Kuvigwa kwaMambo

The Burial of a King

Rufu rwamambo raivanzwa kusvikira avigwa, mutumbi wake uchisendekwa mubako pamwe nezvombo zvake, uye mutsva aizogadzwa asati aziviswa kune vazhinji.

Tsananguro

Rufu rwamambo raiedzwa kuvanzwa kune ruzhinji kusvikira avigwa, kudzivirira kuti vavengi vasashandise mukana uyu kurwisa nyika. Mutumbi waizobviswa zvomukati wovigwa uchisendamiswa mubako remadzimambo pamwe nezvombo zvaaishandisa paari mupenyu, waputirwa mudehwe remombe. Basa rokuviga aya raiitwa nevanhu vanonzi vanachuru, kunyange dzimwe nzvimbo dzichiriita namadzisahwira kana vakuwasha vamambo pamwe nevakadzi vake. Mhondoro yaiziviswa nezverufu urwu, uye vakuru vakuru vaive vatosarudza kare mutevedzeri mutsva vachibatsirwa nemhondoro iyoyo, mutevedzeri iyeye ndiye aizodambura mutimuri wamambo pakuvigwa. Mushure mekunge avigwa, ruzhinji rwaizoziviswa, mombe zhinji dzouraiwa, uye guva rechipamaso raizoitwa kuti mambo mutsva agadzwe zvine mbiri.

In English

A king's death was concealed until after burial, his body laid to rest in a cave with his regalia, and his successor already chosen before the news was made public.

A king's death was kept concealed from the wider public until after burial, to prevent enemies from taking advantage of the moment to attack the kingdom. The body would have its internal organs removed before being laid to rest in a royal cave, propped upright together with the regalia he had used in life, and wrapped in cattle hide. The burial itself was carried out by designated attendants, though in some areas it was instead handled by the king's ritual friends or sons-in-law, together with his wives. The senior spirit medium was informed of the death, and the most senior elders would already have chosen a successor in consultation with that medium, with the new king being the one to break the deceased king's ceremonial staff at the burial. Only once burial was complete was the wider public told, many cattle were slaughtered, and a formal installation ceremony followed to install the new king with due honour.

Zvimwe zvechikamu ichi.

Kugadzwa kwamambo (The Installation of a King)A new king was chosen by a council of chiefs and installed wearing royal regalia, receiving a ceremonial staff as a symbol of authority.MadzimamboKings governed the land, maintained law, and prayed for rain, appointed by a council of chiefs and assisted by advisors.

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