Unkulunkulu: The First Man Who Broke from the Reeds
In the beginning there was only darkness and Uthlanga, the primordial reed bed. The god Umvelinqangi created a seed that grew into a massive reed, and at the end of one reed grew a man named Unkulunkulu, the 'old old one.' He grew so large that he snapped off from the reed and walked across the land, where he found men and women sprouting from other reeds. He picked them and they became the first ancestors of all nations. He gathered fish and flung them into rivers, harvested birds and antelope, and plucked cattle for humans. He threw a ball of fire and a glowing stone into the sky, creating t