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The Story of Zimbabwe

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Messenger: zion mountain Sent: 8/14/2014 11:35:38 AM
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Bantu Migration the Rozvi people are said to have emigrated from Egypt many centuries ago. The Rozvi ruled Zimbabwe for many centuries and Mutota who is said to be the first created being (Adam)is said to be Rozvi. It was he who introduced the totem system.The Rozvi's totem was and still is Moyo. It is interesting to note that ancient Egyptians also did not eat the heart as evidenced by one of the confessions found in the Book of Coming Forth by Day. The Rozvi are the ones who built Great Zimbabwe. They fled Egypt during a great war. They were led out of Egypt by a voice and also by a bird (Nhongore). The voice promised them a new country one that was rich in milk and honey. The voice told them that wherever the large bird landed that was to be the promised land. They journeyed for many years passing through a desert (sahara)through a Guruswa(Land of tall grass)believed to be Kenya or Tanzania. In each land that they passed through they would settle for some years and when the large bird reappeared they would continue on their jouney. Some would decide to stay.The journey took many decades even centuries. The journey took them all the way down to the Cape then they returned up the coast of Mozambique until the bird landed on a small hill now known as Matonjeni in what is now Matebeleland province in Zimbabwe. There the voice spoke from a rock advising the chiefs and the people as it once did in Egyppt. And finaly the bird landed at Great Zimbabwe. Many parallels exist when one compares ancient Egyptian culture to that practiced by the Rozvi.Even the names for God i.e. Nyadedza(Great light) Zuvaguru(Great sun) seem to suggest a similarity with Egypt's Great sun disc or the Aten. There are said to be secret passages under the Great Egyptian pyramid,the same is also said of the Great Zimbabwe hill. Only the chosen are said to be able to open the secret entance to both the pyramid and the Great Zimbabwe hill. Many more similarities exist. A lot has been done to try and distance the ancient Egyptian civilisation frm the rest of Africa. The African nation has to rise up proud of the great achievements of its ancesstors in Egypt,Ethiopia,Timbuktu,Mali,Great Zimbabwe etc.


Messenger: GARVEYS AFRICA Sent: 8/14/2014 1:38:02 PM
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GIVE THANKS for dem deh information Kingman. I n I agree fully....and the breakdown give Iman some new information which is always a blessing.

The Kemetyu (Black people of the land [of KMT]) originated from the peoples of what is now known as Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and the Congo.

What we also know, is once the foreign invasion started in Egypt, the black man was pushed further and further back to the south, from invaders from the north and northeast.


So as Zimbabwe or the region of Incient Mwenemutapa is adjacent to this area then I sight it as not just a possibility but a likelihood that the people of Zimbabwe both contributed to the OG people of Kemet and some of which are direct descendants of the same Kemetyu. It makes sense to I, along with those other areas mentioned.

There is also evidence of Kemetyu migration across the sahara and into North West Africa (as well as Hebrew migration) but thats a nex reasoning.

In closing, dem CAN'T seperate the Kemetyu from AFRICAN PEOPLE, and dem can't marginalise dem to one likkle corner of Africa.

Bless Up, Keep the knowledge and inscienceness from Zion flowing bredda. A joy to reason with I awakened brethren on the continent. Together we can uplift the whole nation.

InI ORIGINAL


Messenger: zion mountain Sent: 8/14/2014 2:17:40 PM
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The Nhongore bird dat led the Incients all way is dat bird on the Zimbabwean flag.


Blessed my lord G.A,it has always been a joy to reason with the I.


Messenger: VoodooRuutz Sent: 8/14/2014 4:53:54 PM
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Yes Iyah ONE IFRICA at home and abroad, InI build KMT and leff KMT one ca see all d faces of Africa in KMT. D I's hear of d Benin Wall?


