LUCWANINGO LOLUNZULU LOLUMAYELANA NEKUBALULEKA ...

mhla tingemashumi lamabili nakubili enyangeni yeNgongoni emnyakeni wa­
1921. Njengelisiko lesiSwati wanikwa lelinye ligama kwatsiwa nguSobhuza 11.
Indzaba yemhlaba atange isijabulise sive lesimnyama, aze abona emaSwati
kutsi kuncono abhale lesinye sikhalo asiyise esiveni semaNgisi ngobe indlela
lekwabiwa ngayo umhlaba ayijabulisi. Umhlaba walabamhlophe bewungu­
56% wesive ungu-29% kutsi wemakhosi ungu-3,7%. Lubisi (2002:31)
lombono uwufakaza kanje :
Umhlaba webelumbi
Umhlaba wesive
Umhlaba wenkhosi
: 56%
: 39.8%
: 3.7%
INgwenyama Sobhuza 11 wafundza kaZombodze lekusikolwa sekucala
sekwakhiwa ngemaSwati alekelelana naHulumende, kepha sikolwa sekucala
ngca bekusikolwa semaWeseli lesakhiwa ngemaMishinari kwase kulandzela
iSheshi kwagcina emaLuthera. INgwenyama Sobhuza 1\ wacedza emabanga
laphasi aneminyaka lelishumi nesihlanu kwadzingeka aye eMphumalanga
Kapa ayewuphotfula khona imfundvo yaseSekhondari. Akamange afundze
etikolweni temamishinari. INdlovukazi Labotsibeni waba neligalelo emphilweni
yesive semaSwati neNgwenyama yawo Sobhuza 11. INdlovukazi Labotsibeni
waphangalala ngemnyaka wa-1983 kwabekwa dzadzewakhe Nukwase.
EmaSwati ngobe abengayitsanclzj kahle indzaba yemphi yekucala neyesibili
yemhlaba, abambisana nemaNgisi ngekutsi emaSwati anikele ngemabutfo
langemashumi lasitfupha nesikhombisa nemali lengangemadola langu 3000
emphini yekucala. Emphini Yesibili emaSwati anikela ngemabutfo
latinkhulungwane letintsatfu nemakhulu lasiphohlongo nemashumi lamatsatfu
nesitfupha kutsi asite emaNgisi. Lubisi (2002:33) lombono uwufakaza kanje :
Emphini yekucala yemhlaba emaSwati akhipha emabutfa
langu-67 kanye nemali lengu-J:3000 anika emaNgisi. Leya
mali yatsenga tindiza letimbili. Emphini yesibili yemhlaba
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