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Watch him miss. Such a sharp spear!

-I just made it. -You made it now?

There we go. Now it's short like your penis.

(Shaka) No. Let me go!

Makhedama, why are you doing this to me?

What are you going to do to us?

Mm?

(Mayinga) Your heart is consumed by anger.

You thirst for revenge.

Stoke the fire that rages in your heart.

(Maiden #1) He'll always be a wimp hanging on his mother's skirt,

or on his mother's back.

That thing will never rule. He will never be King.

(maidens) # How the mighty # # Have fallen #

-# Picking up dung # -(Maiden #2) Look at him.

He's leaving. (chuckling)

(Shaka) I know what the Queen has sacrificed for me.

I swear that it won't be in vain.

I'll bring back your dignity and honour.

This is my oath.

(Dingiswayo) Look at the iZichwe regiment.

As of today, I appoint you their chief.

-Lead a regiment? -It is so,

warrior who surpasses other warriors.

(regiments chanting)

(Ngomane) We direct our attention to eLangeni.

(Dingiswayo) Has a messenger been sent to their King, Makhedama?

(Messenger) Greetings, descendant of Mbhengi.

We bring a message from King Dingiswayo.

(Shaka) Makhedama isn't a man you can trust.

He's a snake.

(Ntombazi) Word is, Dingiswayo

wants Makhedama to pledge loyalty to the Mthethwa.

(Zwide) Makhedama will never agree to that.

He will come to us for support.

We'll give him one regiment and let his people fight our war.

(dramatic music)

Everything is in order, Mkhatshwa.

My King.

-(Soshangane) Mkhatshwa. -(Zwide chuckling)

Soshangane, son.

Good timing. Have something to eat.

No thank you, Mkhatshwa.

I've already eaten with the men outside.

What is it?

(Soshangane) Mkhatshwa, there's a message from Makhedama of eLangeni.

They say he's asking for military aid.

(dramatic music)

Bring Makhedama to me.

Tell him to come urgently because his enemy is our enemy.

Mkhatshwa.

(Zwide) And so it begins. (chuckling)

(dramatic music)

(melancholic music)

(Mkabayi) Despite people's cautions,

Shaka remained Dingiswayo's trusted one.

-Good one, Sigidi. -Great Nyambose.

Take this.

My King.

This is equivalent to two cattle.

(Dingiswayo) Mm, I know.

(Shaka) Great Nyambose.

Congratulations, warrior who surpasses other warriors.

I'm happy for you.

(light-hearted music)

(Mkabayi) As Shaka's younger brother, Ngwadi, grew up,

they became close friends.

Remember what I said?

What did I say?

-What did you say? -Bring the enemy to where

-you can defeat them. -(chuckling)

Goodness!

Did you get this from the palace?

This is heavy.

(ominous music)

(Ntombazi) Mhlongo, of eLangeni!

Welcome.

-I am-- -(Makhedama) Easy, Granny, easy.

We all know who you are. Right men?

This is the famous witch, Ntombazi.

We thought we'd be received by the King.

Yet, here we are before you.

(music continues)

While you're still thinking,

get us some beer.

And also get us meat, a lot of it.

When will I get a chance to join your warriors?

Don't rush, my brother.

Patience is one of the qualities of a good warrior.

-Understood? -Yes I understand.

Listen...

-What? -It's her.

She has a sweet voice.

And she's beautiful.

Shaka, this is what you should do,

go and talk to her.

Make her give you her chastity beads.

One day you'll get married. Imagine marrying her.

Easy, brother.

I don't have time for women.

You've come to the expert now.

-This is nothing. -You're an expert?

Can't you see? Let me tell you.

When you get to her, humble yourself.

Introduce yourself and profess your love to her.

That one, I can tell,

she's the kind of girl who likes being sweet talked.

Then take her hand,

touch her chin and bring her closer...

What are you doing? Stop it.

You still have a lot to learn from me.

Behave boy, in fact go.

-You're dismissing me? -I'm dismissing you.

