konke okwazo kuba kuhle njengokunuka kobulongwe
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 okungamakha kumlobi wenkondlo. Uveza ukuqholosha uma ethi, "Pho uqholwe
 ngamakha mani"? Umlobi uthatha iphunga lobulongwe nomquba alibeke ezingeni
 eliphezulu lokuthi kufanele kuqhole iNkosi yaMaKhosi.
 Enkondlweni ethi "lbheshu" UMkhize, (1980:21) uthi:
 Lolu suku masilwenze lubeyisiliva Nomasiliva
 Kanye ngonyaka sishaye
 Ngomkhaba
 Sisho ngenkomo ewaba
 Sihungule amavaka.
 lsihloko sale nkondlo siyaheha ngoba sikhuluma ngebheshu okuyimvunulo yomuntu
 wesilisa. Izwi lowesilisa likhuluma nesithandwa somnikazi wezwi, ogama kalibizwa.
 lntombi-ke iyisifundiswa ngoba igama layo uNomasiliva. Lokhu kuyisifinyezo
 esiqondisa unina wesiliva. Kuyabonakala ukuthi owesifazane othanda amasiliva anika
 umzimba wakhe ukucwazimula okukhulu okubenyezelayo. Yilobu bucwebe
 nobucwazicwazi obufihla umzimba womuntu.
 1? ndoda ifisa ukuba ake asuswe la masiliva ukuze ubuhle bemvelo obebufihlakele
 buvele.
 Kanye ngonyaka sishaye
 Nngomkhaba.
 Indoda izoshaya inkonyane yakwabo ewaba eyikhotha amawakala. Kuyacaca ukuthi
 uNomasiliva uyoshaya ngesidwaba sakhe. Lokhu kuyobusisa usuku luguquke lube.
 yisiliva. Ubucwebe bangempela ukwehlula ubuvaka bokuhloba ngenkomo. Wubuqhawe
 ukuba yinto oyiyo kepha ubuvaka ukuba yinto ongeyiyo. Lokhu wukubhashiswa,
 sishayelwe isipikili ekhanda, siphenduke imikhovu kumbe abafana boqunga.
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 Ukuba wunyawo ziyahlehla okuhambisana nobuvaka bokuma esikweni kudinga intelezi
 ukuze buhungulwe bususwe kubantu. Abantu-ke bangaphila impilo enhle. Yisiko
 elingaba yisihlangu esingavika ngaso uma sihlaselwa yempi yamasiko aseMpumalanga
 nawaseNtshonalanga elwa nathi.
 Le nkondlo ibuye yahloba ngefuzamsindo elikhona emgqeni wokuqala emagameni athi
 lubeyisiliva Nomasiliva kanye nemvumelwano-sigcino nesiqalo etholakala ekugcineni
 kwemigqa emithathu emagameni athi, ngomkhaba, ewaba kanye nelithi amavaka.
 Enkondlweni ethi "Ngiphawula Lokhu", Buthelezi, (1980:22) uthi:
 Uyinkinga ngamabomu
 Uyisigqila sobala ngokuthula
 Ngokuzotha usamakoti ezintshontsha
 Izinkomo ngomhungulo
 Usaklebe ethilaza obala,
 Uyinomfi, kokuthi makudlubhe.
 Imbongi iphawula ngobuhle benqe uma lindiza phezulu namehlo alo abukhali abona
 kanye lapho kunenyama khona phansi emhlabeni. Uthi uma lindiza lizithoba samakoti
 kanti amehlo alo athe njo kulokhu.okusolakala kuyinyama phansi kwamhlaba ohlabayo.
 Ufanisa ukuzotha kwalo njengomakoti okuthi ngobuhle bakhe, kugcine kuphume
 izinkomo ziyomlobola. Ukujula kolimi ukuthi umakoti uma ethule egabe ngobuhle,
 usuke entshontsha izinkomo zendoda ngoba uma ezithulele nje engasho lutho, kusuke
 ?kukhona othathekayo.
 Kuyo Ie nkondlo uma iphetha imbongi, uButhelezi, (1980:23) ithi:
 lnkunzi yenkani
 Inqwaha nensema
 Lapha sithola inqe selifaniswa nenkunzi yenkani. Inkunzi yenkani ayeneliswa
 ngokwehlulwa kanye kodwa ilwa iphindelela neyehlulile ngoba ifuna kuze kugcine
 kuyiyo enqobile. Inqe linenIGi.ni alifuni ukusuka uma ulithole lidla inyama, angiphathi-ke
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 uma lisadla ezangaphakathi njengesibindi noma ungeza nesagila livele livule amaphiko
 lakbe uphahla Iwenkawu, lutho ukusuka enyameni. Insema noma ungaze uyimbe yonke
 ucabange ukuthi usikhiphe sonke isigaxa, usuke udlala ngesikhathi ngoba uye ubone
 lapho owamba khona sekunehIumela. Ngaphansi emhIabathini isuke isikhulile futhi.
 Inkani yenqe lena efaniswa nensema okuthiwa inkunzi yenkani. Inkunzi yenkani inkani
 exaka ukwenza, efaniswa nenkani yenkunzi.
 UButhelezi, (1980:29) uthi:
 Seyayekelwa amagwababa
 EyaseZibukweni lapho wahlwitha
 IzihIangu zeNdlaIifa yaseMcakwini
 Awu ngezinjobo zengundane edla umnkantsha wayo!
 Ngabe ziyakudixa izimvula,
 Sekwaba nguwona mpheme wakho
 Utshatha wenamvu, mbuzi wena nkomo
 Usisitheke, nganeno nangale ukikizela.
 Le nkondlo ekhuluma ngobuhIe boMzinyathi iveza kamhIophe ukuthi uma uMzinyathi
 ugola izintethe, uthatha ngisho imfuyo uqobo kanye nezinkomo. Imbongi noma 10 mfula
 wenza umonakalo, yona iwubongela ngisho kunjalo. Kuthi uma wemuka nemfuyo yona
 ithi: Utshatha wenamvu, mbuzi wena nkomo. Kukhona ukuwenza samuntu okukhona
 . njengoba ithi imbongi. "Usisitheke, nganeno nangale ukikizela". Umuntu kuphela
 osisithekayo uma ethwele umthwalo omkhulu futhi kubuye kube ngumunlu. okikizelayo
 kodwa 10 mfula ususesimweni lapho okikizela khona njengomuntu.
 UBulhelezi, (1980:45) uthi:
 Waphuma nsizwa yakithi.
 Waphuma maqede ngasukwa usinga.
 Qhosha njalo nsizwa yamabutho.
 Ekubuyeni kwezinkomo ngokuhlinzeka,
 Ngomhushu wenkabi entusi.
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 Ngikwehlise ngobisi Iwenkomazi eneo.
 Lena imiklomelo yodumo,
 Lwemijuluko yobuhlakani bakho.
 Imbongi ikhuluma ngomnewabo obeke induku ebandIa ngokuthi abe sesikoleni semfundo
 ephakeme. Uyamthopha umfowabo bese enza izethembiso eziningi okuzothi uma ebuya
 kwaNgqondonkulu amenzele zona. Ezintweni athi uzozenza kukhona okuthinta
 izinkomo okuyizona ezingumgogodla wempilo yakhe. Umbuka umnewabo ephuma
 ebheke lapha efunda khona. Uthi uma ephuma nawe usukwa lusinga maqedane amtshele
 ukuthi akaqholoshe ngezinga asekulo. lsethembiso sakhe kumnewabo ukuthi
 wethembisa ukumklomelisa ngenkabi entusi ekubuyeni kwezinkomo. Ukubuya
 kwezinkomo ukubuya kukamnewabo esephumelele eseyikazela iziqu zemfundo. Uthi
 uzomehlisa ngobisi Iwenkomazi enco nangomkhusu wenkabi entusi. Inkomazi eneo
 inkomo ebomvu yayisiba namabhadubhadu abomvu wonke umzimba. Le nkomazi eneo
 kubukeka kungamasi avutshwe ngomcaba wamabele ngoba 10 mcaba uba ngamabala
 abomvu emasini amhlophe. Umkhusu wenkabi entusi yinyama. Inyarna uma ibomvu
 inamafutha emaceleni, iba nombala othi awube ntusi. Inyama namasi enkomo
 kungukudla okuphambili kwaZulu yikho nje ebona ukuthi uma emnikeze khona uyobe
 umnikeze into ephambili kakhulu. .Kuyo Ie nkondlo, uButhelezi, (1980:46) uthi:
 Wagiya nsizwa yakithi,
 Kulolo hlokazi Iwesibaya
 Esesamilaimbuya.
 Kwakunezigidi zezinsengwakazi.
 Lamawakazi amumethe iphimbo lakho Giniza.
 "Azibuye nenobafana"
 Lamadwalakazi angitshela ukuthi,
 Phezu kwawo wawuhlamba ngobisi.
 1mbongi ibuka isibaya lapho kwakugiya khona umnewabo lapho okungasalali nkorno
 khona ngoba azisekho yingakho nje sekwamila imbuya esibayeni. Uthi kulo muzi
 kwakunezinkomo eziningi uma ethi, "Kwakunezigidigidi zezinsengwakazi". Lokhu
 kukhombisa ukuthi kwakunoelnbidolo okwakuthi uma luklabile, ememeza abafana
 uGiniza ethi azibuye, kudume izihosha, Uma ebuka izwe nemifula enhliziyweni yakhe
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 kuba nesiIokozane sokuthi ubuningi bobisi obabukhona abusekho kodwa bumvusela
 inkumbulo yokuthi ubisi Iwaluluningi esikhathini esedlule. Yingakho ethi "Phezu
 kwawo wawuhlamba ngobisi". Ukuhlamba ngobisi kusho ukuthi lwaluluningi kakhulu.
 Uma eqhubeka kuyo Ie nkondlo uButhelezi, (1980:47) uthi:
 Lobubuchopho obukaGiniza.
 Sengibukela wena Nsizwa yakithi.
 Oqholosha ngesihlangu esingurnzondo,
 Esisikwe ngeminwe emihle.
 Esinamagabelo enyoni kayiphumuli
 Esimgoba womluthu.
 Lapha sithola insizwa iqholosha ngesihlangu esingurnzondo okusho umbala wenkomo
 omnyama bese iba namabala amhlophe noma nampunga wonke urnzimba. Uma
 sichazwa lesi sihlangu sinamagabelo amhlophe enza isihlangu sibe sihle kakhulu, nawo
 futhi ayingxenye yesikhumba senkomo. Sithola ukuthinteka kwenkomo
 kuphindwaphindwa kuleli binza futhi kuyikhona okuthathe ingxenye enkulu. Lokhu
 kwenza ukuthi umfundi abone ukuthi umnyombo wogqozi Iwembongi lunezisekelo
 zenhlalo yasemakhaya akwa'Zulu,
 Enkondlweni ethi "Noma Kunjalo Phephisa", UButhelezi, (1980:49) uthi:
 Ngiyagqashiya lenkundla ngiyiIayelwe
 Ngu- A.M, Dlamini useMolapo;
 Nkunzi enezimpondo eziyishumi
 Eqephule ngazo ubumba eRand.
 Lapho kukhonya ezaseHolland
 Ebitshotshozelwa uMphemba noNtaliyane
 Kwelase - Unisa
 Amashoba zawalalisa eyakithi kwaMalandela
 Imbongi iveza okukhulunywa ngaye lapha eyinkunzi eqephula ubumba ngoba efunde
 eRand. Uveza ukuthi eRand kukhulunywa ulimi IwesiBhunu kodwa wafike
 waphumelela. Ukuphumelela kwakhe okwenza ukuba kube nomugqa othi: Nkunzi
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 enezimpondo eziyishumi, Eqephule ngazo ubumba eRand. 1mbongi isebenzisa ihaba
 uma ithi inkunzi enezimpondo eziyishumi ngoba inkunzi inezimpondo ezimbili. Yenzela
 nkuqhakambisa ukuphumelela kwakhe lapho okwakunzima khona.
 Enkondlweni ekhuluma ngoMntwana wakwaPhindagene
 Mangothobane", uButhelezi, (1980:51) uthi:
 Bukhome Mangothobane!
 Sezimthubi ezakwaZulu,
 Ngumthubi wezinkomo zokuxoshiswa.
 Tapuna ntothombela.
 ethi "Bukhome
 Imbongi ikhuluma ngoMntwana wakwaPhindangene iNkosi uMangosuthu Buthelezi
 nokuphathwa kabi ngabantu abaningi ikakhulukazi abangewona amaZulu. Imbongi
 imnikeza ithemba lokuthi cha, sekuntwela ezansi kwaZulu ngokusebenzisa 10 mugqa otbi
 "Sezimthubi ezakwaZulu". Kulo mugqa uyinikeza ithemba iNkosi ngoba uma into
 isimthubi, isuke isizovuthwa. Lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi iNkosi isabambela isizwe
 sayo ngehbashi okuthi uma ilibona imbongi, kuthi ayigiye. Lokhu kufakazelwa omunye
 umugqa okuleli binza othi , "M~ginqwamana nenjomane yakho kuthi mangiqephuze".
 Lokhu kuqinisa idolo kungenxa yesimo uZulu amthanda ngaso okaShenge. Imbongi
 iveza nokuthi ngendlela akhonzwe ngayo okaMathole uxoshiswa ubuthaphuthaphu
 ngezinkomo, lokhu ekufanisa noju Iwezinyosi uma ithi, "Tapuna ntothombela".
 UButhelezi, (1980:51) utbi:
 Wabasabize mbizo bakuthela ngezibonkolo
 Wabasabuthe mabutho bakuthela ngezibonkolo;
 Wabasavivise amahele bakuthela ngezibonkolo
 Ingebhe yezikhwepha zeguq'elimpisholo.
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 Imbongi ibabaza ukuthi uma okaShenge eke wabiza imbizo, kusukuma nesinedolo noma
 lokhu kungathandeki kwabanye abayizitha :i:akhe kodwa kuyenzeka. Imbongi ithi lokhu
 kusukumela phezulu kukaZulu kungenxa yokusebenza kwakhe engaphumuli. Lokhu
 kuvela emgqeni othi, "Ingebhe yezikhwepha zeguq'elimpisholo" osikhornbisa ukuthi
 iNkosi ifaniswa neguqa ngoba linamandla asabekayo. Kuyavela futhi nokuthi kukhona
 abamesabayo uShenge oyiguqa likaMathole, besaba imisebenzi yakhe.
 Ukuphindwaphindwa kokuthelwa koMntwana ngezibonkolo kubalula ukuthi ufaniswa
 nenkunzi ekhuthazwa ukuba ibe nesibindi. Kuhloswe ukuba ibe yisiphikeleli esiyiqonda
 ngqo enye inkunzi. Ukubona abantu benyathelana embizweni, ukugcakela kwamabutho
 nezihlangu zawo ezinhlobonhlobo kumfaka umhanelu, umqhanagu, ugqozi nofuqufuqu
 okuqinisa umgabagonsi wokwenza Iokho azalelwa khona nowalokothelwa khona ukuba
 abe yihawu Iokuvikela isizwe.
 UVilakazi, (1980:53) uma ekhuluma ngoMbuyazi Endondakusuka uthi:
 Kwathi klebhu, kwathi moo,
 Omunye wakhala ngenkomo yakhe,
 Omunye wadliwa wagilwa.
 Lapha kungesikhathi ibambene eNdondakusuka. Okhala ngenkomo yakhe kungenzeka
 ukuthi ukhala ngebheshu Iakhe eseligqashukile Iasala phansi ngoba kusempini.
 Kungenzeka ukuthi ukhala ngehawu lakhe elingasekho ezandleni zakhe. Okokugcina
 kungenzeka ukuthi ukhala ngezinkomo zakhe azozishiya ngoba sekumanele.
 Ngakolunye uhIangothi uma isihIangene ngezifuba, kuzwakala iqhawe Iizibongela lithi:
 Ngadla ngenkomo kababa.
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 Lapha kubhekiswe emkhontweni ngoba kwawona wawuthengwa ngenkomo.
 Ukusungobala komuntu evika ngehawu nalapho ubonga inkomo kayise. Phela uma
 umZulu esaphila akanalutho, konke anakho okukayise.
 Enkondlweni yakhe ethi, "Ezinkomponi", uVilakazi, (1980:64) uthi:
 Anjengensimbi yethus'izwakala kude;
 Angikhumbuz' imibhoshong' emide
 Nemicebo, nezicebi engizikhuphulile
 Zenyukel' endlin'engenhla, zangishiya
 Ngigxiz'arnanzi njengengcuba yenkomo.
 Imbongi ikhuluma ngensimbi yasenkomponi ekhala ezindlebeni zayo eyifanisa nensimbi
 yesikole uma ithi "Anjengensimbi yethus'izwakala kude". lzinsimbi zesikole zakhiwe
 ngethusi uma zikhala ukwazi ukuzizwa ukude. Uthi lezi zinsimbi zimkhumbuza
 arnabhilidi anemibhoshong'emide. Lapha kulapho ayefundisa khona, lokho kufakazelwa
 umugqa othi, "Nemicebo, nezicebi engizikhuphulile" okukhombisa abantu abaphezulu
 manje ngoba befundiswe nguye baze bathi cababa kwelenyoni sebeyizigwili. Uveza
 ukuthi zenyukel' endlin'engenhla, zangishiya ngigxaz' amanzi njengengcuba yenkomo.
 Imbongi ithi laba ebakhuphulile banyukele phezulu, yona bayishiya ihluphekile,
 okuvezwa ukugxiza arnanzi njengengcuba. Ingcuba yinyama yenkomo ezifele. Uma
 uyosa ivele igxaze amanzi lokhu okusetshenziswa njengesisho esisho ukuhlupheka.
 . Ukunyukela endlini engenhla kule nkondlo kusho ukufinyelela endaweni okuhleziwe
 kahle kuyo. Kuyavela ukuthi isiphethu sogqozi Iwale mbongi sinezisekelo zobuZulu
 nokwazi kabanzi ngempilo enhle kaZulu.
 UMakhaye, (1984:3) enkondlweni yakhe ethi, "Isoka lakwaZulu" uthi:
 Ngithuntuth'umnyakanya, ngiphulul'umphunzo,
 Ngibeleth'inkonyane nxa ungekh'umphunzo,
 Kuleng'injobo yomsila wengwe,
 ;.
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 Lapha sithola imbongi ikhuluma ngemvunulo yensizwa yakwa'Zulu ingxenye yayo
 enkulu eyakhiwe ngesikhumba senkomo." Uma imbongi ikhuluma ngokuphulula
 umphunzo, ikhuluma ngebheshu elasikwa esikhunjeni senkonyane eyayiphunziwe. Uma
 iqhubeka ikhuluma ngokubeletha inkonyane ibhekise ebheshwini. Ubumqoka benkomo
 kwa'Zulu lobu obenza insizwa ukuthi izizwe ivunule iphelele ngale mvunulo.
 Enkondlweni ethi "Impi yombango" uMakhaye, (1984:3) utili:
 Omame sebephendulele izidwaba,
 Amakhehla asevusa amangcwaba;
 Izinkomo sezikhashelwe kumahlathi,
 Esokudla asisekho isikhathi;
 Kuleli binza kuvela izinto ezenzeka uma impi isizobambana kushunqe uthuli. lsizwe
 sisuke sisesimweni esibucayi sokuziIa. Omame baphendulela izidwaba njengoba sithola
 emgqeni osekuqaleni bese kuthi amakhehla avuse amangcwaba, okusho ukuthi asuke
 esekhuluma nasebadlulela ezweni lezipho zonke, ecela izinhlanhla nokuvikeleka.
 Izinkomo zisuke sezikude ngoba uma isitha sinqoba sidla nezinkomo. Kulesi simo
 kusuke kufuneka ukuthi ziyofakwa ehlathini ukuze isitha zingazitholi eduze. Yikho
 sinomugqa othi izinkomo sezikhashelwe kumahlathi. lsikhathi sokudla sisuke
 singasekho kulo mnyama ngoba wonke umuntu usuke esecabanga impi.
 . Uma ehasha iNkosi yamaKhabela, imbongi iyibiza ngeduna, bese kuthi owesifazane
 wakwaMhlongo owakhula emphakela ambize ngesithole sakwaNkungwana. Kule
 nkondlo kuvela kaningi lapho inkomo yenziwa samuntu uma uMakhaye, (1984:121)
 ethi:
 Guqa leduna likaGayede noMakhedama,
 EIakhula likhothwa isithole sakwaNkungwana,
 Guqa elakhulela kude ezizweni.
 Thole elimnyama elakhula londliwa.
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 INkosi ibizwa ngeguqa leduna, iphinde ibizwe ngethole elakhula likhothwa isithole
 sakwaNkungwana. Lokhu kusikhombisaokukhulu ukukhonzwa kwenkomo ngoba
 ngisho aMakhosi imbala abizwa ngayo. INkosi iphinde ibizwe ngethole elimnyama
 elakhula londliwa, lokho okusikhombisa ukuthi iNkosi inesakhiwo esihle somzimba
 ngoba yondlekile. Ukugijima kogqozi olunomsuka wezinkomo elenza imbongi
 ingenqeni ukubiza iNkosi ngeguqa nangenkonyane.
 Enkondlweni ethi, "Kwelamathongo", uMakhaye, (1980:161) uthi:
 "Zebdezu, mgcini wentunja yezirnanga,
 Mkhaphe emuke emakhosini ohlanga,
 Afike ahlabe inkabi emhlophe;
 Enjena bangembuke ngamehlo amhlophe.
 Uxoxe namathongo, wadla namathongo,
 Ngezinyawo zakwaMhlaba wahamba elamathongo."
 Kuleli binza kutholakala obekade engene emhumeni, kwathi ngokungena kwakhe
 wazithola esekwelamathongo. Uzithole exoxa nawo izindaba zakwamhlaba ebalandisa
 ngokuhamba emhumeni omnyama waze wafmyelela kubo. Ngemva kokuba exoxe nabo,
 uyezwa ukuthi kukhona umlin?i wentunja angakwazi ukuphuma ngayo abuyele
 kwamhlaba. Ongumkhuzi lapha emhumeni uyala uZebdezu ukuba amkhaphe abuyele
 eMakhosini ohlanga, lokhu okusho ukubuyela kwamhlaba. Ngaphambi kokuba aphume,
 uyalwa ukuba uma efika kufanele ahlabe inkabi emhlophe ngoba uvela kwelamathongo
 futhi waxoxa nawo. Ukuhlaba inkabi emhlophe kungasho ukuthi indlela ayihambile
 beyimhlophe futhi kusho nokubonga njengoba ehambe wahamba wagcina ebuyile kanti
 okunye futhi kungasho nokuthi uvela ezweni lezinhlanhla lapho kuhleli khona uZulu
 nabo bonke asebadlulela kwelezipho zonke.
 Enkondlweni yakhe ethi "Khalani MaZulu", uVilakazi, (1965:25) uthi:
 Seniyakhohlwa yikuthi
 Nathi nibhixana bukhomo,
 Nichithan'eNdondakusuka,
 Nafa ningashiye miphako,
 Nibon'ukuthi amankoynane
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Osapho lukaMlungukazana
 Asencel'izinkomazana
 Ezazimiselw'abantwana
 Benzalo kaSenzangakhona
 KwehIe kufika kuCetshwayo?
 Le nkondlo iyisililo sikaZulu esibhekiswe emathongweni ngenxa yesimo esingesihIe
 ezweni. Ezweni kukhona izifo, indlala nesomiso. Kukhona isililo lapha esokuthi
 amathongu awaboni ngani ukuthi izinto zonakele. Imbongi ithi uZulu akakhale
 kwabaphansi ukuze kubuye inala ezweni. Umbhali usitshela ngokuthi ngempi
 yaseNdondakusuka abasala khona abashiyanga miphako. Lokhu kuveza ukuthi
 ngesikhathi ibambana eNdondakusuka akukho okwasala okuyimfuyo okunganikezwa
 abalele ukuthi badle. Ngemva kwalokho izwe labulawa yindlala. Imbongi imema uZulu
 ukuthi akakhale. Uma imbongi ithi lokhu okuncane okuyizinkomo okukhona kubheke
 izingane kodwa kungebhekane nesizwe sonke sawoSenzangakhona uma ithi
 "Nibon'ukuthi amankonyane osapho lukaMlungukazane asencel'izinkomazana,
 Isinciphiso esisetshenzisiwe esithi izinkomazana sikhombisa ukuthi kwazona lezi
 zinkomo ezikhona zithi zimbalwa zibe futhi zibuthakathaka yingakho zibizwa
 ngezinkomazana. Kuyabonakala futhi ukuthi akekho ongathaka aqede ubuthaka kumbe
 athakathake aqede ubuthakathaka bakhe.
 UMakhambeni, (1989:21) uma ekhuluma ngesitimela uthi:
 Mpompoloza mpompolozi,
 Mahamba nomunt'ashiy'amathemba,
 Masuka nomuntu kusal'imilayezo,
 "Woz'ungibheke!'inkomo zami;
 Sengoze ngibuye ngobusika",
 Shunduka mashunduka,
 Ngoduso zosala zibalisa.
 Umlobi uthinta izigameko ezenzekayo uma sekusuka isitimela lapha asibiza
 ngempolompolo. lmilayezo enhIobonhIobo iyashiywa kodwa lapha umyalezo ogqamayo
 othi, "Woz'ungibhekel'Inkomo zami". Uma kukhona ogibela isitimela eya kwenye
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 indawo, kuba nemilayezo eminingi ayishiyayo eqondene nekhaya. Kuleli binza kugqama
 ukuthi emfuyweni ekhona 10 mgibeli wesitimela uthi akobhekelwa izinkomo zakhe.
 Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi uyazi ukuthi izinkomo ziyisisekelo sakho konke ekhaya ngoba
 ngisho engabhungukela eGoli angabe esabuya, izingane zingasale ziphila -ngamasi
 aphuma ezinkomeni. Izimbnzi nezinkukhu ziza kamuva noma zingaphathwa uma
 kuvaleliswa ngenxa yokuthi noma zibamba iqhaza kodwa zingelibambe elifana
 nelibanjwa inkomo.
 UMsimang, (1980:7) uthi:
 Liyan'izulu lezinganono nezibhamu...
 Konke kuhIezi kumithiswe ngezinhIamvu;
 Liyahangul'izulu legazi nezinyembezi,
 Bonke bahlezi belinde'elokufa;
 Ngezulu larnadod'eqophisana namajaha...
 Kazi iyozala nkomoni lempi
 Ezweni lezinhlanga nezinhIangano;
 Kule nkondlo kukhona ukusetshenziswa kwesisho esithi, "kazi iyozala nkornoni". Lokhu
 kukhuluma okungubuciko bomlomo kukhombisa ukujula kolimi ngoba esikhundleni
 sokuthi ithi kazi kuyokwenzekani ekugcineni, imbongi ikubeka ngamazwi athe phecelezi
 lokhu. Lesi simo esilapha isimo sokudubulana ngoba kusernpini, lokhu kutholakala
 emagameni athi; izinganono, izinhlamvu, izulu legazi nokumithiswe ngezinhlamvu.
 Umlobi wakha umkhanya ethi kazi isiphetho siyoba yini.
 Kuphinde kubekhona futhi ukuthinteka kwenkomo kuMsimang, (1980:26) lapho
 okaMabuya ethi:
 Mphemba siyahaIaIisa.
 Ngibase ngikubheke kuthi mangingqabashiye
 Ngilingis'ithole lona litshakadulayo
 Selidakwe ubisi nohlaza Iwamathafa.
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 OkaMabuya lapha uhalalisela uSolwazi u-D.B.Z Ntuli ngemisebenzi yakhe emihle
 neminingi yokuloba aseyenzile ebhala izincwadi ezinjengeNdandatho Yesethembiso
 eyabe ingumdlalo wasemoyeni emsakazweni wesiZulu. Ubabaza ukuthi miningi.kakhulu
 imisebenzi ebhaliwe kaMphemba esezingeni eliphezulu eseyenze ukuthi abe neminikelo
 eminingi olimini IwesiZulu. Uma embuka kuthi akalingise ithole lona elitshakadulayo
 njengoba kuvela emgqeni wesithathu. Ukutshakadula kwethole akukhona ukugijima
 okwejwayelekile kodwa ukugijima okunenjabulo, amandla nomfutho okhombisa impilo.
 Akuwona onke amathole atshakadulayo kepha yilawo mathole aphile saka akwazi
 ukutshakadula. OkaMabuya ufikelwa umuzwa wenkomo uma ekhuluma
 ngokutshakadula. Injabulo yakhe ingaphezu kokujabula komuntu yena ovamise ukugiya
 uma ejabule kodwa kuyadlula kube okubonwa yinoma ubani uma kwenzeka.
 Enkondlweni ethi, "Indwamba", uMsimang, (1980:37) uthi:
 Ngiyayimaya, ngiyayinwampela lendwamba,
 Idliwa layo ligcwaliswa inkomazi emhlophe.
 Ngike ngiqunge ihongo silibibiyelele.
 Nami ngifuna ukuba danda liyisibhembe;
 Abanjani kanti abathi ndiphu! Bathi momfu!
 Mina ngaphuziswa okuphuma ngombhotshozelwa?
 Umbhali uveza indlela okudliwa ngayo amasi lapha awabiza ngendwamba okungelinye
 igama lamasi. Umlobi uthi "Idliwa layo ligcwaliswa inkomazi ernhlophe".
 Ukusetshenziswa kwegama elithi inkomazi kuveza kahle kamhlophe ukuthi amasi angeke
 aze abekhona kungekho inkomazi. Ugqozi lomlobi lususwe ukubakhona kwenkomo
 ngoba ubengeke akhulume ngamasi ngale ndlela kungekho nkomo okuyiyona asengwa
 kuyo.
 UMsimang, (1980:37) uthi:
 Sengibonile, lendwamba ingumnwebo, ilibangana,
 Kufanele unyathele emeveni uyokweqela lenkomazi,
 Uthi uyayisenga ikungqafaze, gengelezi!
 Ukhothamel'izingqwele zikuphophotha.
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 Uqhubeka aveze ukuthi amasi awaveli abekhona kodwa kunendlela ende ebheke kuwo.
 Uveza ukuthi izinkomo ziyeluswa uma ethi kufanele unyathele emeveni uyokweqela Ie
 nkomazi emgqeni wesibili. Ukwelusa kunzima ngoba ubuye uhlatshwe iigameva
 ekwaluseni. Uveza nokuthi ziningana izinto ezenzekayo uma kusengwa, awuveli
 ulethelwe ubisi ozolwetha emaguleni kodwa wedlula ekukhahlelweni yinkomazi. Lokhu
 sikwelamela emgqeni wesithathu lapho ethi uthi uyayisenga ikungqafaze, gengelezi!
 Kwesinye isikhathi uma kwenzekile lwachitheka ubisi, uthola nokushaywa izingqwele
 njengoba usho umugqa wesine uthi ukhothamel'izingqwele zikuphophotha. Lona
 ngumjikelezo wendlela eya emasini ogwincizayo, ubuye ube nezintaba nemifula
 ewelwayo.
 UMsimang, (1980:53) uthi uma ebhekise eLembeni eleqa amanye amalembe
 ngokukhalipha:
 Wayezalwa koMakhedama eLangeni,
 Isithole esasendel'uSenzangakhona,
 UNandi owasilethel'izindaba'ezimnandi 
Zokuzalwa kwenkosi uShaka
 Ukuthi uShaka uzalwa yisithole kungachaphazela eqinisweni lokuthi uShaka waba
 yizibuIo likaNandi. Uma umuntu esukeIwa, uye athi uyaqalwa. Lowo okuthiwa uqala
 omunye aze abuze athi:
 Ngikuqala uyiguIa Iesithole yini?
 Kwakuye uSenzangakhona wayeyiduna mhla ehlangana nethimba Iezintombi eziceIa
 ukuba zishaye inyoka endleleni okwaphetha ngamahlaya endlela. Yilokho okwaguquIa
 isimo, isithole saba yinkomazi neduna Iaba yinkunzi.
 UMsimang, (1980:54) uqhubeka athi:
 Kwasenel'ukuhlupheka thina boHlanga,
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 Phansi phezulu sigijima asikhawuli.
 Izinkomo zingenamholi zaba yimilalandle,
 Ngob'okaNdaba wayeselele kwelamathongo.
 Umlobi uveza ukuthi kwabakhona ukuhlupheka okukhulu ngemuva kokukhothama
 kweSilo uShaka ngoba ngemuva kwalokho uZulu akazange abenakho ukuthula. Lokhu
 okuhambisana namazwi awasho ngesikhathi esephangalala, uDube, (1985:40):
 Lagxuma iqhawe elidala, lathi:
 "Nibulala mina nje ngeke nalibusa,
 lohanjwa zinkonjane ezimhlophe",
 Lawa ngamazwi okugcina aphinyiswa yiSilo sakwaDukuza sasesiphangalala. UMsimang
 (1980) emgqeni wesibili uthi, "Phansi phezulu sigijima asikhawuli". Lapha usivezela
 usizi olwasala sekuhambe iLembe. Lokhu okungukugijima phansi phezulu
 kungakhawulwa kuwusizi lokuya emsebenzini nsuku zonke kuyosetshenzelwa abeLungu.
 Umlobi ubuye afanise uquqaba olunguZulu njengezinkomo ezingenamholi lokho okwaba
 lusizi olwehlela uZulu ngemuva kokukhothama kweLembe. ISilo njengoba sasihola
 isizwe sasifana nomelusi esizweni yingakho-nje kuvela ukuthi izinkomo zingenamholi
 zaba yimilalandle ngoba iNkosi yayingasekho.
 UMkhize, (1953:28) enkondlweni yakhe ethi "Inkomo" uthi:
 Woza Baleni, nethunga lakho,
 Ungangishiyi isipandoko sakho,
 Ubisi olukimi lonke ngolwakho,
 Hambake uyoluthaeguleni lakho,
 Uvube ngamabele amasi akho,
 Ungakhohlwa yimi, inkomo yakho.
 Woza Sibonyane, nejoka lakho,
 Ungazishiyi izitilobho zakho,
 Amandla wonke ami awakho,
 Hamba-ke uyovuna ummbila wakho,
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 Upheke izinkobe ngommbila wakho,
 Ungakhohlwa yimi; inkomo yakho.
 Lapha inkomo yenziwe samuntu, iyazikhuIumeIa kuze kube sekugcineni kwenkondIo.
 Umlobi Ie nkondIo uyibhale ngendIeIa yokuthi ibe nemvumeIwanosigcino engu -akho
 kuwo onke .amabinza. Okubonakala Iapha ongumnini osebenze ekugcineni kwayo yonke
 imigqa. Inkomo ikhuluma nabantu abablukene kuwo onke amabinza ibabiza ithi "woza".
 Lokhu kukhuluma kwenkomo kuwo onke amabinza aIishumi akule nkondIo kuveza
 nkushiseleka komlobi eqhakambisa ukuthi inkomo ithinteka ezindaweni eziningi
 njengoba uma ibiza abantu, idonsa amehlo omfundi ukuba abone ukuthi yona ithinteka
 kanjani esimweni senhlalo.
 Kula mabinza omabili kubhekene inkomazi nenkabi. Inkomazi ayisenandaba nobisi
 Iwenkonyane yayo oIuthathwa wumuntu, aIwethe eguleni, avube ngamabele akade
 elinywa ngezinkabi. Inkomazi isizinikeIa ngoba iyabona ayinakwenza lutho. Uma ike
 yagodIa, ingashaywa ishiywe uIimi. Nenkabi inikeIa ngamandla ayo phezu kobuhIungu
 bokuphakulwa yephucwa amandla nesithunzi sokubusa ibe yinkunzi. IsizinikeIe
 ukufakwa ejokeni eialandwa ehlathini ngesihlibhi esasidonswa yiyo. Abantu bathi :
 AmandIa!
