 
 <prompt> CHAPTER XIII. UMBELAZI THE FALLEN

So I stay for Nodwengu, wey, for truth, no get choice for di mata, and e dey very wretched and no dey comfortable. Di place almost empty, except for two regiments wey dey there, di Sangqu and di Amawombe. Dis last one na di royal regiment, like di Household Guards, wey di Kings Chaka, Dingaan and Panda all join for their time. Most of di headmen don choose one side or di other, and dem dey go raise forces to fight for Cetewayo or Umbelazi, and even plenty of di women and pikin don run go hide for bush or for mountains, because nobody know wetin go happen, or if di army wey go win go come attack and destroy dem.

Few councillors still dey with Panda, among dem na old Maputa, di general, wey once bring me di "message of the pills." Several times e dey visit me for night and dey tell me di tori wey dey fly about. From dis tori I gather say some small fights don happen and di big battle no fit delay; also say Umbelazi don choose im fighting ground, one plain near di banks of di Tugela.

"Why e do dis one," I ask, "seeing say if e lose, water fit kill am as well as spears?"

"I no know for sure," Maputa answer; "but dem talk say na because of dream wey Saduko, im general, don dream three times, wey di dream talk say na there and there alone Umbelazi go see honour. At least, e don choose dis place; and dem tell me say all di women and pikin for im army, by plenty, dey hide for bush along di banks of di river, so dem fit run go Natal if e get need." <response>: 1. No
2. Nodwengu,
3. A couple of regiments.
4. Sangqu and the Amawombe.
5. yes
6. The royal regiment.
7. A kind of Household Guards,
8. Yes.
9. Three.
10. The  Kings Chaka, Dingaan and Panda all belonged in turn
11. Yes
12. Most of the headmen .
13. Yes
14. A few.
15. Maputa.
16. A general.
17. At night.
18. The rumours wey dey fly about.
19. Umbelazi
20. A plain near the banks of the Tugela. 