KwaunobvaRuzivoMadzimambo NeusheKugadzwa kwamambo (The Installation of a King)
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Kugadzwa kwamambo (The Installation of a King)
The Installation of a King
Pfupiso
Kugadzwa kwamambo kwaisarudzwa nedare remadzishe, mambo achipfeka nguo dzoumambo nokupiwa tsvimbo yesimba.
Nyaya yakazara
Kugadzwa kwamambo kwaiwanzotevedza ukuru hwedzimba dzoumambo. Umambo hwaifanira kutanga hwaropafadzwa nesvikiro kana mhondoro, saka svikiro raigona kuuraya munhu asingakodzeri kugara pachigaro. Kare kare vaRozvi ndivo vaiuya kuzogadzira mambo mutsva: vaivata naye usiku, vofuma vachimupa ngundu youmambo nokumupfumbatisa ivhu, vanhu vachidya nyama pamabiko iwayo, uye ishe oga oga aitarisirwa kupa mambo mutsva mombe kana mbudzi. Kune dzimwe nzvimbo, masvikiro makuru ndiwo aitungamira kugadzwa uku. Pakauya vaRungu, kugadzwa kwakatanga kuitwa nemudzviti wehurumende, uye madzimambo vakapiwa ndiro yemhangura yaisungwa muhuro pamwe netsvimbo dzine chidhindo chehurumende, magamenzi neherimeti sezviratidzo zvitsva zvoumambo.
In English
Installing a new king generally followed seniority among the royal houses. Kingship first had to be blessed by a spirit medium or mhondoro, who could even cause the death of an unworthy candidate. Historically the Rozvi would come to install a new king: they would spend the night with him, and in the morning give him the royal headdress (ngundu) and place soil in his hand, with people feasting on meat, and each subordinate chief expected to give the new king cattle or goats. In some areas, senior spirit mediums led the installation instead. After colonial rule began, installation was carried out by the district commissioner, and chiefs were given a metal plate worn around the neck along with a government-stamped staff, gongs, and a helmet as new symbols of office.