(Ngwadi) Alright.

(Somveli laughing)

What are you laughing at?

(Somveli) Just look how beautiful she is.

The girl you're staring at has many admirers.

If you don't have the courage to approach her,

you'll lose out.

-Vundlazi. -Wait.

-Somveli. -You have to speak to her.

-Please come here. -Somveli, what are you doing?

-You should speak to her. -Stop that.

-Greetings. -Greetings, lady.

Yes.

This man wants to say something.

I heard you're the most fearless man,

amongst all the men here at the Mthethwa.

I'm fearless in battle but,

it looks like I'm shy now.

You're shy? What are you shy about?

He's shy to express his feelings to you.

Easy.

Give us some privacy.

Those are beautiful beads.

Next time you go to collect firewood,

I would--

I'd be happy to accompany you.

I'd love that, Ndabezitha.

(cow lowing)

(tense music)

Dingiswayo...

acts as if he's in charge South of iMfolozi.

So, you...

should help me when I go into battle with him.

Well...

your ancestors must be smiling at you.

Because Dingiswayo and I have a score to settle.

(Shaka) What if while we sit here,

we hear that Makhedama and Zwide,

have teamed up?

(Buza) Great Nyambose, I'll send men to ensure

-Makhedama submits to the Mthethwa. -(Shaka laughing)

-You want to lead the regiment now? -Here you go again.

-Where's my stick? -Gentlemen, calm down.

Buza, sit down, you can't stand in front of the King.

What are you doing?

Towering above the King?

You should be fined for this.

-Apologies, Nyambose. -(Dingiswayo) Mm.

We are in council, Buza.

And Shaka,

is a member of the council.

(Shaka) Nyambose, I ask that you leave my cousin to me.

(Zwide) Go well, Cija.

I want you to slaughter them...

-in the South. -It will be so, Ndwandwe.

Trust me.

(regiments singing)

You're making a mistake, Ndwandwe.

You're supporting a barbarian.

Makhedama is an honest leader.

I hear you.

So you're not bothered by what he said about me?

I heard he called you a witch.

You look like a killer of men.

That's right, lady.

But I only kill men who stand in my way.

(indistinct chatter)

What's this madness?

We're preparing for war,

not a party!

Get out of my way.

Tell me,

are these men ready for war?

Are you nervous of the Mthethwa cowards?

They think we're coming to talk.

They think we'll sit down and chat.

What we'll do,

we'll start with their messengers.

Finish them off.

After that, we enter every house.

Slaughter everything.

We'll leave nothing alive.

-Isn't that right, men? -(regiments) That's right.

We'll see.

Looks can be deceiving. This thing is a coward.

Makhedama will be shocked to see you leading the Mthethwa regiment.

He'll only hate me more.

-Don't forget that-- -(Somveli) Nyambose.

Son.

Excuse me, Nyambose.

-And thank you for the meal. -You're free to go, Sigidi.

He eats with you regularly?

Yes.

You've been scarce lately.

Because the King forgets to invite me like the others.

I invite you then.

Here's some food.

Come sit next to me and eat.

-You could swear that-- -Who are you talking to, standing?

I said sit down!

Nyambose.

(scoffing) You'd swear Shaka is your son.

Why am I not chief of a regiment yet?

If you can humble yourself, you'd learn a lot from Shaka.

In brief, the King is saying the Mthethwa heir

must learn from a foreigner?

That foreigner has been through a lot to get to where he is.

Same as when I was in exile.

Is the King suggesting I grew up easily?

I lost a father.

The one I admired.

As a child, I had to learn to live without him.

I grew up painfully.

People insulting me.

Calling me a traitor's son.

(sombre music)

I feel...

like a foreigner in my own home.

(Dingiswayo) Son...

(Shaka) Makhedama is a trickster.

We should expect anything.

-Men. -(men) Chief.

If you anticipate trouble, son of Senzangakhona,

we must take more men.

I don't know about difficulty, but trickery we can expect.

