Ukusinda kukaMathukuthela

UMalevu wayengumfowabo kaMathukuthela. UMathukuthela loMalevu bahlasela babhokoda injakazi yomlungu. Babotshwa uMathukuthela loMalevu bayamiswa phambi komthethwa ndaba besetheswa icala lokubulala. Kwakusobala kula amadoda ukuthi isigwebo sabo kwakulugodo. Baxoxa kabanzi ngale indaba kwakusobala nje kula amadoda ukuthi okwakusele nje yikuthi balengiswe. UMalevu wakubona kungcono ukuthi bangahambi bonke loMathukuthela. Wakhetha ukuthi ahambe yedwa. Bavumelana ukuthi uMathukuthela lihole likaMalevu. Ekuthonosisweni kwabo, uMalevu wakubeka sobala ukuthi uMathukuthela lihole lakhe njalo lokuthi owabulala umlungu nguMathukuthela ethunywe nguMalevu.

“UMathukuthela lihole lami wayengasoze ale ngimthuma ukuthi abulale umlungu ngoba aluba wake walokotha wala, kwakuzahamba yena kuqala.”

Yazimisela ukuhamba yodwa indoda yamlaya uMathukuthela ukuthi asale ekhangele abantwana. Waqhubeka uMalevu esithi:

“UMathukuthela lihole lami, yimi kanye lo (etsho ezikhomba) engimthumileyo ukuthi adle inja yomlungu. Kalacala. Ubengasoze ale ngimthuma ngoba lokhu bekusitsho ukuthi ubengaba yisendlalelo somlungu lowo. Mkhululeni azihambele kalacala.”

Wathi lalapho esethonisiswa waphenduka imvu wakhetha ukuhamba yedwa. Wasila ngaleyo ndlela uMathukuthela ngoba bavumelana ukuthi ominye kasale akhangele abantwana. Wathi bengakehlukani wacela ukuthi abe lelizwana lomfowabo. Bakhuluma bebodwa ngasese wezwakala uMalevu esithi:

“Okwami kuphelile ndoda, umlndu ngiwutshiya kuwe. Ukhumbule ukukhulisa kuhle abantwana ngoba umlando usungowakho. Uqine ndoda umhlaba wonakele. Uzasala usidla mganumunye lemigodoyi, ukwemukele lokhu ukhuze ulaka. Abantwana ubanike umlayo kababa wona ozakuma kuze kube laphakade. Ngizafika ngimtshele ubaba (Mnethi)ngomsebenzi engikutshiyele wona, ngiyazi ukuthi uzakuphathisa. Uliqhube njengoba linjalo isiko ukuze abezayo banyathele ezinyaweni zakho eziqotho. Usale kuhle mfowethu..................................”

Wavalelisa ngalawo mazwi uMalevu. UMathukuthela kwakufanele asinde ngoba wayesesemutsha, kanti njalo uMalevu wakhetha ukuthi azifele kulokuthi aphile ngaphansi kombuso wabelungu. Wayeyindoda elolaka, kanti njalo kwakuzabanzima ukuthi emukele ukufuywa ngabelungu,aphile ngaphansi kombuso wabondlebe zikhanya ilinga. Isikhathi lesi ngicabangela ukuthi kwakungaba ngomnyaka kusukela ngo 1894 kusiya ku1900. Lesi yiso isikhathi okwalwiwakhona izimpi ezimbili. (Anglo-Ndebele War 1893 lomvukela wamaNdebele 1896-7) Ngo 1893 kulapho amaNdebele alwa impi yehloka, ehlulwa alahlekelwa ngumbuso, lenkosi yabo uLobengula bazibona sebengaphansi kombuso wabelungu. Ihole lantininiza egumeni komkhulu. Mhlawumbe yilesi isikhathi uMathukuthela loMalevu abathukuthela bafa bakhetha ukuchola intwala ngembokodo bona inzipho belazo. Ungalibali phela ukuthi la kwakungamadoda oqobo, izanqada zasendulo hatshi inkusumba zamadojeyana esiwabona lamuhla, abayanga abalala beqiwe ngamagundwane, abadla bakhothe imiganu, bembule izinja imisila.


