sˌʌm ʌv ðiːz kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz wɜːɹ ɐbsˈoːɹbd ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɛmθwækˈɑːzi kˈɪŋdəm baɪ ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪdɪŋ ˈɛndˈɛbɛl ɔːɹ mˈæɾeɪbəl ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɛmzˌɪlɪkˈɑːzi ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
Some of these communities were absorbed into the mthwakazi kingdom by the invading Ndebele (or Matabele) under Mzilikazi in the early 19th century.