 Awethu.
 Kodwa Ie nkabi yona ithi:
 AmandIa!
 Awakho.
 ZombiIi lezi zinkomo zigcina ngesiceIo sokuthi usuzitikile ngosizo ezinaIo ungakhohlwa
 yizo. ZiceIa ukuthandwa nokuvikeIwa hhayi ukuba zibongwe ngomkhonto zife umshubo
 omnyama.
 UMkhize, (1953:52) uthi:
 Ukudla emasimini komile,
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 Umduduzi sekuyilanga lodwa,
 Utshani emadlelweni bomile,
 Izinkomo seziphuza amanzi odwa,
 Zehlisa umthamo ongehli
 Nobuthongo ebusuku abehli.
 UKhabazela ubalisa ngobusika obenza izwe libe Iibi, Ukhuluma ngokuthi utshani
 abukho kanye nakho konke okuluhlaza kornile. Kuleli binza uveza ukoma kotshani,
 abuye akhalele izinkorno ngokuthi ziphuza amanzi odwa ngenxa yokuthi utshani abukho.
 Urna ethi izinkomo zehlisa umthamo ongehli, usho ukuthi akukho lutho ezikuhlafunayo
 ngenxa yokuthi konke komile. Isimo esinjengalesi senza ubuthongo bungehli ngenxa
 yokuthi kucatshangelwa izinkorno ukuthi zizodlani. Imvumelwano- sigcino iyagqama
 kule nkondlo njengoba ivela kula magama: komile, lodwa, bornik, odwa, ongehli no
 abehli.
 UMkhize, (1953:58) uthi:
 Ukuba utshani babungekho,
 Kwakoba inkangala enjani?
 Lapho ukudla kwezinkomo kungekho,
 Kwakoba isililo esinjani?
 Ezinkorneni nasezirnbuzini,
 . Ezimazini nasezinkunzini.
 Kuyabonaka1a ukuthi izilwane ezidla utshani zalungiselelwa ukudla kwazo
 zingakadalwa. KuGenesise 1:11 kuthiwa uNkulunkulu wathi:
 Umhlaba rnawuveze utshani nemifino
 ethela imbewu, nemithi ethela izithelo
 ngezinhlobo zayo, ekuyo imbewu yayo,
 uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
 Imbongi iyabona ukuthi ngaphandle kokuba utshani bube wukudla kwezinkomo benza
 ubunkangala. Lapho umhlabathi wembeswa ngobuluhlaza kube wukuthoba nokuvunula
 kwawo. KuGenesise 1:24 yilapho izilwane zivela khona. Zivela ukudla kwazo
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 nezimbuzi zaziyodinda isililo ukuba zaziyovelela ezweni elikhungethwe yindlala,
 umphangazana kumbe umashayandawonye, Kuyabonakala ukuthi iziukunzi zazingeke
 zizilandele izinkomazi ngenxa yokukhonkobaliswa yindlala. lzinkomazi ezilambile
 zazingeke zibe namandla okuthwala iziukunzi.
 Lapha umlobi wenkondlo uzibuza umbuzo kule nkondlo yakhe ethi "Ukuba" othi kazi
 kwakuyoba njani uma utshani bungekho kuleli binza? Vsithatha ngamehlo engqondo,
 asibeke emhlabeni ongenatshani bese esibuza umbuzo wokuthi ukuba utshani
 babungekho kwakuyoba njani. Vma eqhubeka kwamanye amabinza, ubala okuningi
 njengelanga nenyanga kanye nokunye, uthi kazi ngabe kunjani ukuba lezi zinto azikho
 njengoba ebuka umhlaba ngamehlo engqondo, ethi kazi izinkomo ngabe zidlani ukuba
 abukho. Okwenza athinte inkomo kule nkondlo ukubaluleka kwayo esizweni samaZulu.
 VMkhize, (1953:96) uthi:
 Vma ngibona inkomo'
 ldla utshani emkhombeni,
 Ngikhumbula leyandlu yezinkomo,
 Eyalala uMsindisi esemkhombeni,
 Wathokomaliswa utshani,
 Wahlatshwa utshani.
 1mbongi kule nkondlo yayo ethi "Kuthini Kuwe?" lbuza umbuzo ukuthi kuthini uma
 umuntu ebona inkomo. Vmlobi kumfikisela ukukhumbula ukuzalwa kweNkosi uJesu
 Kristu eyazalelwa emkhombeni wezinkomo eBetlehema laseJudiya. Ayikho enye
 indawo eyatholakala ingcono ngaphandle komkhombe wezinkomo lapho kwenzeka
 khona isigameko esikhulu kangaka. INkosi yaMakhosi yayingazalelwa kwenye indawo
 kodwa ukuzalelwa kwayo emkhombeni wezinkomo kuthatha inkomo kuyibeke kwelinye
 izinga, kuqinise ukuthi ithobile futhi iyahlonipha ngoba ayizange ivuke umbhejazane
 kodwa yaba nokuthula kwenzeka lesi simanga phambi kwayo. Ezilwaneni zonke
 ezikhona, uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kufanele kube yinkomo eyayizobona uJesu
 kuqala. Cishe yilesi sibusiso esenza ukuba inkomo yaziswe futhi igqame kangaka.
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UMkhize, (1953:109) uthi:
 Inkomo yayingumcebo omkhulu,
 Ziphangwa empini enqotshiwe,
 Inyama ingukudla okukhulu,
 Ingaphekwa idliwa yosiwe,
 Amakhehla akithi amadala,
 Kusadliwa ngokhezo oludala.
 Kule nkondlo imbongi ibeka ukuthi impilo yomZulu yaymJanI. Ubala izigameko
 eziningi ukuthi amazulu ayephila kanjani emabinzeni amaningi kuze kufike kuleli lapho
 ethinta khona inkomo. Uveza ukuthi inkomo yayingumcebo omkhulu kwaZulu futhi
 yayifelwa ngoba kulabo abanqotshiwe empini babedlelwa izinkomo ngoba inyama yayo
 ingukudla okukhulu. Uthi inyama yenkomo yayosiwa, ingaphekwa kwaZulu ngezikhathi
 zasendulo. Uma ethi inkomo yayingumcebo, usho ubumqoka bayo njengoba
 yayingukudla, isengwa, kulotsholwa ngayo, isikhumba sayo siyimvunulo, kubuye
 kuvikwe ngesikhumba sayo okulihawu.
 UMkhize, (1953:117) uthi:
 Ngizwe umdlalo wakwaZulu
 Ngezwa izinkomo zikhonya,
 Ngezwa imvula ithothoza phezulu,
 Ngezwa izinja ezinolunya,
 Zibamba ikhehla elidala,
 Lazishaya ngenduku likhala.
 Kule nkondlo ethi "Iwayilense" umlobi usixoxela ngalesi simanga esiyisigubhu
 somIungu esigila izimanga. Ubala konke akuzwayo kuso axakeke ngoba engazi ukutlii
 kwenzeka kanjani. Kwezinye izinto azizwile, uzwe kukhonya inkomo kuso wamangala.
 Into eyenza amangale ukuthi 10 msindo awuzwayo ufika kanjani ubuye uphurne kanjani
 kuso. Into efike igqame ukuthi urna umlobi ezwa umdlalo wakwazulu udlalwa kulesi
 sigubhu, uzwa nenkomo ikhonya. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi kucace ukuthi njengoba
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izinkomo zikhonzwe kangaka amaZulu, ngisho nemidlalo ezwakalayo kufanele izifake
 izinkomo ukuze kuvele ukukhonzwa kwazo.
 UMkhize, (1953:118) uthi:
 Izinkomo ziyatshakadula endle,
 Iphango liqedwe lonke,
 Kuyinjabulo ukuhlala ngaphandle
 Kwezibaya zabanumzane bonke
 Abalengisa amayikayika ezinjobo,
 Ngoba lethwese ihlobo.
 Umugqa wokuqala uveza isithombe sezinkomo ezinempilo, eziqinile futhi ezithokozile
 yikho ziqanqula zitshakadula nje. Lokhu yisibonakaliso esiqanda ekhanda sokuthi zisuthi
 ngenxa yokuthi lethwese ihIobo. Siphelile isikhathi sokuthi zibhuqe ububhuqu bezwe
 sebuphoswe ezweni lokulibala ngakho-ke iphango liqedwe yihlobo lahamba layoshona.
 Kuyacaca ukuthi njengoba utshani kade bungekho, busanda kuhluma busathambile.
 Azisafisi ukuhlala ezibayeni. Eqinisweni nabelusi bafisa sengathi zingalokhu
 zikhothisiwe ukuze nezikhumba zazo zibe zinhle, kuvele imvunulo yekhethelo.
 UNyembezi, (1968:21) uthi:
 Mana njalo nyanga yokubona,
 Wen'owabon'isililo sezililo
 Kulilelw'unina weNdlovu, uNandi,
 Ngaphansi kwakho kwabhons'
 lzinkomazi zingenakusengwa, kwafa
 Ngan'ezalwayo nanina nayise,
 Amasim'amil' imitshiki.
 Lapha umlobi utusa inyanga nokukhanya kwayo. Uthi nangesikhathi kuphangalele
 uNandi umama weLembe inyanga yayikhona ikhanyisa izinkomazi. Urnlobi
 usikhumbuza ukuthi ngesikhathi kukhotherne iNdlovukazi uNandi kwabakhona ukuzila
 isikhathi eside esizweni samaZulu. Uma kuhambe umuntu omkhulu kwaZulu kuzila
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 isizwe yingakho kwakubhonsa izinkomazi ezazingenakusengwa ngoba kwakungasengwa
 kuziliwe, amathole enikelwa ezinkomazini.
 UNyembezi, (1968:59) uthi:
 Ngikhumbula imvunulo,
 Izinsizwa zakwaZulu
 Amankonyan'ayezilandela,
 Kwelikanoha kukhon'inkomo,
 Ishwiliza okwamahlamvu,
 Kwesokuphonsa kudlala iklwa,
 Amaqakala endond' indondo;
 Ngikhumbula imvunulo.
 Lapha amabheshu ezinsizwa abizwa ngezinkomo, kuthi uma ehamba amabheshu aba
 ngemuva bese efaniswa namankonyane alandela ngemuva.
 UNyembezi, (1968:60) uveza ngokusobala ukuthi inkomo yayikhonziwe, ubala
 ubunjalo, ukumisa nakho konke okuqondene nayo. Lokhu ukuveza emigqeni evula
 amabinza kule nkondlo. Amabinza avula ngale migqa ekhombisayo ukuthi inkomo,
 "Igugu LakwaZulu" njengokwesihloko senkondlo. UNyembezi, (1968:60-61) uwavula
 kanjena amabinza:
 Ngikhumbula amanxahi ezinkomo
 Ngikhumbula izihleza zezinkomo
 Ngikhumbula izinsizwa zezinkomo
 Ngikhumbula amahlawe ezinkomo
 Nigikhumbula imidlovu yezinkomo
 Ngikhumbula ingcungu yenkomo
 Ngikhumbula igodla lenkomo
 Ngikhumbula ukukhonya kwenkunzi
 Ngikhumbul'ukubhonsa kukanondlini
 Ngikhumbula ukusileka ihinikazi
 Lokhu kuvula amabinza ngale migqa, kukhombisa inkumbulo ekhungethe umlobi.
 ;.,
 Kuvela isithombe sokuthi umlobi usehlala kwelinye izwe lapho engasakuboni futhi
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 angasakuzwa konke lokhu okuphathelene noma okwenziwa yinkomo. Lokhu kwenza
 ukuba abe nesililo esimenza abalise ngalezi zinto azikhumbulayo.
 UNtuli,(1978:18) uthi:
 Pel Kri--!! Sesizosuka
 lmilayezo yokugcina kayipheli:
 "Ungakhohlwa ubadonse ngendlebe
 Basheshe balime bangaphazami,
 Bathengis'inkomazi yami
 Bathenga'amakhuba amasha;
 Umfowetth'alungis'amajoka,
 Umkam'akhuphuke ngoMsombuluko.
 Uma sekuzosuka isitimela laba abasuke bephelekezelwe ababe besaqeda ukushiya
 imilayezo kuze kusuke isitimela, sihambe siyosithela belokhu bememezile. Okufike
 kubonakale kule nkondlo ukuthi emilayezweni awusalanga othinta inkomo njengoba
 siwubona emgqeni othi: "bathengise inkomazi yami,' lokhu okwenza ukuthi inkomo
 ibonakale ifeza zonke izidingo zomndeni. Ukuthengiswa kwenkomazi kwakuzokwenza
 ukuba bathenge amakhuba amasha ngemali ababezoyithola.
 UNtuli, (1978:21) uthi:
 Ziza ziphila, ziza zinethemba,
 Ezinye ziyabhonsa ezinye ziyakhonya,
 Izinselo nse, use, nse,
 Kuqhash'arnaqhwagi, imihlamb'iyabuya,
 Ibukwa yisicelankobe siviliza phezulu 
Yonk'ithi iyolibona ikusasa.
 Lapha kuvezwa isikhathi santambama sekuphuma inkanyezi yokuqala isicelankobe.
 Imisindo ezwakalayo uma ziza ekhaya isibonisa impilo, ukubhonsa kwezinkomazi
 kubonisa ukuthi zisenobisi yize inhlazane isiyedlulile. Kuyabonakala ukuthi
 zingasengwa ngisho ntambama, Ukukhonya kanye nokukhala kwezinselo okukhomba
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 impilo kanye nethemba akuwususi umqondo wobuutambama, ukushona kwelanga,
 ukuvalwa kwemigoqo kanye nokuthula phakathi esigayegayeni sobumnyama. Umugqa
 wokugcina othi:
 Yonk'ith'iyalibona ikusasa.
 UNtuli, (1978:21) uqhubeka athi:
 Ziphunga zithimula zijikizis'amashoba,
 Zibuk'umfan'ezivalel'esangweni 
Azikwaz'okwaziwa ngumninizo ezibuka:
 Uthi kusasa ngiyohlaba le,
 Kuse kulandelele nale  
Zilibuka ziyaligcina, elakusasa
 Azisenakulibona.
 Kukuleli binza uziveza lapho ziphunga izibawu ngamashoba, ukuthimula nokuyikiziswa
 kwamashoba kusembula amehlo ukuze sibuke umhlahlo lapho kuthimula khona
 izangoma nokuyikiziswa kwenkonkoni ukuze kuhlolwe impilo yazo yakusasa.
 Kuneusolo uma kukhala umsindo wemigoqo uma umfana ezivalela. Seziyazi ukuthi yizo
 lezi zikhathi lapho zihlatshwa khona. Wumninizo owazi ngekusasa lezimpilo zezinkomo.
 Ukuthi iyiphi ezohlatshwa? Nini? Konke lokho yimfihlo egcinwe enhliziyweni
 yoMnurnzane. Uhlu lokwelamana kwazo uma kuyiwa kwagoqanyawo kwaziwa
 wuMnurnzane. Iqiniso eligcwele emiqondweni yalezi zinkomo wukuthi ezinye zazo
 zidukuza oswini lwenkabi. Azazi noma zilibuka nje ziyaligcina. Akukho neyodwa
 enethemba eliphelele lokuthi iyolibona elakusasa. Loku kuvumelana nesisho samaRoma
 esithi:
 Nkosi ngiyazi ukuthi ngizofa.
 Angazi ukuthi ngiyofa nini.
 Nokuthi ngiyofelaphi.
 Nokuthi ngiyofa kanjani.
 .'.-.
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 UNtuli, (1978:41) uthi:
 Ngangikubuka wonk'urnzimba nganeliswe,
 Keph'okungihlab'urnxhwele
 Amabel'ahlobis'isifuba sakho,
 Athe thu kuhle kwezimpondo zeguqa.
 OkaMphemba uchaza ubuhle bentombi nornzimba wayo omuhle ngendlela
 emangalisayo. Emgqeni wokugcina waleli binza ufanisa amabele nezimpondo zeguqa
 uma ethi athe thu kuhle kwezimpondo zeguqa. Uma izimpondo zeguqa ziphuma zibheka
 phezulu, kusuke kungakacaci ukuthi inkomo izomisa kanjani kodwa okubonakalayo
 nkuthi izimpondo zimila zibheke phezulu. Kusho ukuthi amabele ale
 ntombi abheke phezulu amile athe mpo. Ukwakha isithombe esinjena kusibeka esimweni
 sokuthi umuntu uze afaniswe nesimo esithile sokuma kwenkomo ngoba ikhonziwe.
 UMkhize noMhlongo, (1991:52) bathi:
 Zihlangene phezulu noNgoye Iwavuma,
 Dye wamazazawan'usinga phansi kwamanzi,
 Uphume nesikhuni sivutha savuma,
 Ukhule wangemalund'inkunzi,
 Umhlob'ohlobene onhliziy'izigaxa,
 Umhlob'ogabe ngengoma ikhono khaxa,
 Umlobi uma echaza uBhekuyise Zitha owayengumculisi womculo wamakhwaya,
 umfanisa nenkunzi emalunda. Lapha usho ukuba mncane kwakhe nakuba
 lwalungafakwa uma esebhidisa amakwaya. Wayedla umhlanganiso njalo
 emincintiswaneni. Umfanisa neukunzi ngoba inkunzi iyalwa futhi elwa kahle iyazehlula
 ezinye, yingakho ebizwa ngeukunzi ngoba wayewaqongqotha amakhanda kwezinye
 izinkunzi, ngingasayiphathi eyamanxahi kanye namaduna ayesaqala ukubhonga.
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 5.5 Amahubo athinta izinkomo
 KwelakwaMthaniya izimpi kwakuyinsakavukela umchilo wesidwaba. Lezi zimpi
 zagqama kakhulu ngesikhathi kubusa iLembe eleqa amanye ngokukhalipha. Ngesikhathi
 kunqotshwa, abanqobayo bebethatha izinkomo njengoba zazingumgogodla~ wempilo
 kwazulu, Lokhu kwakwenza abadli bezinkomo bangazidli buthule nje kodwa kube
 namahubo ahambisana nalokho. Kanjalo nabadlelwa nabo babesala nesilokozane
 babalise bese kuthi ukubalisa kwabo kubavusele ugqozi kuze kugcine kunamahubo
 akhuluma ngazo izinkomo.
 Ngaso sonke isikhathi iNkosi ebusayo kwa'Zulu kuthiwa inkonyane kaNdaba. Kunehubo
 eselaqanjwa ligcizelela khona ukuba yinkonyane kweNkosi elithi:
 Wenkonyane kaNdaba!
 Kwanyakaz'imikhonto,
 Wenkonyane kaNdaba.
 Kusho ukuthi uyise weNkosi uyinkomo yingakho nje iNkosi esuke ibusa ngaleso sikhathi
 kuthiwa inkonyane ngoba iyingane. Vma kuhutshwa leli hubo, lisuke libhekiswe
 eNkosini ebusayo bese kuhlonishwa kuthiwe iyinkonyane kaNdaba ngoba vele uzalo
 lwayo luvela kuNdaba. Leli yihubo lempi elihutshwa kuphethwe imikhonto
 kuyohlaselwa.
 Kukhona ihubo elikhuluma ngomlando wezinkomo elihutshwa amabutho uma efunga
 egomela ukuthi ngeke zidliwe ezawo elihamba kanjena:
 Wando wezinkomo,
 lnkonyane kaNdaba!
 Ngeke azidl'ezamandl'ethu,
 Kush'aboSuthu.
 Sikhalel'izinkorno,
 lnkonyane kaNdaba!
 Ngeke azidl'ezamandl'ethu
 Kush'abcSuthu.
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 Leli hubo likhala ngezinkomo zeNkosi ukuthi zatholwa kunzima kuchitheka igazi
 ngakho-ke akukho ongazidla kalula. Amabutho aqinisekisa oNgangezwe lakhe ukuthi
 akekho ongadla izinkomo zeSiIo bekhona bona njengamabutho ngoba lezi zinkomo
 zatholakaIa kunzima kusetshenzwa yikho kuthiwa ezamandla ethu.
 Imibala yezinkomo iyabuzwa uma kuthethwa icala izinto zingasahambi kahle. Iphinde
 imenyezwe umkhongi uma esathamunda ezomlomo bese kudingeka aziphinde njengoba
 ebekade ezimemeza uma esengene endlini. Izinkomo ezifike zibe nomlando omkhulu
 ezelobolo ngoba ngisho zisetshenziswa, kufanele zibheke leyo ndlu okuzalwa kuyo
 intombazane uma umsebenzi kungowayo. Uma zingasetshenziswanga ngokufanele
 izinkomo, kusuka isidumo sekungaze kugcinwe kungasakhulunyiswana. UDonda,
 (1997:11) uthi:
 Wu Msusi wezidumo,
 Isilwane abasidla sikhala,
 Sithi mO-<J-<J!
 KwaZulu uma izinkomo zelobolo zingaphumanga, lese sikweletu asiboli. Izingane
 zamantombazane ziyalindwa, zikhule, zize zigcagce, bese ziyabizwa uma kubonakala
 ukuthi sezingenile izinkomo kosibanibani. Sezingabizwa ngisho kubazukulu ngisho
 omkhulu abasusa loIn dweshu sebemathambo amhIophe. Ziyabeleselwa izinkomo
 zelobolo kumkhwenyana. Leli hubo Iingufakazi oqanda ikhanda lalokhu:
 Sawubona nsizwa!
 Sawubona.
 Kodw'uphumaphi na?
 Ngiphuma kwantombazane.
 Wawuyokwenzani?
 Ngangiyobhek'izinkomo zam'ezasalayo.
 Sawubona.
 Kuhle ukuthi insizwa ijuluke izithukuthuku, kwesinye isikhathi ize iIale ngamanzi uma
 iIungiselela ukulobola. Kwesinye isikhathi izintombi zimisa izinsizwa ngoba zisuke
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 zisabona zingakayilungeli Ie nkilibathwa yokuyosukela umuzi woMnumzane, amalobolo
 engakalungi. Izinkomo aziboli uma kukhona umuntu okweleta omunye izinkomo,
 kufanele lokho akwedlulisele ezizukulwaneni ukuze zizibize lezo nkomo noma ngasiphi
 isikhathi.
 Kubanesililo esikhulu kulabo abaphucwe izinkomo ngale ndlela yokuthi izinhliziyo zabo
 zihlala zineminjunju. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi basuke bejuluke izithukuthuku ngaphambi
 kokuba babe nezinkomo. Bah/ala benesilokozane bebalisa bethi:
 Ubaba nje kathandwa!
 Yimpi.
 Kathandwa!
 Yimpi.
 O! Kathandwa ndawo!
 Wo! Bakhalel'izinkomo,
 Lesi yisililo intombazane ibalisa ngokungathathwa kwayo ekubuka njengokungathandwa
 kukayise ngoba ukuba uyathandwa ngabe iyathathwa intombazane ukuze uyise athole
 izinkomo okungalotsholwa ngazo. Ukungathathwa kwentombazane kwenza ikhalele
 uyise ngoba akazitholi izinkomo yikho nje ibalisa ngokungathandwa kukayise ekubiza
 ngempi.
 UGumede, (2007) uthi:
 Njengoba izinkomo zingumgogodla kaZulu,
 kufanele kube namahubo,
 asukela ezinkomeni amaningi.
 Phela amahubo alusikompilo lwesintu,
 uma umZulu esesimweni esihle, uyacula,
 uma eneminjunju enhlizweni, uyacula,
 OkaQwabe ugcizelela khona ukuthi amahubo asuselwa ezintweni ezisondelene
 nabantu njengezinkomo nje. Amahubo njengobuciko bomlomo axoxa indaba eba
 nomlando noma izifiso ezithile. Lokhu kusuke kususelwa esimweni senhlalo sangaleso
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 sikhathi nesingamagugu ezwe. Amagugu ezwe kaZulu afaka izinkomo phakathi ngoba
 ngazo konke knyenzeka yingakho-nje okaQwabe ethi asukela osikwenimpilo amahubo.
 Kukhona ihubo eliqhakambisa uknthi imibala yezinkomo ibaluleke kahgakanani,
 Omemezayo ufuna ukwazi uknthi lezo zinkomo zimbala muni. KwaZulu aknsizi uknthi
 ukhulume ngezinkomo kodwa imibala yazo ungazazi ngoba knngabalula uknthi
 uphanjaniselwe. Lihamba kanjena:
 Lezo nkomo zimbala muni na?
 Zinomland'omkhulu lezo nkomo.
 Wo hhe, ajiji, ajiji.
 Azikho izinkomo ezingenamIando uma umninizo engawazi knsuke knkhona abawaziyo.
 Kungenzeka uknthi izinkomo knbe okwalotsholwa ngazo, ezadliwa noma eziyifa nazo
 ezinomlando ngoba aziveli ziqathake phezulu knse zikhona kodwa zonke zinomlando
 othile. Ayikho futhi inkomo engenambala ngoba yinoma iyiphi inkomo kunombala
 ebalulwa ngawo. Uma ihubo lithi lezo nkomo zimbala muni na? Lixoxa indaba enkulu
 ngoba knngenzeka ukuthi Iowa othi ezakhe lezo zinkomo akazazi kahle ngoba engawazi
 umlando wazo. Kungenzeka uknthi wazithola ngendlela engacacile engenza ukuthi
 umbala wazo engawazi kahle.
 Kukhona ihubo elihaywa ngamahutho akwaZulu uma ekhuleka kuNomthebe wesizwe
 elihamba kanjena:
 Bayethe nkosi!
 Ndabezitha.
 Zinyane la makhos'akwaZulu
 Nkonyane kaNdaba.
 Wuban'ongathint' ibhubesi?
 Leli hubo linguknkhuleka eNkosini kungonakele lutho. Lapha iNkosi ibizwa
 ngenkonyana kaNdaba ngoba ilukhondolo lukaNdaba bese ihIonishwa ibizwa ngokhokho
 .:-;
 bayo. Uma umuntu kawZulu ebizwa ngokhokho bakhe, uzizwa ehlonipheke kakhulu
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 ngoba ukumhlonipha kusuke kungabhekisiwe kuye kuphela kepha kusuke kubhekiswe
 nakwabaphansi. Ukubizwa ngenkonyane kweNkosi kuyenza ukuthi ibe sendaweni yayo
 eyifanele ngoba kusuke kukhona abadala kunayo okungabaphansi.
 Kukhona ihubo laseNdlunkulu elihaywayo elithi:
 E! --- Ya!--- Ye!
 E! --- Ya!--- Yet
 Sizidl'izwe lonke
 E!---Ya!---Ye!
 Bayamqal'okaNdaba!
 Bamqal'izwe lonke
 E! ---Ya! --- Yet
 Leli hubo likhuluma ngezinkomo ezidliwayo ezweni lonke nokuqala okaNdaba. Leli
 hubo lihutshwa amabutho uma elungiselela ukuphuma aye empini, alihutshwa nje
 kungonakele lutho. Amabutho akhuluma ngokuthi azidla izwe lonke ngoba labo okuliwa
 nabo bangabaqala uNdaba. Ukuqala uNdaba kufana nokuhlokoza imamba isemgodini.
 Amabutho athi okaNdaba bamqala izwe lonke, lokhu okuvezwa ihubo okwenza ukuthi
 kubonakale ukuthi okaNdaba akathandwa yingakho emlwela. Akugcini ekulweni kodwa
 kudliwa izinkomo ngemva kwalokho.
 Elinye ihubo laseNdluukulu elikhuluma ngezinkomo zamaNgwane lihamba kanjena:
 Ayeza amaNgwane ekuseni!
 Hhi (ji) Awo! Awo! Awo!
 Hhi! (ji) Awo! Awo! Awo!
 Ayez'amaNgwan'ekuseni
 Hhi!(ji) Awo! Awo! Awo!
 Kwankomo zeth'amaNgwan'ekuseni
 Kwankomo zeth'amaNgwan'ekuseni, ekuseni
 Kwankomo zethu ezasal'eSandlwana
 Ekuseni, ekuseni
 Hhi! Awo! Awo! Awo!
 Hhi! Awo!Awo! Awo!
 Siyeza siwuzul'ekuseni
 Kwankomo zethu amaNgwan'ekuseni
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 Ekuseni, Ekuseni
 Hhi! Awo! Awo!Awo!
 Hhi! Awo! Awo! Awo!
 Leli hubo kwakungelona elamaZulu kepha kwakongelamaNgwane kombe amaSwazi.
 Kwathi uma amaNgwane ehlulwa yimpi yeSilo uMpande, leli hubo ladliwa, labe
 selandisa . iqoqo lamahubo eNkosi uMpande. Kuyabonakala ukothi kwabakhona
 amagama ayengekho kuleli hubo kepha afakwa ngamagagu akwazulu njengalana:
 Kwankomo zethu ezasal'eSandlwana.
 Impi yaseSandlwana ilwe iNkosi uMpande seyakhothama. Noma konjalo ukonqoba
 kukaZulu eSandlwana akolenzi leli hubo kube ngelikaCetshwayo. Empeleni abantu
 kumbe amabutho kwakoseyiwo akaMpande ngoba indodana ayinalutho yona, into yayo
 ekayise.
 Leli hubo licacisa ukothi impi yakwaZulu ingena ekoseni ngomchitha ngeje kule migqa:
 Ayeza amaNgwane ekoseni!
 Siyeza siwuZulu ekuseni!
 Kuyabonakala ukothi amaNgwane akawashikilisanga amaZulu, kanjalo futhi namaNgisi ..
 awawajulukisanga amazulu kepha kwafana nokohlaba inkomo nje. Inkomo ifa
 ingazendlalelanga uma kothiwa:
 Kwankom zeth'amaNgwan'ekuseni,
 Kwankomo zeth'ezasal'eSandlwana.
 Kuyabonakala ukothi izinkomo ezihlatshwa zingahlinzwa kodwa zisale lapho
 ezihIatshelwe khona ngabantu. Yizidumbu zabafo ezisala zidunuselene enkondleni
 yempi.
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 Ukubabaza kasikhombisa okuthi:
 fli!J\wo!J\wo!J\wo!
 Wukubabaza kwalabo ababhokodwa ngezijula ingasekho enye into abangayenza.
 Kukhona elinye laseNdlunkulu elikhuluma ngokuthi iNkosi uma ingable iyiphake,
 zingadliwa zonke izinkomo zamadoda elithi:
 UNdaba angazidl'izwe lonke
 lnkomo zamadoda,
 Uma angable asiphake!
 Khethan' amagwala,
 Iyo! Wo! Wo!
 Iyo! Wo! Wo!
 Khethan'amagwala.
 UNdaba unamahole,
 O! ya-ya-ya-yele!
 lyo! Wo! Wo!
 Iyo! Wo! Wo!
 Khethan'amagwala
 E! Ye! Ya! Ho!
 lyo! Wo! Wo!
 E! Ye! Ya! Ho!
 Khethan'amagwala.
 Leli yihubo lokugcina elaqanjwa yiNkosi uShaka. Yilo athukulula ngalo impi eyayiya
 Obhalule. Uthi-ke okaNdaba:
 UNdaba angazidl'izwe lonke
 Inkomo zamadoda,
 Uma angable asiphake!
 Lapha kugqanyiswa iqiniso lokuthi ubhedu olulwelwayo yizinkomo. Ukwesatshwa,
 nkukhothanyelwa nokuhlonishwa kanye nokwandiswa kobukhosi bukaNdaba kuza
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 kamuva. UShaka akaziboni ehlukile kwamanye amabutho ngoba naye izimpi zonke aya
 kuzo ulalela umthetho nkuba alwe. Agcine amphakile ebese yena njengeNkosi
 ekwedlulisele esizweni, agqamise ukuthi wuNdaba ophake impi.
 Umugqa olokhu uphindwaphindwa kuleli hubo uze ufane nesikhonkwane sale yilona
 othi:
 Khethan'amagwala.
 Njengoba vele leli hubo laliqanjwe wuye uShaka, wayefumbathisa amabutho ukuba enze
 akuthandayo, akhonze kuye noma amhlubuke eyokhonza amavaka uma ethanda.
 Uyawabhuqa uma esho njalo ngoba uyazi ukuthi usaya kuwo onke aMakhosi futhi onke
 ayogcina ethele kuye.
 Lokhu kokuthi:
 Wadl'ezamahole...
 UZulu useziholele;
 Uma kuthiwa-ke, "UNdab'unamahole", kusho ukuthi uma impi iphuma, uNdaba uyobe
 ephakathi kwayo. Uyobaqinisa bese ebaholela ngezinkomo zabafo. UShaka uvukwa
 yizilimi uma etshela abantu abazohola ethi:
 O! ya-ya-ya-yele.
 Lapha il\Ibube yaqhulula isiBhunu esome nkwe uma iphendula labo ababebuza
 ngezinhliziyo ukuthi ngobani abazohola uma ethi:
 O! ja, ja, ja, julie.
 Oh! yes, yes, yes, all of you,
 Wo! yebo,yebo yebo, yinina nonke.
 Kuyasolisa ukuthi okaNdaba wenza lokho okwenzeka ngosuku IwePentekhosti uma
 kuthululelwa uMoya ojllgcwele abafundi, bakhuluma izilimi ezintsha abangazaziyo.
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 Kwaqoqana bonke abantu eJerusaIema bezwa kukhulunywa izilimi zakubo. Lokhu
 kufakazeleka kahle encwadini yeZenzo zabaPhostoli 2:8 no-l l lapha kulotshwe kanje:
 Yini, pho ukuba sonke ngabanye sizwe
 ngolimi lwakithi esazalwa nalo na?
 NabaJuda namaProselite, abaseKrethe
 nabaseArabiya, siyabezwa bekhuluma
 ngezilimi zakithi ngemisebenzi
 emikhulu kaNkulunkulu.
 Yinoma yisiphi isisusa sempi sasibukeka singukuqala okaNdaba. Amabutho aye aqoma
 nkuyoyibamba kunokuba kusukelwe uIDanga lomhlabathi. Lokhu sikuthola ehubeni
 lamabutho uma eselungela ukuya empini elithi:
 UNdab'uyazibela Nkonyane kaNdaba,
 UNdab'uyazibela sikhumba somhlabathi,
 Bayamqal'okaNdaba
 Bamqal'izwe lonke,
 Ubani obengathint'iNgonyama,
 Amambuka Nkosi,
 Ushay'izitha,
 Bampi, bamp'izwe lonke
 Kucaca njengekati elimhlophe ehlungwini ukuthi leli hubo liqalwa ngabaluleki beNkosi
 uCetshwayo. Imigqa yokuqala emibili ithi:
 UNdab'uyazibeka Nkonyane kaNdaba,
 UNdab'uyazibeka sikhumba somhlabathi.
 Lapha kuphindwaphindwa umlayezo wokuthi inkunzi izibeka yona ngokuhlaba kwayo.
 AkukhathaIekile ukuthi imise kanjani ngoba vele ayihlabi ngakumisa. Kucaca kahle
 ukuthi la mazwi aqukethe amalungiselelo empi yaseNdondakusuka yonyaka we-1856.
 Umuntu kumele awalwelwe amalungelo akhe, awafele uma kufanele.
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Yize kwakungasekho ukuhoshelana noyise uMpande kodwa kwakungamkhipheli
 ngaphandle uCetshwayo ekubeni yinkonyane kaNdaba. Abantu bamfumbathisa
 umlayezo ukuthi uyisikhumba somhIabathi okuchaza ukuthi abantu bahlala kuye.