Messenger: zion mountain Sent: 9/5/2014 11:07:23 AM
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In the
Shona society, it is
believed that the spirits
of our great great
ancestors of many
generations past are
still among our
supernatural
protectors. However
among them were
especially powerful and
respected spirits,
Midzimu Mikurukuru .
Such great spirits were
called mhondoro or
lions. Spirits that
overlooked the well
being of entire regions
of different tribes are
believed to reside in
lions. These spirits
were among the most
powerful as they were
responsible of giving
advice to several tribes,
ensuring peace among
these tribes as well as
presiding over
rainmaking and other
important ceremonies
and rituals. One such
spirit was a woman by
the name of Mbuya
Nehanda whose
spiritual leadership
spanned the entire
region on Zimbabwe.
Her spirit possessed
only those who were
most respected and
had leadership skills
and qualities. Her spirit
mediums here only
women. A woman who
became Nehanda's
spirit medium
remained single and
was immediately
bestored the spirit
name, Mbuya
Nehanda. Nehanda
was so powerful and
well respected that
when people had any
social concerns, they
could not come directly
to her. Instead they
went to her assistant
who was always given
the name Nechombo.
Nechombo would
listen to people's
concerns and relay
them to Mbuya
Nehanda. Indeed it
was an honor to be
Nehanda's assistant. At
one point in time,
Mbuya Nehanda spirit
medium was the
daughter of Chief
Mutota ( Ishe Mutota),
who led the VaRozvi
tribe. This young
woman was given the
name Mbuya Nehanda
at birth and
subsequently became
Mbuya Nehanda's
spirit medium. She
died near a mountain
which, to this day bears
her name, Gomo
reNehanda or
Nehanda Mountain.
When Europeans
arrived in Zimbabwe,
Nehanda's spirit
medium was a woman
by the name of
Nyakasikana. She lived
in the northern part of
Zimbabwe. Some
believe she was of the
VaRozvi tribe but
others suggest she was
from the VaHera tribe.
It so happened that
during Nyakasikana's
mediumship, another
great regional Shona
spirit medium
( Mhodoro Huru ), by
the name of Kaguvi
possed a man by the
name of
Gumboreshumba (lit.
the lion's foot).
Gumboreshumba's
spirit is affectionately
known in Shona circles
as Sekuru Kaguvi .
Kaguvi and Nehanda
used their leadership
to spearhead the first
war of resistance
( Chimurenga
CheKutanga ) against
European domination
of the region. They
instructed all the
regional chiefs to arm
and resist this
domination in
whatever way they
could. It is during this
resistance that some of
the great Shona
warriors emerged.
Chief Mashayamombe
who lived near
Mhondoro, chiefs
Gondo and Zhanda
were also instrumental
warriors during this
time. They armed and
spread the around the
nation. Regions like
Makoni, Shangani,
Chishawasha and
Mazoe where hotbeds
of struggle during
Zimbabwe first war of
liberation.
Nehanda and Kaguvi
where captured, tried
and sentenced to death
by hanging. They were
hung on a hill near
what is now the city of
Harare in Zimbabwe.
However before she
was hung Nehanda
promised the
Europeans that her
bones will rise to lead
the second struggle
against them.


Messenger: VoodooRuutz Sent: 9/9/2014 5:44:17 PM
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Bless'It I Bredda ZM, sey d I got any Isight on NYamiNYami and d Kabira dam on d Zambezi???


