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Chaka Zulu

Chaka Zulu 

Dlungwana son of Ndaba!
the greatest warrior of all times
conceived out of wedlock by his mother Nandi and his father
voracious one of Senzangakhona
son of Nandi kaBebe, the daughter of a Langeni chief
born in Langeni territory at the Nguga homestead 
bayete inkosi

The scorpion of Phunga 
boy from  esiKlebeni homestead
who was cooked in the deep pot of Ntombazi
overcame Msikazi among the Ndimoshes
son of the Mhlathuze Valley and Langeni people
bayete inkosi

Mandla kaNgome
who moved to the Mthethwa people
grew up in the court of Dingiswayo
founded the Ntontela regiment
the impi in the iziCwe regiment
Nodumehlezi 
bayete inkosi

Axe of Senzangakhona
the warrior of Mhlathuze River
designer of the aniklwa
the king of KwaBulawayo, at the banks of the Mhodi,
in the Mhlathuze valley,
bayete inkosi

Young raging one of Nbaba!
the cause of Mfecane, Difaqane, Lifaqane
king of the centralized monarchy
builder of the Dukuza
undisputed, almighty ruler
bayete inkosi

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Dave Timperley

Date: 8/26/2015 3:05:00 PM

Sounds like an ancestral ranking, I don't profess to understanding it all but the names bring up images of old Africa. I like it. God Bless D. thank you for befriending me on FB also D.

Yuhi Musinga
Date: 7/11/2016 2:52:00 AM

Shaka kaSenzangakhona (circa 1787 – 22 September 1828), also known as Shaka[a] Zulu (Zulu pronunciation: ['?a??a]), was one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/24/2015 8:47:00 AM

I enjoyed this piece, well done poet!

Yuhi Musinga
Date: 7/11/2016 2:52:00 AM

Shaka kaSenzangakhona (circa 1787 – 22 September 1828), also known as Shaka[a] Zulu (Zulu pronunciation: ['?a??a]), was one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom.