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kwemilingo. Sibongo sakaMatsebula lesisuselwa esentweni tsebulo, sadvuma<br />
kokhulu etikhatsini talamakhosi: Ndvunguye, Somhlolo naMswati \I lapho<br />
bekwenteka imilingo yabo yekutsebula bantfu netilwane. Lesinye lesadvuma<br />
ngemlingo sakaMnisingobe labo bebakwati kunisa imvula. Ginindza (1992: 53)<br />
uchaza kanje:<br />
... Mnisi, founder ofthe Mnisi clan, was broughtup athis mother's<br />
home, the Motsa. The Motsa were rain makers and Mnisi leamed<br />
the ritual ofrain making by watching at night pretending to be<br />
asleep. Afterhe had mastered the whole ritual, he stole the rain<br />
medicines and fled. The Motsa discovered the theft too late.<br />
Mnisiungewekudzabuka kaShabalala eMhlongamvula(Wakkerstroom) lebuye<br />
yatiwe ngekutsi kuseLuthaka. Yindzawo lebeyingenayo kahle imvula, kungako<br />
kutsiwa yiMhlongamvula. Kuhlonga kusho kweswela. Unguyisenchanti wabo<br />
bonkhe bakaMnisi labananatela batsi:<br />
Mvulane!<br />
Loluhlata njengencoshane<br />
Mdlalose lolumhlophe netinyawo takhe,<br />
Banemanga bakaShabalala<br />
Batsi uMhlongamvula udzilikile,<br />
Kantsi bayawuhawukela.<br />
AIibaleli lawuhamba khona Mvulane,<br />
Ucisha tinyawo.<br />
Tinyenti tibongo letinemlandvo lojulile ngemilingo. Imilingo beyisetjentiselwa<br />
tintfo letinyenti letinhle naletimbi. Letinye tibongo atikaphatselani nemilingo<br />
kepha tiveta kwenteka kwetintfo letitsite nekususelwa etentweni:<br />
biya Biyela phalala<br />
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