Ah! Jong'umsobomvu!
Early Sunday morning of the 8th December 2013, I took a long ascent up iNtaba kaNdoda to visit chief's burial site.For his mother's likeness
The black water snake from Xhukwane
Sharp eyes daring the red dawn
Learning lifelong lessons here
At the Mngcwangeni foot of this Ntaba kaNdoda
During the Thuthula moment of the war of Amalinde
The black water snake who crossed famed rivers
Who fought in valiance in the waterkloof
And Amathole stirring Jingqi's passions
All the way to the island
Mover of people, patriot, hero, strategist
Eloquent intellect
Ngqika's beloved son
The whole nation salutes you.
AAH! JONG'UMSOBOMVU!!
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Portrait photograph (#337) of Chief Maqoma courtesy of Gustav Theodor Fritsch Collection
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Wow!!! I love this, Vuyo Makasi. Thanks for posting this. Let's keep our history alive guys in order to restore our pride. These were great men and the present generation must be educated about these facts.
ReplyDeleteThank you, mama. Enkosi kakhulu.
DeleteThe irony of Mme Bikitsha writing this when it is her ancestor, Captain of the Mfengu Levies, Veldtman Bikitsha who persecuted uNkosi Nkulu u Maqoma (Ah! Jongumsobomvu).
DeleteCaptain Bikitsha went on a visit to London where he met Queen Victoria. This was in 1891.
What was the nature of the meeting? Brief meeting or long? We’ll never know.
The Bikitsha ancestor is a deplorable, cruel, greedy being.
Don’t take my word for it:
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52527
Thank you, siyabulela!\
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