๐ Nhetembo yeDzinza ยท Clan Praise Verses
Maita Mhembwe,
Maita Chivese,
Mhuka inokwakuka mumasango matema,
Inonzwa ruzha kure ikanyangarika mumakwenzi.
Vane tsoka dzakapepuka dzisingabatwi nemuvhimi,
Vanoera mhembwe yemuchitondo,
Vane uchenjeri hwekusvetuka misungo neminzwa,
Maita Muroro vari Hwedza neChikomba!
Hekanhi Chivese,
Tatenda Muzazaranda,
Zvaitwa Mhembwe!
English Translation:
Thank you, Mhembwe,
Thank you, Chivese,
Agile antelope bounding gracefully through dense woodlands,
Who hears the faintest rustle and vanishes into the thicket.
Whose alert feet no hunter\'s snare can catch,
Who revere the duiker of the indigenous miombo forests,
Gifted with the wisdom to leap over traps and thorns,
Praise to Muroro of Hwedza and Chikomba!
Hail, Chivese,
Gratitude to you, Muzazaranda,
It is accomplished, noble Mhembwe!
๐ซ Chinoera (Sacred Dietary Taboo):
Eating duiker meat or trapping small forest antelopes.
๐๏ธ Dzinza neNhoroondo (Heritage & Lineage):
The Mhembwe (Chivese) clan is admired for alertness, quick thinking, modesty, and navigating life's hazards with grace.
๐ฅ Mitupo / Common Surnames: Chivese, Mhembwe, Muroro, Katsande
๐ Traditional Districts: Hwedza, Chikomba, Murehwa, Buhera