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Isithakazelo · isiZulu

Mabaso

This name is also recorded in siSwati. See Mabaso clan names in every language.

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The Izithakazelo

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

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

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About This Record

Where This Comes From

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

Recorded Alongside

  • Khumalo One lineage recorded under two surnames. The same text is recited for both.
  • Cebekhulu Recites Mntungwa
  • Dontsa Recites Mntungwa
  • Ndaba Recites Mntungwa
  • Ndlovu Recites Mntungwa
  • Nkomo Recites Mntungwa

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