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9 The author goes a bit straight in this stanza. British rule and that of the great king ismentioned. Although non of these affect Mbambushe`s level off power.10 The poet in this very stanza foretells the likelihood of power over-throw of the Kingby Mbambushe one day .11 The King`s bodyguards, the poet continues to foretell will be blamed for allowing thedog too much freedom.In summary, Mbambushe symbolizes the mineral rich northern colonies, Mlawu issymbolic of the Kings of the northern colonies who had then been whipped under Britishrule. The over-pampering of Mbambushe represents the inflated esteem and unnecessaryAttachment that the authority had on the then privileged northern colonies. Therealization of genuine reality as opposed to inflated reality is the suffering of fatal blowby the King.2.4 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF S.E.K. MQHAYISamuel Edward Krune Loliwe Mqhayi was born on 1 December 1875 at Gqumashe onthe banks Tyhume. He was the son of Ziwani, scholar of all the Bantu languages of SouthAfrica and teacher, and the great grandson of Mqhayi the chief of the AMACIRHA clanof the Xhosa people. Born near the town of Alice in the Victoria East District of the CapeProvince, Samuel was named after the Old Testament prophet, and given several Xhosa48