 Encwadinin eNgcwele ku-lsaya, 40:7 kunomugqa wokugcina othi:
 Impela abantu bangutshani.
 lsikhumba somhIabathi-ke ngabantu.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi noma amambuka noma angagcwala izwe lonke kepha ngeke
 alingane noboya obusesikhunjeni somhIabathi. Amambuka azincintisa ngombele ofile
 . uma ecabanga ukuthi angathinta iNgonyama, aphazamise igazi eligobhoza emithanjeni
 yayo. Noma bangaqhubeka babe yimpi izwe lonke, siyosongwa simanzi isikhumba,
 kulandele ingobhozane ehlale igobhozile yezinyembezi ngoba edelela nje amambuka
 awethembe lutho. Ethembe ukuthi azofa nje kuphela. Wubuphukuphuku-ke lobo.
 Uma sekudliwe izinkomo, zazilethwa koMkhulu. Uma iyohlasela, yayethembisa iNkosi
 ezobuya nakho kanjena:
 Ayeza amathol'ensizwa,
 Xhakaxhaka bemikhonto
 Sasithi siyofel'iNkosi yakwaZulu,
 Ayez'amathol'ombango.
 Leli hubo liveza amabutho engasenelisekile ngoba ebona iNkosi isiphumile emigomeni
 yesizwe. Sekuqubuke imibango edabula isizwe phakathi. Vmugqa wesithathu uthi:
 Sasithi siyofeI'iNkosi yakwaZulu.
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Abavuma Ie ngoma bathi:
 Rbi! Rbi!
 Iyabalek'inyamazan'ifile,
 Izovuka.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi amathole angamabutho ayoyixakazisa imikhonto eze eNkosini
 noma ebona ukuthi isiyinyamazane efile. Into amabutho aseyilwela ukuvikela isihlalo
 sobukhosi ngokwethembeka ukuthi uyoze afike umuntu oyohlala kuso azinze:
 Izovuka.
 Leli hubo limema izinsika zombuso okungabantu abangamashinga:
 LaIelaMshokobezi!
 LaIela Mudli wentshengula.
 Laba abezayo babizwa ngamathole, abombango kanye nama Hhe-hhe-hhe. Lokhu
 kucacisa ukuthi uma isihlalo sobukhosi sesivukile nenyamazane efile isivukile,
 amabutho ayosabela nxazonke, kuphele ukuba nsizwa, bagushe bayokwenza lokho
 abakwaziyo okuwukuIwela iNkosi eyaziyo ukuthi iNkosi iyiNkosi ngabantu.
 5.6 Izibongo zaMakhosi ezithinta izinkomo
 Ukukhonzwa kwezinkomo kwaZulu kwenza ukuthi cishe zonke izibongo zaMakhosi zibe
 nokuthize okukhuluma ngenkomo. Lokhu akugwemeki ngoba inkomo vele
 yayingumgogodIa wempilo kwelikaMthaniya. Ngisho ezikaNomthebe wesizwe iSilo
 uZwelithini oqhwakele esihlaweni soBukhosi manje ziyithinta ziphindelela inkomo.
 Izibongo zaMakhosi njengazo ezabantukazana, zisuselwa ezigamekweni nezehlo
 ezenzeka ngesikhathi kubnsa iNkosi leyo noma ingakazalwa.
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 5.6.1 EzeNkosi uDingiswayo
 Zikhona izibongo zikaDingiswayo ezithinta inkomo kuNyembezi, (1966:5) :
 Inkomo yanganene
 lzothengana nayiphi enenekazi?
 lzothengana noMbangambi woVuma emaTshobeni.
 Njengoba iNkosi yakwaMthethwa uJobe woVuma ayefuna ukubabuIala abafana bayo,
 kusho ukuthi babezohlatshwa njengezinkomo. Imbongi ibona uGodongwane
 (uDingiswayo) eyinkomo yangasokunene. Umuntu osizana noDingiswayo umalume
 wakhe uMbangambi. Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi uyisandIa sikaDingiswayo sokunxeIe
 .kumbe esikanina, yikho eba yinenekazi nje. Empeleni uNyembezi, (1966:8) uthi:
 Umuntu owayazi ukuthi uGodongwane akafanga
 uMbangambi, umalume wakhe.
 UNyembezi, (1966:6) ubuye aveze Iapho imbongi ithi:
 lzinkomo zabantu zinenkelenkeIe,
 ZikhungeI'ingob'emashobeni.
 Lapha kuqhakanjiswa ukuthi njengoba uDingiswayo ayedIe izinkomo zabantu nje udle
 icala. Abanikazi bazo bayeza bazohlaseIa ukuze balande izinkomo zabo. Okwahamba
 ngemikhonto kuyobuya ngomkhonto. Ingobe ngumkhonto. Kuthiwa izingobe
 zikhungeIwe emashobeni ezinkomo, okucacisa ukuthi izitha ezingabanikazi bezinkomo,
 ziyeza zilandeIa izinkomo. PheIa kuthi kungekho zinyane Iemvubu IadIiwa yingwenya
 kwacweba isiziba nje nonya lwabasha Iuyaphindana kanti oIwezalukazi Iuphindana
 ngogwayi. Yebo, akukho soka ladIa kahle imbangi ikhala.
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5.6.2 EzeNkosi uShaka
 INkosi uShaka ibizwa ngenkonyane ngoba iyingane yeNkosi uSenzangakhona.
 UNyembezi, (1978:23) ithi:
 lnkonyan'ekhwele phezu kwendlu kwaNtombazi
 Bath'iyahlola,
 Kanti yibona bezaz'ukuhlola
 Le ngxenye yezibongo zeSilo uShaka isivezela ukuthi kufana nokuthi sakhwela phezu
 kwendlu kwaNtombazi uma sinqoba uZwide owayezalwa uNtombazi. ISilo
 sasiziphindisela ngoba uZwide wayebulele uDingiswayo owayefana noyise kuso ngoba
 sakhulela khona kwaMthethwa. Ukukhwela kwenkonyane phezu kwendlu kwaNtombazi
 .kuveza ukuthi iSilo uShaka sasisesincane ngesikhathi kwenzeka 10 mhlola. Lesi senzo
 sasithathwa ngabadala njengamagangangozi kanti bashaye phansi kwashunqa okwendlala
 yanyakenye. UShaka waphulela lesi sivivinyo ngamalengiso.
 UNyembezi, (1978:22) uthi:
 Intab'emahwanqa kaMjokwana,
 Ebingadli mihlambi yankomo,
 Ebidl'imihlambi yezinyamazane.
 ILembe belidla imihlambi yamadoda, kwesinye isikhathi abaniniyo bacabange ukuthi
 imihIambi inyamalale ezintabeni kanti isidliwe. Ukudliwa kwalezi zinkomo emaqeIeni
 kusivezela kamhlophe ukuthi zifaniswa nezinyamazane ezihlala endIe futhi zazithathelwa
 khona endle, zingakhishwa ezibayeni zamadoda. Ukusetshenziswa kwegama elithi
 imihlambi kusikhombisa ukuthi zaziningi kakhulu izinkomo ezazidliwa.
 UNyembezi, (1978:24) uthi:
 Okhangel'ezansi namaDungela,
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Izinkomo zawoSihayo zabuya,
 Kwaye kwalandela nezikaMafongosi,
 Ebezisengwa yindiki yakwaMavela.
 Kwakungasakhali nkomo kwaNtombazane,
 Inkomo yayisikhala kithi kwaBulawayo.
 Lapha imbongi isitshela ngezindawo lapho iLembe elalidle khona izinkomo
 njengezazidliwe kuSihayo owayezalwa ebukhosini bakwaNgcobo. UMafongosi naye
 wayezalana noSihayo nazo izinkomo zakhe zadliwa. Yizo zonke lezi zinkomo ezadliwa
 yiLembe. Kuyavela nokuthi kwakungasakhali nkomo kwaNtombazane, lokhu okusho
 kwaNtombazi umama kaZwide ngoba ngesikhathi uZwide enqotshwa iSilo uShaka,
 zadliwa nezakhona. Imbongi iveza ukuthi izinkomo zazingasekho kwaNtombazi kodwa
 zasezikhala kwaBulawayo lapha okwakusesigodlweni seSilo khona.
 UNyembezi, (1978:25) uthi:
 Uhlany'o!usemehlwen'amadoda.
 Oth'esadl'ezinye wadl'ezinye.
 Wath'esadl'ezinye wadl'ezinye.
 Le ngxenye iveza ukuthi abanye abantu babengamqondi kahle uShaka, babemesulela
 ngakho konke okubi, bethi izwe uliphethe ngegazi ngoba wayehlale ephaka izimpi njalo.
 Okugqanyiswayo ukuthi weyedla izinkomo ngaso sonke isikhathi uma esenqobile ngoba
 wayengeke adle izinkomo engazange asinqobe leso sizwe. Yingakho imbongi ithi wathi
 esadla ezinye, wadla ezinye iphindelela.
 Kuzo futhi uNyembezi, (1978:26) uthi:
 Ungisize Maphitha ninoNgqengelele,
 Umnike nkomonye afund'ukukleza.
 Emva kokubulawa knkaSojiyisa uMkabayi waletha uMaphitha noTokotoko
 kuSenzangakhona ukuba ababulale kepha wabasindisa. Uma-ke sekuhlala uShaka
 esihlaweni sikaSenzangakhona, kwafanela ukuba imbongi imeluleke uMaphitha
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njengendIalifa kaSojiyisa ukuba azicubuzele amagabadi kuShaka ukuze izono zawoyise
 zingehleli kubantwana.
 Kumunxa kaNgqengelele kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi abantu bakwalsuthelezi bake
 bamhlupha uSenzangakhona ngokuba bede bemhlasela bese bedIa izinkomo zakwaZulu.
 Kanti futhi uShaka esekwaMthethwa, kuliwa nabakwaButhelezi, wabulala umfowabo
 uBhakuza owayezalwa yiNkosazana yakhona kwaButhelezi. Yize uNgqengelele
 wayeseyinceku kaShaka, kwakumele akhonze ngenkomo yize uShaka wayenochibidolo
 wobhisi bemihlambi ukuze acentele inhlalakahle yakhe neNkosi yakhe.
 5.6.2 EzeNkosi uDingane
 UNyembezi, (1978:50) uthi:
 lthol' elinsizwa lakokaDonda,
 Elihambe liwakhahlel'amany'amathole,
 Izingazi zaphuma ngamaphumulo,
 Ngoba likhahlel' e1akwaBulawayo,
 Lakhahlel'uMagaye kaDibandleia
 Lakhahlel'uMadlanga waseKuvukeni.
 UDingane uzalwa wuMaNgobese. Ithole lokuqala alikhahlelayo izingazi zaphurna
 ngamakhala wuShaka. Waziqothula zonke izingane zikaSenzangakhona kwaze kwasala
 uMpande noGqugqu. UShongwe, (2004:125) uthi:
 In izibongo King Dingane is also depicted
 as an unpredictable character. It is also claimed
 that he played a key role in the death of his
 siblings, including Shaka and Mhlangana. This
 is the reason why he is referred to as
 "uMgabadeli, owagabadela inkundla yakwaBulawayo.
 Ngenxa yokuthi amathole akwabo ayengasekho, kuzwakala imbongi kuNyembezi,
 (1958:48) ithi:
 ; ..
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 UVez'uyadlal'umhlandl'uvele,
 Ngokweswela qoq'elimsithayo
 UNyembezi, (1978:49) uthi:
 Ibhaka lamanzi lawoNdikidi,
 Lisibekel'izinkomo zamaSwazi zanyamalala,
 Nezimpondonde zanyamala.
 Lapha iNkosi ifaniswa nechibi lamanzi amile kulo okungayi olubuyayo. Lokhu
 kwenzeka ngesikhathi iNkosi ihlasela amaSwazi futhi iyinqoba leyo mpi maqedane yadla
 izinkomo zawo. Kuyavela ukuthi ngesikhathi kudliwa izinkomo zamaSwazi, kwadliwa
 nezinhle njengoba kutholakala ukuthi nezimpondonde zanyamalala.
 UNyembezi, (1978:51) uthi:
 UBheiekeq 'ungankom'ekhalimayo
 Kungathi bayibangile abakwazulu,
 Umpha nkom'inabele
 Umzimba omkhulu weNkosi yiwo owenza ukuba bayibize ngoBhelekeq'unga 
nkorn'ekhalimayo. Inkomazi uma ikhalima isuke ifuna inkonyane yayo. Akulula
 ukuvimba inkomo encelisayo ngoba ngaso sonke isikhathi isuke ifisa ukufinyelela
 enkonyaneni. Ukuhlasela kwakhe kwakungathi uyinkomazi ivinjwa kodwa yedlule
 ngenkani. Umugqa wesithathu othi, "Umpha nkorn'Inabele" uchaza isenzo sikaDingane
 sokupha uMpande izinkomo ayemyenga ngazo ukuba eze azozibonga. Ukuba
 akexwayiswanga uNdlela kaSompisi wayezoya ayozosa, afike abulawe njengazo zonke
 izingane zikaSenzangakhona. UDingane wayazi kahle ukuthi inkomo ayiluthezi
 olumanzi.
 UNyembezi, (1978:47) uthi:
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 Inkom'ekhal'osizini kwaNhlapho,
 Umlomo yawubhekisa kwa'Zulu,
 Izizwe zonke ziyizwil'ukulila,
 Yezwakala kuNhlapho kwaMlambo
 lye yaziwa nganaNtungw'akwaSokhumalo.
 Kule ngxenye yezibongo kunemibono emibili. Owokuqala ulethwa ukuthi Osizini
 kungenzeka ukuthi kusernzini lapho okwasekuqothwe imbokodwe nesisekelo khona,
 kungasasele lutho, kuthi uma ubuka, kube wusizi lodwa. Okwesibili wukuthi leli gama
 elithi osizini kungenzeka ukuthi libhekise egameni elithi eSwazini. Kungenzeke ukuthi
 Ie nkomo njengoba ikhala osizini iyaqhutshwa, isidliwe, isibheke kwa'Zulu ivela
 eSwazini. Okufike kuqiuise ukuthi Ieli gama lisho osizini wukuthi namaNtungwa ayizwa
 uma ikhala. Ukuyizwa kwamaNtungwa kwehlukene kabili, kungenzeka ukuba yaziwa
 amaNtungwa akwaBulawayo noma lawa asala lapha kwazulu ngesikhathi uMzilikazi
 ehamba. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi iSilo uDingane sahlasela lapha kanye naseSwazini.
 5.6.4 EzeNkosi uMpande
 UNyembezi, (1978:64) uthi:
 Wadel'izinkomo,
 Wazinik'amadoda,
 Wathi'ayomhlabanela,
 INkosi uMpande ibuse kabi ngoba beyingazwani nowegazi lakhe uDingane, lokho
 okwaholela ezimpini phakathi kwabo. Kwabakubi kakhulu ukulwa kwabaNtwana
 beNkosi ngoba iNkosi uMpange yaze yaqoma ukuba yimbuka yaba mdibi munye
 namaBhunu yenzela ukuthi ayelekelele ngezibhamu uma ilwa neNkosi uDingane ngoba
 yayimehlula. Kuthiwa yakhipha izinkomo ukuthenga amaBhunu ukuthi ayelekelele.
 Yingakho sithola Ie migqa engaphezulu lapho okwaze kwabiza ukuthi adele izinkomo
 zakhe, azinike abezizwe nabokufika kuleli. lsiphetho salokhu kulwa sabasibi ngoba
 iNkosi uDingane waze wabalekela eNgwavuma kweleNkosi uNyawo esigodini
 saseKwaliweni lapho aphangalalela khona, wangcwatshwa khona futhi.
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 UNyembezi, (1978:65) uthi:
 Inhlehlanyovane kaNdaba,
 Ihlehlel'izinkomo zamaSwazi.
 INkosi uMpaude nayo yalwa namaSwazi kodwa yaba nengxaki ngesikhathi ihlasela
 ngoba ayiwatholauga amaSwazi kanye nezinkomo zayo. Abaleka nazo ayongena
 emhumeni, impi yeNkosi yabhekisa amabombo kwaZulu iIambatha. Kwathi isendleleni
 ilibhekise kwaZulu, iNkosi yashintsha umqondo yathi uBulawayo awubuyele eSwazini
 uyodla izinkomo. UBulawayo efika eSwazini wafica izinkomo amaSwazi esezikhiphile
 emhumeni, ibutho Iavele Iaziqoqa Iahamba nazo. Uma kukhulunywa ngenhlehlanyovane
 kukhulunywa ngakho ukubuyisela emuva ibutho ukuba Iiyodla izinkomo zamaSwazi.
 UNyembezi, (1958:68) uthi:
 Imihlambi yamaduna yagugudeka;
 Kugugudek'ezawoTokotoko,
 Kugugudek'ezawoMaphitha
 Owadl'izinkomo zawoPhaiane zonkana,
 EzomBelebele zamuka nomoya.
 Uma iNkosi ike yaphuma yahamba esizweni sayo, yayibuya nomhlambi wezinkomo
 ngoba yayihamba inyatheliswa abaMnumzane abahlukene. Uma imbongi ikhuluma
 ngoknthi imihlambi yamaduna yagugudeka, ikhuluma ngebutho eliselincane
 elingakakhuli. Izinkomo zoTokotoko noMaphitha ezazinyathelisa iNkosi. VMaphitha
 wayekade edle izinkomo zikaPhaiane kodwa sithola iNkosi uMpande ifuna umnyatheliso
 ngisho nakuye. Izinkomo zoMbelebele zona zemuka nomoya, Iokho okusho ukuthi
 azitholakalauga
 UNyembezi, (1958:69) uthi:
 Inkonyane kaNdaba
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Njengesixhumu senyamazane.
 Kubhekiswe kuMpande njengawo onke aMakhosi ukuthi, uyinkonyane kaNdaba. Lokhu
 kusho kuthi ulizinyane leSilo kodwa uyazingelwa kucatshangwa ukuthi uyinyamazane
 entekentekana kanti basho inyamazane endala enesivinini esimangalisayo. Imbongi
 ibuye iqhubeke ithi okaNdaba kuNyembezi, (1958:69):
 Isimemezane,
 Simenyezwe ngamaSwazi,
 Athi zaphel'izinkomo ngumSwazi.
 Azinqum'amashoba,
 Azibon'ukugeza.
 UMpande kazithand'izinkomo
 Ezilotshwe ngencwadi,
 Ngob'izinkomo ezinencwadi ezamaBhunu.
 Kungesikhathi lapha amaSwazi ehlaselwa, lokho kwaze kwabalekisa uMneli eSwazini
 wabalekela eNatali. Kubukeka sengathi oweSilo akazange asuke aziyele eSwazini
 kodwa wacela amanye amaSwazi ukuba elekelele impi eyayiholwa uMalambule
 ngesikhathi elwa noMswazi. Uma imbongi ithi, "Isimemezane, Simenyezwe
 ngamaSwazi" lokho kusinikeza isithombe sokuthi iNkosi yacelwa ngempela ukuba
 iyokwelekelela uMalambule. Indaba yale mpi yasuswa yizinkomo uMalambule
 angazange azedlulisele kuMswazi ngesikhathi esethatha isihlalo sobukhosi. INkosi
 uMpande yayikwenyanya lokhu kushaya uphawu enkomeni ngokuthi ishiswe bese kusala
 inombolo. Yona yayikholelwa ekushayweni kophawu endlebeni yenkomo njengoba
 kwenziwa kwaZulu.
 UNyembezi, (1958:66) uthi:
 Nkomo zay'eHluhluwe zabuyela,
 Zabuya sezinembali yamazwi.
 Nkomo zakhuphuka zithwel'iNingizimu
 Nangezimpondo,
 Ziyabuya sezithwe'iNyakatho
 Nangezimpondo.
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 Ngesikhathi izimpi zisahlasela amabutho kwakundiugeka ukuthi aphathe umphako
 azowudla endleleni. Umphako ophambili kwakuyiuyama yezinkomo e~~yithwalwa,
 kuthi uma kuphunyulwa noma sekulalwa endleleni bese yosiwa kudliwe. Uma
 kukhulunywa ngezinkomo ezaya eIlluhluwe, zabuya sezinembali yamazwi. Kungenzeka
 ukuthi lokhu kusho iudlela eya eSwaziui eyayidlula ngaseIlluhluwe. Ukuya nokubuya
 kusho khona ukuhamba nenyama engumphako bese kubuywa nezinkomo esezidliwe.
 Umehluko ukuthi uma sezibuya zibuya, nembali yamazwi okungenzeka ukuthi kushiwo
 la mantombazane amabili abuya namabutho eSwazini okunguNomampo noNoziqubu.
 Amantombazane angaba imbali yamazwi ngoba ukuze uzuze uthando Iwayo, kufanele
 ubeke amazwi azoyenza ibone ukuthi uyithanda ngempela. Uma kukhulunywa
 ngezinkomo ezakhuphuka zithwele iNingizimu, kukhulunywa ngenyama eyayithwelwe
 amabutho ngesikhathi ebheke eSwaziui. Inyama Ie Ningizimu eyayithwelwe ingukudla
 kwendlela kwamabutho. Uma esebuya ngemva kokunqoba amabutho, ayebuya
 nezangempela izinkomo ayezidle eSwazini. Yiyo le Nyakatho ebuya isithwelwe
 nangezimpondo.
 5.6.5 EzeNkosi uCetshwayo'
 UNyembezi,(1958:84) uthi:
 Mhla eyodabula ngakwaNgxangaza,
 Abafazi bakwaNgxangaza
 Bazolal'esibayeni njengamathole;
 Kazi amathol'azolalaphi!
 Ngesikhathi iNkosi uCetshwayo? iyohlasela uMbuyazwe kwakunzima ngoba
 kwakufuneka ukuthi kubalekwe emakhaya kuyolalwa endle noma ezindaweni ezicashile.
 Indlela eya lapho ezobambana khona yayedlula ngakwaNgxangaza owayengomunye
 webutho leziGqoza. Ngesikhathi sekuzwakele ukuthi amabutho kazulu eladuma obala
 azodlula ngakhona, omame babengalali ezindlini kodwa babelala esibayeni
 njengamathole ngoba bephephisa izimpilo zabo. Imbongi ibuza umbuzo othi kazi
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amathole azolalaphi. Ukubalekela esibayeni komame nokukhohlwa yisiko Iokuthi
 abangeni esibayeni uma besebasha kuchaza ukubanzima kwezinto. Ukuba lithempeli
 kwesibaya yikho okwenza ukuba babalekele khona ngoba yilapho kuqedwa khona
 izindaba eziphathelene nabaphansi, ngamanye amazwi ukungena kwabo esibayeni kusho
 ukuba sezandleni zabaphansi kwabo. Isibaya indawo enothile yingakho nje umuntu
 ozalelwa emzini wezicebi kuthiwe uzalelwa emqubeni. Lokho kunotha komquba kubuye
 kubusiswe ukuthi umquba vele utholakala esibayeni okuyindawo yabaphansi. Ukucasha
 komame esibayeni kusho ukucasha endaweni enokuphepha okungaphezu kwakho konke.
 Uma kushaywa ingane kwaZulu bese ibaleka ingena esibayeni, Iowo oyijahayo kufanele
 avele ayiyeke ngoba isuke isisezandleni zabaphansi.
 UNyembezi, (1958:85) uthi:
 lmpi yakh' eyakubuthis'eNdliwayini,
 Wazihlaba kanye namathoI'azo;
 Kwathiwa ziyeke lezo MntakaNdaba,
 Ngezikanyokokhulu,
 NgezikaLangazana.
 Impi yakhe yayizobuthisa kweminye yemizi kaMbuyazwe iNdliwayini. Wayehamba
 engena ezigodini ezahlukene, ehamba edla izinkomo zamadoda. Kwathi uma ehlasela
 kwakhuzwa kwabatshwazwa esengenelela nomuzi kagogo wakhe owayenguMdlunkulu
 weSilo uSenzangakhona ogama lakhe IinguLangazana. Imbongi iyisusela Iapho Iemigqa
 yezibongo:
 Kwathiwa ziyeke lezo MntakaNdaba,
 Ngezikanyokokhulu
 NgezikaLangazana.
 Kwacishe kwenzeka iphutha elikhulu Iapho iNkosi yayizohlasela umuzi kamk:hulu
 wayo uSenzangakhona, lokhu kwakungenza ukuba ilandelwe amashwa amabi.
 :.-.
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 UNyembezi, (1958:87) uthi:
 Indaba yenziwe uManqina
 Obezalwa wuNkontshela;
 Uyen'othathizinkomo zaseMangweni,
 Waye wayozithela ndawonye
 NezaseMkhweyantaba.
 Ukuxabana kwalethwa ukuhlanganiswa kwezinkomo zikaCetshwayo noMbuyazwe.
 UNyembezi, (1958:89) uthi:
 Uwaba lezinkomo zakwaMshweshwe;
 Udunusel'uNdi noKhahlamba.
 Lo mugqa othi: Uwaba lezinkomo zakwaMshweshwe ubhekise kubeSuthu
 abasebeyingxenye yamabutho amaNgisi ayebambene nempi kaCetshwayo eSandlwana.
 AbeSuthu babizwa ngezinkomo ngoba babebhokodwa ngemikhonto uZulu
 njengezinkomo laphaya eSandlwana.
 UNyembezi, (1958:89) uthi:
 UMagwaz'eguqile njengethole,
 Uma ithole selikhulile, liyedlula esigabeni sokuba ithole bese liba yiguqa. Uma iguqa
 lincela, livamise ukuguqa ngamadolo ngoba lisuke seliphakeme kakhulu kunebele
 lenkomo. Ukugwaza uguqile kufana nokwenyisa kweguqa, elithi lenza umsebenzi
 omkhulu kangaka, okungukuncela libe liguqile. Ukuhlakanipha kwenkomo lokho
 okwenza ukuthi ibe nezindlela ezenzayo zokufinyelela obisini. Ngesikhathi ibambene
 eNdulinde, okhalweni IwaseNdondakusuka, iNkosi uCetshwayo yayiguqe phezu
 kwesihlangu sikaMbuyazwe. Lesi sihlangu sikaMbuyazwe kuthiwa sasisetshenzwe
 uManembe kafiagamela, wakwaGcwensa owayeyinyanga enkulu kaCetshwayo. Lesi
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 sihlangu sabhilwa ngemithi sasesinikezwa uCetshwayo ukuthi aguqe kuso uma ibambene
 impi. Lokho kwakuzofana nokuthi uguqe phezu kukaMbuyazwe, impi yakhe
 eyayizohlulwa ngokwenza lokhu.
 5.6.6 EzeNkosi uDinuzulu
 UNyembezi, (1958:105) uthi:
 USilwa naukunzi mbili,
 Enye ngeyakwaNgenetsheni,
 Enye ngeyaseBhanganomo.
 Le ngxenye yezibongo zeNkosi ikubeka obala ukuthi UMamonga woSuthu wayebhekene
 nezitha ezimbili okwakunguZibhebhu kaMaphitha kanye noHamu owayezalwa
 nguMpande. KwaNgenetsheni kusemzini kaMpande kanti eBhanganomo kusemzini
 kaZibhebhu. Bobabili laba babengamthandi uCetshwayo ngale ndlela yokuthi mhla
 eyobekwa ebukhosini eMiambongwenya, bazifike1a ngesabo isikhathi, abazange
 bahambe kanye nabantu bonke. Babizwa ngeziukunzi ezimbili ngoba babezwana futhi
 okukhulu okwakubahlanganisile kwakungukuhlasela umuzi weNkosi uCetshwayo.
 Ubuqhwaga bukaHamu babonakala nangoMkhosi Wokweshwama lapho okwenzeka
 khona into engakaze yenzeke ukuthi kuliwe kuchitheke igazi ngesikhathi exabana
 noSigcwelegcwele owayeyiNduna yeNgobamakhosi. Lesi senzo sikaHamu
 samthukuthelisa kakhulu uCetshwayo ngoba 10 mkhosi ungumkhosi ohloniphekile
 wokukhuluma nezinyanya. Ekugcineni uHamu wagcina esehlangene nezitha
 zikaCetshwayo. Iyona ndleia ubunkunzi bakhe obugqama ngayo lena.
 UNyembezi, (1958:108) uthi:
 UMagagamela
 Ogagamel'izinkomo zamaBhunu.
 lnkunzi yakithi eMkhontweni
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INkosi yathatha izinkomo zamaBhunu yingakho ibizwa ngenkunzi yakithi eMkhontweni
 Ukuthatha kwakhe izinkomo zamaBhunu kwamenza ukuthi abe nyamanambana kuwo
 kodwa kwamenza ukuthi abizwe ngenkunzi. Ubizwa ngenkunzi nje ngenxa yesibindi
 sokulwa ayenaso.
 UNyembezi, (1958:110) uthi:
 Wena nkonyane kaPhunga noMageba.
 Inkunz'ebomvu kaShaka.
 Bebeth'iyahlaba,
 Kant'Ithibel'imihlambi yamadoda
 UkuhIonipha iNkosi nabaphansi ukuyibiza ngenkonyane kaPhunga noMageba. Empeleni
 ukuyibeka endaweni efanele, ingabi sezingeni Ioyisemkhulu. INkosi ibizwa ngenkunzi
 ebomvu yawoShaka ngoba yayinebala elikhanyayo. Lokhu kubizwa ngeukunzi kusho
 amandIa nokulwa iNkosi eyayinakho. INkosi yayibukwa njengebulala abantu yingakho
 nje kukhona 10 mugqa othi, "Babethiyahlaba" okusho ukuthi njengoba wayelwa
 efaniswa nenkunzi wayesatshwa. Okufike kuvele ukuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi urna elwa
 kwakunesizathu. Njengoba ebizwa ngenkunzi ethibela imihIambi yamadoda, lokho
 kungukuvikela imihIambi yezinkomo yamadoda eyayingadliwa ukuba wayengalwi.
 UNyembezi, (1958:112) uthi:
 USibamba nkunzan'abayesabayo.
 U'Zibhebhu kaMaphitha wayenamandla esabekayo futhi elwa ngendlela exakile kodwa
 iNkosi uDinuznlu yakwazi ukulwa naye yamnqoba Ukunqotshwa kwakhe kufakazelwa ?
 yilo rnugqa othi: USibamba nkunzan'abayesabayo. Le nkunzana esatshwayo nguye
 uZibhebhu kaMaphitha Ukusetshenziswa kwesinciphiso esithi "nkunzana" kusho khona
 ukuthi yayikhona inkunzi yaseMkhontweni eyayikhonya
 UNyembezi, (1958:112) uqhubeka athi:
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Uyajabula wemfazi waphesheya kolwandle,
 Wen'obon'ithole lakokaMsweli;
 Liyoke liwaphul'amany'amathole.
 Lapha kungesikhathi iNkosi iboshwa kufanele iye phambi kweNdlovukazi yamaNgisi
 ngenxa yamacala obushokobezi eyayibekwe wona. Imbongi ibhekise kule Ndlovukazi
 ukuthi iyajabula ngoba yayizobona ithole lakokaMsweli okungunina weNkosi eboshiwe.
 Ukuguqa kukhombisa ukuboshwa okuyinto yesikhashana ngoba ngemva kokuguqa
 kubakhona ukuma ngezinyawo, umuntn azihambele futhi. Imbongi yayibhula noma
 iboniswa lapha uma ikhuluma ngokuguqa ngoba yayibhekise ekuboshweni okwaba yinto
 yesikhashana ngempela.
 UNyembezi, (1958:112) uthi:
 Gqabula thole,
 Amany' amathol'awonin'asakhulekiwe.
 Lokhu kungasivezela ukuthi wakhululwa ekuboshweni, wabashiya abanye besaboshiwe.
 Ubizwa ngethole ngoba eyingane yeNkosi elithole elinamandla elikwazi ukugqabula
 isisinga.
 5.6.7 EzeNkosi uZwelithini (lSilo esibusayo)
 ONgangezwe lakhe, iNkosi UZwelithini, uNomthebe wesizwe samaZulu, izibongo zakhe
 zigxiIe kakhulu ezintweni zesimanje. Yebo, kukhona amanembe kwezoyise- mkhulu
 kuzo njengazo zonke ezamanye aMakhosi. Nakuba izwe seligxiIe emasikweni
 aseNtshonaianga kakhulu, ukuthinteka kwenkomo akusali.
 UBhejane phuma esiqiwini lona wathatha isihlalo soBukhosi izinto zingezinhle neze.
 Izindaba zokuthi uMntwana Omkhulu wakwaNxangiphiliIe uMcwayizeni
 owayeyiBambabukhosi, wayemadolonzima ngokudedela inkonyane kaBhusha kaNayifi
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 isihIalo sobukhosi. Kwakusemnandi ukuqhoqhobala izintambo zoBukhosi adle amafutha
 okubusa.
 UShamase, (1997:2-3) uthi:
 Before the installation, however, Prince
 Mcwayizeni's reluctance to abdicate
 became kuown throughout KwaZulu.
 UShamase (1997) ubeka kahle uma ethi udaba 10Mntwana oMkhulu lokungathandi
 ukugudlukela inkonyane kaNdaba esihlalweni yayisithe chithi saka kulo lonke
 elakwaZulu. Kwakuyindaba egudwini ukubona Ie nsambatheka yaze yalanyulwa
 UMntwana wakwaPhindangene, iNkosi uMangosuthu Buthelezi owenza konke
 okusemandleni ngokucelwa iNdlunkulu ukuthi inkonyane kaNdaba ithathe isihlalo
 soBukhosi kokaNkayishana kaMenzi. Yingakho nje ezibongweni zeSilo uZwelithini
 kuGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:22) bethi:
 Mhlab'awulalele lomunt'omemezayo
 Sengathi uyakhala, uyalila
 Uthi: "Igula likaTama lichithekile.
 Lichithwe ingqwele endala
 Yakithi kwaMalandela".
 Lapha kuvezwa ukugweva koMntwana wakwaNxangiphiIile nesihlalo soBukhosi kumele
 wukuba umhIaba wonke ukwazi. Kukhona ukukhihlwa kwesililo ngoba izwe ?
 seIizokhungathwa yindlala ngoba igula elinezangqondo likaJama selichithekile.
 Wukuchitheka kwegula uma isihIalo soBukhosi sigomoshelwe ngumuntu ongafanele.
 UMntwana Omkhulu ubizwa ngengqwele kodwa esindala, athi yiyo echitha igula. Indlu
 efanele iyalamba.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:22) bathi:
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 USodidase, inkonyane encane kaNdaba
 Edid'imbala,
 Umphikeleli wensizwa
 Ngob'ephikelel'amadod'aKwaZulu
 Lapha oNgangezwe lakhe uvezwa eyinkonyane okuyinto ejwayelekile ezibongweni
 zaMakhosi ukuthi wona abizwe ngenkonyane kaNdaba ngoba vele ayinzalo kaNdaba.
 Uvezwa eyinkonyane edidayo esencane. Ukubizwa kwaMakhosi ngenkonyane
 kufakazelwa yihubo elithi:
 Wenkonyane kaNdaba!
 Nkonyane kaNdaba!
 Kwazamazam'izizwe
 Nkonyane kaNdaba!
 Leli hubo alibhekiswa nje eNkosini eyodwa kepha liculwa libhekiswe ngisho eMakhosini
 abusa ngaphambi kweNkosi ebusayo. Lisazoculwa futhi esikhathini esizayo uma
 sekubusa enye. Lisho ukuzizwa kwamabutho akwazulu ezwa efudumele uma eneNkosi.
 Amabutho asuke esho ukuthi anamandla okunyakazisa izizwe uma okaNdaba angase
 ayiphake.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:23) bathi:
 lnkonyan'encane kaNdaba
 Ekhwele phezu kwendl'eGazini,
 Bath'oyise noyisemkhulu
 Hawu! Ngasitha, Ndabezitha usuyahlola
 Kant'ibona'abahlolayo.
