▁ever ▁defeated ▁Sh aka ▁in ▁battle . ▁M zil ik azi ▁was ▁the ▁soul ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁N de be le ▁the ▁ult imate ▁power ▁and ▁g iver ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁ ▁Sh aka ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁mind , ▁but ▁he ▁rel uct antly ▁sent ▁his ▁veter an ▁division , ▁the ▁U fas im bi , ▁to ▁rid ▁themselves ▁of ▁M zil ik azi ▁and ▁the ▁embar rass ing ▁situation . ▁M zil ik azi , ▁left ▁with ▁only ▁three ▁hundred ▁war riors ▁who ▁were ▁gross ly ▁out - number ed , ▁and ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁his ▁brother , ▁Z eni , ▁who ▁had ▁wanted ▁M zil ik azi ' s ▁position ▁for ▁himself , ▁was ▁defeated . ▁ ▁From ▁there ▁the ▁Kh um al os ▁would ▁be ▁scattered ▁across ▁southern ▁Africa , ▁some ▁becoming ▁the ▁S oth o , ▁and ▁some ▁joining ▁other ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁T sw ana , ▁but ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁remained ▁Z ulu ▁and ▁M th w ak azi . ▁" M th w ak azi " ▁is ▁what ▁the ▁N deb eles ▁call ▁themselves . ▁" Mat abe le " ▁is ▁a ▁name ▁origin ating ▁from ▁white ▁sett lers , ▁itself ▁coming ▁from ▁" T eb ele ", ▁a ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁all ▁Z ulus ▁by ▁the ▁S oth o ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁The ▁N deb eles ▁are ▁M th w ak azi , ▁drawing ▁strength ▁and ▁wisdom ▁from ▁King ▁M zil ik azi . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Le let i ▁Kh