Messenger: zion mountain Sent: 9/10/2014 8:01:31 AM
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The Nyami Nyami , also known as
the Nyaminyami ( Zambezi River
God) or Zambezi Snake spirit , is
one of the most important gods of
Tonga people . Nyami Nyami is
believed to protect the Tonga
people and give them sustenance in
difficult times. The River God is
usually portrayed as female.
Variously described as having the
body of a snake and the head of a
fish, a whirlpool or a river dragon,
the Nyami Nyami is seen as the god
of Zambezi Valley and the river
before the creation of the Kariba
Dam. The Nyami Nyami is regularly
depicted as a snake-like being or
dragon-like creature with a snake's
torso and the head of a fish. [1] It
can be found as pendants on
jewelry, usually carved out of wood,
stone or bone, occasionally ivory,
silver or gold both as a fashion
accessory and as a good luck charm
similar to the wearing of a St
Christopher medallion. Elaborate
traditionally carved walking sticks
depicting the Nyami Nyami and its
relationship with the valley's
inhabitants were popular with
tourists visiting Zambia and have
historically been gifts to prestigious
visitors.
It is the traditional role of tribal
elders and spirit mediums to
intercede on behalf the inhabitants
of the river valley when Nyami
Nyami is angered.
The Nyaminyami is said to reside in
the Zambezi River and control the
life in and on the river. The spirits of
Nyaminyami and his wife residing in
the Kariba Gorge are God and
Goddess of the underworld. The
Tonga people believe the building
of the Kariba Dam deeply offended
Nyami Nyami, separating him from
his wife. The regular flooding and
many deaths during the dam's
construction were attributed to his
wrath. After the Dam was
completed the Tonga believe that
Nyami Nyami withdrew from the
world of men.
Legend
Although there are several different
legends surrounding the
Nyaminyami the Kariba legend is
the most documented and widely
known fable.
The Kariba Legend
"The BaTonga People lived in the
Zambezi Valley for centuries in
peaceful seclusion and with little
contact with the outside world.
They were simple folk who built
their houses in kraal along the
banks of the great river and
believed that their gods looked after
them supplying them with water
and food.
But their idealistic lifestyle was to be
blown apart. In the early 1940s a
report was made about the
possibility of a hydro-electric
scheme to supply power for the
growing industry that colonialism
had brought to the federation of
countries that were known as
Northern Rhodesia on one side of
the river and Southern Rhodesia on
the other, now Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
In 1956, construction on the Kariba
Dam project was started.
Heavy earth-moving equipment
roared into the valley and tore out
thousands of hundred-year-old
trees to build roads and settlements
to house the workers who poured
into the area to build a dam that
would harness the powerful river.
The BaTonga’s peace and solitude
was shattered and they were told to
leave their homes and move away
from the river to avoid the flood
that the dam would cause.
The name Kariba comes from the
word Kariva or karinga, meaning
trap, which refers to a rock jutting
out from the gorge where the dam
wall was to be built. It was believed
by the BaTonga to be the home of
Nyaminyami, the river god, and
they believed anyone who ventured
near the rock was dragged down to
spend eternity under the water.
Reluctantly they allowed themselves
to be resettled higher up the bank,
but they believed Nyaminyami
would never allow the dam to be
built and eventually, when the
project failed, they would move
back to their homes.
In 1957, when the dam was well on
its way to completion, Nyaminyami
struck. The worst floods ever known
on the Zambezi washed away much
of the partly built dam and the
heavy equipment, killing many of
the workers.
Some of those killed were white
men whose bodies disappeared
mysteriously, and after an extensive
search failed to find them, Tonga
elders were asked to assist as their
tribesmen knew the river better
than anyone. The elders explained
Nyaminyami had caused the
disaster and in order to appease his
wrath a sacrifice should be made.
They weren't taken seriously, but, in
desperation, when relatives of the
missing workers were due to arrive
to claim the bodies of their loved
ones, the search party agreed in
the hope that the tribesmen would
know where the bodies were likely
to have been washed to.
A Black calf was slaughtered and
floated on the river. The next
morning the calf was gone and the
workers’ bodies were in its place.
The disappearance of the calf holds
no mystery in the crocodile infested
river, but the reappearance of the
workers’ bodies three days after
they had disappeared has never
been satisfactorily explained.
After the disaster, flow patterns of
the river were studied to ascertain
whether there was a likelihood of
another flood and it was agreed a
flood of comparable intensity
would only occur once every
thousand years.
The very next rainy season,
however, brought further floods
even worse than the previous year.
Nyaminyami had struck again,
destroying the coffer dam, the
access bridge and parts of the main
wall.
The project survived and the great
river was eventually controlled. In
1960 the generators were switched
on and have been supplying
electricity to Zimbabwe and Zambia
ever since.
The BaTonga still live on the shores
of Lake Kariba, and many still
believe one day Nyaminyami will
fulfill his promise and they will be
able to return to their homes on
the banks of the river. They believe
Nyaminyami and his wife were
separated by the wall across the
river, and the frequent earth
tremors felt in the area since the
wall was built are caused by the
spirit trying to reach his wife, and
one day he will destroy the dam.


Messenger: VoodooRuutz Sent: 9/10/2014 10:03:14 AM
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Yes I, but I wonder if d I hav first hand local or thru other Idren who may know of NYamiNYami or does d article sum it up strait?

Give Thanks tho Iyah!


Messenger: zion mountain Sent: 9/10/2014 2:55:42 PM
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True the article sum it op strait,so I been told by di elder dem.

Haile I


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