 Lapha iNkosi ibizwa ngenkonyane encane. Uma isencane isuke ingakabi nawo amandla.
 UMathenjwa, (1991:19) uthi:
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 The King is said to be "Nkonyane kaNdaba"
 thereby pointing out his innocence.
 Calves are said to be romanting and
 loving.
 Into eyenza siqwebule amehIo wukuthi Ie nkonyane ekaNdaba. 19i1e izimanga ngenxa
 yokuba negazi likaNdaba yakhwela phezu kwendlu eGazini. EGazini yilapho
 kwakuhIatshelwa khona izinkomo. Igama lomuzi Iihambelana negazi lempahIa.
 Lesi senzo sibatshaziwe. Kwethuke oyise noyisemkhulu, basho ngengila bathi:
 Hawu! Ngasitha! Ndabezitha usuyahIola.
 Ngempela wumhIola 10, yingqayizivele uqobo. Yisibindi esingelinganiswe nesehIula
 ukwenza. Impela iNkosi iwusisanhIoko abanye beyisa izinyawo.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:24) bathi:
 Inkom'. esengwa yiviyo,
 UZayinhIonhIonga
 Lapha kuvezwa ukuthi iNkosi ihIala ingungwe abantu ngaso sonke isikhathi uma
 kukhona lapho eya khona noma kukhona ekwenzayo. Ukungungwa kweNkosi kumqoka
 kakhuIu ngoba lokho kuyenza ihIale inemfudumalo nokuzizwa iphephile. Uma imbongi
 ikhuIuma ngenkomo esengwa yiviyo, isho khona ukuthi eyedwa oNganezwe lakhe uhlala
 engungwe abantu. Omunye umqondo owokuthi nezitha zeNkosi zingaphezu kwezinwele
 zayo.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:24) bathi:
 Inkom'ethandwa zibawu.
 Suk'eduze komuntu warni
 NgiyaguIelwa!
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 Inkomo ithandwa izibawu ngoba kukhona ezikufuna kuyo okuligazi layo okuthi uma
 ziyitinyela zilimunce bese zesutha maqedane zindize zihambe. Vma imbongi ikhuluma
 ngeSiio njengenkomo ethandwa zibawu, yingoba kukhona abangayithandi, abathi bazi
 kamhlophe nkuthi yiNkosi yabo kodwa babe bengayifiseli okuhle, beyikhuluma kabi.
 Kukhona naMaKhosi afisa ukuthi uBukhosi bawo buguqulwe bube sezingeni
 loNgangezwe lakhe, babizwe ngeziNgonyama nabo. Lokhu sekuze kwabolela
 esinqumeni sokuthi uHulumeni omkhulu akhiphe ithimba elizophenya ukuthi
 loBungonyama obuqhibuka njengakhowe buvela kuphi. Lokhu kukhala kwaMakhosi
 afune ubuNgonyama yikho okuholela ukuthi imbongi ithi iNkosi iyinkomo ethandwa
 zibawu.
 VGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:24) bathi:
 Ziyeke lezo nkomo
 Ukuyikhipha amakhalane
 Aziseluswe nguwe,
 Zeluswe yiNdlondlo yakithi
 KwaKhethomthandayo
 Lapha kuvezwa isikhathi lapho obekade ebambe uBukhosi esazibiza ngeNkosi nakuba
 selisithathile isihlalo lzinyane leSiio. Yingakho nje kukhuzwa umhlola wokuthi akayeke
 abantu ngoba sebebuswa iNkosi entsha, angadamane ebashayela umthetho, efuna
 bakhonze kuye. UMntwana Omkhulu owayebambele iSiio wayefisa ukukhulekelwa
 ngisho engasekho esikhundleni futhi eshayela abantu bakwazulu umthetho ngisho
 kungasafanele. iNkosi ingumbheki noma umelusi wesizwe sayo okufanele anakekele
 abantu njengomelusi enakekele izinkomo zakhe. Njengoba kwakukhona ofisa sengathi
 aagaqhubeka kunguye umelusi walezi zinkomo ezinguZulu imbongi ikhuluma ngaye
 kule migqa.
 VGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:26) bathi:
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 Inkunz'abayibambe ngandlebende yaphunyula
 Oyise beyivalela ngehlahla
 Bethi: "Ndaba ungaluwel'uPhongolo
 Uyob'udayisa ngezwe likaSenzangakhona
 kwelakwaNgwane".
 Lapha kungesikhathi iNkosi ingakulaleli ukukhuzwa ngabadala. Babeyikhuza ukuthi
 ingayi eSwazini ngesikhathi kunokukhuluma okuthi inhle ngakhona. Ayizange ibalalele
 kodwa yaqhubeka yaze yathola uMdlunkulu uMaDlamini khona, okumanje olaphaya
 esigodlweni KwaKhangelamankengane. KuZulu ukuphuma kweSilo siyothatha kwelinye
 izwe kwakungabukeki kahle ngoba izintombi zazigcwele ezweni lakwaZulu. Lokho
 kwakubukeka njengesenzo esifana nokuthengisa ngezwe lakwaZulu kwelakwaNgwane.
 ISilo sibizwa ngenkunzi lapha ngoba behluleka ukusivimba njengeukunzi yenkomo
 okunzima kakhulu ukuyivimba uma isifuna ukuphuma noma ukufohla iyokhwela. Isimo
 sokuba yinkunzi sibuye siqiniswe ukuthi oyise babeyivalela ngehlabla okuyinto evalela
 izinkomo ngempela. Nokho-ke ihlahla aliqinile njengomgoqo.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:27) bathi:
 Inkunz'ekhwele phezu kwezintaba zaseMbabane
 Amabombo yawajikijel'ezitheni
 UShabalaia waxbaphazel' isisu
 Wazihudela,
 Le migqa isitshela ngokuya koNgangezwe lakhe eSwazini ngesikhathi esafuna ukushaya
 inyoni ebukhosini bakwaNgwane. Ngalesi sikhathi uSomabhizinisi waseGoli uShabaiaia
 naye wayeseyishayile eyakhe engudadawabo walena eyayifunwa yiSilo kodwa
 engakayosi khona koMkhulu kwaNgwane. UShabaiaia uxhashazelelwa amathumbu
 ngoba wayecabanga ukuthi uVava lwakithi kwaKhethomthandayo kwakungenzeka lufike
 lumthathele eyakhe kanti akunjalo. OkaMshengu wayezishayelwa uvalo ngenxa
 yokungazethembi.
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 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:27) bathi:
 Ekhiph'izinkomo zehla ngohologo
 Zibheke kwaMshanyelo
 Kwagijim'uQholobana
 Ezalw'emaNkwanyaneni
 Ngokwesiko lamaZulu uma umfana eshaywa izibuko ukhipha izinkomo maqedana
 abafowabo bamelekelele bahambe bevusa abafana bomakhelwane. Ngesikhathi iSiIo
 uBhejane-phuma-esiqiwini ekhula efikelwa yilesi sehlo naye wakhipha izinkomo
 esibayeni wazibhekisa kwaMshanyelo. Umuntu owahlaba umkhosi ngokukhula
 koNgangezwe lakhe kwaba uQholobana owayezaiwa emaNkwanyaneni.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:27) bathi:
 Uvava Iwenkunzi yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo
 Ayigweb'ichoma ngazo zombili
 Shintsha!
 Ushintsh'ibhulak'fesi mtakaNdaba
 Walenz'idina
 Uvava inkunzi enezimpondo ezicijile ezibheke phezulu. Uvava uma lugweba, Iuyashesha
 ukuba uphondo Iuhlabe okuliwa nayo. Lokhu kusivezela ubuhlakani beNkosi?
 ekubhekaneni nanoma yini ephambi kwayo iphumelele. Uvava ngeke uluqhathanise
 nesiqengqe ngoba ezaso izimpondo zibheke eceleni. Inkunzi ivamise ukwaziwa
 ngophondo oIulodwa egweba ngalo kube mnyama phansL Uma inkunzi igweba ngazo
 zombili, isuke iIwa ngendlela emangalisayo. Lapha okaNdaba ufaniswa naleyo nkunzi.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:28) bathi:
 Indaba yenziwe ngoMaiinga
 Waland'inkunzi yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo
 Yawafuz'amaxhitshana
 Kwavela nokufihliwe.
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 Lapha kungesikhathi kunesiphithiphithi kwaDayeni kukhona umbango wobuduna.
 Ingxaki yakhona kuthiwa yayisidide ngisho amaxhegu amadala okwakufa!1ele ukuthi
 ngabe azi umlando wokuthi ngnbani okwakufanele abe yiNduna. UMalinga wasebenza
 umsebenzi omkhulu ngoba udaba walwethula kulflanga Lomhlabathi okwathi uma
 etheleka, waqondisa konke okuqondene nomlando, ekugcineni okwakufanele athathe
 isikhundla sobuduna wasithatha ngaphandle kokuphikiswa. Ukuxazululwa kwengxaki
 eyayikhona kwakufuna omuntu onamandla ofaniswa nenkunzi yakwaKhethomthandayo
 njengoba imbongi isho.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:28) bathi:
 Ayivumi ukuy'ejokeni,
 Bayinxenxeze ngezikeyi yaze yavuma
 Lapha kungesikhathi iSilo simadolonzima ngokuya oNdini lapho okwakuvulwa khona
 iphalamende. Lokhu kwakwenziwa ukuthi kwakunempicabadala yokuthi iNkosi
 ayingeni kwezombusazwe. UMntwana wakwaPhindangene wakulungisa lokho ngokuthi
 iNkosi kufanele ibhule amaphiko ayo phezu kwezombusazwe. Ukuya kwayo
 ephalamende kuyingxenye yokuhlanganyela nabantu bayo ezintweni abazenzayo ezweni
 layo. Uma inkabi ingafuni ukuboshelwa, iyanxenxwa ize igobe uphondo iye ejokeni..
 Lapha iSilo sifaniswa nenkabi ekulesi simo sokwenqaba ukuya ejokweni ngoba ingafuni
 ukuba yingxenye yokuvulwa kwephalamende. Ekugcineni iSiio sitholakala sesivuma
 ukuba sizobusisa ukuvulwa kwephalamende. Lesi simo sokuba yinkabi uMathenjwa,
 (1991:22) usibeka kanje:
 This is a castrated beast whose power to
 fight has been lessened. It is usually strong
 and big. The King is said to be "inkabi
 kaBhusha obukhali"! This shows that though
 the King's power to fight might have been
 somehow lessened, he is still strong and big
 in his position as the King of the Zulus.
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 INkosi ihIale iyiNkosi ngoba isikhundla sayo isuke isinikezwe abaphansi. Izimo
 ezifikayo akufanele ziyiqede amandla noma ngabe zinjani.
 5.6.8 UNozishada kaMaqhoboza
 Uknthinteka kwezinkomo ezibongweni zaMakhosi akusona isiphetho. Izibongo
 zamaqhawe nabantukazana zioawo nazo amanembe ezinkomo. Ezibongweni zeqhawe
 leNkosi uDingane elabamba izimpi eziningi kwaZuIu uNozishada kaMaqhoboza inkomo
 iyathinteka. Empini elagqama kuyo kwakuyimpi eyayiphakathi kweNkosi uDingane
 noMpande.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:30) bathi:
 UNgogo zabantu neziokomo
 UMahIungulu ngodweni
 Umali wendima kant'uyazalela.
 UNozishada kaMaqhoboza kwakuyinsizwa eyayondlekile. Kuthiwa kwakuyinyathi
 uqobo Iwayo eyayilwa abantu bawe ngapha nangapha yingakho-nje izibongo zakhe
 zibuye zibe nale migqa elandelanyo kuGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:30):
 UManqe bath'adlani ngale kwezintaba?
 Adl'abantu bakaNozishada kaMaqhoboza.
 Lokhu kusikhombisa ukuthi lapho ayelwa khona kwakusala kulele uyaca bese izinyoni
 zezulu zizitika ngezidumbu. Umugqa othi, "UNgogo zabantu nezinkomo" usho ukuthi
 wayezenzela nje ngokubulala abantu uma kuliwa ngenxa yamandla akhe. Kwakuthi lima
 esenqobile adle izinkomo, abuye azozethula eNkosini. Umugqa othi, "Urnali wendima
 kant'ukuzalela". Usivezela ukuthi leli qhawe lalingenqeni ukuyibamba ngisho selilodwa
 impi. Ngesikhathi selibona ukuthi iyanqotshwa ekaDingane lavele lahlala phansi,
 Iakhipha ishungu Iabhema, Iathi abeze baligwaze ngoba Ialiqoma ukufa kunokubuswa
 iNkosi uMpande. Phezu kokuba selisho njalo amabutho awathandanga ukusondela
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ngoba babemesaba kakhulu. Kwadingeka ukuba
 ngaphambi kokuba kubekhona abasondelayo.
 akasenazikhali, basondela, bamgwaza, wafa.
 5.6.9 UNdlela kaSompisi
 ,
 aze alahle imikhonto yakhe kude
 Ngesikhathi sebebonile ukuthi
 Leli qhawe laliyibambe ngesikhathi kulwa impi phakathi kweNkosi uDingane
 noMpande.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:30):
 UMahlatshwe ebuhleni njengethole,
 1.0 mugqa usikhombisa ukuthi ngesikhathi uDingane efuna ukubulala uMpande, uNdlela
 wakhuza wababaza ethi uDingane uzongcolisa izandla zakhe ngokubulala uMpande
 engaphilile, eziphathelwe umchoboka. Ekugcineni uNdlela wafa ebulawa nguDingane
 embulalela uMpande emva kwempi yaseMaqongqo. Yena wayethi wenza okuhle kanti
 akazi ukuthi ngelinye ilanga yikho okuzombulalisa. Imbongi yikho ithi okaSompisi
 ungumahlatshwe ebuhleni njengethole. Ithole uma liselincane lihamba lifohla lize
 liklwebheke ngisho ebusweni.
 5.6.10 Ukuthinteka kwenkomo ezibongweni zaMakhosi akwaBiyela
 Ezibongweni zikaMthiyaqwa, UMsimang, (1987:25) uthi:
 Umqaliwangwazi
 1geja likaDidi elitheng'inkomo lilodwana
 Akwaze kwasala ngisho nenkubazana yokwelekelela
 UMthiyaqwa kwakungeyona inkosana kaDidi ngakho kwakungafanele athathe isikhundla
 soBukhosi ngokwesiko. Kwase kuthi ngenxa yokuthi wayekhonze uBukhosi ngendlela
 emangalisayo, wazazi zonke izinto eziqondene nabo. Lowo okwakufanele athathe
 uBukhosi uMakhedamaebona ukuthi uMthiyaqwa uzikhuthalele izindaba eziqondene
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 nabo, wamdedela, wathatha lesi sikhundla ngaphandle kokumbangisa. Ngelinye ilanga
 watholaka1a esebhambabula amanxusa akwaZulu ngenduku ngoba ayengene
 engakhulekanga ekhaya kanti akazi ukuthi athunyelwe uMakhedama. Ngalesi senzo
 wadliwa izinkomo kodwa wathukuthela kakhulu, wahlomisa iZingulube okwakuyibutho
 lakhe kwalandwa lezo zinkomo. Uma imbongi ithi : Igeja likaDidi elithenginkomo
 lilodwana, ibhekise kuso leso sigameko. Ubuqhawe bakhe babenza ukuthi ngisho esesele
 yedwa ayibambe impi kuthule umoya naseSandlwana nguyena owahlabana kuqala
 engenandaba nezinhlamvu zezibhamu zamaNgisi.
 EzikaManyala, UMsimang, (1987:25) uthi:
 Inkunz'ezekele amaChube,
 Zaphenduka zamdakana;
 Inkunz'ezekele amagwal'asoPhindweni.
 ENkandla kukhona imizi yakwaShezi eminingi ngoba inzalo kaSigananda ithe chithi saka
 khona. AbakwaShezi babuye babizwe ngokuthi amaChube. Njengomakhelwane
 babezwana amandla kodwa ehIulwe amaChube asoPhindweni ngaso sonke isikhathi.
 INkosi uManyaia yasoleka ngokubanhIe emaChubeni yaze yathola abantwana
 ababonakala kalula ukuthi akubona abalapha ekhaya. Lokhu kwakwenzeka kalula ngoba
 yabe iyisiqhwaga. Ingakho-nje ibizwa ngenkunzi ezekele amaChube. lzingane
 ezingazalwa ekhaya zivamise ukuba kube khona okuthi phecelezi okwenza zehluke.:
 Lokhu kuvezwa imbongi uma ithi: Zaphenduka zamdakana; lokhu okusho ukuthi
 izingane ezizalwa kwaBiyela zaba nomehIuko ngoba ibala lazo alifananga ne1ezingane
 zasekhaya. Ubuqhawe bakhe babungenza ukuthi abathathele izingoduso zabo
 abaseMachubeni futhi azitholise abantwana. Yingakho kuvela ukuthi uyinkunzi ezekele
 amagwala asoPhindweni.
 EzikaBhekizwe:
 Zithinta izinkomo nazo nakuba lena kuyiNkosi ebusa kulesi sikhathi samanje. Kusobala
 ukuthi njengoba nezeSilo esibusayo zithinta izinkomo kangaka nezamanye amakhosi
 zinawo amanembe okuthinteka kwezinkomo. Lokhu kusikhombisa kahIe kamhlophe
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 ukuthi kusekhona abaMnumzane abasenobhisi futhi abasakhomba ngophakathi.
 UMsimang, (1987:29) uthi:
 Mthathe nkunz'emancusha
 Abayikakel' odongeni abafo nabafokazana,
 Bethi bayinqind'amanqina behluleka,
 Iyekeni uma seniyethusile ngeke nisayikhona.
 Lapha kungesikhathi kukhona umbango esizweni sakwaBiyela, abanye bekhomba
 omunye bethi yiNkosi kanti bayaphaphalaza. Yingakho ebizwa ngeukunzi emancusha
 ngoba ukungena kwakhe esikhundleni akubaphathanga kahle labo ababethi akufanele
 abuse. lzindaba zokuthi kukhona abangathandi abe yiNkosi zahamba zaze zafika kuye,
 kwatholakaIa ukuthi unomqondo okhaliphile, wakwazi ukukuvimba nokukuphebeza
 lokho ngoba izitha zehluleka. Ukwehluleka kwazo kwakwenziwa ukuthi wayeselungise
 konke okwakubavimbela ukuthi baqhubeke nokufisa kwabo. Imbongi ikubeka kahle uma
 ithi "Iyekeni uma seniyethusile ngeke nisayikhona" ibhekise kulaba ababengayifuni
 iNkosi ukuthi kwakufanele bahlanze ngedela ngoba yayisikulindele lokho.
 UMsimang, (1987:29) uqhubeka athi:
 Nkunz'egweba ngaluphondo lunye,
 Ezinye zigweba ngazo zombili,
 Uhlabeni niwulawule nish'ukuthi isidlondlobele,
 Izinkunz'ebezikhona seziyidelil'imihlambi.
 Lapha kubatshwazwa ubuhlakani bayo obayenza ukuthi isheshe idlondlobale nakuba
 oYengo naseMadiyane babengafuni ukuthi ibeyiNkosi beyibangisa. Ubuhlakani bayo
 iNkosi eyenza ukuthi ize ibizwe ngenkunzi egweba ngaluphondo lunye ezinye zigweba
 ngazo zombili. Isigodi esasiyisekela esakubo okuyisigodi saseMabengele.
 Kungesikhathi laba ababephikisana nokuthi abeyiNkosi sebehlanze ngedela, kwathi
 ekugcineni beza kuye bayivuma ukuthi ngempela kufanele abuse. Umugqa othi:
 Izinkunz'ebezikhona seziyideIil'imihlambi. Uveza ukuthi ekugcineni nababembangisa
 bagcina sebekwamukele ukuthi kufanele abuse.
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 UMsimang, (1987:30) uqhubeka athi:
 Inkunz'abayikhomb'ematholeni
 Kanti bashiy'okuyiyon'emhlambini;
 Abanye bayizwile ngombhongo baneliswa,
 Kanti abanye nanamhlanje abakholwa.
 Abanye abantu besizwe babekhomba omunye ukuthi abeyinkosi kanti bayaphaphalaza,
 iNkosi kwakuyiyona lena ebusayo enguBhekizwe Biyela.
 5.6.11 Ezikamaskandi
 Ngisho kwabancinza izimbambo zikasathane izibongo zabo ziyayithinta inkomo.
 Imvamisa yomaskandi ngisho bezinze emadolobheni nje, inkaba yabo isemakhaya.
 UMathenjwa, (1995:10) uyakugcizelela lokhu:
 This type of art mainly developed
 during the migration period of male
 workers from rural areas to the
 cities.
 Uma sebezibonga, bazibona ngezinto ezithinta impilo yabo emakhaya ngoba umculo
 wabo usuke unezisekelo zenkondlo yomdabu. UMathenjwa, (1995:25) uthi:
 The idea of no self-praise in Zulu may be
 true but with maskandi poetry the case is
 different. In maskandi poetry it is the
 poet himself who introduces himself. This
 is mostly characterized by the use ofthe
 first person ng-(I)
 UMsimang, (1987:16) uthi ezibongweni zikamaskandi:
 Usesho phezulu ezitezi umfo kaSigidla,
 Unkomo zakhe zisesiswini
 Ezabanye zisezibayeni.
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 Lo maskandi kuyacaca ukuthi usehlala edolobheni uma ethi usho phezulu ezitezi umfo
 kaSigidia. lzitezi zivamise ukutholakala emadolobheni kanti nabantu abakwazi
 ukuchushisa abantu ukuze baqophe umculo wabo batholakala emadolobheni. Uzwa
 ngezwi nezibongo uma insizwa isizisho ukuthi ngeyaphi futhi ivelaphi ukuthi
 ingeyasemakhaya. Lo maskandi uveza ukuthi izinkomo zakhe zisesiswini nakuba
 ezabanye zisezibayeni, Kungenzeka ukuthi ukuhamba kwakhe ayohlala edolobheni
 yikho okwenza ukuthi izinkumo zakhe zibe sesiswini hhayi esibayeni sakwakhe, enzeia
 ukuthi kubekhona ombhekeia zona njengoba engekho. Uma insizwa isizibonga kuyaveia
 ukuthi iphuma kuphi ngokwempilo nanokuthi ikhonze izinkomo njengensizwa
 yakwazulu. Lokhu kutholakala ngokuzwakala kwayo ithinta inkomo ezibongweni zayo
 kodwa iyiyeke enye imfuyo.
 5.7 Izinganekwane ezinamanembe ezinknmo
 Lezi yizindaba ezivame ukuxoxwa uma sekuhIwile. Ezikhathini eziningi zixoxwa
 izalukazi noma abantu ahadala. Uma zixoxwa emini oyixoxayo umiia izimpondo.
 Zixoxwa uma usuphelile umsebenzi wosuku ngoba uma zingaxoxwa kusasetshenzwa
 ungaphazamiseka.
 Uma inganekwane ixoxwa kudingeka Iowo oyixoxayo abe nekhono elithize Iokuxoxa
 neIokuIingisa ngoba Iapho okudingeka khona ukuba abhongise okwenkorno, kufanele
 enze njalo. Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuthi izingane zihlale zicijise izindiebe, zingalali kodwa
 zilalele ize ifike ekugcineni inganekwane. Zivamise ukuba zibe nesifundo esithile,
 nkwazisa ngokudahuka kwezinto noma ziphezise izingane ukwenza into ethile
 enobungozi.
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 Emandulo izinganekwane zazingehlukanisiwe ngezinhlobo zazo. njengoba sibona
 ezinsukwini zamanje. Ogogo uma bexoxa inganekwane babexoxa inganekwane nje
 bengenawo umqondo wokuthi ingabe inhloboni. UMsimang, (1987:54) uthi:
 Okokuqala nje wukuthi kogogo
 inganekwane kwabe kuyinganekwane
 nje kwaphela; sasingazehlukanisi
 izinhlobo ngezinhlobo.
 Kulezi zinsuku izinganekwane sezehIukaniswe izigaba ezinhIanu. IzinhIobo ezikhona
 yilezi:
 ? Inganeko
 ? Umzekeliso
 ? Insumo
 ? Inganeko-zilwane
 ? Insumansumane
 Izinganekwane njengobuciko bomlomo kwaZulu imvamisa yazo zifaka izinkomo. Lokhu
 kwenziwa ukuthi inkomo imqoka futhi izungeze impilo yomuntu ongumZulu.
 Kunezinganekwane ezivamise ukuxoxwa ezifaka izinkomo.
 5.7.1 Inganekwane yebhnbesi nenkawu
 Le nganekwane ibhekisa kubhubesi njengombizi womhIangano lapho zonke izilwane
 okwakufanele ziyothola imisila kuwona. lnkawu yayisithunywa esasizohambisa umbiko
 ufinyelele ezilwaneni zonke. Inkomo ayisali ngaphandle ezilwaneni ezaziphikelele
 khona futhi inganekwane iphawula okuningi ngayo. Inkomo futhi yisona silwane
 eyazihola phambili.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:104) bathi:
 Kwaqala inkomo. Yathi ingafika
 ngasesiweni yabona imbila. Yabe
 ihlezi nje eduze nombhalu. lnkomazi
 yasho yakhalima, "Mo... !Mo... !
 M~ihambe wethu. Sibizwe komkhulu
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 Siyokwamukela imishoba yethu.
 Kule nganeko-zilwane sithola inkomo kuyisilwane esingabuzi mkhuhlane kodwa siba
 ngesokuqala ukuphikelela ehlathini lapho okwakuzotholakala khona imisila. Kusobala
 ukuthi inkomo njengoba ineshoba elide-nje yafika ngesikhathi Iapho okwakutholakala
 imisila khona. Namhla inkomo ayinangxaki yokuziphunga izimpukane nezinambuzane,
 ivele isho ngeshoba lakwabo, kundize kuphaphatheke kushone Ie kude
 okuyizinambuzana.
 Uma iqhubeka Ie nganekwane, sithoia imbila ilayezeia enkomeni ukuthi iyiphathele
 umsila. Sizwa inkomo iziphendulela. UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:104) bathi:
 "Kodwa ngumkhuiu uBhubesi onamathisela
 umsila ngengcina yakhe. Angase anqabe nayo
 ingcina," Yasho inkomazi yakwabo igadavula
 idIuIa ithi, "Thina bothina nje siya khona
 ngoba phela umkhosi uhlatshiwe.
 Thina-ke singomabizwa basabele.
 Lokhu kuthinteka kwenkomo kule nganekwane kusitshela ukuthi imqoka kangakanani
 esintwini. Ezinye izilwane sitshelwa ngazo ziwumhlabi zihamba ziyokwamukela eyazo
 imisila kodwa inkomo nezinye ezimbalwa ziyabalulwa azinangxaki yokuzihambela
 zodwa. Kungenzeka ukuba inkomazi yayisikhathele ukugidagida uma isusa izimpukane
 nezibawu kuyo ngemuva kokusengwa ngoba izimpukane ziyaluthanda ubisi, lapha
 olukhona azipheli.
 5.7.2 Umfana nQogo namazimnzimn
 Kule nganekwane sithola umfana owayelusa izinkomo. lsizathu sokuthi izimbuzi
 zingathintwa zona kuyimfihlo yombhali. Ngenxa yobumqoka bezinkomo, umfana
 wayeyalwa njalo ekhaya ukuba angalokothi nakanye avumele izinkomo ziklabe zisondele
 esiweni esasinehlathi elikhulu, eIaliyikhaya lamazimuzimu. UQogo wayenikezwa lezi
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 ziyalo ngoba inkomo imqoka kanti futhi ukulahleka kweyodwa lrusho ukungafezeki
 kwezinto eziningi kumZulu njengoba ingumgogodla wempilo yakhe.
 Ngokufika kwesiqhwaga ubuthongo, umfana walala. Kwathi uma evuka, izinkomo zabe
 zingasabonwa. Uma ethathela ngejubane eyokhalima izinkomo, amazimu ayesela.
 Wacela empunzini waze wasizwa isalukazi.
 Ukudela impilo yakhe uQogo kwalrusho ulwazi ayenalo lokuthi uma kwenzekile
 izinkomo zilahleka, wayezobuyela kuphi ngoba kwalrusho ukulahleka kwempilo ekhaya.
 Yingakho nje ngesikhathi ethola ithuba wacoboshisa ngomkhonto kumazimuzimu.
 Inyama yenkomo iyathandeka ngisho kuwo amazimuzimu. Ngesikhathi ebona emuva
 kuhlinzwa inkomo elinye laze lakhipha izwi lathi:
 Ngibona kude le emuva.
 Hhawu! Bahlaba izinkomo.
 Bayazihlinza. Hhawu!
 Inyama eningi kangaka...
 Masiphindeleni emuva.
 Inyama yenkomo lena eyenza ukuba amazimu afikelwe umcabango wokubuyela emuva
 lapho umhlambi wezinkomo zakubo kaQogo ezazisele khona. Ngisho uQogo
 ngesikhathi esezifikela ngejozi kumazimuzimu, uzwakala ethi:
 Ngadla mina ngenkomo yakwethu!
 Ukudla ngenkomo yakwethu kukhombisa ukuthi kwakungadlalwa lapha kodwa ?
 yayibambene kumnyama phansi ngoba ukudla ngenkomo kungaba ukuvika ngehawu uma
 ushaywa. Ihawu elikhulu lakhiwa ngohlangothi lonke lwesikhumba senkomo yingakho
 ihawu libizwa ngenkomo. Ukubizwa kwalo ngenkomo ngisho kuyisikhumba kuveza
 ukuthi nakuba ekwazi ukuvika kungenxa yenkomo eyahlinzwa kwaba nesikhumba
 esenza ihawu.
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 5.7.3 UMpeza negwababa
 Kwathi ngomunye unyaka kwaxabana uZulu namaBhunu. UZulu wayekhat~ekile futhi
 wonke umuntu wayekholwa ukuthi uZulu uyohlulwa kuleyo mpi. Kuthe wonke umuntu
 esakhungathekile yile ndaba, kwabakhona isigejana sabantu abanikela emizini yabantu
 siyobika nkuthi kuyophangwa izinkomo. Basebenzisa ulwazi ababenalo lokuthi abantu
 babenake impi ezobakhona hhayi okunye.
 Ngesikhathi bephuma nje laba ababeyophanga izinkomo, kwenzeka umhlola, kwavele
 kwamemeza igwababa lathi, "WeMpeza! WeMpeza! Ungayi kuleyo ndlela yakho
 uyawukufa. Abantu bakhexa imilomo bezwa igwababa likhuluma. Nebala uMpeza
 wangenwa amanzi emadolweni wangaqhubeka nabaphangi. Kwaba njengoba igwababa
 lalikhulumile. Akubuyanga muntu lapho ngaphandle kukaSihhili naye owasinda
 ngokulambisa. Ngesikhathi bembuza, wabatshela ukuthi nguye yedwa owayesindile.
 Le nganekwane isitshela ukuthi kufa abantu kwa'Zulu uma kukhulunywa indaba
 yezinkomo. Yingakho nje ababehamba noMpeza baphela nya kwasinda uSihhili, naye
 owasinda ngokulambisa. UmZulu uqoma ukufa kunokuba athathelwe izinkomo zakhe
 ngendlela engacacile. Le nganekwane yenza umuntu ayilalele ngokuthatheka ngoba
 usuke efisa ukwazi ukuthi njengoba kukhulunywa ngezinkomo kuyogcina kanjani ngoba
 esikhathini esiningi lezi zinganekwane zigcina ngokuba kuliwe kubangwa . zona:
 Ekugcineni kutholakala ukuthi kufa abantu ngenxa yezinkomo.
 5.8 Izipbicapbicwana ezinamanembe enkomo
 Ziyisimo sokukhuluma esisezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu ngoba zifuna umqondo obukhali
 futhi ocabanga ngokukhulu ukushesha. Ziveza ulwazi Iwezinto ezizungeze isintu nokuthi
 into ngento yenzani uma iguqulwa, ithatha esinye isimo, yini evelayo efana nani.
 UMsimang, (1987:46) uthi:
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 Ziyisayensi ngoba ziyakuveza ukuthi
 urnZulu uyayitadisha imvelo;
 uyazihIupha ngezimangaliso zendalo
 yoMdaIi, futhi azame ukuziqhathanisa
 nesimo esithinta impilo yakhe.
 Azifani nezinganekwane zona ngoba zingumdlalo ongadlalwa noma ngasiphi isikhathi
 ngabadala noma ahancane. Zinguqedisizungu futhi zikhaliphisa umqondo, zenze umuntu
 acabange ngokukhulu ukushesha. Amagama ezinto ayaguquIwa zibizwe ngezinye.
 Yibona buchwepheshe bazo lezo ngoba uma into ungayibiza ngegama, ophicwayo
 angasheshe ayithole impendulo ngoba ingabe isobala okwezinqe zesele. Njengoba
 kwakuqikelelwa ukuthi umsebenzi uqedwa wonke kuqaIa kwaZulu ngaphambi
 kwemidlalo enjengalena nazo esikhathini esiningi zazingumdlalo wantambama noma
 lokho kungemgomo omile. Kukhona ezinde nezimfushane.
 Njengoba nazo zingumongo wobuchwepheshe wongqondongqondo bakwaZulu,
 zingehIaIe zingayifaki inkomo phakathi. UMaphumulo noThwaIa, (1989:14) bathi:
 Iziphicophicwano zingumdlalo odlalwa
 endIini kusihIwa. Zingumdlalo
 wokungcwekisana ngengqondo odie
 ngochungechunge lwezifaniso
 nezingathekiso.
 Uma kuphicwaphicwana kusetshenziswa amagama ezinye izinto kodwa kungashiwo zona
 kubhekiswe kwezinye. Yikhona lokho okudinga ukuba umqondo usebenze ngokukhulu
 ukushesha uze ufike esilwaneni okuqondwe sona.
 UMaphumulo noThwaIa, (1989:17) baveza lesi siphicaphicwana :
 N'genkomo yamanzi.
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 Impendulo yalesi siphicaphicwano ithi inhIanzi. Kuyavela ukuthi lesi siphicaphicwano
 asiveli siyigaguIe ngegama inhIanzi kodwa siyayicashisa, siyibize ngenkomo. Into
 eyenza ukuthi ukuqagela kuhambe kuze kufike enkomeni yingoba inhIanzi iyinyama
 edliwayo njengenyama yenkomo.
 UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Ziyimpicabadala futhi awukwazi ukufunisela uma
 ungatholi ukuthi yini ebuzwayo. Zifuna umuntu
 ohIakabIile Iapha emqondweni. Empeleni
 ziyakutshela ukuthi ukuhIakanipha kwalowo
 ophendulayo kukuliphi izinga.
 OkaMaiandela uveza ngokusobala ukuthi iziphicophicwana zidinga ukukhalipha
 komqondo ngoba uma kungenjalo, ubona ngokuthi kuthombe ukhiye kumphicwa,
 ehIuleke ukuqagela.
 Ezinye iziphicaphicwano ezithinta inkomo, zikhuluma ngayo kanti ezinye zisuke zidinga
 impendulo esho yona kanje:
 Inkomo yami ehlala ehlathini elimnyama.
 Impendulo yalesi ithi: intwala.
 Intwala kuthiwa inkomo ehlala ehIathini elimnyama ngoba ihlala ezinweleni. Izinwele
 zihIangene njengehlathi futhi uma ucabanga ngamehIo engqondo, ufika lapho ovele uthi
 khona vele ngaphansi ezinweleni kumnyama. Yilapho intwala ehlala khona idukuze
 kulobo bumnyama. Ukudida umqondo ukubiza intwala ngenkomo kufana nakho ukubiza
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 izinwele ngehIathi kodwa kusuke kudinga ukusebenzisa umqondo.