-Is this personal to you? -Yes, Chief, this is very personal.

I'd like to accompany iZichwe to face Makhedama.

-Does the Chief not trust me? -No, that's not the reason.

I want to bear witness to your success.

I promise to follow your instructions.

(Shaka) If that's the case, you can join us, Chief.

(Ngomane) Alright then. Let me go prepare.

Chief.

I also need to prepare.

I'm rushing somewhere.

Where are you going, Shaka?

See these? I'm going to give them to the most beautiful girl.

(laughter)

(indistinct chatter in distance)

-(men) Chief. -Greetings.

(dramatic music)

(grunting)

(Mkabayi) Our hero didn't always win.

Shaka couldn't easily accept defeat.

(Shaka) Move, don't play around!

This is the army.

Somveli, what nonsense is this?

Leave me, Shaka, I'm tired.

Don't call me Shaka, I'm your Chief.

Somveli, I'm talking to you.

You're weak. You're not ready for battle.

-(indistinct chatter) -(birds squawking)

-Greetings, Queen. -(Nandi) Mlilwana.

You're so thin, don't you eat at the camp?

I've heard.

It's true.

Queen,

I'd like to pass this onto you.

(melancholic music)

Hear me clearly.

Destroy them.

-Understand? -I won't disappoint you.

(regiments chanting)

Great Nyambose.

Sigidi.

Go well.

You're a son to me.

Ngomane will accompany you and help strengthen your forces.

Great Nyambose. I'll be honoured.

My King.

(regiments chanting)

(chanting continues)

(women ululating)

(chanting)

(dramatic music)

-Speak. -(Spy) They outnumber us.

Amongst them are Ndwandwe warriors.

There's three hundred of them.

-(tense music) -As I said, he's a trickster.

Maybe we should retreat, and come back with more men.

We won't flee like cowards.

Forward, we march.

They're over there, behind that hill.

Men.

Their army is three times more than ours.

This means every man must kill three of them for us to win.

We won't launch spears today, for that would be a waste.

Do you see my short spear?

Every man should break his spear to be as short as mine.

Sigidi.

Are you sure about this?

Trust me. I know what I'm doing.

Men, do as Sigidi says.

-(grunting) -(spear snapping)

(spears snapping)

I need twenty men.

Mgobhozi, Ncoboka, come closer.

-Sigidi. -(Shaka) You know what to do.

Sigidi.

(Shaka) Chief...

let's advance.

(tense music)

(Ngomane) Whoa. Son of Senzangakhona,

looks like we're walking into a trap here.

(Shaka) Makhedama!

It's me, Shaka, son of Senzangakhona.

Do you agree to pledge loyalty to the Mthethwa?

Hey, Little Dick.

You think we came all this way just to stare at you?

I'm going to kill you today.

Let's meet and negotiate as planned.

Kill me if you want.

But I'll be unarmed.

One man against a hundred.

If that's how you want to be remembered then kill me.

These are my weapons.

I'm putting them down.

Let me go stab the fool.

Hello, Little Dick.

Is this you?

Guys, this is Little Dick.

When you get a chance ask your leader why we call him Little Dick.

If you don't want to explain just show them.

-Open here so they can all see. -(laughter)

Makhedama.

If you want to live,

you'll pledge your loyalty to King Dingiswayo today.

And eLangeni people will apologise to my mother.

Gentlemen, your silence tells me

you didn't hear what Little Dick said.

Little Dick says...

we...

must pledge our loyalty to Dingiswayo.

(regiments laughing)

And then apologise to the biggest disgrace of eLangeni.

(Man #1) He's crazy.

That will be your mother.

When you look at me,

am I pledging my loyalty?

Very well. Then your men will die.

After that I'll kill you.

(Makhedama) The one who'll die here... is you,

and those fat fools over there.

When I get to the peak of that hill--

When you get to the peak of that hill,

you'll run, like you always do.

Like you did at eLangeni.

You and your mother.

Run now, boy.

Run.

Very well.

(Makhedama chuckling)

(tense music)

(Shaka) Chief.

