Mkhize clan names derive from the Zulu people of South Africa. These clan names have been in existence for centuries and help preserve Zulu culture and heritage.
Mkhize clan names are not simply surnames but rather a naming system which honours the Zulu ancestors, and which runs across multiple families.
Izithakazelo Zakwa Mhkize
Gubhela! Gcwabe!
Wena kaZihlandlo!
Wena kaKhabazela ka Mavovo!
Mumbo omhlophe okhany’ amasi esiswini!
Nhlama eyaphelel’ etsheni ngokubadaphunela.
Ngunezi Bambo abambulazi,
Abadl’umuntu bemyenga
ngendaba Sibi side esimajembelezana,
Sibi side esimaphandla
esaphandl’ abeNguni bavungama
Nina bengwaz’ emabhudle
Eth’ isabhudla yabuye yaphinda yabhudla
Malala amahle Nin’ enalala nomunwe Navuka nakhwif ilanga.
Abanye bakwa-Mkhize bathi:
Gubhela! Gcwabe!
Khabazela kaMavovo,
Nhlama eyaphelel’etsheni,
Ngokubadaphunela. MuMb’omhlophe!
Sibi-side esimaphandla,
Esaphandla abanguni bavungama.
Mbo, uMbulazi okhanya amasi esiswin Mbo,
uMbulazi odla umuntu,
Emyenga ngendaba.
Enalala nomunwe,
Navuka nakhwif’ilanga!
Nzalo kaSambela!
Nina baseMbo,
Nina bakaSidaphudaphu,
Ngokubadaphunela!
Nzalo kaLuzalo
Nzalo kaZelize!