 Kukhona esinye esithi:
 Ngomama wami ofinya ngolimi.
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 ImpenduJo ithi : Inkomofinkomazi
 Nakuba kwaziwa ukuthi inkomo ifmya ngolimi kodwa igama elithi "ngomama" lifuna
 ukuthi ujule ngomqondo, ucabange ukuthi yini kodwa engabizwa n&omama uze
 umcabango ufike ekutheni, yinkomo esinika ubisi ngakho ungayibiza ngomama. Ubisi
 luncelwa kumama futhi ngumama ophakela abantu ekhaya, lokho ongakusho usubhekise
 emasini abakhona ngenxa yayo inkomo.
 Kuthona esinye ethi:
 Inkomo yami ehlala phakathi kwezibaya ezimbili.
 Impendulo ithi : Intwala
 Intwala ibizwa ngenkomo ngoba uma ichotshwa iphicizwa ngezithupha zombili bese
 kuphuma igazi esuke ilimunce kumuntu elingafaniswa negazi eliphuma uma kuhlatshwa
 inkomo. Intwala incane kunenkomo ngakho akulula ukucabanga ukuthi intwala kodwa
 ngenxa yegazi eliphuma uma uchoba intwala, ifaniswa nenkomo.
 Kuyacaca ukuthi ukujula kolimi IwesiZuJu okubonakala uma okhuluma ulimi IwesiZulu
 efaka izisho nezaga ekukhuJumeni kwakhe, kuyayifaka inkomo. Ayigcini lapho ukuvela
 ngoba iyavela futhi uma kuhaywa izinkondlo nezilandelo. lfike igqame kakhulu
 ezibongweni zaMakhosi akwazulu, lokhu okukhombisa ukubaluleka kwayo njengoba
 naMakhosi ebalulekile. Izinganekwane neziphicaphicwano zithakwe ngakho ukuthinteka
 kwezinkomo.
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 ISAHLUKO SESITHUPHA
 6.0 ISIHLAZIYO, IZINCOMO NESIPHETHO
 6.1 UkohIaziywa kocwaningo
 Ekuhlaziyweni kocwaningo kuzojeqezwa emuva, kubukwe ukhalo oluhanjwe izigaba
 ngezigaba bese kuphawuIwa okucoshwe kule nyathuko, kufakwe esampontshini,
 kudidiyelwe kukhwezwe ethala. Kuzoboshwa ifmdo lemfene kuwo wonke amafindo
 axegayo, kuthi yonke imijokujoku yelukwe ithule ithi du ithandaniswe nawo wonke
 umqulu.
 Lolu cwaningo luthole ukuthi inkomo iwuhlobo Iwemfuyo emqoka esizweni samazulu
 ngoba yenza imisebenzi emikhulu nezinto ezahlukene ekhaya. Lokhu kuyenza ibe
 ngumgogodla nensika yanoma yimuphi umuzi, umzana kanye nenxuluma. UNyembezi,
 (19578:12) uthi:
 OkokuqaIa inkomo yayiveza ukudla
 ngezindlela ezimbili. Kwakusengwa ubisi
 kwethiwe amaguia kwenziwe amasi.
 Amasi ayengukudla okukhulu kwabantu
 bakwaZulu. Nangaphandle kwamasi
 inkomo ibihlatshwa ngezikhathi ezithile
 abantu badle invama.
 Umlobi uveza ukuthi inkomo iletha ukudla ngezindlela ezimbili. Eyokuqala ukuba
 isengwe kuphume ubisi. Yilo lolu bisi olucebisa ulimi IwesiZulu ngamagama afana
 namasi, umlaza, ihongo, izaqheqhe namangqanga. Kukulawa magama lapho kuvela
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 khona amagama anomqondo ofanayo. UDonda, (2001) wakhuluma ngamagamaafana
 namanye emhlanganweni weSichazamazwi ecacisela abakhuluma ulimi IwesiBhunu
 wathi:
 Sinonieme is die woorde wat uitruilbaar
 gebruik kan word omdat hulle basies
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 betekening dieselfde het.
 Kuknlo mkhathi lapha amagama afana nendwamba kanye nentombemhlophe
 esetshenziswa kakhnlu yizimbongi zethu. Kusho ukuthi-ke wayeqinisile uDonda, (2001)
 uma eveza ulruthi kuyawunyakazisa umoya ukusetshenziswa kwamagama amqondo
 ofanayo:
 Sinonieme kan volgens die taalgebruikstye
 of gevoelens gebruik kan word.
 Imisebenzi yonke yobisi efana nokuguqulwa kwalo lube yimpuphu, lube yibhotela,
 noshizi. Knlwenza ukuba ulwazi ngalo luqonge luqine ludlondlobale njalo. Ukuba lube
 wumuthi wokudambisa ubuthi obuphuzwe wumuntu, ludondobalise amandla obuthi
 obusematheni emfezi ikakhulukazi lapho ikhwife umuntu ngamathe emehlweni,
 kulwenza lube yisilomo ngokwedlulele.
 UhIobo lwesibili lokudla okuvela enkomeni inyama, incoso, kumbe umuthi wamakati.
 Inyama yiyo eyenza imicimbi ihlonipheke. UNxumalo, (1961) uveza ukuthi umuzi
 wosoNkweni okungumuzi kaShingane kaMpande waqanjwa ngokuthi kusoNkweni
 ngenxa yokungabibikho benyama.
 Uncwaningo lubuye lwathola ukuthi izinkomo ziyinto yamadlozi. Abantu abacabanga
 ukuthi bangabanikazi bazo bazibhekile-nje. UDonda, (1999:297) uthi kunenkolo yokuthi
 iSintu sifinyelela kuMdaii ngamadlozi, kusetshenziswa igazi ngengasehubeni elithi:
 Naziya!
 Iyinkomo zedlozi,
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 Knvelile futhi kulolu cwaningo ukuthi uMnumzane onesibaya esigcwele izinkomo
 uyahlonishwa. Lokhu kufakazelwa uNyembezi, (1978:12) lapho ahluba khona udlubu
 ekhasiui kanje:
 Umnumzane ngempela ubebonakala ngesibaya
 sakhe. Naye impela ubevuka ngesokusa ake
 ayovela esibayeni sakhe ayibuke imfuyo yakhe
 ibhekise izimpondo phezulu esibhakabhakeni
 ilokhu ihlwabula yetshisa. Enhlizweni
 kwakuye kuthi cosololo lapho ekubona lokho.
 Yiyo imfuyo yakhe eyabe imnika isithunzi
 endaweni yakubo.
 Umlobi uveza ukuthandwa kwezinkomo kuyinto emqoka kakhulu kuSokhaya ngoba
 ezintweni zonke ezisekhaya inhliziyo yakhe iseziukomeni. Yisona sizathu lesi esenza
 ukuthi into yokuqala ayenzayo kube ukuyobona izinkomo esibayeni. Izimbuzi nezimvu
 noma zikhona umlobi akakugqamisi lokho kodwa ukhuluma ngezinkomo ezihlala
 ethempeliui lomuzi, lapho okusenkundleni khona yokukhuluma nabaphansi.
 Ukubhekiswa kwezimpondo phezulu kuveza impilo ngoba iukomo uma isifile ayikwazi
 ukubhekisa izimpondo phezulu. VMnumzane uzibona lapho ezibuthakathaka bese
 etshela abafana ukuthi kufanele zinakwe zithole imibhemiso. Vma ezibuka esibayeni
 enhlizweni yakhe kuba nokujabula ngoba usuke ebona ukuthi abaphansi ubabhekele
 kahle imfuyo yabo. Isithunzi sakhe usibona sisesendaweni efanele esigodini akhe kuso
 ngoba indoda kuyindoda ngezinkomo zayo. Vzibona esemandleni okufeza yonke
 imisebenzi yasekhaya ngaphandle kokuthi aye kwabanye abaMnumzane noma ayifeze
 ngezimbuzi noma kungafanele. UMsimang, (1991:19) uthi:
 Vma kunemisebenzi emikhulu eyenziwayo
 njengokukhuliswa kwabantwana, imikhosi
 yokuganana, uknsuka enxiweni kuyokwakhiwa
 kwelinye nokunye okunjalo kufuneka babikelwe.
 Emisebenzini enohlonze babikelwa ngokuhlaba
 inkorno.
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 OkaMsimang (1991) ukubeka kucace ukuthi uma kubikelwa abaphansi ngomsebenzi
 ekhaya kufanele babikelwe ngokuthi kuhlatshwe inkomo. Uma kuhlatshwa inkomo
 kusuke kwenzelwa ukuthi nabo babe yingxenye yomcimbi futhi badle bathokoze kanye
 nomndeni. Uma bengabikelwanga kubonakala ngokuthi kudamane kuvela izigameko
 ezingaqondakali kahle ngoba basuke bekhombisa ulaka Iwabo.
 lziukomo ziyafelwa esizweni samaZulu. Emandulo inkosi ibiphaka impi ukuze
 amabutho ayoyidlela izinkomo. Kukhona ihubo laseNdlunkulu elikhuluma ngakho
 nkudla izinkomo elithi:
 UNdab'angazidl'izwe lonke
 lnkomo zamadoda,
 Um'angahle asiphake.
 Khethan'amagwala
 Ji! Ho!...Ho!....Ho!
 Khethan'amagwala
 Leli ihubo elalihutshwa kubusa iSiIo sakwaDukuza. LaIihutshwa ngamabutho uma
 elangazelela ukuyohlasela okwakuyinsakavukela. Liveza ukuthi iSilo sasingakwazi
 nkuthi sizidle kumagumbi omane omhlaba uma sasingajuba amabutho ukuthi ayohlasela
 ayengabuya nazo izinkomo kumnyama kubomvu. Umugqa othi "Um'angahle asiphake",
 ukhombisa ukuhlonipha okaNdaba ngoba amabutho ayengeke-nje ahlasele
 lingaphumanga koNgangezwe lakhe eliwajuba ukuthi enze njalo. Ukuhlasela akuwafuni
 amagwala ngoba angenza ukuthi impi yehlulwe yingakho nje ihubo libuye lithi
 "Khethan'amagwala". Amagwala ayengaphazamisa ukuthi kuyodliwa izinkomo yikho
 nje kufanele akhethwe ukuze asale noma asiwe kwagoqanyawo. Omunye umqondo
 owokuthi labo abazizwa benyinyekile wukuba babe ngamabutho akhonze eNkosini "
 eyishinga neshoshozela bangamane bakhethe ukuyokhonza kwamanaye amakhosi
 ayizinkobonkobo zamagwala. AmaKhosi acwiliselwa ibhakubha emanzini ebufaneni
 bawo. Amakhosi angakaze alunambithe ubhedu selokhu azalwa. Uthando olugobhoza
 emizweni kaZulu olwenza nkuba amabutho abe nelukuluku lokuthi wona angazidla izwe
 lonke izinkomo yinqobo nje uma iNkosi ingake iwaphake.
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 UZondi, (1970:13) uthi:
 Ngifuna ibutho lamakhehla
 engizolithumela esigodini sikaMjojeni
 wakwaNgcobo engizwa kuthiwa ufuye
 izinco nezincokazi zekhethelo engithanda
 ukuzisika amahawu ebutho lami elisha
 elizobuthwa ekwindla.
 ISilo sakwaDukuza lapha sifuna ukujuba ibutho ukuba liyodla izinkomo kwaMjojeni
 ngoba lithanda umbala wazo lizosikela amabutho alo amahawu. ILembe alikaze lizibone
 ngamehlo lezi zinkomo kodwa lizwa kushiwo ukuthi kwaNgcobo kunezinco nezincokazi
 zekhethelo. ISilo asibashayi mkhuba abakwaMjojeni ngoba siyazi ukuthi ngeke baze
 babe yingxaki uma kuyodliwa izinkomo. Izinkomo azimane zidliwe kodwa kuba nempi
 okudinga ukuthi labo abazodla izinkomo bayinqobe ukuze bahambe kalula nazo.
 Ubuqhawe bukaShaka obenza ukuthi afune ukuthumela ibutho lamaKhehla ngoba
 amakhehla akanawo amandla njengebutho eliselisha. Ukuthunyelwa kwamakhehla
 kusho ukubeyisa labo bantu. UNodum'ehlezi kaMenzi uyazi ukuthi abakwaNgcobo
 babezohaqwa ingebhe bengabe besabona nokuthi ngisho ibutho elizohlasela yimidodovu
 yamakhehla. Amandla eSilo lawa ayezokwenza ukuthi ngisho amakhehla abuye nazo
 izinkomo. Lapha kuyavela ukuthi iSilo uShaka sasizihlela izinto bheka-nje ngoba
 lamalungiselelo enzeka iKwindla Iingakashayi kodwa lifuna kuthi kufika lesosikhathi
 konke kube sekumi ngomumo nangononina futhi kuqonde ngqo njengothi lomkhonto.
 Izinkomo ziyanakekelwa ukuze isibaya soMnumzane sande. Umuntu ongazinakekeli
 izinkomo ziyamala. UMsimang, (1975:41) uthi:
 Abamnumzane nezinsizwa bezimkhankatha
 kabi umfana oxosha, agijimise izinkomo.
 bekuthiwa kasoze abanayo eyakhe inkomo.
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 Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi kukhona abantu abangakwazi ukuphatha izinkomo
 nabangazifundisi izingane zabo ukuthi inkomo iphathwa kanjani. Lapha kuvezwa
 abadaIa bethethisa umfana oxosha agijimise izinkomo. Izinkomo ziphatheka kabi uma
 zigijinyiswa ngoba ukugijinyiswa kwazo kuhambisana nesibhaxu esiqhululwa umfana.
 Izinkomo azizwani nothuli ngoba lungena emakhaIeni bese ziphefumula kabuhlungu.
 Inkomo iyafa ibulawe ukuphefumula uthuli ngoba Iokho kuphazamisa imigudu yayo
 yokuphefumula. AbaMnumzane ngokwazi ubumqoka benkomo abakwazi ukubukela
 umIana enza noma yini emhiambini ewugadulisa singekho isidingo salokho. Yikho
 bemthethisa bemkhuza ukuthi ayeke 10 mkhuba omubi. Inhliziyo yabo eyenza baqaphele
 kangaka ngoba bazi ukuthi ukuphila kwemizi kusezinkomeni. Akudingeki ukuthi kube
 ngumnikazi wezinkomo owenza lokhu kodwa kuba yinoma yimuphi uMnumzane
 othethisa ingane ngoba ingane ikhuzwa yinoma ngubani kwaZulu futhi kudingeka ukuthi
 imhloniphe. UMsimang, (1975) usebenzise igama eliqinile lokukhankatha elichaza
 ukuthethisa nmuntu ngokumjakada ube umethembisa nesibhaxu uma injobo ingaIingani
 umsinsila.
 Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi esizweni samaZuIu akuhlonishwa inkomo kuphela kodwa
 kuhlonishwa inyama, inhloko, ubuiongwe, ubisi kanye nesikhumba sayo. Kukholelwa
 ekuthini uma lezi zinto zingablonishwanga noma ziphathwe ngendieia efanele kubheduka
 imikhuhlane ekhaya engahlasela abantu noma imfuyo ngoba abaphansi bevuse ulaka.
 Umuzi woMnumzane ungahlaselwa imikhuhlane kubathe kwenziwa izaba kube nhlanga
 zimuka nomoya.
 Akuyona yonke inyama eyeqiswa uthango lwesibaya. Kukhona izitho ezimbili
 ezikhiswha ngesango bese kuthi enye noma ingeqiswa kungabi ndaba zaIutho.
 Isikhumba nehloko yikhona okukhishwa ngesango. UMsimang, (1975:131) uthi:
 Inhloko nesikhumba kubaIuleke ngokulinganayo.
 Kungeke kweqiswa othangweni, kodwa kuzophuma
 ngesango, kuhambe ngasohlangothini Iwesokuphonsa
 kuyongena endlini ngaso futhi sokuphonsa, ifika
 ibekwe emsamo.
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 Ucwaningo lubuye Iwavumbulula ukuthi inhloko, amauqina nesikhumba kuyahlonishwa
 kuthathwa njengenkomo ephilayo ngakho kungeke kweqiswe uth:m.go njengoba
 kungadala ukuthi izinkomo zoMnumzaue ziphele ngendlela engafanele ngoba
 zingaphumanga esaugweni. Isango lesibaya yiwona mgudu ongena izinyanya ekhaya
 ngakho-ke izinkomo kufauele ziphume ngesango. Noma inkomo isihlatshiwe ubumqoka
 bayo bukhulu ngale ndlela yokuthi buthathiswa okomuntu wesilisa ngoba isikhumba,
 amauqina nenhloko uma kungeniswa endlini kufauele abakuphethe bahambe ngesinini
 sokudla baze bayongena endlini. Endlini kufanele nkuthi kubekwe emsamo okuyilapho
 kubekwa khona konke oJrumqoka okufauele kwaziwe noma kwethulwe ezinyanyeni.
 UNtuli, (2004:109) uthi:
 Kulisiko IamaZulu ukuthi iIaie emsamo
 nkuze amathongo ayibone ayikhothe kube
 yima idliwa umkhaya nawonkewonke.
 Ukuhlonipha abanikazi bomuzi ukwethula ukudla phambi kwabo ngoba Jruyabajabulisa
 bese behlisela imvula yezibusiso ekhaya.
 Kulo lona lolu cwaningo Jruhlaluke kwabuye kwelameleka ukuthi ubulongwe bona
 bungeke balaudwa umlobokazi esibayeni uma efuna ukusinda. Kufanele acele omame
 asebekhuliIe noma izingaue zimngenele esibayeni ngoba owakhe umcondo kawubeki
 khona.
 UMthembu, (2000:44) uthi:
 Isibaya somuzi wasesithenjini sikhulu ngenxa
 yochibidolo womhlambi ongena kuso. SivulekiIe
 ngenxa yoJruthi sibuye sibe yithempe Ii omuzi. Kuleli
 thempeli lapho sonke isithembu nezingaue zaso
 siphelela khona uma Jrukhona okuhlauganisa umuzi,
 njengoba uma kuphuma intombazane iyogaua.
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Ukuhlonipha isibaya njengethempeli lomndeni okwenza ukuthi umlobokazi angalokothi
 abeke umcondo wakhe esibayeni ngoba kwehla kwenyuka izinyanya. Okwakhe
 ukuthoba akhombise inhlonipho kwababonwayo nabangabonwa ngeso. Ubisi namasi
 kufanele kuphathwe ngokukhulu ukucophelela ngoba kungukudla okuhlonishwayo
 okungaletha umkhuhlane ekhaya uma kuphathwe noma kanjani. Uma ubisi luchithekele
 emlilweni izinkomo zidabuka imibele. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi umlilo uyashisa.
 Ukushisa kwawo okungaba nomthelela ekudabuleni imibele yezinkomazi.
 Umlobokazi kawadli amasi asemzini kuze kukhishwe inkomo yamasi. lnkomo yamasi
 emkhululayo ukuthi awadle esuke iyisithukuthuku sowakwakhe. Le nkomo yethulwa
 owakwakhe noyisezala kuye bamtshele ukuthi ukuthi lena yiyona indlamasi yakhe. Uma
 ethulelwe yona uya kubo eyobazisa ukuthi usenikeziwe ilungelo lokudla amasi asemzini.
 Kulisiko ukuthi abakubo bamnikeze igula nokhezo ayodla ngalo amasi asemzini.
 Ngokunjalo owesifazane uma egeza kawathi mbibi amasi aze adlule ezinsukwini zakhe.
 Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi uthathwa njengomuntu ongahlanzekile ngalezi zinsuku. Amasi
 athathwa njengento ehlanzekile ngakho yena akavumelekile ukuwathinta. Amasi aphuma
 enkomeni encikene kakhulu nabadala okufanele bahlonishwe ngaso sonke isikhathi.
 Ukungawathinti amasi kungukuhlonipha abaphansi. UBiyela, (2007) uthi:
 Njengoba umlobokazi ehlonipha izinkomo
 kufanele awahloniphe namasi kuze kupheleliswe
 izinhlelo ezithile. Kungaba ihlazo ukubona
 umlobokazi esesina ezibethela okhambeni lwamasi
 ingakethulwa indlamasi yakhe.
 Ucwaningo lutholile ukuthi imvunulo eningi ephambili yesizwe samaZulu yenziwa
 ngesikhumba senkomo.
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UKnight, (1995:25) uthi:
 It was lifestyle which revolved around a dependency
 on cattle that framed the human relationship with
 the natural environment. Cattle were not only an
 important source of food-they were only eaten for
 meat on special occasions, although milk-curds
 called amasi were a staple - but they provided hides
 for shields and cloaks, tails as a component of festive
 dress, and horns as containers.
 Imvunnlo eyinsakavukela umutsha kwabesilisa bese kuba isidwaba kwabesifazane
 neziphuku zikawonke wonke. Kukhona-ke nemvunulo eqondene nezigaba ezithile
 zokukhula, eyesimo esithile njengokuba eyebutho elithile, eyezintombi, eyezinsizwa,
 izinyanga, izangoma, amathwasa, eyodwendwe bese kuba eyeNdlunkulu nokumiswa
 kwamaKhosi. Ukuhlonishwa kwezigaba ezehlukene emphakathini okwenza kube lula
 ukubona ukuthi usobanibani ukusiphi isigaba. Ofaka isigege kuyaziwa ukuthi yintombi
 futhi ngeke kube nacala ukuthi uma evela kushaywe inyoka endleleni. Owesirname
 obhince isidwaba uyahlonishwa ngoba usuke esenaye owakhe lokho akuthandabuzwa
 kodwa kuxoxwa yimvunulo.
 Imvunnlo ihambisana nezikhali ezithile njengezinhlobo ezithile zamahawu, izagila
 nezindnku. Lokhu kuhambisana nokuzivikela okwenziwa izingxabulela. Yisikhumba
 senkomo esenza amahawu okuvika nezingxabulela ezivikela izinyawo ekuhlatshweni.
 Uma umZulu evika ngehawu lakhe, usuke evika ngenkomo uqobo lwayo ngoba
 isikhumba sayo siyahlonishwa futhi sisondelene kakhulunabaphansi.
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 UDlamini, (2007) uthi:
 Imvuuulo kufanele ihambisane nomcimbi wosuku  
noma wangaleso sikhathi. Uma kuyiwa empini,
 amabutho kufanele aphathe uhlobo oluthile
 lwezihlangu ezingeke zaphathwa uma kuyiwa
 emcimbini wokwenama. Ngeke kubukeke uma
 amabutho eya empini engene shi emvunulweni
 yempi, bese ethokala engaziphethe izikhali azolwa
 ngazo.
 Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi izinkomo zinokuningi okuthinta amasiko amaZulu. lzinkomo
 kwaZulu kuIotsholwa ngazo. Kutholakale ukuthi nalabo abakhipha ezingamaphuphu
 ezikhova nawo bawabiza ngezinkomo. Ngisho bekhuluma ngawo uzwa bethi imihlandla
 yezinkomo ayilingani kodwa bekhuluma ngayo inkece. Ukubalwa kwezinkomo
 zamabheka ezingamaphuphu ezikhova kususelwa kuzo izinkomo. lzinkomo ziba
 ngumkhombandlela nomhlahlandlela wanoma )'lID okufanele kukhokhelwe
 okuthengwayo noma okushintshwaniswa ngakho. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi inani leukoma
 liphezulu kwaZulu ngenxa yobumqoka bayo.
 UKrige, (1977:188) uthi:
 Important as cattle are in the economic life of the tribe,
 they would never be held in such high regard or occupy
 the position they do in Zulu society, were it not for
 their enormous ritual value. Cattle are not only the link
 between the ancestors and their living descendants, but
 are the only meaus whereby the Zulu can at will get
 into touch with ancestral spirits to make kuown his
 wants. or ask for blessinzs.
 lzinkomo zifeza imisebenzi eminingi kwaZulu. Uma kwenziwa ihlambo ngemva
 kokuhamba kothize ekhaya, kuhlatshwa inkomo. Le nkomo iyinkomo yokuhIanza
 umnzi.
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 UMthembu, (2000:70) uthi:
 Isithembu silala emakubo uma silande !eyo nkomo.
 Uma kuhambe umlobokazi, umkhwenyana uya ekhweni
 naye ayohlanzwa. Yilowo nalowo osesithenjini, uya
 lapho azalwa khona alande inkomo yokumhlambulula.
 Ucwaningo Iu buye lwathola ukuthi uma owesilisa noma owesifazane ehanjelwe
 ngowakwakhe, uthathwa njengomuntu onesinyama. Kufane!e ukuthi ahIanjululwe
 kuqala ngaphambi kokuba enze izinto ebekade emile ukuzenza. Njengoba umlobokazi
 wakhishwa ngenkomo yomncamo kubo wangeniswa ngomqholiso emzini, lokho kusuke
 sekuphazamisekile uma ehanjelwe othandiweyo wakhe. Umlobokazi ngokwesiko
 kufanele abuyele kubo ayolanda inkomo yokumhlanza ngoba nsuke enesinyama.
 UMsimang, (1975:146) uthi kwenziwa lokhu uma kuhambe uMnumzane obeganwe
 yisithembu:
 Uma onke amakhosikazi ephumelele ngasikhathi sinye lezi zinkomo
 sezizobulawa kanyekanye, kanye nenkomo ezokhishwa undlafa
 abageze ngayo bonke. Ngukusasa lapho sekulungiselelwa ukudla
 inyama, asezophuma onke amakhosikazi aye emfoleni ephethe
 imvunulo entsha ayinikwe wuye undlafa belu. Azofike ahlubule
 inzilo, ayigqibe bese egeza, kanduba afake impahla entsha.
 Asezokhuphuka-ke emfoleni aye esangweni lapho azobe eselindwe
 isalukazi esidala esizowageza. Kuthathwa umswani lona wenkomo
 yalapha ekhaya, uthelwe inyongo yayo leyo nkomo, bese kuthathwa
 isitsha esifayo, njengoswela, namanzi athelwe umlotha, kanye
 nohlamvu olumhlophe Iobuhlalu. Kuba khona futhi enye inkezo
 yoswela enamanzi amahle angenalutho. Umswani wona uchithwa
 phansi kuthi leyo naleyo nkosikazi efikayo igeze ngawo, izihuqe
 ezandleni. Isalukazi sesizokha amanzi anomlotha sibageze ngawo.
 Kufuneka kulowo nalowo uhlamvu lobnhlalu aludedele luwele
 phansi. Ngemuva kwalokho, sebezohlamba ngamanzi acwebile,
 bese benzena endlini bevodla invama.
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,
 Ukumhlanza kwenzelwa ukuthi akwazi ukuqhubeka nezinye izinto futhi athathe
 izinqumo ekhululekiIe engesenayo insila yohambile. Esinye sesinqumo angasithatha
 esokuthi avunywe ukungenwa ngenkululeko esehlanzekile. Nowesilisa kanjalo uma
 ehanjelwe umlobokazi kufanele ayohlanzwa abasekhweni lakhe ngoba naye uma
 eshonelwe uba nomnyama okufanele ususwe ngokwesiko lokuthi kuchitheke igazi
 ekhaya kubikwe kwabaphansi. Uma enikezwa omunye wabalobokazi bakhe kuthiwa
 umbozwa ngesikhumba. Kuyacaca ukuthi ngesenkomo leso sikhumba ambozwa ngaso.
 Ucwaningo lwelamele ukuthi uma kunemisebenzi yokushweleza nokubonga abaphansi,
 kuhlatshwa inkomo. lmikhosi emqoka nayo njengeyaseNdlunkulu, ihlatshelwa inkomo.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:15) bathi:
 lsikhotheme inkosi emuva kokudungnzela,
 kuhlatshwa inkabi enzima kanye nenkabi
 eyilanda ukuze ziphelezele inkosi. Phela
 izogoqwa ngezikhumba zalezi zinkabi.
 Esimnyama siba ngaphansi bese kuthi
 esimhlophe siyisonge ngaphezulu.
 Esimnyama esokuzila kanti esimhlophe
 esokuthi: "Okumhlophe phambili".
 Ziyahlatshwa-ke nezeminye imibala izinkomo
 kuhlatshelwa ukuba kudle amabutho.
 Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi ukukhothama kweNkosi kuba ifu elimnyama esizweni.
 Imisebenzi eminingi iyamiswa ngoba kuzilelwe iNkosi. Kusuke kufanele kube nesizotha
 esizweni kuze kufike usuku lokutshalwa kwayo. Uma itshalwa isuke iyohlangana 
noyisemkhulu bayo ngakho konke okwenziwayo kufanele kukhombise inhlonipho kubo.
 Ukukhethwa kwemibala okungomhlophe nomnyama wezinkabi ezizohlatshwa kuveza ifu
 elimnyama elignbuzele isizwe kuphinde lulethe ithemba esizweni. Lo mbala omnyama
 ukhombisa iminjunju nokuzila kwesizwe bese kuthi omhlophe kube owokufisela iNkosi
 izinhlanhla lapho eyakhona. Lokhu knsuselwa enkolweni yokuthi umuntu akafi kodwa
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 wedlulela kwelinye izwe lapho ebanamandla amakhulu khona okubhekana nabasadla
 anhlamvana. Ukubuyiswa ngaphezulu kwesikhumba esimhlophe senkabi esisonga
 iNkosi kusho ukusibekelwa komnyama osuke ungaphansi oyisikhumba senkabi
 emnyama. Ekupheleni kobumnyama kuvela ukukhanya. Yikho lokho kukhanya
 okufanele kusale esizweni konke kube mhlophe njengezihlabathi zolwandle. Umcimbi
 kungebe mcimbi kwaZulu kungazange kudliwe inyama. Yingakho-nje kuthi ngaphezu
 kwalezi zinkabi ezihlatshiwe kubuye kuhlatshwe ezinye izinkomo ngenxa yenhloso
 yokuthi amabutho athole umuthi wamakati.
 Ucwaningo lwembule ukuthi amabutho uma ezoya empini ayagonywa. Lokhu
 kuhambisana nokubulala inkunzi emnyama ngezandla. Lokhu kubulawa kwenkunzi
 emnyama kuyafana nokwenziwa ngoMkhosi woKweshwama.
 UKrige, (1977:269) uthi:
 The Zulu army never went to war without being specially
 strengthened by thedoctors of the king, a process which
 took a few days, and which was begun as soon as all the
 warriors had arrived at the royal kraal. Here as in the First 
fruit Ceremonies, the army was -strengthened and given
 courage by eating the medicated flesh of a-bull killed in a
 special way, and the regiment chosen to bring this bull to
 earth unarmed was usually a favorite regiment of the king,
 because this was regarded as a very great honor.
 OkaKrige (1977) uveza ukuthi impi yesizwe samaZulu yayingayi empini ingakagonywa
 inyanga yeNkosi. Lolu hlelo lwaluthatha izinsukwana yikho amabutho kwakubhekeke 
nkuba akhe amadlangala komkhulu kuze kufike usuku lapho impi iphakwa khona.
 NjengaseMkhosini Wokweshwama amabutho asuke abhekeke ukuba abulale inkunzi
 ngezandla. Lokho kwakuqinisekisa ukuthi anamandla kangakanani. Lowo obambe
 iqhaza elikhulu ngaphezn kwabo bonke wayeba yintandokazi eNkosini. Ukujula
 komqondo kaZulu ukukholelwa ekutheni uma amabutho egonyiwe isitha sisnke
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 sizonqotshwa. Ukukholelwa kwasebaya kwelezipho zonke ukuthi impi ibikwe kubo uma
 iphuma. UkukhoIeIwa emandleni enkunzi ukuthi inyama yayo ibhilwe nezinsizi bese
 inikezwa amabutho azoya koyibamba. Ukuthatha isibaya njengethempeli ukuba
 Iomsebenzi wokugoma amabutho wenzelwe kuso. Ukujula kothando koniqondo kaZulu
 ukulangazelela impi ngenhloso yokunqoba izizwe maqedane zibe ngaphansi kwakhe
 kukhule umbuso. Ubunye bukaZuIu obenza amabutho ukuthi ancindele odengezini lunye
 uma izophuma ihIasele. Ukuthanda izwe ukubekezelela izinsizi ezibabayo uma
 kuncindwa. Ukuzimisela ngokuthanda izwe ukugijima kwegazi lempi emithanjeni
 kaZulu. Ubuqhawe bukaZulu ukudela konke bese uzinikela ukuyobamba impi lapho
 okungaziwa noma uyobuya khona.
 Amabutho ahIabene empini ayexoshiswa ngezinkomo. UKrige, (1977:279) uthi:
 The latter were honoured with a
 nom de guere , and a hero would receive
 as many as ten head of cattle from the king.
 Kuluphawu lokugqugquzeia amaqhawe ukuwaxoshisa ngezinkomo. Lokhu kwenza
 ukuba nangomuso alwe ngokuzimisela okukhulu ngenxa yesenzo sokubonelelwa. lziqu
 ezilenga ubuyikayika ezintanyeni zamaqhawe ziwumqondo ophusile wokufaka
 umdlandla nakwabanye ukuthi bafise ukufinyelela kulelo qophelo. Ukuklonyeliswa
 akufiki kwaZuIu kepha kuyinto endala eyaqala emandulo iveza ukuthokoza kwalowo
 onguMkhuseli wesizwe.
 Ucwaningo lwembula imfihlakalo yokuthi inkomo yenza imihlatshelo eminingi
 ?
 ukushweleza kuMvelingqangi nakwabaphansi. Ezinye izingxenye zezitho zenkomo
 yomhlatshelo zazishiswa bese umlotha wayo kuchelwe ngawo uma kugcinwa imisebenzi
 ethile.
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 UKnight, (1995:152) uthi:
 Once the bull had been burnt-and it is not clear
 whether on this occasion the pre-pubescent boys
 were required to eat the meat - the ash was
 carefully collected together, since it was needed
 later in the ceremony.
 lmizi njengoba yakhile-nje akubona bonke abantu abafisela abanye impumelelo ngoba
 kuwo lowo mnyama abathakathi abayeki ukugibela izimfene zabo ebusuku bahambe
 baye kokhunkula. Uma kuhlatshwe inkomo ihlatshelwe abaphansi kufanele kubhekwe
 ngaso sonke isikhathi nkuthi akekho othatha okuyingxenye yakho ayokusebenzisela
 izindlela zakhe ezingalungile. Uma kuhlatshiwe kwesinye isikhathi amathambo
 ayoqoqwa ashiswe nkuze kungabi khona elitholwa abathakathi babambe bayogila
 imikhuba ngalo. Amathambo nakho konke okuyizingxenyana zenyama okusaphaka
 ngesikhathi kuhlinzwa noma kuhlahlelwa kuyashiswa bese umlotha wakho ugcinwa. La
 mlotha kuchelwa ngawo umuzi. Uma umlotha uchela umuzi lokho kusuke kufafazwa
 umuzi wonke ngezibusiso ezivela kwabaphansi ngoba yibona abenza ukuthi uSokhaya
 abe nobhisi lwezinkomo. Lokhu kuchelwa komlotha kungukutshala imfuyo nezibusiso
 ukuthi zimile zichume ekhaya. Okutshalwe emhlabathini kuyamila kwande
 njengohlamvu lulodwa olukhipha izikhwebu kube nenala. Uma kuchelwa ngomlotha
 imvuthu yawo isabalalela nalapho okungefike muntu khona emifantwini nasezindaweni
 ezicashile. Kanjalo nemfuyo nomusa wabaphansi usabalala kanjalo.
 Imikhosi eminingi ihlatshelwa inkomo njengalena:
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 Inkomo yenhloko (okuyinkomo yokukhehlisa umntwana uma
 esezoya kogana). ?