-I don't think we'll win this battle. -We will.

We won't launch spears.

We'll go for close combat.

(chanting)

Makhedama!

Do you pledge your loyalty?

Go tell your mother...

I said she must come pledge her loyalty here.

(regiments laughing)

(tense music)

Attack!

Halt!

Collect!

Close!

Forward!

(regiments chanting)

(Cija) Shields up!

Launch!

(Shaka) To the left!

You're misfiring.

Let's go again. Don't miss!

(Shaka) To the right!

Forward!

(indistinct chatter)

Come on men, kill them!

Launch!

(regiments chanting in distance)

There's a regiment coming from this side.

Watch out for them.

-(regiments chanting) -Another one that side!

Kill them!

-Stand your ground. -Take the fight to them.

Stand your ground!

(Shaka) Split up!

(dramatic music)

(tense music)

(Cija yelling)

(Shaka) Where is Makhedama?

He ran.

(Ngomane) You won't die today. It's not your time.

Somebody get medicine and save this man.

Once you recover, return home

and tell your King of what you witnessed here.

Tell him about the danger of interfering south of the iMfolozi.

(Shaka) The last time I saw these men, I was just a little boy.

We were pretending to be hunters.

Throwing sticks at little balls. (chuckling)

(Man) Brother.

We trained ourselves as boys.

Mgobhozi, my brother.

We were still short. We couldn't even see over the top of the fence.

I could hear melodies, of their mothers singing.

And they sang like this...

# From your mother's back #

(chuckling) # You fell #

# You fell... #

and it sounded like this...

# Picking up cow dung #

# You fell #

On the ground!

(ominous music)

Sikhumba, do you remember the loud laughter at Mlovini,

mocking my mother?

Do you remember beating me up,

tying me to a tree.

leaving me so that...

I'd be food for jackals?

The bully who was behind all of this is your King today.

A useless dog of a King who left his army behind...

and ran away.

Now all his crimes and your mothers'...

are on your shoulders.

# From your mother's back #

Look at me carefully.

Do you still see Little Dick?

(Sikhumba) I'm sorry.

Forgive us, Zulu.

I'm not here to forgive.

I'm here to make things right.

Shaka.

-Let's have a chat. -(Shaka) Not now, son of Mqomboli.

We'll talk back at home.

I'm still chatting to people of eLangeni.

(ominous music)

# You fell... #

# Your mother's back #

-Mgobhozi, Ncoboka. -(Mgobhozi) Sigidi.

# Your mother's back #

(Ncoboka) What did you think was going to happen?

(grunting)

(music intensifying)

(Buza) Reports say Ngomane tried to stop him,

but he wouldn't listen.

He broke Mthethwa military protocol, Nyambose.

He killed men after they'd surrendered.

He delivered a victory when defeat looked certain.

He's enraged. He's dangerous.

He has a thirst for revenge.

That's true. Growing up in exile can do that to you.

If anyone is to blame, the finger must point at me.

-Buza. -(Buza) Nyambose.

Prepare a ceremony to welcome Shaka and his troops as heroes.

(regiments chanting)

Indeed MaMhlongo...

you raised a brave hero in Sigidi.

(chanting continues)

(women ululating)

(chanting stops)

-(Shaka) Nyambose! -(regimetns) Nyambose!

-Nyambose! -Nyambose!

(Shaka) Your army has returned, great Nyambose.

Did you hear the cheers, Sigidi?

They're for you.

(Shaka) Men.

We are what we are because of the great Nyambose.

Today you witnessed results of following my instructions

as your commander.

And the results of training.

Great King, I request that my mother steps forward.

The one that made me a man. Here she is.

My mother.

I say to you, go home and celebrate your Queens,

like I celebrate mine.

(women ululating)

-Daughter of Mbhengi. MaMhlongo. -(ululating continues)

(Mkabayi) Shaka had grown up to become Nandi's shield.

The flames of her little fire turned into a wildfire.

(melancholic music)

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