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action took place to the west of Nongalaza's homestead, near Sithebe
(today Mandeni).41 This is where one ibutho after another was defeated
by the iziGqoza, viz. the Ndabakawombe, Dhlambedlu, isaNgqu, and
iziNgulube. In the meantime, Maphitha, on the left, had caused
Mbuyazi's "right horn" to retreat. Only those warriors unable to keep up
with the rest, were killed by Cetshwayo's Usuthu until various places on
the Thukela were reached. Many iziGqoza tried to escape and were
eventually killed by the Usuthu. 42 The river carried their bodies away to
the sea. Then Cetshwayo caused the ingomane to be sounded. Ingomane
was the noise made by the amabutho beating on their shields with their
assegais. 43 Mbuyazi was killed at Ndondakusuka together with five other
sons of Mpande. These were Shonkweni, Mantantashiya, Somklawana,
Mdomba, and Dabulesinye. 44 In fact, Cetshwayo's imbongi bellowed:
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"Wadi' uShonkweni, obezaiwa wuMpande,
[You devoured Shonkweni son ofMpande]
Amakhuba/' adliwa uyena kwabakaMpande;
[Medicines were eaten by him from Mpande]
Wadi' uMantantashiya, obezaiwa wuMpande,
[You devoured Mantantashiya son ofMpande]
Amakhuba/' adliwa uyena kwabakaMpande;
[Medicines were eaten by him from Mpande]
Wadi' uSomklawana, obezaiwa wuMpande,
[You devoured Somklawana son ofMpande]
Amakhuba/' adliwa wuCetshwayo son ojMpande;
S..A. 1n/5, .A.: Memo by Shepstone, 7 December 1861.
S.N.A. 1/[/6, N.A.: Shepstone to Fynn, 13 December 1856.
J.S.A., Vol. 4, Evidence ofMtsbapi kaMoradu, p. 62.
C.S.L. Nyembezi: Izibongo Zamakhosi, p. 90.