 Inkomo yokuncamisa (Inkomo ehlatshelwa umntwana uma
 ezophuma ibe ngumphako wendlela),
 Umbeka (Inkomo enikezwa indodakazi eya ernzini. Kuthiwa
 uyise indodakazi yakhe uyibeka ngayo ewayo. Nenkomo
 ehlatshwa yiNkosi ngemva kokubekwa kwayo kuthiwa ngumbeka.
 Abanye bathi nenkomo ehlatshwayo ngokulawula kwenyanga uma
 ikade isebenza ernzini wendoda ibizwa ngalo leli gama kuthiwa
 'futhi ishoba).
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 ,
 Eyomqholiso (Inkomo enikezwa umama kamakoti mhla
 kusiowayo).
 Eyomemulo (Inkomo yokubonga untwana ukuthi uziphathe kahle
 waze wafika ezingeni lapho asengakhululeka khona ayogana).
 Ukubaluleka kwenkomo okwenza ukuthi Ie mikhosi ihlonishwe ngokuthi kuhlatshwe
 yona. Yonke Ie mikhosi iyabikwa kwabaphansi ngoba kusuke kufanele bayisibekele.
 Kule mikhosi kubizwa uzalo, izihlobo kanye nomakhelwane. Uma uZulu esebuthene
 kusuke kufanele ukuthi adle ioyama. Kungaba lichilo uma kungahlatshwa lutho
 oluzoxhumanisa abaphansi nabaphezulu.
 Ucwaningo lukuveza obala ukuthi ukumisa nemibala yezinkomo, kuvele kuyinto emqoka
 ngoba, izihlangu zamabutho zazisikwa ngezikhumba ezifanayo ngoba ibutho kufanele
 libe nezihlangu ezifanayo. Uma kulotsholwa kuqala ngokuthi kubekhona izinkomo
 ezimenyezwa ngomlomo, ezichazwa ngokumisa nangemibala yazoo Lokhu
 kuqinisekiswa uma seziyobonwa ukuthi bekungabalwa wona amatshe Ongoye.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:55) bathi:
 Nokumisa kwezinkomo kubaluleka
 njengokwemibala yazoo Kubuchaza kangcono
 ubunjalo benkomo uma okhulumayo
 ezosebenzisa amagama afanele nashaya
 emhloleni. Usuke eseqedile umkhongi uma
 emane wathi njer'Ekubaleni kwami
 amabheka ngiphetha ngobikibiki
 ompondozamnenke
 Ukumisa kwezinkomo kuqhakambisa ulimi olunobuchwepheshe phakathi ngoba uma 
ungayazi into okususelwa kuyo ungagcina ungaqondanga ukuthi into enjani lena
 okukhulunywa ngayo. Amagama okumisa avele ashaye emhloleni njengokuthi, uma
 ungawazi umnenke nokuthi izimpondo zawo zimi kanjani, kungavele kuhlwe emini uma
 ukhuluma ngenkomo empondozamnenke. Izimpondo zomnenke zibheke phezulu ziye
 ngokuya zivuleke .bese zivuleka kakhula lapho ziphela khona. lnkomo
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 empondozamnenke inezimpondo ~zinjalo-ke. Ukwazi ulimi nezinto okwenza uknthi
 umuntu adlale ngamagama ezinye izinto ezimise okwezimpondo zenkomo.
 Ucwaningo Iuveza ukuthi izitho zenyama yenkomo zangaphandle nezangaphakathi
 zidinga uchwepheshe owazi kable kamhIophe ukuzehIukanisa uma kuhIinzwa.
 UMsimang, (1975:130) uthi:
 Le ndlela ungathi ilula kanti nayo
 iyafundelwa. NangesiZulu knnjalo.
 Ukukhipa izitho Iokhu aknsiyo into
 engenziwa nawubani njena. Kepha
 inezinyanga zayo ezihIoniphekile.
 Akekho umuntu ozalwa azi uknthi izitho zenkomo zikhishwa kanjani uma isihIinziwe.
 Kudinga ulwazi oIunzulu ukwazi ukuthi amathambo enkomo ablanganaphi, axhunywe
 yini nokuthi angehInkaniswa kanjani. Yinoma yisiphi isitho senkomo sinabadli base
 abafuna uknsithola siphelele uma sebabelwa sona. Kusuka omkhulu umsindo uma isitho
 sifika singaphelele kuye kukhalwe ngabahlinzi abanolwazi oIungaphelele noma ngabasiki
 bamantshontsho abangakwazi ukuntshontsha. La msebenzi uye wenziwe umuntu omdala
 owazi kahle. Yilapho-ke abancane abaye bafunde khona ukuze nabo babe izinyanga
 zaknsasa. UMsimang, (1975:130) uthi:
 Ngisho khona ezikhathini zawokhokho
 akuzange kwaba yinto eluIa nakancane.
 Umuntu onephimbo Iokukhipha izitho
 ubehlonishwa. Ngisho esegugiIe
 ubelandwa khona esezihIalele ebandla
 nomnumzane knthiwe akazokhombisa
 izinsizwa zifunde knye. Yileso naleso
 sitho siyablonishwa, ngoba nabazosidla
 bayahlonishwa ukuze umsebenzi wonke
 uhIonipheke.
 Ukufunda aknyelwa esikoleni knphela kodwa neso Iiyafunda ngokubona ngoba
 nabafundile abanamajazi uma bengakaze babone knkhishwa izitho zenkomo
 :.-.
 bangehIuIeka. Isikole esiphambili uknbuka ngeso futhi sidinga umuntu okhaliphile
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 okwazi ukukhumbula konke ngaphandle kokuthi kube khona lapho ofunda khona ukuze
 uzikhumbuze. Yibona buhle besiko nenqubo yamaZulu lobo ukubuka ugcine
 emqondweni bese sewenza. Uma inkomo izifela kuba lula ukufundisa izingane
 ukuhlinza ngoba vele inkomo ezifele ayinamthetho
 Ucwaningo luveza iqhaza elibanjwe yizinkomo ekulukhuliseni lokhu kufakazelwa ukuba
 kubonakale izinkomo zithinteka kakhulu olimini IwesiZuIu. lzinkomo zenza ulimi
 lucebe ngoba igama e1ithi "inkomo" litholakala kakhulu ebucikweni bomlomo obuyizaga,
 izisho, iziphicaphicwano kanye nasezinkondlweni zomdabu okuyizibongo namahubo.
 Izaga
 Ukuceba kolimi IwesiZulu nobumqoka benkomo obenza ukuthi olimini IwesiZulu kube
 nezaga ezithinta inkomo. Ubuningi bazo bukhomba ngokusobala ukuthi inkomo Ie
 iyisilwane esibaluleke ukwedlula zonke empilweni kaZulu. lningi lamasiko amaZulu
 agcinwa ngenkomo kanti futhi iyasengwa, isikhumba sayo senza imvunulo yabesilisa
 nabesifazane.
 UMaphumulo noThwala, (1989:1) bathi:
 Izaga zingamagama esiwasebenzisa
 nsukuzonke. Zingamagama
 akhombisa ukujula kolimi Iwethu.
 Ngamagama aneka amaqiniso,
 ubunzulu nokuhlakanipha okukhulu.
 Ukujula kolimi kuncike ezageni.
 Abanye bathi zingamazwi
 ahlakaniphileyo.
 UMsimang, (1987:32) uhi:
 Yisirno sokukhuIuma ngokugigiyela
 Kusetshenziswa izifengqo.
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 Lezi zincazelo ezingaphezulu ziholela ekutheni kuvunywe ukuthi izaga zikhombisa
 ukujula kolimi lwesiZulu. Ezageni kusetshenziswa amagama angaba nzin;a ukuqondwa
 ngumuntu ongenalo ulwazi lwawo kanye nencazelo. Ukuqonda izaga kudinga ukuthi
 umuntu abe nolwazi olunzulu lolimi. Amagama asetshenziswayo ukwakha izaga
 ayagigiyela ajuliswa ukuthi awathathwa njengoba enjalo nakuchazayo kodwa asho into
 efihlakele. Ezageni ezikhuluma ngenkomo uma umZulu ethi:
 "Ohlaba eyakhe kaphikiswa"
 Usnke esho into emqoka kakhulu ngoba usuke echaza ukuthi: Uma umuntu esekhuziwe
 welulekwa ukuba ahlukane nendlela yenhlanhlatho kepha aqhubeke yindaba yakhe leyo.
 Igazi lakhe uMvelingqangi uyolibuza kuye.
 Ukujula kolimi ukuthi incazelo yalesi saga singasondeli kancane emagameni asakhile.
 Lesi saga sikhuluma ngokuhlaba inkomo nomuntu okungafanele aphikiswe kanti incazelo
 ayiyithinti inkomo ngisho kancane. Empeleni igama elithi inkomo liyeqiwa kanje:
 Ohlaba eyakhe (inkomo) kaphikiswa.
 lsaga esithi, "Ubambo lwenkabi ukudliwa endlwaneni" kushiwo ngento enkulu uma
 ithethwe lapho kwedelelekile khona, njengentombi yeNkosi ithathwe yinsizwa nje.
 Le ncazelo ayiwasebenzisi ngisho nokuwasebenzisa amagama asetshenziswe esageni.
 Lokhu kudliwa kwezinkomo, yilokhu amaZulu ahuba ngakho ehubeni elithi "Khethani
 amagwala" elaqanjwa ngesikhathi kubusa iNkosi uShaka kaSenzangakhona
 owayengawafuni amagwala ngendlela yokuthi yayiwasa kwagoqanyawo. Lithi:
 UNdah'angazidl'izwe lonke
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 Inkomo zamadoda
 Uma angas'asiphake,
 Lapha kusobala ukuthi lezi zinkomo zazingathathwa ngenkani kusale kuksalwa kulabo
 ababengeke badliwe ijozi. Lokhu kwakwenziwa ukuthi elenkonyane kaNdaba
 lalingaweli phansi.
 Izisho:
 Isisho sifana naso isaga ngoba naso singukujula ngolimi ngokuthi kusetshenziswe
 amagama agigiyelayo okudinga ukuthi umuntu alwazi ngokunzulu ulimi lwesiZulu.
 Uma umZulu ethatha izinkomo ngenkani usebenzisa isisho esithi lokhu "ukudla
 izinkomo", Ukuthatha nokudla izinto ezimbili ezahlukene. Yingakho-nje kudinga
 ukuthi umuntu abe nolwazi olunzulu lolimi ukuze aqonde ukuthi isaga sichazani.
 Uma umuntu ethi, umuntu 'Uyinkomo" usuke engasho ukuthi unemilenze emine,
 izimpondo noma ishoba. Usuke esho ukuthi lomuntu akakwazi ukudlala ibhola. Kuze
 kuthiwe nje umuntu uyinkomo ngoba inkomo ayikwazi ukukhahlela ibhekise phambili.
 Ukungakwazi kwakhe okwenza ukuthi abizwe ngenkomo ngoba ehluleka ukukhaba
 ibhola ngendlela efanele.
 Iziphicaphicwano
 lziphicaphicano nazo ziwubuciko bomlomo. Uma umuntu ephicwa kusuke kufuneka
 ukuthi aqagele aze ashe lokhu okuyimpendulo engumaqondana noma eshaya
 emhlolweni.
 UMaphumulo noThwala, (1989:14) bathi:
 lziphicwaphicwano zinemigomo ethile
 engaguqukiyo; ukufundisa nokuthokozisa.
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 Kuyavela ukuthi iziphicaphicwano nazo ziyayithinta inkomo. Uma umZulu ethi;
 "Ngikuphica ngomama wami ofmya ngolimi", Ayikho enye into asuke ebhekise kuyo
 ngaphandle kwenkomazi.
 Okuhlosiwe lapha ukukhaliphisa umqondo womphicwa ukuthi usebenze ngokushesha
 acabange isilwane esifinya ngolimi okuyinkomo. Ukudida umqondo ukuthi iukomo
 ibizwe ngomama lokhu kusuke kwenzelwa ukuthi ophicwayo alahleke kakhulu athole
 ubunzima uma ezoqagela.
 Izinkondlo:
 Kuvelile ukuthi ziningi kakhulu izinkondlo ezibhalwe ngolimi IwesiZulu ezikhuluma
 ngenkomo, UNyembezi, (1968:61) ukuveza kanjena ukuthinteka kwenkomo
 enkondlweni:
 Ngikhumbula igodla lenkomo,
 Elikhombe phezul'ezintabeni,
 T azikhcmba futhi esiphongo,
 Lenza into engejwayelekile,
 Eyivela kancane emfuyweni,
 Emfuyweni yawobabamkhulu.
 Leli binza lisibonisa umuntu oyisifundiswa uNyembezi. Ukuba kwakhe emaYunivesithi,
 kwaShuter and Shooter kuyamqhelisa phakathi kwabantu basemakhaya. Ubona uhlobo
 lwabantu olungafuni ukunikela ngamakhono abo apheleleyo esizweni. Bagodla iziphiwo
 namakhono abo. Bagodla konke okuhle baz:ibekele bona. Lokhu kumkhumbuza into
 abese eyikhohliwe, inkomo eyigodla.
 Kunezinto ezimbili eziphikisanayo ezelameleka emugqeni wesibili nowesithathu:
 Elikhomba phezulu ezintabeni,
 Likhombe futhi esiphongo.
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 KuyabonakaIa ukuthi umuntu ogadlayo izinto zonke uzikhomba esibhakabhakeni lapho
 imini ibuswa yilanga nobusuku obubuswa yinyanga kanye nobukhifikhifi bezinkanyezi.
 Bese kuba khona leyo nto ekhomba yena esimongo. Njengokumisa uma into ingetholwe
 yilowo ogodlayo ingamane ilahlwe ezintabeni phezulu.
 Inkomo eyigodla uma ilwa yenza into engalindelekile nengajwayelekile. Iyakwazi
 ukuyehlula inkomo emise kahle ngoba ike ilubambe ngqi olunye uphondo lwenkomo
 emise kahle qede iyibhokode ife umshubo omnyama. Lokhu ukungaqondakali kwegodla
 kahle kuhambelana nokungabaqondi kahle abantu abathi bebeka abantu bebe
 bebabangisa. Bebapha bebe bebephuca.
 Ukuxhumana okuyinxemu okusuka esandleni sokudla kuya esinxeleni kanje:
 ________~Emfuyweni
 Emfuyweni
 Kucacisa ukuthi imfuyo egcwele amagodla isusa isifiso sabalele (obabamkhulu) sisuka
 esidleni lapho bethanda khona siye esinxeleni lapho bengafuni khona. Yizinto ezinjena
 ezidala uzalo lungaqondakali bese konke lokhu kwedlulela emphakathini.
 Amahubo:
 Amahubo athinta inkomo maningi kakhulu.
 ukuthinteka kwenkomo:
 Ehubeni laseNdlunkulu kuyavela ?
 Zithwel'amashoba lezonkomo,
 Leso sihlangu ngeseNkosi,
 Thina thina, thina thina,
 Lezo nkomo zemuka,
 Lolu vungama ngolweNgonyama,
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 Thina thina, thina Thina,
 Lezo nkomo zernuka,
 Singagcwal'intaba zonke
 Lapho esesho khona okaNdaba,
 Thina thina, thina thina,
 Lezo nkomo zinguZulu,
 Uvungamo ngolweNkosi,
 Thina thina, thina thina,
 Lezo nkomo zemuka,
 Siyaxosheka wemfokazanyane,
 Leso sihlangu ngeseNkosi,
 Thina thina, thina thina,
 Lezo nkomo zemuka,
 Thina thina, thina thina,
 Lezo nkomo zemuka,
 Leso sihlangu ngesoSuthu,
 Thina thina, thina thina,
 Lezo nkomo zemuka.
 Leli hubo elithi "Lolu vungamo ngolweNgonyama" laqanjwa abaseMdletsheni,
 oNtaminemidwa,base belethula kumNtwana omkhulu wakwaMinya, iGongodwane,
 umNtwana uNdabuko. Ezikhathini ezedlule abantu babewaqamba amahubo bese
 bezowethula eNkosini noma eNdlunkulu. Ngesikhathi belethula eNkosini base becela
 ukuba kube yihubo okuzokhishwa ngalo izingane zeNkosi abaNtwana uma beyogana.
 Uma selethuliwe kuba ihubo leNkosi. Ngesikhathi bezothula lelihubo iNkosi
 yabaxoshisa ngezinkomo.
 Izibongo:
 Umlando wonke wamaKhosi akwaZulu uthinta izinkomo yingakho zonke izibongo zawo
 zinamanembe enkomo. Izibongo zikhuluma ngezigameko nangesimo sangesikhathi
 kuzalwa noma kubusa leyo Nkosi ebongelwayo. Kusukela eSilweni uSenzangakhona ?
 kuyavela nkuthinteka kwezinkomo kwehle njalo kuze kufike eSilweni esibusayo.
 UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:26) bathi:
 Inkunz'abayibambe ngandlebende yaphunyula
 Oyise beyivalela ngehlahla
 Sethi: "Ndaba ungaluwe!'uPhongo!o
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 Vyob'udayise ngezwe likaSenzangakhona
 Kwelakwablgwane".
 Vma inkunzi ibanjwe ngendlebe ayikwazi ukuphunyuka kulowo oyibarnbile ngoba
 kubuhIungu. Ukuqhela kumbambi kusho ukuzandisa izinhIungu. Uma inkunzi inonemfu
 ingasazinaki izinkomazi iphuziswa isichonco esenziwe ngoqonsi, udlutshana, ubangalala,
 undabingehIele kanye nelalanyathi ifohla isibaya sommbelo iyokhwela. Isuke
 ingesenandaba namigoqo evale esangweni. Kulolu khalo oyise babeluIeka iSilo ukuba
 singayi koganwa eSwazini.
 Ukulumana indlebe neSiio akubasizanga abeluIeki baso ngoba saphunyula, sadlubulunda
 ngoba inkunzi ayivinjwa ngehIahIa. Yinja evinjwa ngehiahla elinameva ukuba ingawadli
 kalula amaqanda. Kwala noma iSilo sitshelwa ukuthi ukuyothatha eSwazini kusho
 ukuyodayisa ngezwe kwelakwaNgwane. Kwale ngisho sesitshelwa ukuthi izwe lelo
 eliyothengiswa elik:aSenzangakhona, kepha konke lokhu iSilo asikushayi mkhuba. Kuso
 uthando a1unamngcele. Vthando a1unakuvinjwa yizintaba zoBombo kanye noPhongolo
 olumanzi abomvu. Nempela inkunzi yakithi yabuya naso isithole. Akhona amankonyane
 a1eso sithole kwaKhangelamankengane. Kuze lrube manje izwe likaSenzangakhona
 a1ikazeIidayiseke.
 6.2 Izincomo
 Ukuhianganisa amasiko akwelikaMthaniya nawaseNtshonaianga ahambisana Iienkolo
 yobuKristu, kwenza lrube nolrudideka kokubaluleka kwenkomo. Lokhu lrudalwa
 wnkuthi iningi labantu bahehwa yimisebenzi ibasuse emakhaya iyobafaka emadolobheni,
 lapho indawo yolrufuya ingekho khona, lapho ukhezo lungekho khona, Iapho ukhamba
 ?lungekho khona, nalapho ithunga lingekho khona. Izingane ezizalwa lapho azazi ukuthi
 lruye lruhIaiwe esikhumbeni, amasi ziwazi ulruthi aqhamuka esitolo futhi zazi ulruthi
 adliwa ngezipuni. Akukho namlilo ezesabela ukuthi uma ziwadlela eduze kwawo
 kuyoklayeka imibele.
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 Kuyanconywa-ke ukuthi labo bantu asebengenwe umoya wokuyohIala emalokishini
 nasemadolobheni, bangayibulali imizi yasemakhaya, bafakwe umoya ngesineke wokuba
 bazi ukuthi ukuphela kwezinkomo, kuwukuphela koLimi lwabo nokuyilona dwani
 abangabambelela ngalo emfuleni owemukisa isizwe namasiko aso ukuba siyothenga ilala
 olwandle.
 Izikole zasemakhaya kufanele ziqwashe uma zilalele umlolozelo othi:
 Ngalal' ecansini,
 Icansi langicasula.
 Ngalala embhedeni,
 Umbhede wangibhedela.
 Ngalal'esikhumbeni,
 lsikhumba sangikhumbuz'umama.
 Kulo mlolozelo kuvela ukuthi, noma kungabukana ngamagabelo, icansi nombhede
 kodwa kokubili kuyacasula futhi kuyabheda. Kodwa isikhumba sisala siyisikhumbuzo
 yize inyama isiyadliwa yaphela, amathambo asakhumuzeka aphela kuba yiso
 esikhumbuza bonke abomuzi umbala wenkomo eyahIatshwayo. Ababekhona ihlatshwa
 leyo nkomo bakhumbule ubumnandi benyama yayo, ubumnandi bomhIuzi wayo,
 ubumnandi bemvove yayo, ukumisa kwayo, ukuhIabana kwayo uma ibhekene nezinkomo
 zakweminye imizi. Ukwedlula konke bakhumbule ubisi lwayo uma bencinta kuyo
 njengengane incinta kunina. Bese zisho izingane ngamazwi azo amahIe, amazwi
 angenazono uma zikhona kube ezokweba ushukela hhayi lezi zono zokungalaleli izwi
 likaNkulunkulu zithi isikhumba singikhumbuza umama.
 Kuyanconywa-ke ukuba izinkomo zifuwe ukuze inkumbulo yosizo lwazo lungapheli
 ezinhIiziyweni nasezingqondweni zesizwe. Abadla bedlulisela kwabancane ukuze
 uthando lwezinkomo lwedlulele ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
 Kuyanconywa ukuthi uhIelo lokufundiswa kwezingane ezikoleni kusukela ebangeni
 ; ..
 lokuqala kuze kufike ebangeni leshumi nambili lumbandakanye izinkomo, izingane
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 zifundiswe ngezinkomo. Kusnkela isingumvemve kuze kufike lapho isikhule khona, zazi
 ngemibala yazo, ukumisa kwazo, ukwehlnkaniswa kokukhula kwenkomo yenduna
 neyensikazi. Bafundiswe ukwakha amaziko ukuze izinkomo zabo zibe zinhle.
 Bafundiswe imithetho yokuqhathwa kwezinkunzi, ukuthenwa kwamaduna ukuba abe
 yizinkabi, ukubongwa kwezinkunzi bese befundiswa ukuthandanisa ukubongwa
 kwezinkunzi nokubongwa kwabantu, kusetshenziswa isu lokuphica lapho kusetshenziswa
 isilwane esikhundleni somuntu. UNyembezi, (1958:105) uveza iSilo uDinuzulu
 njengethole kanje:
 Ithole lakokaMsweli,
 Elanyise liguqile.
 UNyembezi, (1958:110) ubuye angathekise iSilo uDinuzulu nenkunzi:
 lnkunz'ebomvu kaShaka
 Babeth'iyahlaba,
 Kant'ithibel'imihlambi yamadoda
 ULuphondo lubomvu nazingazi zamadoda.
 Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi izingane zingafunda lukhulu ekusetshenzisweni kwesu
 lokuqhathanisa, lapho amabutho ezitha efaniswa nemihlambi yezinkomo, lapho
 umkhonto ophathwa yiNkosi ufaniswa nophondo lwenkunzi egwaza ezinye kanti igwaza
 amadoda. Ukwelukwa nokuthandaniswa kwalezi zigigaba kubanakala ukuthothongana
 nokubumbana okumnandi ezindlebeni njengamanothi omculo nakumuntu olalele, kuza
 kunjengamagagasi ahambisana nomculo. Yilokhu kubumba okudala lobu bumtotitoti
 okumele ukuba kuthululwe njengoba kwathululwa uMoya oyiNgcwele kubaFundi
 bakaJesu, kuphefumulelwe ezinganeni zesizwe njengoba uMvelingqangi aphefumulela
 udongwe oluwumuntu ngomphefumulo ophilisayo. Kumelwe zifundiswe kanjalo-ke
 izingane zesizwe.
 Kumele izingane zifundiswe imisebenzi yenkomo njengokuboshelwa kwazo ukuba
 ziyolima amasimu, ukudonsa kwazo isihlibhi uma ziyothutha izigxobo zokwakha isibaya,
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 nokwakhiwa kwesibaya uqobo. Kufanele izingane ziwazi kahle umehluko phakathi
 kwemigoqo nezimpundu. UDonda, (1999:vi) uveza izibongo zikakhokho wakhe
 uMkhuhlane kanje:
 Ungqayingqayi uma ziy'endabeni!
 Umgoq'ovimbela nkomo
 Ziya kwaNdodakazi.
 lzingane zikwejwayele ukujula uma zibona amagama abhalwe ngokufanayo kodwa esho
 izinto ezingafani, njengempundu yesibaya, nempundu eyinyama etholakala esibindini.
 Akungane-zodwa okumele zifundiswe ngezinkomo zokulobola ngoba nabantu abadala
 insema ima ngokhanda etsheni uma bebuzwa ukuthi zihanjiswa kanjani izinkomo
 zokulobola. Kukhona abangamemeza ngezintathu kanti inhlamba leyo ngoba baqonde
 ukuthi lezi zinkomo eziqhutshwa yindoda. Kube liphutha futhi uma umuntu
 ezilinganisile zingeyena ugweje, noma zingugweje abafuni zibe yisikhombisa ngoba
 bathi ayikhonjwa ingane yoMnumzane. Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi noma umuntu eseyolobola
 esebagwemile ogweje ababili isithathu nesikhombisa, kumele abuye aqwashe ukuthi
 imihlandla yezinkomo ayilingani. Kulezi zinsuku lapho sekuthiwa kukhona izinkomo
 zephakethe nemihlandla yazo futhi ayilingani. Konke lokhu izingane kumele
 zikufundiswe, kuguduze umoya wazo, uhlale nazo uBusika ne'Hlobo, umnyma nenyezi,
 imihla ngemihla.
 lzingane kumele zifundiswe zisencane ngemvunulo evela enkomeni njengalena ebizwa
 ngokuthi yiqele. UNyembezi noNxumalo, (1966:2) balichaza kanjena iqele:
 Isigqoko esenziwa ngesikhumba senkonyane,
 ngotshani nangobuhlalu. Iqele libekwa ngenhla
 kwamehlo lijikeleziswe liye lishaye ngezansi
 kwesiphundu.
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 Enye imvunulo ejwayelekile eyenziwa ngesikhumba senkomo yibheshu, isinene
 nesidwaba. Akhona namambatha angenziwa ngesikhumba senkomo kodwa ngokuvama
 enziwa ngendlozi noma ngengwe.
 Kuyanconywa ukuba zibekhona izithombe zezinkomo uma kufundiswa izingane
 ikakhulukazi lezi esezahlala emalokishini nasemadolobheni. Lokhu kungelekelela ukuba
 zikwazi kahle ukumisa kwezinkomo kanye nemibala yazo ukuze kuthi uma ziye
 ezindaweni ezisemakhaya, kube lula ukuqhathanisa izinkomo ezizibone ezithombeni
 nalezo eziphilayo. Ziyosukela lapho ukuze zisebenzise okuyingxenye ukuze zithole
 okupheleleyo. Uma sezikwazi ukukwenza lokhu, izinkande zengqodo ziyokwazi
 ukusebenzisa okukhona ukuze kutholakale okungekho.
 Kuyanconywa ukuba emitatsheni yonke yolwazi kube nendawo lapho kungagcinwa
 khona imvunulo yoMdabu eyakhiwe ngesikhumba ebese kuthi igama lemvunulo
 nemvunulo lilotshwe, ukuze kuthi Iowa odlulayo afike afunde igama aliqhathanise
 nemvunulo, ngoba izingane azisawazi umahluko phakathi kukamangwazana, indumuka
 nomdada. Azisawazi futhi umahluko phakathi kwesinene esejwayelekile, isititi
 nenkaqabeyifuqa. Isiphuku-ke sona asisaziwa nhlobo ngoba abantu sebambatha
 ogampokwe kanye namasholo.
 Uma leli phupho lokwakhiwa komtapo wolwazi onendawo yemvunulo kanye nekolosana
 lemvunulo eyakhiwe ngesikhumba lingake libe yimpumelelo, kungagcina izivakashi
 eziqhamuka emazweni ngamazwe, emagumbini omane omhlaba zizengobuningi zazo
 zizobuka lobu buhle.
 Kuyanconywa-ke ukuba kube nabantu abazoqashwa kulezi zikhungo bacetsliiswe
 ngolwazi olunzulu lwemvunulo, kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinto ezingaba khona zesiZulu
 nkuze bachazele kahle ngesinono nangesinwe lezo zivakashi ngalo mcebo weSintu.
 Knkulo mcebo lapho izinto ezakhiwe ngezandla ziphenduka incombo kumbe
 ingqululwane eheha izivakashi okufanene ithakwe nompe oluwulimi lwesiZulu ukuze
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 izivakashi zithi zifuna ukugwinya imvunulo kanti zizoyithola isishetshwe nolimi
 lwesiZulu, kutholakale ulimi lwesiZulu selugcwele umhlaba wonke.
 Kuyanconywa kakhulu ukuba lolu cwaningo esilushikashika manje hibe yisiqungo
 sesibindi kwabanye abacwaningi, ukuze kuthi lokhu okusele kwenze ukuba kuphume
 ucwaningo olusha ngoba ngesikhumba-nje sisodwa umuntu angabhala kuze kukhathale
 imikhono. Ngenyama-nje yenkomo iyodwa umuntu angagijima esuka enjikweni
 yempunzi aze ayofika kweyenkalanka1a. Ngobisi-nje lulodwa umuntu angasuka
 eMpumaianga aze ayoshona eNtshonaianga. Ngokuhlobana-nje kwenkomo namasiko,
 insila yomuntu, imisebenzi yeSintu nenkolo yeSintu, umuntu angasuka eNingizimu aze
 ayoshona eNyakatho. Ubugimbilikici bempilo obungabukwa umuntu oqhelile enkomeni,
 bungadala inzululwane kube sengathi umuntu ukhwelwe yisithuthwane ashaye intiki
 ngoba akukho noyedwa ongaba nocwaningo oluphelelyo ngenkomo eyedwa, vele inyathi
 igwazwa umuntu wonke anduba iwe.
 6.3 Isiphetho
 Kulolu khalo sizophosa iso elibanzi ocwaningweni lonke. Sizoluqoqa ucwaningo bese
 silunguza isahluko ngesahluko ukuze sibuke ngokunomfiya nokucofiya umsebenzi
 wonke ngothi Iwayo.
 Kulolu cwaningo kuvela imihlabahloso, ubumqoka nobunzulu bemicabango kaZulu
 wayizolo nowanamuhla. Kukulo mkhathi lapho kuhlahlwa khona indlela kusetshenziswa
 umkhombandlela wemicabango yayizolo neyanamuhla ukuze sibe neqiniso lempela
 lokuthi ikusasa lisiphatheleni. Njengoba kuvelile ukuthi zintathu izinto umZulu ?
 angazifela, okuyizwe, abafazi kanye nezinkomo. Izwe ngeke ulithenge ngalutho
 ngaphandle kwegazi. Ngisho uMvelingqangi uqobo walidala izwe wabuye walithenga
 ngegazi leNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa. Yingakho uMvangeli uJohane 3:16 ethi:
 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe
 kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana
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 yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo
 nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi,
 kodwa abenokuphila okuphakade.
 Uvesi 17 waso lesi sahluko 16 uveza ukuthi igazi lenza ukuba izwe lingabe
 lisehlulelwa:
 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kayithumelanga
 iNdodana ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe,
 kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo.
 Ayikho futhi into ongathenga ngayo umfazi ngaphandle kwezinkomo. Uma umuntu
 angake athole ukuthi umuntu weshela umkakhe engafa nokufa ngoba ukhalela okuningi
 okumbandakanya nokuthi izinkomo zikayise zihambele ubala nanokuthi Ie ndoda ifuna
 nkulunguza izingoje zayo. Yikho uNyembezi, (1958:16) ethi:
 Umlunguzi wezingoje
 Izingoje zilunguzelane;
 Owalunguz'ingoje yomfowabo,
 Owalunguz'ingoje kaZivalele.
 Kodwa izinkomo ziyafelwa ngoba iNkosi uShaka wayekhipha impi iyodla izinkomo
 njengoba sibona kuZondi, (1970:13):
 Ngifuna ibutho lamakhehla engizolithumela esigodini
 sikaMjojeni wakwaNgcobo engizwa kuthiwa ufuye
 izinco nezincokazi zekhethelo engithanda ukuzisika
 amahawu ebutho lami elisha elizobuthwa eKwindla. La
 mfo ivaka elikhulu, ngakhoke leli butho lilungile.
 Ngifuna izinsizwa ezine ezizohamba nalo. Wena
 Dingane uyokuma ophonseni lesokuphonsa, uMhlangana
 arne kwelokukhohlwa, bese uJeqe noMbopha berne
 esifubeni sayo. Izinkomo lezo ngizifuna lapha. Impi
 niyoyikhipha kusasa. Ntambama iyochelwa isanusi sami
 esikhulu.
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 Ku-1.2 kuvelile ukuthi inkomo ixhumanisa uMvelingqangi kanye nabantu, kufakazwe
 ngoKrige, (1977:293) lapho athe khona:
 When the officiator has called upon all his ancestors
 and sung the praises of each one that he remembers,
 he jumps and fights the imaginary foe, while the
 people who are present and watching the proceedings
 from outside the cattle kraal, praise him aloud. Next
 he reports to the ancestors what beast he is giving to
 them.
 Kukulo mkhathi lapho kucaca khona ukuthi izinkomo kufanele zihlale zikhona njalo
 ukuze ukuxhumanisa kwazo abantu noMavelakuqala kunganqamuki. Kumele ziphathwe
 kahle njengoba kweluleka uMsimang, (1975.41):
 UZulu ubezithanda futhi ezinakekela izinkomo.
 Umuntu ongazikhathaleli izinkomo bekuba sengathi
 nazo ziyambona. Bezimala isimanga, zibuthukise
 okwezimpukane. Namhlanje kusenjalo.
 Abamnumzane nezinsizwa bezimkhankatha kabi
 urnfana oxosha, agijimise izinkomo. Bekuthiwa
 kasoze abanayo inkomo.
 Ukukhula kwezinkomo kusukela kuqala emvemveni, enkonyaneni, tholeni, eguqeni kuze
 kufike enkomeni endala, kuveza izindlela ezahlukene zokunakekelwa kwenkomo
 ngokwezigaba zayo. Kuvezwe futhi obala ukukhula kobuhle bayo ngesikhathi ikhula
 ngokwebanga layo nanokuthi uma ifa kuleso sigaba ekuso kwenziwani ngesikhumba.
 Alikho-nje ihawu lomvemve kepha likhona ibheshu lomvemve. Asikho isidwaba
 somvemve kodwa isikhumba senkomo endala okwenziwa ngaso isidwaba. Kuyacaca-ke
 kulolu khalo ukuthi nemvunulo ihambisana nezigaba zokukhula kwenkomo.
 Nezaga zihambisana nokukhula kwazo izinkomo njengokuthi nje asikho isaga esithinta
 umvemve ngesizathu sokuthi usuke usemncane kakhulu kodwa kukhona izaga ezithinta
 inkonyane njengalezi: .'
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 ? Umbala ucaca enkonyaneni.
 ? Yawuchitha umuthi inkonyane.
 ? Inkonyane yethuka isisinga.
 ? Inkonyane yeqa lapho kweqe khona unina.
 Knkhona nezaga ezithinta ithole:
 ? Amathole akhethwa konina.
 ? Inkunzi isematholeni.
