THE 'DLAMINIS OF ZAMBIA'.

 

The Dlamini sisters, Mercy Dlamini Mdhletshe and Griselia Dlamini captured just before the week of the Incwala, in Lusaka,Zambia. These two are Ingoma Dancers under Shanganani (Hlangagani) Ingoma Dance group of Lusaka.

Now, these Dlaminis, although they are in Zambia, also fall under the House of Dlamini,which is the royal house of the Kingdom of Eswatini. Mswati III, as king and Ngwenyama of Eswatini, is the current head of the house of Dlamini. They were led into their present base by Zwangendabas,son Mphezeni. Now,it is important to maker make mention of the fact that Swazi kings up to the present day are referred to as Ingwenyama and they rule together with the Queen Mother who is called Indlovukati.

The Dlamini dynasty traces itself back to a chief Dlamini I (also known as Matalatala), who is said to have migrated with the Swazi people from East Africa through Tanzania and Mozambique. Ngwane III, however, is often considered to be the first King of modern Eswatini, who ruled from 1745 to 1780. In the early years of the Dlamini dynasty, the people and the country in which they resided was called Ngwane, after Ngwane III.

Izithakazelo zakwa Dlamini

Sibalukhulu,

Mdlovu, Magaduzela,

Magaga kaNsele,

Wena owashisa umuntu ngesikhuni kwaze kwasa eyobayoba,

Mgoqo ovimb’ esangweni nansi impi,

Izwe lafa ngathini na?

Wena owabonela empunzini ukuthi kuyabalekwa ngoba yona yabaleka yaziphonsa ocingweni,

Ngonyama!

Izithakazelo zakwa Mdletshe, Mdletshe Clan Names, Mdletshe Clan Praises

Ngomane,

Msindazwe,

Mfuyi wamatshe abanye befuya izinkomo,

Mfusi kaMawewe,

Wena waseZisayini,

Mnomo!