Imvelaphi yamaZulu, cishe isiqhema esikhulu kunazo zonke eNingizimu Afrika, sisezindlini ezincane ezikhuluma nge-Nguni ezavela eduze noMfula i-White Umfolozi kulokho namuhla owaziwa ngokuthi yiKwaZulu-Natali phakathi nekhulu le-16.
UShaka, owaba yinhloko yeqembu elincane lamaZulu ngo-1818, wabeka izisekelo zesizwe samaZulu futhi wakha umbuso onamandla kakhulu eningizimu ye-Afrika.
Umculo, ingoma nokudansa ngokuvamile kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphileni kwamaZulu, hhayi kuphela komuntu, kodwa nomphakathi wonke....
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Inhlangano yezombangazwe yeZulu yakhiwa njengepiramidi. Ngaphansi kwesakhiwo kwakuyizindlu ezizimele (imizi), eyayihlanganisa izingxenye ezi...
Kuwo wonke umlando weZulu, akuzange kube nhlobo isici sokuphila komdabu waseZulu lapho inkolo ingakaze ihlanganyele khona: empini, emikhosin...
Ngonyaka ka-1550 uMandela, inhloko eneziqu ezincane, ihlala ngaphansi kwe-Amandawe Hill emagqumeni aseningizimu yoMfula uMhlatuze ngaphambi ...
Ngaleso sikhathi iZulu laliyiqembu elincane labantu abangaba ngu-1 500, okusho ukuthi uShaka wayezimisele ukwakha umdlali omkhulu ekuthuthuk...
Imithi yendabuko emphakathini wesiZulu inomsuka wayo emandulo; futhi ukusetshenziswa nokusebenza kwazo namuhla kushintshile kancane eminyake...
Ukubeletha phakathi kweZulu bekulokhu kukhathazeka ngabesifazane bodwa, futhi akukho madoda avunyelwe ukuba khona lapho ezalwa....
Umuntu ngamunye wayenemisebenzi kanye nemisebenzi ethize yokwenza, kuye ngokuthi ubulili, ubudala nobukhulu emakhaya (umuzi)....
I-umuzi ngayinye yayinezinkomo zayo kanye nokunikezwa ubisi, nezinsimu zayo lapho ummbila nemifino kukhule khona ukuze zinikeze izidingo zab...