 Knku1ezi zigaba futhi raphe izibongo zaMakhosi zizungeza khona. UNyembezi,
 (1958:23) uthi:
 Inkonyane ekhwele phezu kwendlu kwaNtombazi
 Bath'iyahlola,
 Kanti yibona bezaz'ukuhlola.
 UNyembezi, (1958:27) uveza iNkosi uShaka njengenkonyana yenkomo uma ethi:
 Umasengomahle, inkonyana yenkomo,
 Kwangixak'ukukhaba kwalenkomo,
 Yakhab'osengayo, yadel'umbambi.
 Kule migqa iNkosi uShaka ufaniswa nenkonyana encane nedelelekile. Ekwedelelekeni
 kwakhe kwatholakala ukuthi akakhahleli njengenkomo yona evathela ibhekise emuva
 uma isengwa, ikhahlele lowo obambe intambo, kodwa lena ikhahlela oyisengayo. Kusho
 ukuthi Ie nkomo ikhahlelisa okomuntu yena okhahlela abhekise phambili,
 UNyembezi, (1958: 110) uthi:
 ;:,
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 Eziqond'oThaka kuNkosiluhlaza.
 Wath' ukub'uflk'o'Ihaka,
 Kwath'iBhunu uPotolozi
 Wakuthwes'isigqoko,
 Kwath'isigqoko sakufanela
 Wena nkonyane kaPhunga noMageba.
 Kukhona amanembe ezibongo axhumanisa iNkosi nethole. UNyembezi, (1958:105):
 Ithole laIokaMsweli
 Elanyisa liguqile.
 UNyembezi, (1958:50) uthi:
 Ithol'elinsizwa lakokaDonda
 Elihambe liwakhahlel'amany'amathole,
 Izingazi zaphuma ngamaphumulo,
 Ngoba likhahlel'elakwaBulawayo,
 Lakhahlel'uMagaye kaDibandlela
 Lakhahlel'uMadlanga waseKuvukeni.
 Kutholakele ukuthi izinkomo azidatshulwa umuntu ozilile ngoba lezo zinkomo
 ziyofelwa. KwatholakaIa ukuthi umlobokazi akangeni esibayeni uma efuna ukusinda
 uthumela izingane ukuba zimlandele ubulongwe esibayeni. Uma ingane ishingile uma
 isize yangena esibayeni akabe esayilandela Iowa ofuna ukuyibamba ayishaye.
 Kubonakele ukuthi ukudla okuphambili kakhulu inyama yenkomo. Kulokhu uKrige,
 (1977:55) uthi:
 Best of all food the Zulus loves his meat. Meat
 is eaten on great occasions only: when a sacrifice
 has been made; an important event celebrated of
 a highly honoured guest welcomed.
 lnyama-ke yayitholakaIa kaInla ngoba izinkomo zazifuyiwe njengoba inyama isithengwa
 emasilaheni-nje isimba eqolo. Yikho abantu baze bahlabelele bathi:
 .--'
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 ?
,
 Waqoba amaqath'arnancane
 Sengath.'Irryam'ithengwa nguwe.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi leli culo lihlatshelelwe ngemva kokuba izinkomo seziyingcosana,
 abantu sebehlala njalo behashukile bengazi ukuthi bazawuthathani baxube nani. lsimo
 sesibuyele ekutheni inyama inyama ngokunyamalala.
 Kuvela kanjalo ukuthi noma iqatha Ienyama liwile kodwa kuthiwe inyama ikhokhobile,
 balicoshe balidle nenhlabathi linjalo. Ufakaza lokho uNtuIi noNtuIi, (1986:120):
 l.okhu kuthanr
 ngenyama ngc
 (1978:55) ethi:
 Uma abadala bethi inyama kayingcoli noma
 iwele emhlabathini, baqinisile. Iwa qede
 ngiyicoshe, ngiyithintithe ngiyidle ngoba
 ayiwanga ikhokhobile. Uma iwile iwe
 ngoboya.
 Yebo, ngabakhahlelisa ngempundulu,
 Ngabajuqa ngosinga lwemamba,
 Ngabadlisa ngotshwala nenyama,
 Basho ngaphansi nangaphezulu.
 ikubulala umuntu umdlisa
 :thandeka. Yikho uNtuli,
 Okunye inkomo ethandelwa khona ubisi. Ubungako bobisi oIusengwa enkomeni oludala
 umehluko phakathi kukanondlini kumbe ihinikazi kanye nesigqala. Kulapho uDonda,
 (1977:4) athi:
 Jnkorno-ke ithandelwa ubisi Iwayo. Amasi
 ayayixosha indlala. Abafana babuya
 sebewaqhuba amahinikazi, onondlini kumbe
 izinsengwakazi zakwabo. Izigqala bagcina ngazo
 ngoba azinalubisi kanti futhi zinemibele elukhuni
 Ubisi luthandelwa amasi, izaqheqhe kanye nomlaza. Kuvelile ukuthi umlaza
 uyasetshenziswa ekuchatheni ingane enenyoni kodwa uMsimang, (sa:46) uveza umlaza
 usetshenziswe ekuxubeni umuthi othathwe kuZangaza:
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 1.0 muthi uSigonyagonya MaSibisi. umuthi warni
 onzima. Usigonyagonya induku yomthakathi. Hi 
hi! Uma uke wawuxuba nomlaza wawuphuzisa
 umuntu, umjuqa amathubu, afe umshubu
 omnyama.
 Ngesikhathi imizi isafuye yonke kwaZu1u abantu babezishika ngamasi, uze afakaze
 uKrige, (1977:55) athi:
 The mainstay of the Zulu diet is arnasi of
 cards of milk.
 UMsimang, (1975:118) uma ebuka arnasi ingqondo yakhe igajwa ubunkondlo qede
 kugobhoze umthombo wobumbongi kanje:
 Sawubona Ntomb'emhlophe!
 Sawubona Cisha bakhale!
 Sawubona Ndwamba shelele!
 Wena othandwa abadala nabancane.
 Uyinqaba wena ngoba awudliwa burne,
 Awudliwa kufiwe,
 Awudliwa liduma,
 Kanti uzilwa nangabalandakazi.
 Mphimbo phepha ngafa izagila,
 Ngafa ukwapunana,
 Wo! Umnandi masi.
 Ngokusigcoba izinhliziyo zethu!
 Ukwenza samuntu nokungathekisa okusetshenziswe emasini kwenza ukuba
 nobengawanakile nokuthi arnasi arnqoka kangaka, avule amehlo.
 Ukukhula ko1imi 1wesiZulu ngenxa yokusetshenziswa kwamagama asondelene namasi
 kuyamangalisa Ukubunjwa kwezinkamba zokudle1a amasi ezehlukile komancishana
 nasezindiweni ezinye, zithi izinkamba zibekwe zonke umuntu akwazi ukulukhetha
 oIwarnasi, kwenza ulimi 1ukhule.
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,
 Ukwehlukaniswa kwezinkezo kubonakale ukuthi isixwembe lesi ukhezo lolu kwenza
 abantu bakwazi ukuqondisisa nokwehlusa izinto. Kudela owaziyo ukuthi ukuba amasi
 ayengekho laliyovela kuphi igama elithi isampontshi. Kwalona ithunga-nje namansumpa
 alo ingabe kwakuyovela kuphi. Kuyacaca ukuthi isaga esithi, "Selidumela
 emansumpeni" sasingeke sibekhona.
 Imithetho yokudliwa kwamasi ikubalula kahle ukubaluleka kwawo. Yikho uDonda,
 (1977:4) ethi:
 Akuphiswana ngamasi ngoba komunye
 umnzi abafana bayosuke bawadle
 bengaqosheme. Yingozi-ke !eyo ngoba
 ziyophuza ukukhwelwa lezo zinkomo.
 Kumele ukuthi uma umuntu ebethele umuzi wakhe aqikelele ukuthi nesibaya siyaqiniswa
 ukuze kungangeni izindangala zisenge izinkomo. Ngenxa yokubaluleka kwamasi, ngisho
 nabathakathi uqobo abazithandi izimfene ngoba nezabo izinkomo ngeke ziyeke
 ukuzisenga bese kukIayekaimibele. Yikho uNtuli, 1978:55) ethi:
 Sebengenezela kodwa, Nkosi:
 Bangibophel'amanqin' enyathi,
 Bath'indangala nayo ngeyami
 Eseng'izinkomo zabo.
 Kuyavela futhi ukuthi imibala yezinkomo ineqhaza elibalulekile ekusikweni kwamahawu
 amabutho ngoba umbala wamahawu ohlusa ibutho kwelinye. UKrige, (1977:263)
 There were regiments with balck and white
 shields, with black patches, and so on, so that
 when the regiments were dancing or going
 through other military evolutions, this uniformity
 must have been striking. Far more impressive
 than their shields, however, must have been their
 regimental dress, which in many instances was
 extremely rich and beautiful...
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 Imvunulo eyenziwa ngesikhumba imbandakanya imvunulo yomama eyejwayelekile,
 umnenezo, ingcayi, isidwaba kanye nesiphuku. Yiyo kanye Ie mvunulo ebabeka
 emazingeni abafanele.
 Imvunulo yabesilisa embandakanya iqele, umgaxo, isiphenama, isinene, yihawu
 yibheshu, igqibo, umbhelenja kanye nomklezo kubenza bahlobe baconse bathi co.
 Ukubaluleka kwesiphuku ukuthi singembathwa yinoma ngubani ngenxa yokuthi senziwe
 ngesikhumba asigugi. Yikho uDlamini, (2007) esibuka njengesimbelambefa sesimakade:
 Ngiyafunga ngiyagomela ngithi:
 Ayikho ingubo emhlabeni wonke jikelele engaphezu
 kwesiphuku. Asigugi futhi sihIala iminyakanyaka
 sembathwe yizizukulwane. Lokho ngeke ukubone
 kulezi zingubo zesimanje manje uyiwasha kanye
 bese ikhanya ngale maqedane ivithike iphele nya.
 Enye into eyeuziwa ugesixnumua seusomo yumgxauulela. UGumede, (2000)
 noMsimang, (1975:199) bayavumelana ngoknthi izingxabulela azizintsha kwaZulu. Yizo
 ezazibalamulela uknba bangahlatshwa ameva baqhuzuke kalula ematsheni noma babe
 yizisulu zongqoqwane nombayiyana. ISilo uShaka knphela esabona uknthi isizwe
 asihlukane nezinxabulela, izixuthuba kumbe izicathulo. URitter, (1955:82) uveza uShaka
 ezikhulumela yena namabutho etthi:
 My children, it has come to my ears that some of you have
 dainty feet and that has sorely grieved my heart. In my
 fatherly kindness I have decided to help you to harden your
 feet sothat you will never have occasion again to complain
 about them. the parade ground has therefore been strewn
 with nkunzanas which you will proceed to stamp out of site
 with your bare feet. Now, my children, It is my will that
 you should do this with gusto, to prove how gladly you obey
 my commands. Those who hesitate, who stamp gingerly,
 will be disobedient to my commands, and disobedience
 merits death. My slayers are at hand. Now go to it with a
 will. --.
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 UKrige, (1977:263) uvumelana noMsimang, (1975:200) ukuthi izingxabulela azisekho 
nje futhi azisaziwa-nje yingoba uShaka aziqeda ngoba ekholwa wukuthi zehlisa ijubane
 emabuthweni kanye nokuthi amabutho eyehluleka ukuhambela phezulu.
 Kuvelile kulolu cwaningo ukuthi inkomo yiyona mgogodla wesiko. UMsimang, (1982:9)
 uveza ukuthi abaNtwana beNkosi uma bezelwe bakhungwa ngezinkomo. Lokhu kulisiko
 elaziwayo:
 INdlunkulu yayingaphandle kwesibaya kunye
 nabazanyana abaphethe abantwana. Abafana
 bangenisa izinkama, uJama wayesebakhunga
 abantwana. Waqala ngaMkabayi, wamkhunga
 ngogebedula lwenkone, wayeseza kuMmama
 wamkhunga ngesiqengqe esimaqanda
 kawayiba. Wayejuba ukuba kubulawe ezinye
 izinkabi ezine ukuze abantu badle benele,
 wajuba futhi ukuba umhlabi nomhlinzi
 wezinkomo enze umsebenzi wakhe. Uthe
 esuka wabe esecela ulruba umntwana
 uNkwelo abe yiso lakhe, yena wabe esebuyela
 endlini.
 Ukusetshenziswa kwenkamo lruqhubeka nentombazane uma yemuliswa ngaba
 liyadingeka igazi layo nenyango yayo ukuze lruphanjwe ngayo lowo osuke emuliswa.
 Kuyinto engafihliwe ukuthi umuntu wesilisa kuthiwa uyindada ngenxa yokuba
 nezinkomo. lifakaza lakha ihubo elilru 3.1 ikhasi 98 elithi:
 Ubuhle bendoda zinkoma zaya,
 Zungalibali ntombazane!
 Lethu'irnali yami!
 Leth'imali yami!
 Uz'uziphathe kakuhle
 Emzini wakho ntombazane.
 Leth'imali yami!
 Leth'imali yami!
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 Kucaca ukuthi indoda noma ingabambi kepha uma inezinkomo iphenduka ibenhle.
 Umsebenzi omkhulu wezinkomo ukulobola, Uthando phakathi kwentombi nensizwa
 luqhutshwa ngokuba labo abathandanayo balobolane bathathane, kuphele nya ukuba
 yinsizwa nentombi, bakhe umuzi, babe yindoda nomfazi baze babusiswe odwendweni
 lwabo kuthiwe:
 Ziyakhuleka izinkomo zikababa,
 zikhuleka ngebomvu ukuze balale
 bebabili bavuke bebathathu.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi izingane ezizalwe abazali beganene zinesibusiso, zinomlando
 omuhle. Azinayo imilanjwana engaphelele ngoba lezo azikhulekelwanga ngebomvu
 noma bengalala bebabili bavuke bebathathu. Lokho akulandelwa imililizelo nenhlokomo
 yenjabulo kodwa kulandelwa wukukhononda, ukukhombana ngeminwe neziqalekiso.
 Isuke iqalekisiwe inkomo yesidikli noma bangaze bayidle kodwa badla inhlamba ngoba
 ingezamagceke, umbhubuzo noma isidikli sibuye sibizwe ngesihlunywana okuyinhlamba
 enkulu.
 Ubuciko obulandelwa umkhongi bokugcina engqondweni imibala yezinkomo
 azomememeza ngazo, buthi bandisa ubungoti, ubuchwephesha nobunyoninco besfZulu
 bube buletha ubuchule bokubeka ngesinwe amagama aqotho esiZulu. Kusezinkomeni
 zokulobola lapho isiZulu siceba ngamagama amasha njengamabheka ahlabelela ngawo
 uMahlathini Nkabinde uma ethi:
 Inkomo zami zamabheka,
 Inkomo zami zabaleka.
 Ngiyazifun,inkomo zami,
 Ezamabheka.
 Inkomo zami zamabheka,
 Inkomo zami zabaleka.
 Ngiyazifun'inkomo zami,
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 Ezamabheka.
 Kuyadabukisa ukuthi kuIezi zinsuku lapho izinkomo sezinciphe kangaka, abantu
 bengasazi umehluko phakathi kwenkone nenco, bayakwazi yini ukuthi yini amabheka
 ngoba noMahlathini akawachazanga ehubeni lakhe ngoba wathatha ngokuthi ayinto
 eyaziwayo. Ukuhlaziya amabheka ukunomfiya lapho kuzovela khona imvuma, ingquthu,
 umbeka kumbe udondolo kanye nazo zonke lezi ezinye zokwakha ubuhlobo. Kuyaeacisa
 kahle ukuthi umfana uthi ekhula ebe andisa izinkomo ayolobola ngazo. Intombazane
 nayo ithi ikhula ibe iziphatha kahle ingakufihli ukuthi yeluse isibaya sikayise ukuze
 singafohlwa amankengane, izihambakubi kanye nemikhenkethe ehlala njalo ilobiza,
 ilobizela izinto okungezona ezayo kodwa engazithola ngezinkomo zoyise kuphela.
 Kuyabonakala-ke ukuthi njengoba ezwern lempucuko yaseNtshonalanga
 neyaseMpumalanga, imali ikhuluma zonke izilimi, e-Afrika inkomo ikhuluma zonke
 izilimi.
 Uma kukhona okwehlele umuzi njengokuthi kubekhona odlulele kwelabaphansi,
 umuzi wonke ugezwa ngenkomo. Uma kutholakale indoda eyisidikiselo, Iowa mfazi
 ongongomelweyo uthunyelwa kubo ukuba ayolanda inkomo yokuhlawula. Uma
 intombazane ihlatshwe wuthi, umuzi ugezwa ngengezamagceke noma isidikli.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi igazi lenkomo, umswani wayo kanye nenyongo yayo, yikhona
 okushanela kwesuse wonke amashwa abelethwe yizenzo ezimbi phakathi kwekhaya.
 Kunensolo yokuthi isono sokuphinga siyefana njengoba umfazi ophingileyo kuthiwe
 akahlawule kushiya umbuzo wokuthi, indoda iwuhlawula ngani umuzi wayo uma isuke
 kuwo yayophinga ngaphandle. Yebo, iyahlawula lapho kulowo muzi enomfazi ephinge
 naye khona kodwa kulona okayise kuba sengathi yenze into enhle ngoba ayiwuhlawuli
 futhi ayiwuhlanzi. Lokhu kufana necala lokukhulelisana kwabantu bengaganene, umuntu ?
 ohlawulayo indoda. UMsimang, (1982:128) uveza ingwijikhwebu lapho uSenzangakhona
 ekhulelise uNandi kodwa uMudli icala walibeka kuNandi. Uma esezawukufa uMudli
 amaqiniso abuya njengoba enjalo:
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 Empeleni yena wayengamzondi uNandi kuphelanje
 wayezonda ihlazo. UNandi noSenzangakhona
 babelazisile ngokuthandana beyizihlobo, bayasuka
 lapho sebeyakhulelisana bengakaganani. Nokho
 useyabona manje ukuthi wenzelela uMudli. Wathatha
 lonke icala walethwesa uNandi kanti uSenzangakhona
 naye wonile.
 Imicimbi yonke yakoMkhulu kusnkela umntwana ezelwe, ekhuliswa, ebekwa
 ebuKhosini, ebusa egcina yonke imicimbi yesizwe, konke kwenziwa ngezinkomo.
 Ukukhothama kweNkosi, ukutshalwa kwayo, ihlambo layo, ukubuyiswa kwayo konke
 kwenziwa ngezinkomo. Uknzila kwesimame nokukhumula kwabo kwenziwa
 ngezinkomo. Ngakho-ke impilo yonke izungeza enkomeni.
 Ukugonywa kwamabutho uma elungiselelwa ukuya empini, inkunzi emnyama iyasontwa,
 ibengwe, yosiwe. Yile, mibengo ebhilwa ngemithi ukuze leyo ukunzi ivuke uma
 sebesempini ibelekelele ukugwaza izitha zabo. Uma kuyiwa empini kwakuhloswe khona
 belu ukulanda izinkomo, yingakho imbongi yeNkosi uShaka kuNyembezi, (1958:24) ithi:
 Okhangel' ezansi naMadungela,
 Kwaye kwalandela nezikaMafongosi,
 Ebezisengwa yindiki yakwaMavela.
 Kwakungasakhali nkomo kwaNtombazane
 Inkomo yayisikhala kwaBulawayo.
 Yiyo kanye Ie nto eyayenza abantu abathathelwe izinkomo bagushe bazozilanda ngempi
 nabo. Imbongi yeNkosi uShaka kuNyembezi, (1958:25) ubalula ukuthi izinkomo
 ziyindaba egudwni ziza zikhungele imikhonto emashobeni azo:
 Izinkomo zabantu inkelenkele,
 Zikhungel'izingob'emashobeni.
 Uma kuphuma impi amabutho ayephatha umphako oyinyama yezinkomo ngethemba
 lokuthi eziningi ayozithola phambili abuye nazo. UNyembezi, (1958:66) uthi:
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 Nkomo zay'eHluhluwe zabuyelela,
 Zabuya sezinembali yamazwi.
 Nkomo zakhuphuka zithwel'iNingizimu
 Nangezimpondo,
 Ziyabuya sezithwel'iNyakatho
 Nangezimpondo.
 Kucacile ukuthi izinkomo zehlukene ngokumisa kwazo kanye nemibala yazoo Kukulolu
 khalo lapho kubonakala khona ukuthi izitho zazo zibaluleke kangakanani.
 Ukumisa kwenkomo kugcina kuyenze yabizwa ngakho ukumisa kwayo. Kukulo mkhathi
 lapho sithola UMsimang, (sa:83) ebiza uhodoba nomthakathi ngenkunzi emdlovu aze
 ayiphe ngisho izibongo imbala:
 Ushishiliza kwelimaholo limhlabe limbhedule?
 Inkunzi emdlovu, inkunzi emise kabi. Inkunzi
 eyabuzwa amadoda okhalweni athi: " Bafana,
 inkunzi yakini ihIaba kanjani lokhu imise
 yabhekisa phansi." Bathi abafana: "Ihlaba
 ibhekise phansi njengokumisa kwayo.
 Lapha uMsimang (s.a.) usebenzise ukwenza salilwane nokungathekisa ebuka isenzo
 sikaZangaza sokuhlela imindeni eminingi ngekhubalo nokwenza ukuthi abantu bahlale
 bemba amagodi bengaphumuli, bagqibe kuze kukhathale imikhono ngoba umthakathi
 uthakatha emini, athakathe ekuseni, athakathe ntarnbama, athakathe ebusuku ngoba
 nkumisa kwenkunzi emdlovu akunqamuki futhi akuhambisani nezikhathi. Ukumisa
 kwayo iyokulahla ekufeni lapho izimpondo zayo : seziyosetshenziselwa eminye
 imisebenzi njengokuchatha nokulumeka. Kanjalo nomthakathi nezikhwama zakhe
 uyoziIahla ekufeni. UGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:27) babona iSilo uZwelithini
 njengovava Iwenkunzi:
 Uvava Iwenkunzi yakithi kwaKhethomthandayo
 Ayigweb'ichoma ngazo zombili.
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 Uma inkomo iluvava izimpondo zayo zombili zisuke zime zabheka phezulu futhi zicije
 njengenungu. Kuyabonakala-ke uknthi iSilo sikhaliphe ngandlela zonke, izitha zaso
 zizichoma njalo-nje iSilo siphumelele njalo.
 Kucace bha uknthi imibala yezinkomo ibambe iqhaza elikhulu eknthuthukiseni ulimi
 IwesiZulu. Imibala yonke yamahawn, oknyiyona amabutho ayehlukaniswa ngayo
 ayayibalula imibala yezinkomo. Kuyaziwa uknthi umbala omhlophe
 wenyonikayiphumuli owabaNtwana baseNdlunknlu. Kwaknbonakala ngombala uknthi
 yiliphi lela butho. Yimibala ngqo eyenza uknba imbongi yeSilo uShaka kuNyembezi,
 (1958:25) ibalule amabutho asala emva komuzi eKuqobeleni:
 Izul'elidum'emva komuz'eKuqobekeni,
 Laduma lazithatha'izihlangu zamaPhela.
 Wamudl'uNomhlanjana ezalwa nguZwid'ema 
Pheleni;
 Wamudl'uNqabeni ezalwa nguZwide'emaPheleni.
 Wamudi'uMpepha ezalwa nguZwid'emaPheleni.
 Wamudl'uDayingubo ezalwa nguZwid' emaPheleni.
 Wamudl'uNombengula ezalwa nguZwid'emaPheleni.
 Wamudl 'uMdandazi ezalwa nguGaq'emaPheleni.
 Wamudl'uMntimona ezalwa nguGaq'emaPheleni.
 Wadl'uMpondophumelakwezind'emaPheleni.
 Wamudl'uNdengezimashumi emaPheleni.
 Wamudl'uNozigaba ka'Thatho.
 Wamudl'uNkayishana eCwecweni.
 Buya Mgengi,indaba,usuyenzile,
 UZwid'umphendul'isigcwelegcwele,
 Namuhla futh'usuphendul'indodana.
 Le mpi oknkhulunywa ngayo lapha knthiwa impi yakwaGqokIi eyalwa ngonyaka we 
1816. UMsimang, (1982:136) ufakaza uknthi ibutho lamaPhela laphela nya njengegama
 lalo kwangasala noyedwa. Izihlangu zalo zasala zilucaca phansi. Le mpi uMkabayi
 wayeyibuka ngamehlo:
 .-.
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,
 Nangempela leyo mpi yalwa uMkabayi eyibheke ngamehIo. Beza
 abakwaNdwandwe beyizigayigayi kodwa wabadiliza uZulu. Babe
 bathe bayayiwela iMfolozi waphika uZulu, wabahIehIisa. BahrehIa
 njalo abanye sebephenduke ukudia kwezingwenya phakathi emfuleni.
 Yalwa laze lashona lathi nya kanti iqale liphuma lithi chaphashi.
 Kwathi kuhwalala yayigqibuka okokuphela ekaZwide. Igqibuka
 njalo ishiya izinkulungwane ngezinkulungwane ezisele kulempi.
 Igqibuka njalo usesele umholi wayo, uNomhIanjana kaZwide.
 Igqibuka njalo kusele amanye amadodana kaZwide amane. Ibutho
 lamaPhela lana kusengathi uShaka ubelisongele. Life laphela lathi nya.
 Ibutho elihIulwayo empini kubalulwa ngawo umbala wezihIangu. Yingakho imbongi
 kuNyembezi, (1958:65) ithi:
 Izul'elidume phezu KwaMaqongq'omabili,
 Laduma lazithath' izihlangu zoMbelebele;
 Lazithath'izihlangu zikaBulawayo,
 Lazithath' izihlangu zeZinyosi;
 Lazithath'izihlangu zoDiambedlu
 Lazithath'izihlangu zikaNomdayana;
 Lazithath'izihlangu zoMgumanqa.
 Amabutho ayisithupha abalwe lapha abonisa ngokusobala ukuthi iNkosi uDingane
 wakholiseka ngokufa kwamabutho ayisithupha ngesikhathi esisodwa, kuyileyo naleyo
 nsizwa ilala ngohlangothi Janke lwenkomo okuyisihIangu sayo, kushaywa sengathi
 izinkomo okufanele zibavikele aziwenzanga umsebenzi wazo.
 Omunye umsebenzi wemibala yezinkomo
 eyomemeza lapho eyolobola khona.
 ukuba isetshenziswe uma umkhongi
 ?
 Izibongo zaMakhosi zike ziyisebenzise kakhulu imibala yezinkomo uma ziqonde
 ukubalula ibala leNkosi. Ibala leNkosi uCetshwayo eliluhIaza Iivezwa yimbongi
 njengenzima okuyinkomo emnyama. KuNyembezi, (1958:83):
 ;.-.
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,
 Inzima lemnyama,
 Engabubende bengonyama;
 Ibiqhutshwa uMseleni benoNongalaza,
 Beth'ifanel'ukusikw'izihlangu
 EMkhweyantaba,
 Batbi, Iyekeni,
 Ubumnyama bayo buyesabeka,
 Ifanel'ukuyakucel'imvula
 KuNkosinkulu.
 Imibala yezinkomo ilucebisile ulimi IwesiZulu njengoba kunamagama ezinkomo avele
 ngenxa yemibala yazo njengombungu, amaqandakawayiba, amatshehlathi,
 inyonikayiphumuli, intenjane, urnzondo, inzima, imvubamabele, izikhalazemithi, inco,
 inkone, insiphozamabele, amaqandakacilo, umtshezi, indlivaliwe, amalanda neminye.
 Ukuhlinza inkomo kusukela ekuyatheni, kukhishwe izitho kuze kuhlahlelwe inhloko
 uqobo, kuthi kwelekelela ukuthi abantu bazwane kube kwandisa ulimi IwesiZulu kolunye
 uhlangothi, kuluqinisa, kuluyolisa, kuluqongisa, kuludlondlobalisa, kulunothisa ukuze
 kwande izigqizo zalo.
 Yilolu lwazi lokuhlinza oseluncipha manje. UMsimang, (1975:130) ukubeka
 ngokungananazi ukuthi ukuhlinza akuyona into.kanoma wubani:
 Ukukhipha izitho lokhu akusiyo into engenziwa
 noma ubani njena. Kepha inezinyanga zayo
 ezihloniphekile. Ngisho khona ezikhathini
 zawokhokho akuzange kwaba yinto elula
 nakancane. Umuntu onephimbo lokukhipha
 izitho ubehlonishwa. Ngisho esegugile,
 ubelandwa khona esezihlalele ebandla
 noMnurnzane kuthiwe akazokhombisa
 izinsizwa, zifunde kuye. Yileso naleso sitho
 siyahlonishwa ukuze umsebenzi
 uhlonipheke.
 Kukulo mkhakha Iapho sehlukanisa khona izitho zangaphandle nezangaphakathi
 nanokuthi kubonakaIe ukuthi amantshontsho angacoshakala kanjani.
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 Lolu cwaningo lubuye lwaveza ukusetshenziswa kwezisho ezizungeza enkomeni
 njengalesi sisho esilandelayo:
 Ukuba yinkomo.
 Lesi sisho siqondaniswa nomfana ongakwazi ukudlala ibhola kahle okuyisu lokuphica
 lapho into eyisilwane yenziwa umuntu. UDonda, (1997:12) usifakazela kanjena lesi
 sisho:
 Abadlali bebhola likanobhutshuzwayo bambiza ngenkomo
 umdlali oyisahluleki. Abanye abadlali baqala bayizahluleki,
 emva kwesikhathi badlondlobale. lzibongo zobunkomo
 ababephiwe zona beseyizahluleki azibe zisaphela. Ngo-1972
 kwakunomdlali weVaal Professionals babembiza ngenkunzi
 yenkomo, "The Bull". kungenzeka ukuthi uSimon "The
 Bull" Lehoko waqala eyisahluleki kepha wagcina eseyinsika
 emuva eqenjini lakhe. Ngo-I978 waya kuKaizer Chiefs
 waba yinkunzi yomdlali. Kukhona futhi umdlali
 owayemncane owadlalela amaZulu F.C. ngoI973-1975.
 Lowo kwakungu-Amon "Dancing Shoes" Shamase.
 lziwengu zoSuthu zazibuye zimbize ngokuthi yinkonyane.
 Kukhona isisho lapho igama elithi inkomo leqiwe khona njengokuthi:
 Ukusenga ezimithi.
 Kulesi sisho igama inkomo leqiwe kufanele ngabe kuthiwa ukusenga (izinkomo)
 ezirnithi. Lokhu kuchaza ukuhubhuza amanga umuntu abholoze ilumbo awahlanekezele
 okokuphela amaqiniso?.
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 Sikhona futhi isisho esibhanqanisa ndawonye izinkomo njengesithi:
 Ukusenga inkomo nenkonyane.
 Kokubili inkomo nenkonyane yizinkomo. Inkomo ifihla ukuthi yinkomazi, inkonyane
 lifihIa ukuthi lizalwa yiyo Ie nkomazi. Isizathu esidala kufihlwe ukuthi vele kuyihlazo
 ukuba owesilisa asobozele ingane nonina wayo.
 Kulo loIn cwaningo kwelameleka ukusetshenziswa kwezaga eziphatha izinkomo.
 Ezageni ezithinta ufuzo njengalezi:
 Umbala ucaca enkonyaneni.
 Inkonyane yeqa lapha kweqe khona unina.
 Inzimakazi izala iIungakazi.
 KuyabonakaIa ukuthi ingane ifuze unina ngenxa yokuthi inzimakazi yinkomazi kodwa
 lesi esithi umbala ucaca enkonyaneni sikhomba ukuthi ingane ifuze uyise, sisetshenziswa
 ikakhulukazi uma insizwa igqekeze isibaya sendoda maqedane yaphika yalala
 ngomhlane. Abadala bamane bamtshele ukuthi umbala uzocaca enkonyaneni.
 Zikhona ezinye izaga ezithinta ukuxhumana phakathi kwenkomo nomuntu njengokuthi
 ikhotha eyikhothayo engayikhothi iyayikhahlela. Lapha kuvezwa ubungane nokuthi
 imikhombe iyenanana nanokuthi unya Iwabasha luyaphindana, olwezaIukazi luphindana
 ngogwayi.
 Isaga esithi ayimithi ingaphindwanga sihambisana nokuthi indoda ayihlatshwa
 ngamkhonto munye okusho ukuthi ake ungiphinde futhi.
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 Kulolu cwaningo kubuye kwavela nezahho ezithinta izinkomo njengalesi esitholakala
 kuDonda, (1999:130):
 Iyodl'izinkorno!
 Induna yezinkomo, iyodI'izinkorno!
 Iyodl'izinkomo!
 Induna yezinkomo, iyodl'izinkomo!
 Lokhu kucacisa iqiniso elaziwayo lokuthi uma umuntu elahlwe yicala enkundleni
 yamacala, wagwetshwa ukuthi kufanele akhokhe inkomo noma izinkomo, induna
 yezinkomo okuyisikhonzi iya ediphini iyozishaya izidle.
 UbunkondIo obuzungeza enkomeni buqala ingane isencane ingakakwazi nokukhuluma
 lapho ilalela imilolozelo esuke yenzelwa ukuba ilolozeleke, ilale, iyeke ukukhala.
 UMsirnang,(1987:6) usipha 10mIolozelo:
 Thula mntwana!
 Thula mntwana!
 Thula nsizw' endala;
 Arnathol' aphumile,
 Abafan'ethafeni,
 Nampa balusile,
 Thula nsizw' endala.
 Into laba abasho 10 mIolozelo abaqonde ukuyigqisha engqonjwaneni encane eyokuthi Ie
 ngane ayithule ingakhali ngoba amathole aphumile, abafana ethafeni belusile ngakho
 izinkomo zikhona aziphangwangwa yizitha kusazosengwa ithole ubisi, idle namasi.
 Lokho kufanele ukuba kumduduze, kumthunduzele alale ubuthongo obuhle ngoba
 izinkorno zakwabo ziphephile. Lokhu bakwenzela ukuba ingane ikhule yazi ukuthi
 inkomo yinto yokufelwa. Le ngane incane kodwa bayibiza ngensizwa endala bebikezela
 ukuthi iyothi isindala inake amagugu esizwe okuyizinkomo.
 Vma knphenywa amabhuku ezinkondlo zesimanje, UMkhize, (1980:10) usikhumbulile
 uma eIoba Ie migqa elandelayo:
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Okungamathole kwe!ll!ma~!ll!
 Kungqabashiyela ukwephula ukhezo,
 Kukhonye izinsengwakazi "Lwephuka ukhezo"
 lidume kuthi qibu amakhowe!
 Konje nina malina nithi
 Liletha umkhuhIane.
 Lapha kubonakaIa ukugqanqula nokungqabashiya kwamathole eqonde ukuyokwanyisa.
 Ukwanyisa kwawo kusho ukwaphuka kokhezo nanokuncipha kwamasi ekhaya.
 Ifanamsindo elikule migqa emibili yokuqaIa:
 Okungamathole kwe!ll!ma~n!ll!
 Kungqabashiyela ukwephula ukhezo,
 Le misindo ikhomba kahIe ukuthintana kwezinselo zethole nomhIabathi. Labo
 ngwaqabathwa basikhumbuza abaThwa belaIele umsindo wezinyamazane ezahIukene
 ukuze bazi kahIe ukuthi yiyona yiphi abazoyizingela. Kule migqa kutshengisa
 ngokusobaIa ukuthi ithole leli ngoba inkonyane ingegqanqule kanje, umvemve
 ungegqanqule kanje, umthantikazi ungegqanqule kanje. UMkhize, (1980:19) uveza Ie
 migqa:
 UzaIelwe emkhonjeni wezinkomo,
 Pho uqholwe ngamakha mani?
