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APPENDIX
TWO
TRANSLATIO OF MPANDE'S PRAISES (IZIBO GO)
The high-pillar ofsmoke who emerged
in feathered head-dress,
Between the British and the Voortrekkers.
The hawk that flew towards Heaven;
The last-to-cross ofShaka.
Mdayi! Who responded overland;
Elderly women were left on sites;
Elderly men fell by the wayside.
The flood ofNdaba,
That flooded women and left with them,
Only to place them at the estuaries,
Estuaries ofthe River
Estuaries ofThukela River.
Ndaba who crossed near Dlokweni.
But avoided drinking its water.
Only waters remained amazed;