The Religious System of the Amazulu ... in Their Own Words: Unkulunlulu; or, The tradition of creation as existed among the Amazulu and other tribes of South Africa, p. [1]-126J. A. Blair, 1868 - 448 sider |
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abamnyama abantu abantu ba abanye Amadhlozi Amatongo Amazulu asked assagai aziyo bona bone bulala bullock buza called cattle chief dead dhla disease diviner doctor dream ekaya enquire enza enze ezwa familiar spirits father fika fike futi gula hamba hambe heaven hlala idhlozi imilozi indaba inkomo inkosi inyama inyanga isikati Itongo izinkomo izinto izinyanga izulu kakulu kanti Kepa killed Kodwa kona konke kqala ku tiwa kuba kubantu kufa kukqala kulo kuluma kumina kwa ba kwake lapa lapo leyo li ya loko loku lowo muntu luto masinyane medicines natives naye nayo Nembala ngaloko ngi nga ngoku ngokuba ngokuti njalo nkulu noma omunye pakati pezulu puma snake So-and-so spirits tanda tell things tina tshaya tshela tshiwo tsho ukuti Ubani ukuba ukufa ukuti ukuze umuntu umuti Unkulunkulu Uthlanga vela village worship yena yona zala zonke
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