 Lokhu kunyakaza izizwe zonke ngothando
 Kuzamazama izinkanyezi.
 Kuyona yomine Ie migqa thina sibaIula owokuqaIa ngoba uveza ukuthi iNdodana
 ?yobongekayo uMvelingqangi, uIDanga, yazaIelwa emkhombeni wezinkomo. Impela
 iNdodana kaOotho ngeyasemqubeni. Izalwa njengenkonyane okufanele ukuba ikhothwe
 unina kodwa unina wayengenawo umlomo olingana nowenkomo kanye nolimi olufana
 nolwenkomo. KuyabonakaIa ukuthi ukuvikeleka kwakhe ngokuba abaIekiselwe
 eGibhithe, wayefana nenkonyane eboshwe ngesisinga, ikhethiwe, yasuswa kwamanye
 amankonyane. Imisebenzi yonke ayenza yamandIa kaNkuIunkulu ifana nokugqanqula
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 kwethole litshekula litshakadula l~qonela amanye. Ukufa kwayo iNdodana yomuntu
 kwafana nokuhlatshwa ngoba ayizendlalelanga.
 Kugqamile kuloln cwaningo ukuthi abantu babuye bahube ngazo izinkomo. Kukhona
 ihubo elibona iNkosi njengenkonyane kaNdaba ehubeni elithi:
 Wenkonyane kaNdaba!
 Kwanyakaz'imikhonto,
 Wenkonyane kaNdaba.
 Lapha kuvezwa ukuthi iNkosi ebusayo iyinkonyane lenkunzi endala, Kuyabonakala
 ukuthi-ke nokugweba likufundiswe inkunzi endala. AMakhosi ngokulandelana kwawo
 aze afikekuNdaba azibona engamankonyane kaNdaba.
 LlNyembezi, (1958:22) uthi:
 Intab'emahwanqa kaMjokwana,
 Ebingadli mihlambi yankomo,
 Ebidlimihlambi yezinyamazane
 Lapha kuvela obala ukuthi iSilo uShaka sasesifana nentaba enkulu edlula uNdi
 noKhahlamba intaba esabisayo efana nomuntn olihwanqa. lzinkomo zabantu ayezidla
 ngempi kwakulukhuni ukuzilanda futhi ngoba oke walokotha wakwenza lokho, ikhanda
 lakhe lalizalela ongozo. Ukufaniswa kwezinkomo ezidliwe nezinyamazane kuchaza
 ubuningi bazo nanokuthi zazingaziwa ukuthi zingaki njengoba nezinyamazane zingaziwa
 ukuthi zingaki ehlanzeni,
 KuNyembezi, (1958:47) iNkosi uDingane nbongwa ngokuthi:
 Inkom'ekhale kwaNhlapho,
 Umlomo yawubhekisa kwaZulu,
 lzizwe zonke ziyizwil'ukulila,
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 Yezwakala kuNblapho kwaMlambo
 lye yaziwa ngamaNtungw'akwaSokhumalo.
 Nalapha kuvela ukuthi iNkosi uDingane wayebhekene notavatava ezweni okungelona
 elayo yingakho uNyembezi, (1958:55) ethi:
 Inkomo'ekhal eSwazini kwakaNhlapho,
 Umlomo yawubhekisa kwa'Zulu,
 Lapha kuyabonakala ukuthi ukufela kweNkosi endaweni okungeyona eyayo ibulawa
 yizitha kuyenza ife nenhliziyo ebuhlungu, embi negcwele ukubalisa, ibalisela ukuthi
 ngabe kungcono ukuba ifele ekhaya. Manje iNkosi uDingane isifa idingile njengegama
 layo. INkosi ifa ikhala njengenkomo ebhongayo uma iwuzwa umkhonto ungena
 emhlabankomo, kufanele ukuba ibizwe ngenkomo njengoba ibizwa ngayo ezibongweni
 zayo.
 INkosi uMpande akakaze yena abizwe ngenkomo ngaphandle kokuthi kuthiwe
 uyinkonyane kaNdaba. Kuvele izigaba eziyisithupha lapho kukhona akwenza
 ngezinkomo. KuNyembezi, (1958:64) kuvela ukuthi:
 Wadel'izinkomo,
 Wazinik'amadoda,
 Wath'ayomhlabanela,
 Knle migqa uNyembezi, (1958:73) uveza ukuthi la madoda awanikeza izinkomo
 amaBhunu ukuze amelekelele ukuba anqobe uDingane uma ethi:
 Cha, izimpendulo zakhe azamkela amaBhunu,
 akholwa ukuthi nangempela akukho bubi
 abuhlosile. Futhi amaBhunu athokoziswa
 nawukuthi uMpande wavuma ukuzikhokha
 izinkomo uDingane avenoabe nazo;
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 Ezinye izindawo esingase sizibheke lapho khona akhuluma ngezinkomo uMsimude,
 kukuNyembezi, (1958:65-66, 68-69)
 Konke lokhu kukhomba ukuthi ziningi izinto ezazenziwa yiNkosi ngezinkomo.
 Kuyavela ukuthi iNkosi uCetshwayo emva kwempi yakwaNdliwayini ukuthi wafika
 izinkomo ziklabile wazihlaba namathole azo. Wabuye waqoqa izinkomo eziningi
 eziyiminyatheliso uma ebona abantu abaningi besizwe sakhe. Lezo nkomo zaziphuma
 kamnandi abantu bejabule. Imbongi ikubeka kanjena lokhu kuNyembezi, (1958:101 
102):
 Washikizel'uMashikizel'omnyarna
 Edondolozela ngenhlendla yakh' ebemathata,
 lmpi yakh'eyakuyibutbi' eNdliwayini,
 Wazihlaba kanye narnathol'azo;
 Kwathiwa ziyeke lezo MntakaNdaba,
 Ngezikanyokokhulu,
 NgezikaLangazana.
 Washikizel'uMashikil'omnyarna,
 Edondolozela ngenhlendla yakhe,
 Eyoshona ngesikhala
 SikaMpehlela noMaqhwakazi,
 Eya ngoNohadu,
 Obezalwa nguMsweli, .
 Uyawukhokh'umnyatheliso,
 Iqabi lakwabo lezinkabi elimpunga.
 Uya ngoMpepha,
 Obezalwa nguNdengezi,
 Uyalikhokh'iqabi lakwabo
 Elimnyama lezinkabi.
 Uya ngoGawozi,
 Obezalwa nguSilwana
 Uyawukhokh'umnyatheliso,
 Iqabi lakwabo elinkone lezinkabi.
 Washikizel,uMashikizel'omnyarna
 Eya ngoSikhonyana,
 Obezalwa nguNgqungqulu,
 Uyawukhokh'umnyatheliso,
 Iqabi lakwabo elixub'irnibala.
 Uye wadlula kuMankayiyana,
 Obezalwa nguMenziwa,
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 Uyawukhokh'umnyatheliso
 Iqabi lakwabo elimnyama.
 UDonda, (1999:196) uveza ukutbi ukuhlatshwa kwezinkomo zikaLangazana owayekade
 egane uSenzangakhona, afike azihlabe namathole azo, kwadalwa ukuthi wayesecanukile
 amehIo engasaboni kahIe ngemva kokwedelelwa abantu baseMhlathuze.
 Lapha imbongi yayimkhuza ukuthi angaqhubeki nalokhu kodwa agcine ngazo lezo
 ayesezihlabile kuphela kodwa mhIa eye kuNohadu obezalwa uMsweli, uDonda,
 (1999:197) uthi:
 Kusekhweni leNkosi lapha, uthando
 lumi lodwa. Leli qabi lezinkabi
 kuyabonakala ukuthi liphuma likhashwa
 yimililizelo kanye nenkwahla yehIombe.
 Bakhona futhi abanye abaMnumzane
 ababa nenhIanhIa yokuvakashelwa
 yiNkosi uCetshwayo, kwathi injabulo
 yabo bayibonisa ngokunyathelisa
 iNkosi.
 UMagwaz'eguqile njengethole okuyiNkosi uCetshwayo simthola efaniswa nethole
 ngenxa yokuguqa kwakhe phezu kwesihIangu sikaMbuyazwe ngesikhathi uSuthu
 lugwaza iZigqoza eNdondakusuka ngo-1856, wayelandela imilayezo kaManembe
 wakwaGcwensa owayeyinyanga yakhe. UNtuli, (1984:21) uthi:
 This is exactly how Cetshwayo is praised
 (Cope, 1968, p223). Cetshwayo got these
 praises after following his witch doctor's
 instruction what he should literally kueel
 on Mhuyazwe's shield when the regiments
 of the two princes were fighting.
 Kulokhu uNdelu, (1985:160) ufaka amazwi emlonyeni kaZibhebhu kaMaphitha uma
 ebonga amabutho emva kwempi yaseNdondakusuka:
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Nami ngibonga bona. Ngibonga mina namaZulu kaMalandela. Nivike
 lukhulu, nadela lukhulu ngoMntakaNdaba ognqe ngamadolo
 engagayi. Imbokodwe kaMagayisisa yini zingwazi enivike
 bube njengezindlovu, naqwasha ubusuku bonke bemihla enayilwayo.
 Nagnqa phezu kwamahlungn amasha anangabalisa ngokuhlupheka
 kwenu endle kepha nabhekisa ukuqonda nezifiso zenu kuye
 uMntakaNdaba lapho egnqe ngamadolo khona. Akagayi, yithi abagayi
 abaqothe imbokodwe nesisekelo, kusukela mhla ngiyiqala
 noMpukunyoni sidlulele eNdondakusuka kuze kube namuhla
 siyikhipha phansi ezinkunjini zoThukela lapho bezizifihle khona
 nezingwenya izingwenya zeZigqoza. Sazidela amathambo ukulanda
 isibani sivimbela esizibeni samabuya oThukela.
 Kuyelameleka ukuthi iNkosi uDinuzulu uma eboshiwe imbongi iyamethemba ukuthi
 uzokwazi ukuzigqabula izisinga akhulekwe ngazo kuNyembezi, (1958:112):
 Gqabula thole,
 Amanay'amathol'awonin'asakhulekiwe.
 Kuyavela futhi kuye uNyembezi, (1958:112) ukuthi iNkosi uDinuzulu ngeke aze amelane
 ngamandla namanye amathole awafica ekhulekiwe njengaye. Lawo mathole
 ayokwephuka izintanyana:
 Uyajabula wemfazi waphesheya kolwandle,
 Wen'obon'ithole lakokaMsweli;
 Liyoke liwaphul'amany'amathole.
 KuNyembezi, (1958:108) ubizwe ngenkunzi yakithi eMkhontweni.
 Lapha kwelameleke inyosi yeSilo esibusayo kuGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:26)
 ebonga iSilo uZwelithini ethi:
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Inkunzi abayibambe ngandlebende yaphunyula
 Oyise beyivalela ngehlahla
 Bethi: "Ndaba ungaluwel'uPhongolo
 Vyob'udayisa ngezwe likaSenzangakhona
 kwelakwaNgwane."
 Lapha kuyabonakala ukuthi Ie nkunzi oyise abayivalelanga kahle, bakhetha ukuyivalela
 ngehlah1a esangweni kunokuba bayivalele ngemigoqo yehlanze. Kwakumele
 bakhumbule oyise ukuthi uthando alukhethi ludwani lapho lungawela khona. Uthando
 aluyazi imifula, imifudlana, izintaba namawa. Aluyazi imifothongo namathafa. Ngakho
 kwakufanele babeke izizathu eziqotho zokuthi yini engonakala uma ethathe umfazi
 wangaphesheya koPhongolo ngaphandle kokuthi udayisa ngezwe. Kuyabonakala-ke
 ukuthi lobu bunkunzi bungathekiswe nobunkunzi benkomo iyokhwela eyephula izibaya,
 ibuye isiyondile kodwa iyifezile intando yayo. Inkomazi yona isuke ingabize nkunzi
 kodwa isuke izih1alele ngokuthokomala esibayeni sakubo.
 Kuyavela futhi izibongo zoMasikandi lapho uMsimang, (1987:16) ethi:
 Usesho phezulu ezitezi umfo kaSigidla,
 Unkomo zakhe zisesiswini
 Ezabanye zisezibayeni.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi loMasikanda akakhulumi ngezinkomo eziklabe emadlelweni kepha
 ukhuluma ngemali. Kodwa imbi Ie nto azincoma ngayo umfo kaSigidla ngoba Ie mali
 ayitholayo akathengi nkomo ngayo, kunalokho uzishika ngeziyoliyoli nezicilothi
 zasemadolobheni lapho abamba khona ezitezi, abanye abantu ababukele phansi.?
 Akesenandaba nobulongwe ngoba usehlala ezindlini zephumalimi lapho intuthu
 yelongwe ingaziwa khona, Uma ecabanga ngezinkomo ucabnga ngezinkomo zabanye
 ezingamthinti yena. Kunjalo-ke ukuhunguleka umuntu angabheki phansi lapho
 izimpande zikhona kepha alibale ukubuka iziyendane imithi emide netebezeliswa umoya.
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 Akacabangi nakancane manje ukuthi leyo mithi ingagawulwa kwenziwe izibaya kepha
 uyibukela ukuba isikwe yenziwe izimbambo zikasathane leza azikitaza abantu basangane.
 Kwelameleke ukuthi ezinganekwaneni zikhona ezithinta izinkomo njengoba sibona
 kuGcumisa nozakwabo, (1992:104) lapho kunesiqeshana esithinta inkomo kanje:
 Kwaqala inkomo. Yathi ingafika ngasesiweni
 yabona imbila. Yabe ihlezi nje eduze nombhalu.
 Inkomazi yasho yakhalima, "Mo... !Mo... !
 Masihambe wethu. Sibizwe komkhulu
 siyokwamukela imishoba yethu.
 Kule nganekwane eqhakambisa ukuthi imbila yeswela umsila ngokuyalezela, iyakhanyisa
 ukuthi inkomo ayizange ibe nezatala ibika imbiba ibika ibuzi kepha yaba yingxenye
 yalezo zilwane ezadlulisa intshumayelo yokuba kuyokwemukelwa imisila. Yingakho
 namanje inomsila omude neshoba lokuyiphunga. Nabantu batomula isaga ngenxa
 yoshoba Ienkomo bathi:
 Umlomo ishoba lokuziphungela.
 UMsimang, (1982:129) uveza uMudli esemiwe yisidwa engasenamlomo waze
 wadatshukelwa nawuMkabayi naye engeke enze lutho:
 Ashaqeke uMkabayi ukuzwa ukuthi kanti .
 udaba lubucayi kangako. Ngabe wayenqabelani
 uMudli? Empeleni nakuye uMkabayi kazange
 ayithinte nokuyithinta indaba kaShaka
 nokumbona kwabo oYengweni. Kusho khona
 ukuthi ziukulu. Aqale ukumzwela uMudli
 uMkabayi. Pho angamsiza athini lokhu
 uMudli kasenamlomo? Kazi yini okaNkwelo
 ukuthi okoniwe ngomlomo kulungiswa
 ngawo futhi umlomo?
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Kuhlalukile futhi ukuthi isu lokuphica lapho okuyisilwane kwenziwaumuntu, inkomo ibe
 neqhaza elikhulu elibambileyo. UMaphumulo noThwala, (1989:17) baveza
 isiphicaphicwano esithi:
 Ngikuphica ngenkomo yamanzi.
 Impendulo yakhona inhlanzi.
 Kuyabonakala ukuthi imfuyo eningi yasemanzini yizinhlanzi kanjalo nemfuyo eningi
 yasezweni yizinkomo. Lapha kuthathwe isilwane esingenamilenze nampondo kodwa
 senziwa isilwane esinemilenze emine, ishoba, isikhumba esinoboya kanye nezimpondo
 okuphikisana nesilwane esinegazi elibandayo, esinamazenga esihlala emanzini. Lokhu
 kwenza lona ophicwayo abenenkinga ngempela ngoba kulula kuye ukuthi athi inkomo
 yasernanzini irnborna ngoba ulimi IwesiBhunu luthi imborna "iseekoie" okusho inkomo
 yasolwandle noma inkomo yasemanzini. Kunesiphicaphicwano esithi ngikuphica
 ngenkomo yami esithi:
 Ngikuphica ngenkomo yami ehlala ehlathini elimnyama.
 Impendulo yalesi siphicaphicwano ithi intwala.
 Lapha kungathekiswa ubumnyama behlathi nezinwele. Ukwanda nokubusa kwezintwala
 ekhanda lomuntu, kungathekiswa nokuklaba kwezinkomo Iapho utshani bakhona
 buyisikhumba nornfula wakhona kuyigazi. Umehluko wakhona ukuthi azeluswe muntu
 futhi aziqhutshwa muntu kodwa umnikazi wazo ikhanda. Uma eqhubeka nokungalisusl 
leli hlathi ziyaqhubeka zande bese kubakhona esinye isiphicaphicwano esixhantela lapho
 esithi:
 Ngikuphicaphica ngenkomo yami ehlatshelwa ezibayeni ezimbili.
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Impendulo kube yiyo futhi intwala uma ichotshwa.
 Kuze kukhale kuthi qhifi lapho izithupha sezinegazi zombili lentwala. Okukhulu
 ukusetshenziswa kwenkomo kanye nesibaya ukubonisa ukuthi umqondo womuntu
 wakwaZulu ugijima mawala uma uke wathintana nenkomo. Kunesinye futhi
 isiphicaphicwano esithi:
 Ngikuphica ngenkomo yami ebomvu ehlala esibayeni esimhlophe.
 Impendulo kube wulimi.
 Lapha kusetshenziswa ububomvu bolimi kanye nobumhlophe bamazinyo. Ababe
 besacabanga nokho umuntu ohleka ngotamatisi ukuthi uma isibaya esimhlophe
 singasekho kuyakuthiwani. Ulrungahlinzekelwa kwesiphicaphicwano kulabo bantu
 abahleka ngotamatisi kufana nokungahlinzekelwa kwevesi leBhayibheli
 ngokukaMathewu 22:13 elithi:
 Khona iNkosi yathi ezincekwini,
 mbopheni izinyawo nezandla, nimphonse
 ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho
 kuyakuba-khona ukukhala nokugedla
 kwamazinyo.
 Leli vesi alisho Iutho ngokukhala kanye nobumunyumunyu bezisini. Kuyacaca ukuthi
 uma iziphicaphicwano zenziwa, kumele zihlinzeke nesikhala sokulungisa lokho okuyoba
 irnibuzo yesizukulwane esisha kanye nokutshengisa ukuthi ulwazi alusona isimbelambela
 kepha Iuyaqhubeka njalo. Kuhlalwa kwenezelwa njalo kuIokhu okuyizigece.
 Wucwaningo olufana nalo lolu okufanele lukhuthalele ukuhlumeIeIisa, kunokwephuIa,
 ukududuza kunokukhalisa, nkwenezela kunokuphungula kanye nokuveza okusha kepha
 zingesuswanga izisekelo ezindala.
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Impi yamaZulu idalwa yizinto ezintathu: okuyizwe, abafazi kanye nezinkomo. lmizi
 yesiZulu ibonakala ngezibaya ezinkulu phakathi negceke. lndlunkulu, ikhohlo, iqadi
 nawo onke amabibi akha azungeze isibaya ngoba yiso esiyithempeli lomuzi. Kulapho
 imikhuleko kanye neminikelo emikhulu ewukuhlatshwa kwezinkomo yenzelwa khona.
 Yingezamagceke kuphela ehlatshelwa ngaphandle kwesibaya nangaphandle kwegceke
 ngoba Ie nkomo iyinhlawulo yecala lokufohla isibaya soMnumzane ngokumithisa ingane
 ingaganile. Phela umfazi uyakhulelwa intombazane engaganile iyamitha. Uma umfazi
 ebeletha yona iyazala ngoba isenzo sayo sisuke sifane nesesilwane sona esingakhongwa
 futhi esingagcagci.
 Isibaya soMnumzane sihlotshiswe yimibalabala yezinkomo: izinhlamvu
 nezinhlamvukazi, amalunga namalungakazi, umtshezi, indlivaliwe nenyoni kayiphumuli,
 ezijoli ngamashoba nezibafazi bewela. Kodwa singabala sithini ukuze siphelelise ubuhle
 nemihlobiso kaMavelakuqala onguMdali, uMenzi noSakhayedwa? Ukumisa kwazo
 ungathi bekwenziwa ngamabomu. Sondela phela ubukisise izinkunzi, izinkabi, amaduna,
 izinkomazi, amanxahi, imithantikazi, amathole nemivemve. Konke lokhu kwenza
 uSokhaya ahlekele nxanye njengendoda idla inqina. Kuthi uma ebuka ithimba
 lamadodakazi akhe izihlathi zivakashele izindlebe ngoba uyazi ukuthi zisendleleni
 izinkomo zamabheka. Uma ebuka iviyo lezinsizwa zakhe amoyizele ngoba uyazi ukuthi
 akukho muntu ongase ahlasele azodla lezi zinkomo ngoba kungafa gula linamasi. Uma
 bengasala esaleni sezingasengwa yinkehli kube kanye. Ungathi usuke edudwa uDavide
 emaHubeni 127:3-5Iapho kufundeka kanje:
 Bheka abantwana bayifa elivela kuJehova,
 isithelo sesisu singumvuzo. Njengemicibisholo
 esandleni seqhawe banjalo abantwana bobusha.
 Ibusisiwe indoda emgodla wayo ugcwele bona;
 abayikujabha lapho bekhuluma nezitha zabo
 esangweni.
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 Inkomo ithandelwa ukuthi iyawuxosha umphangazana, umashayandawonye kumbe
 indlala ngenxa yokuba'wumthombo wobisi nenyama.
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Onondlini, amahinikazi lrumbe izinsengwakazi ziba yizithandwa lrubasengi ngoba liduma
 emasumpeni ngolruphazima kweso nje. Amahinikazi eh1isa noma egudwa. Izigqala
 azithandeki yikho lrugcinwa ngazo uma lrusengwa. Imizi enobhisi bemihIambi
 ayiphelelwa ngamasi. Umlaza awuthandelwa ihongo nje kuphela kepha uke uphuzwe
 ungaqungiwe. Umtoti ngokubanda nangobumuncu bawo. Ungumuthi omqoka
 wolruchatha izingane ezinenyoni. Wumlaza lruphela owehlula inkosi ephuma enguklwini
 yezulu. Umuntu ohishwe yinkosi uma kwelelesa umpheznlu uchathwa ngawo umlaza
 lruphume yonke imisimbane esuke idalwe yinkosi. Kubonakala kah1e ulruthi umlaza uthi
 ungulrudla ube futhi ungumcakathi.
 Singeyiphathe-ke indaba yamasi, umthamo obandayo lrumbe indwamba. Kuthokoza
 bonke abantu uma amagula egcwele. Bajabhe omakoti abasanda lrugana ngoba
 bengakalinikezwa iIungelo lolrudla amasi ngoba bengakaphuci. Ajabhe futhi
 amantombazane agezayo nalawo aqaqekelwe ifindo ngoba akawalokothi amasi.
 Abesifazane abasendaweni yabo lruthiwa abahlambulukile ngakho ngeke bawadle amasi.
 Ukwephuka komuntu wesifazane lrudala lawo maginxiginxi mayelana nokudliwa
 kwamasi. Ubuka ngeso nje izinkezo zehla zenyuka, ziphuma zingena emilonyeni
 yabafana, izinsizwa nabaMnumzane, engenakusho ukuthi kwehla ngamphimbo munye.
 Abuke nje lruqheqhetshulwa izaqheqhe nezangqondo engenakwenza lutho. Uma
 eyimfezi aze ashe ngenhliziyo ukuthi ngiyoze ngiphume lrulolu tavatava Iwesikhathi.
 Ukwenyisa kwenkonyane nje kukodwa kwenza abafana bakhale ngolruthi:
 Yephuka ingxwembe!
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 Kuyabonakala ulruthi lolu bisi olukhuvuzwa yinkonyane ngeke lusafinyelela ethungeni.
 Uma lungayanga ethungeni ngeke lusafinyelela eguleni. Uma lungasayanga eguleni
 ziyokoma njalo izinkamba nezinkezo. Amaphela ngeke esakhotha lutho esampontshini.
 KuNyembezi, (1958:105) lruthiwa:
 ...?
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Ithole lakokaMsweli
 EIanyise liguqile.
 UNomvimbi wayemeluleka, encela kunina ulwazi lokuphatha izwe. Empini
 yakwaNdunu waphuma esibayeni ebelethwe wunina. Nempela uZibhebhu wehlulwa
 akaze aluthola ubisi lokubusa izwe lakwaZnlu.
 UmNtwana uDingane lapha ufaniswa nethole ngoba wathatha isihlalo sobuKhosi
 esemncane. Unina weyanyaniswa nobisi nje kuphela kodwa uCope, (1968:223) usitshela
 ukuthi iNkosi uCetshwayo:
 UMagwaz' eguqile njengethole.
 Lapha kucaciswa umlando wempi yabaNtwana yaseNdondakusuka. UCetshwayo
 wathola lezi zibongo emva kwesenzo sokuguqa phezu kwesihlangu sikaMbuyazi
 njengomlayo kaManembe Gcwensa inyanga yakhe. UNtuIi, (1984:21) ufakaza athi:
 Cetshwayo got these praises after following
 his witch doctor's instruction that he should
 literally kneel on Mbuyazi's shield when the
 regiments of the two princes were fighting.
 Cetshwayo's victory is attributed to this action.
 Kuyacaca lapha ukuthi umzungulu ubopha womile. Ababebuka uCetshwayo njengethole
 elinuka ubisi bethuka koma amathe nalawo mathe abuyela kwasifuba wukujabha
 nokwethuka uma sebeyigingile iNdloVll enesihlonti. Waze wakha umuzi
 wakwatllngindlovu, lapha abantu asebethi kusefiingindlovu khona.
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 Okunye okubalulekile enkomeni yinyama. Izitho zonke zenkomo zinabaninizo.
 Izinhloko zesizwe nezinsizwa zidla inhloko nomkhono. Phela kusenhloko lapho
 ubuchopho, amehlo, izindlebe, nolirni (umthombo) okuyizinzwa ezibalulekile zidalwe
 zabekwa khona. Kumele-ke irnisebenzi yamadoda incike nkomo knlezi zinzwa.
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ebonisa ukuthi anamandla okubhekana ngamagabelo nalabo abafisa ukuzohlasela bese
 bethumba izinkomo zesizwe.
 Abafana-ke bona badIa idevu, iphaphu, inhIiziyo, ubhedu oludIiwa zingqwele kanye
 nengobo. Edevini kukhona amakhala ayinzwa yokuhogela. Kumele ukuba bafunde
 besebancane ukungadidwa wukulandela umkhondo wezitha uma sebekhulile.
 Njengoba amaphaphu ehlanza igazi ngomoyampilo bese inhliziyo ilithumele kuwo
 wonke umzimba, Iihamba ngayo yonke imithambo nemithanjana, kusho ukuthi abafana
 bahlambulula isizwe bafake impilo kubona bonke ubuhIe kanye nemisebenzi yesizwe.
 Njengoba namhIa-nje abantn behIushwa yisifo sikashukela nje sekutholakele ukuthi
 kusuke kugula ingobo, ingasakwazi ukuthumela inani elifanele likashukela emzimbeni.
 Uma abafana besizwe beke behIuleka ukugcina amagugu esizwe, isizwe singafa ngoba
 yibo abaMnumzane bakusasa. Isifo sikashukela sihlasela amehlo, izinso, kuwe nobhoko
 lwesisu, konakale igazi nomnkantsha, Umuntu abe nesiyezi ashayeke phansi, kwesinye
 isikhathi aye kwagoqanyawo. Kungaba yisizwe esinjani esingaboni? Amahlazo
 nobulungiswa kube yimfana iyafana. Kungaba yisizwe esinjani esingenazinso? Kuthi
 amanzi emzimbeni aziphumele umathanda. Amanzi anomsoco nangenamsoco kufane
 nje. Umuntu onde sengathi wancinda uthi lomkhangala. Ukuwa kobhoko lwesisu
 wukuncipha kwentokozo, ukuma kokuzalwa kwabantu kanye nokudaleka kwamahlazo
 ambandakanya ukutholelwa kwamalongwe.
 Ingobo yeluleka abafana ukuba bazigcine, bangaguli ukuze isizwe sisimame, sisindiswe,
 siqonge siqine futhi sidlondIobaIe ngabo.
 UkonakaIa komnkantsha umuntu aze afe esenqunywe imilenze nezingalo, esefana
 nenduku nje. Kuveza obala ukonakala kwamathambo, ukuphela kobuthusi kanye
 nobunsimbi besizwe. Kube nesizwe esingakwazi ukuzihambela kepha sitototshiswe,
 siqhutshwe futhi siholwe ngengalo. Isizwe esiyimitekete, imilwelwe ehIala njalo
 iyimifunzana nemikhunganankatha. Abafana abaqotho bangenza ukuba isizwe sibe
 qotho ngokuba babe yingobo ephilisayo.
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Amantombazane adla ibele nezinso. Yiwo ayoncintisa isizwe sakusasa. Njengoba
 inkomo eyimfambele ivama nkufelwa ngamankonyane kanjalo amantombazane
 anezimilo ezixegayo ayosibulala isizwe, sife siphele sithi nya bube ubuzwe bungenanwe
 ndawo.
 Omama badla isifuba nkuze bangabi ngovovo liyakhipha. Kumele bakhumbule ukuthi
 izivalo zeminyango zakhelwe ukuba izimfihlo zomuzi zingaphumi. Uma ziputshuka
 zivinjwe yizintango zemizi nazo ezihlala njalo zivaliwe.
 Izikhumba zezinkomo kwakhiwa ngazo izidwaba, amahawu, amagabelo, izitilobho,
 izitshwebhu (iziswebhu), amabheshu, imitsha yabesilisa, iqele okuyisigqoko esenziwa
 ngesikhumba senkonyane, umgaxo wesikhumba, izinene, ingcayi (isidiya), ingege
 (engamashoba ezinkabi) neziphuku. Ukubopha Ie mijokujoku singathi ngesikhumba
 singembathisa urnzimba, sihlobe ngaso, bese sivika izinduku kanye namajozi ababo.
 Uma impi inqobile kuthiwa izithathile izihlangu zalawo mabutho okusuke kuliwa nawo.
 Imbongi yeSilo uMpande kuNyembezi, (1958:65) ithi:
 lzuI' elidume phezu kwaMaqongq'omabili,
 Laduma lazithath'izihlangu zoMbelebele;
 Lazithath'izihlangu zikaBulawayo;
 Lazithath'izihlangu zeZinyosi;
 Lazithath'izihlangu zoDiambedlu;
 Lazithath'izihlangu zikaNomdayana;
 Lazithath'izihlangu zoMgumanqa.
 Eculweni lama-392 elisebhukwaneni lamacuIo eSheshi, (2007:449) kunebinza elithi:
 Ngegama lakho Jesu kuguqa phansi konke
 Kutusa ubukhosi nobungqongqoshe bakho
 Liyisihlangu sethu esingavika ngaso
 La sihIaseIwa impi kasathan'eIwa nathi.
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,
 UMphostoli uPawulu, kwahas-Efesu 6:16 usebenzisa sona isihlanguuma ethi:
 Kukho konke nithathe isihlangu sokukholwa
 eniyakuba namandla okucima ngaso yonke
 imicibisholo evuthayo yomubi.
 Izihlangu ezinkulu impi yeNkosi uShaka eyayivika ngazo idale ukuba uma sekulotshwa
 iBhayibheli kuqanjwa namaculo, igama lesihlangu lidle ubhedu.
 EBandleni laseSheshi abaculi ngesikhumba noma insimbi kepha bakhuluma ngokuba
 negama elivikelayo likaJesu kanti eBhayibhelini kukhulunywa ngamandla okukholwa.
 Ngukukholwa ngeke nje kuvinjwe imikhonto yabafo kuphela kepha kucinywa ngisho
 imicibisholo evuthayo kasathane. Lapha kusetshenziswa kakhulu isingathekiso ukuze
 kuqine 10 mqondo wesihlangu. lsuka esikhumbeni senkomo yonke Ie nzululwazi
 nenjulamqondo yokusebenzisa okukhona ukuze sifinyelele emqondweni wokungekho.
 lsitho esivama ukuba nesisila kanye nesinyombolo sesidanga sevondwe sokunganakwa
 yizinselo zayo. Ezenkomo azifani nezembuzi zona ezizwelayo uma zihlangana
 namazolo. Azinabo ubuthakathaka obufana nezinselo zamahhashi ezize zifakwe
 izicathulo ikakhulukazi la mahhashi omjaho natelebhelayo. Ezenkomo ziqinile. Zize
 ziphume uma amanqina ebaselwe ngomlilo wezigodo.
 Uma ahantu belobolisa bakhuluma ngezinkomo ezihamba ngamasondo. Izinjoloba
 ezisemasondweni ezimoto ziphelela emgwaqeni kuze kuvele izintambo kuthi amasondo
 aqhume. Izinselo ziqinile kunamasondo, azipheli inkomo ize ife nazo. Zisala ziphila
 ingolokodela yeminyaka inkomo isiyaphela yanyamalala ingunaphakade eziswini. Uma
 yafela endle zisala ziphila noma amathambo asakhumuzeka aphela. Zifana namazwi
 eseluleko asala ephila noma abawashoyo sebemathambo amhlophe. Kuthi noma sekusele
 izinqukuza zamakhanda emangcwaheni, amazwi aphile ezindlebeni njengamagagasi
 anomculo.
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Sonke Iesi sambulo ngenkomo ethi mo sikubeka kuthi bha okwentashika yembuzi ukuthi
 ibaluleke kangakanani inkomo esizweni samaZulu. Inkomo ingubaba nomama esizweni
 sama'Zulu, lsisekelo sempilo kazulu sithe ze phezu kwalesi simakade esiyinkomo.
 Inkomo ingumnotho kaZulu. Inkomo iyigqabho neqholo uZulu aziqhayisa ngalo
 kusukela emandulo asenduiondulo kuyoze kube phakade naphakade. Kungakho nje
 inkomo ingaconsi phansi kuZulu wakuthangi, kuZulu wayizolo, kuZulu wanamuhla,
 kuZulu wakusasa, kuZulu wangomhlomunye nakuZulu wangomuso.
 Yilesi sisekelo esenza inkomo ifane nesiphethu nomthombo nesiyalu nomfula ogobhoza
 amanzi omfula ongashi womnotho ka'Zulu ofana nomthombo woThukeia ogeleza ubusika
 nehlobo. Yikho kanye lokhu okwenza inkomo ibe yisilulu nenqolobane yomnotho
 kaZulu. UZulu selokhu ama waba yisimakade ngenkomo kusukela kokhokho
 nokhulukhulwana. Ngisho izinyanya nezinyandezulu zikazulu zazi yona qha ngisho
 sezaba mathambo amhlophe kwelingafelwa nkonyane. Njengoba uZulu alabelwa
 nguThongolikhulu kwasekudabukeni komhlaba. Ngakho-ke izibaya zobabamkhulu,
 zokhokho nokhulukhulwana kumele futhi kufanele zibe yizinqaba nezinqanawe
 zamathempeli amsuIwa, angcwele nangcwelengcwele. Izizukulwane ngezizukulwane
 zinejoka emahlombe azo lokuqikeleia ukuthi izibaya zamadoda ziphathiswe okwezikhali
 zamaNtungwa. Izibaya nezinkomo zihlale zisekujuleni nasezibhebheni zezinhliziyo
 zikazulu.
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