DBZ Ntuli

**UDeuteronomy Bhekinkosi Zeblon Ntuli** (wazalwa ngo08 kuNhlaba wa-1940; owaziwa ngo **D.B.Z. Ntuli**) ungumbhali wamanoveli, izincwadi kanye nezindaba ezimfushane waseNingizimu Afrika. UNtuli ubhala ngolimi lwesiZulu futhi ungomunye wababhali abanegalelo elikhulu ekuthuthukiseni ukufundwa kanye nokuhlelwa kolimi lwesiZulu. Uphinde ahumushe izincwadi ezibhalwe ngolimi lwesiNgisi azihumushele esiZulwini, incwadi egqamile ayihumusha ile kaNelson Mandela, esihloko sithi *Uhambo Olude Oluya eNkululekweni* (*Long Walk to Freedom*). UNtuli ungomunye wabasunguli benhlangano yababhali eyaziwa ngokuthi Usiba Writers' Guild.

## Isiqalo sempilo nemfundo
UNtuli wazalelwa endaweni yaseGcotsheni, Eshowe, enyakatho neKwaZulu-Natali. imfundo yakhe yamabanga aphansi wayifunda eGcotsheni BC School (okwakuthiwa yiBantu Community School ngaleziya zikhathi). Wafunda naseNdulinde Primary School okuyindawo eyakhelene nakhona eGcotsheni. Wafunda imfundo yamabanga aphakeme esikoleni samaKhatholika esiseMariannhill esaziwa ngokuthi iSt Francis College, lapho aqeda khona umatikuletsheni (ibanga le-12). Waphothula iziqu zakhe eNyuvesi yakwaZulu . Laphaya enyuvesi yakwaZulu wayeseqoqweni lokuqala ngqa labafundi ababhaliswa khona. Lona kwkungunyaka we-1960.

## Umsebenzi
Ngenkathi eqeda kwethweswa iziqu zakhe waya kosebenza okokuiqala isikhashana njengomabhalane emboniini yakwaSappi edolobhaneni langakubo eMandeni. Wasuka lapho wayosebenza esiteshini sezokusakaza kwa-SABC kwaRadio Bantu lapho ayesebenza khona njengomdidiyeli kanye nomethuli wezinhlelo zesiZulu. Lomsebenzi wawenza iminyaka emithathu. Emumva kwalomsebenzi wathola umsebenzi eNyuvesi yaseNingizimu Afrika lapho ayezoba khona ngumfundisi eMnyangweni weZilimi zase-Afrika. Ngonyaka wezi-1978 wathweswa iziqu zobuDokotela weziNcwadi (*D Litt Degree*), wazithola khona eNyuvesi yaseNingizimu Afrika (UNISA). Waphinde waba yinhloko yomnyango omncane wesiZulu khona e-UNISA, lesi isikhundla asiphatha iminyaka engama-32 ngaphambi kokuthi athathe umhlalaphansi ngonyaka wezi-1999 . 

UMphemba wabhala izincwadi, ama-eseyi kanye nezindaba ezimfushane eziningi ezahlukahlukene. Usebhale washicilela izindaba kanye nama eseyi angama-16, eminye imisebenzi yakhe kubalwa izincwadi eziyi-10 kanye namaqoqo ezinkondlo ayisi-8. Kweminye imibhalo uphinde abhale ngokuhlanganyela eminye abe ngumhleli. Incwadi yakhe yokuqala esihloko sithi *UBheka* yashicilelwa eneminyaka engama-21 ngonyaka wezi-1962. Incwadi yakhe yesisbili, *Ngiyoze Ngimthole* yashicilelwa ngonyaka wezi-1970 .

UNtuli lapho aba khona negalelo elikhulu isezindabeni ezimfishane kanye nakuma-eseyi, nokho uphinde ahumushe imibhalo eminingi ayiyise esiZulwini. Imisebenzi yakhe yokuhumusha egqamile kubalwa incwadi kaNelson Mandela i-*Long Walk to Freedom*, wayiguqula yaba nesihloko esithi *Uhambo Olunde Oluya eNkululekweni*. Enye incwadi ayihumusha ileyo ka Kahil Gibran esihloko sithi *The Prophet* ayihumusha yaba nesihloko esithi *UMphulofethi*.

## Izindodo
Ngemisebenzi yakhe yemibhalo ehlukahlukene usahlabana izindondo ezingaphezu kwama-20. Izihlandla ezine zilandelalana, eminyakeni engama-20 usahlabana neNdondo iBW Vilakazi (*BW Vikazi Award*) okuyindondo yombhalo wesiZulu oseqophelweni eliphezulu. Lendondo wayeyehlabana ngezincwadi zakhe okubalwa kuzo: *Imicibisholo* kanye *Izezizenze* okuyizindaba ezimfishane kanye nama eseyi, *Izimpande* okungumlando wemibhalo yesiZulu, kanye nethi *Imilando YakwaZulu* okungumdlalo. Imibhalo eyisithupa yezifundo zobudokela esibhaliwe ngemisebenzi yakhe .

## Imisebenzi
* 1962 - *UBheka*, Shuter and Shooter
* 1970 - *Ngiyoze Ngimthole*, Educum
* 1970 - *Imicibisholo*, Shuter and shooter
* 1971 - *Indandatho yesethembiso*, Educum
* 1978 - *The Poetry of B.W  Vilakazi*, ePitoli: Van Schaik
* 1978 - *Uthingo lweNkosazana*, Educum Publisher: eGoli
* 1980 - *Ugqozi 1*, Van Schaik: ePitol
* 1985 - *Ngamafuphi: Izindaba Ezimfushane*, De Jager-Haum Publishers: ePitoli
* 1987 - *Umtshingo*, KwaZulu Booksellers: eThekwini
* 1987 - *Ingcamu*, Shuter and Shooter
* 1988 - *Woza Nendlebe*, Shuter and Shooter: uMgungundlovu
* 1990 - *Isicamelo: Izindaba Ezimfushane*, Reac Out Publsihers: uMgungundlovu
* 1991 - *Lalela-ke: Imidlalo yomsakazo*, Reach Out Publishers: uMgungundlovu
* 1992 - *Indoni Yamanzi*, Shuter and Shooter: uMgungundlovu
* 1994 - *Isibhakabhaka*, Actua Press: ePitoli
* 1996 - *Amandl' Esambane*, Y Press: eThekwini
* 1997 - *Impilo Ingcono*, Kagiso Media: ePitoli
* 1998 - *Yekanini Ukuzenza*, Kwela Books: eKapa
* 2000 - *Imilando yakwaZulu*, UNISA Press: ePitoli
* 2001 - *Izinyembezi Zothando*, Shutre and Shooter: uMgungundlovu
* 2002 - *Imibhalo ka D.B.Z Ntuli: Incwadi yokubonga*, Shuter and Shooter: uMgungundlovu
* 2002 - *Ugqozi olumaphiko*, Shuter and Shooter: uMgungundlovu
* 2003 - *Amadlelo aluhlaza*, Shuter and Shooter: ePitoli
* 2003 - *Amaseko*, Heinemann Publsihers (pty) ltd
* 2006 - *Ngingusosobala Mbatha*, Shuter and Shooter, uMgungundlovu

## Imithombo