352	Ha Ratishivhunu tsha mudziili, At Ratishivhunu's they were destitute,
353	Tsha tsho vha na ludzula. But others had all they wanted.
354	ha koni u tama, Rambuda cannot be friendly,
355	Arali a tame Nyabele, If be befriends Nyabele,
356	Wa Silidi . The wife of Silidi Sinyamphatha.
357	Masia a ha fheli. There is no end to the flow of mucus.

Silidi is said to have been a successful 'general' of the Venda in the early nineteenth century. He praised himself by saying that when people went to war against him they were so afraid of fighting that they excreted. Hence the title Sinyamphatha, which describes the way in which the excrement falls. One informant at Makuya said that the show of 'the Bachelor' (phuruphuru) should have been called 'the General' and have been accompanied by Song No. 10 of domba.

358	ya Manavhela. Thandavhulu, the headquarters of Manavhela.

Lines such as this are simply praises in honour of rulers and the mountains on which they live.

359	Vha Tshakhuma vho tswa mutupo: The people of Tshakhuma stole their clan-name:
360	Vha ana nga Dombo Tshakhuma. At Tshakhuma they swear by Dombo.

This reproach refers to an event in the history of the Dau of Tshakhuma, which arose from a succession dispute between two brothers. The younger brother had married a classificatory sister, which was forbidden (van Warmelo 1940:75 and 185; 1932:180-81). Dombo was an actual sister, distinguished by the fact that she was very fair in complexion. The Dau of Tshakhuma are descendants of the original inhabitants of Vendaland, the Ngona, but they have emphasised their descent from a woman of the conquering clans whom one of their ancestors married, rather than from their Ngona forebears.

361	Nngwekhulu ya Vho-Madzhiga! Nngwekhulu, the mountain of Madzhiga!
362	Phalavhurwa ya Magegere! Phalavhurwa, the home of Magegere!

Nngwekhulu is a mountainous area in Davhana's location, south of the main range of mountains. Phalavhurwa, to the south of Vendaland, is siad to have been the centre of an ancient smelting industry, and it has been investigated by archaeologists. Since the advent of the policy of apartheid, this traditionally 'black' area has been made 'white': it has become the home of the many 'whites' who are contributing to its development, and its valuable minerals have made 'whites' rich.