ABANTWANA BAKAMATHUKUTHELA
Kwethulwa abantwana bakaMathukuthela, iminyaka abazalwa ngayo leminyaka yalabo asebe khotheme kufika lamuhla January 2009 okuyiso isikhathi engicindezele ngaso ugwalo lolu. Eminye iminyaka ingabe inga qondanga ngoba umlobi ubesebenzisa ubuciko bakhe kwezinye indawo ukwethula iminyakale

Abafana
Igama DOB Death
Mnethi 1833 Death-not known
Mathukuthela DOB 1858 Death 1930
Zinyane-first born ka Mathukuthula DOB 1883 DOD not known
1. Ngundu DOB 1885 “
2. Duma DOB 1886
3. Sibangani DOB 1887
4. Malinga-Dzwayi DOB 1889 DOD 1959
5. Ziyabangwa DOB 1900
6. Khumbuza DOB 1901
7. Matshutshu DOB 1901
8. Mjekwane DOB 1901
9. Johnson –Nkengiwa DOB 1902 DOD 7.11.88 Burried 12 Aug.
10. Simion DOB 1905 DOD 1992
11. Machobokane DOB 1905
12. Ndabayezolo DOB 1906
13. Mswelanto DOB 1907 ***
14. Madziba DOB 1908
15. Bathakathi DOB 1910 DOD 2000
16. Mhlonyelwa DOB 1911
17. Vanana DOB 1914
18. Khutshwa DOB 1917
19. Mkhokha DOB 1918
20. Sunduza DOB 1918 DOD Marh 2008
21. Msiyiwa DOB 1918
22. Mjabuli DOB 1920***
23. Sifiki –same day lo Mjabuli DOB 1920 DOD 2007
24. Nkathazo DOB 1922 DOD 1981
25. Sabaya DOB 1923 DOD 2004
26. Willie DOB 1923
27. Msindo DOB 1926 DOD 1943 in SA
28. Sijaya-Mjotshoma DOB 1927 DOD 2005
29. Jolosi DOB 1929 DOD 2005/6
30. Eden-Mandima DOB 1930***
Key *** Basaphila by January 2009

Iminyaka engaphezulu ingabe ingaqondanga xathu. Ukudinga iminyaka yokuzalwa kwabantwana bakaMathukuthela akubanga yinto elula ngakho iphutha lingaba khona lapha lalapha.
UMathukuthela wayelesithembo sabafazi abalitshumi elivayo. Wayethatha ngezindlu njengalokho okwenziwa ngumntanakhe u Johnson.

Abafana lamankazana bakaMathukuthela
Nanzi ingane zikaMathukuthela engazitholayo ekuchwayisiseni kwami. Kungenzakala ukuthi bakhona abanye abasele ngaphandle, xola, abasalanga ngokuthanda kodwa kwaba yikuthi amagama abo angiwatholanga ngesikhathi ugwalo lucindezelwa. Ngizabethula ngezindlu ngezundlu.

1. Ko Ngundu –mother MaBhebhe-Shona
Zinyane –F
Ngundu
Sibangani-Mabhensa
Malinga-Dzwayi
Khumbuza-Mreza

2.koDuma-mother uMaNdlovu
Duma
Jeki-Mjekwane
Ndabayezolo
Karukayi-F
Maziba-F
Matinanga-F
Sibonwayini-F
Siloya-F

3a. Ziyabangwa-mother MaMpofu
3b. Ko Nkengiwa-Johnson –mother MaMpofu –Shona
Makhulela
Nkengiwa-Johnson
Lizi-Tshabi-F
Eva-Kwabi-F
Sikotshi-F

3c. KoMkhokha-mother Mpofu-Tomy
Mkhokha-Maginyithole
Mjabuli-Dick
Mkhathazwa
Thembeni-F

4.koMatshutshu-mother Sundira Moyo
Matshutshu
Simion-Msitheli
Madziba
Evelive-Mfuko-F

5a.koMhlonyelwa-mother MaNdlovu Maxathu
Mhlonyelwa
Sunduza
Khathazile F

5b. Ko Meriyana-mother Mantonto
Meriyana-F
Diniwe-F

6.Sibuzani-mother Mcoli Ncube
Sibuzani-F
Sofi-Ntombiyaphansi-F
Soni-F
Zaba-F

7. KoMswelanto-mother Mazango Sibanda
Mswelanto
Anna-Sikhonzile-F
Mantaliyana-F

8a. koMchobokane-mother Mavu Moyo
Machobokane
Bathakathi
Vanana
Msiyiwa-Benjamin

8b. Ko Khutshwa –mother Fumirai Moyo
Khutshwa
Sifiki
Willie-Mdungazwe

9a. KoMuntomubi-mother Maningwa Moyo
Muntomubi -F
Magagwe-F
Sabaya
Sijaya

9b. KoTozi-mother Vundu Moyo(umlamu umnawakhe kaManingwa)
Tozi-F
Msindo
Jolosi??

10. KoPhuza-mother MaNdlovu
Qonyiwe-F
Eden-Mandima

Amanye amakhosikazi kaMathukuthela kodwa kazalanga labo abantwana
11. Mantera
12. Gugwa
13. Tazi –Moyo ozalwa lo naka Tozi
14. Takana –nakaMsayinwa