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ngenca yemphucuko yaseNshonalanga. Mayelana nemvelaphi noma umsuka
wesibongo sakaDlamini, Ginindza, (1992:14) ubeka atsi:
The origin of the name Dlamini is open to speculation. According to
the most common version, eating at noon was prohibited on certain
occasions. Dlamini, whose real name is no longer known but
whose sibongo was Nkhosi broke the taboo and his brother,
impressed, exclaimed, "Hawu! Udl'emini!" (Hawu! You eat at
noon?). The act of defiance went unpunished and Dlamini (Eat at
noon) was the name given to the founder of the now royal family.
Njengobe kwatiwa beNguni babekudzabuka emphumalanga yenkhaba ye-Afrika.
Kamera, (1999) utsi ngekulandzisa kwaLaNkhosi babekudzabuka eDaJagubhe
lapho umholi wabo Dlamini abahola khona bacedza Lubombo ngekuhlehletela.
Kepha ngobe lesibongo sasebukhosini, kubalulekile kutsi sitsi fahlafahla
ngekutalana kwawo emakhosi kudzimate kufike kulesikhatsi lesikuso (2001).
Ekucaleni ngekusho kwaMandla Zulu, sitfola Dlamini Wekucala lowalandzelwa
nguMswati Wekucala. Kubese kulandzela Ngwane Wesibili, lowabuye welanywa
nguDlamini Wesibili, kwase kuta Nkhosi Wesibili. Kubese kulandzeJa Mavuso
Wekucala lowandzelwa nguMagudulela 3 Wekucala. Kwabese kuba nguLudvonga
Wekucala lowalandzelwa nguDlamini Wesitsatfu. Lamakhosi lalandzelako kube
yinhlanhla kutsi kutfolakale iminyaka leyabusa ngayo. Inkhosi Ngwane Wesitsatfu
wabusa kusukela nga-1750-1780. Kwalandzela Ndvungunye lowabusa nga-1790­
1815, kwase kulandzela Sobhuza Wekucala (Somhlolo, Ngwane Wesine) 1836­
1839. Mswati Wesibili wabusa nga-1839-1865, walandzelwa nguLudvonga 4
Wesibili nga-1875-1889 lekwaba sikhatsi lesifanako neNkhosi Dlamini Wesine
(Mbandzeni). Inkhosi Ngwane Wesihlanu (Mahlokohla, Bhunu) wabusa nga-1890­
1899. Mahlokohla walandzelwa yinkhosi leyabusa sikhatsi lesidze kunawo onkhe
emakhosi emhlabeni, lowo-ke nguSobhuza Wesibili (Nkhotfwetjeni, Mona)
lowabusa kusukela nga-1921-1982. Kantsi lobusako njenganyalo nguMswati
3 Inkhosi Magudulela amange ibekwe esikhundleni sebukhosi ngoba ngekusho kwaMatsebula (1993) yaba
lincele ngembi kwekubekwa: Loku kutsiwa kwentiwa ngunina lovt:afaka lesandla sakhe emhidvweni lobilako
entela kutsi angabi yinkhosi ngoba yena angafuni kuba yindlovukati. Sikhundla sakhe satsatfwa ngumnakabo
Ludvon£a Wekucala.
4 lnkhosi Ludvonga Wesibili wakhotsama angamange mfole bantfwana.
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