Following the death of Chitimukulu Chilufya Mwango Chitapankwa III,President Michael Sata mourns Paramount Chief Chitimukulu, Lusaka Times, 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-14. Henry Kanyanta Sosola Chitimukulu was formally recognised and confirmed as the 38th King of the Bemba on the 25 January 2015. The current king of the Bemba Kingdom is King Kanyanta Manga ll.                                      
Following the death of Chitimukulu Chilufya Mwango Chitapankwa III,President Michael Sata mourns Paramount Chief Chitimukulu, Lusaka Times, 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-14. Henry Kanyanta Sosola Chitimukulu was formally recognised and confirmed as the 38th King of the Bemba on the 25 January 2015. The current king of the Bemba Kingdom is King Kanyanta Manga THE HISTORY OF THE BEMBA PARAMOUNT CHIEFS A Piece by Emmanuel Mwamba ( Added here by Paul Bwalya Kabwe Changomo) Ba Mwine Lubemba Chitimukulu I: Chiti (Mukulu), mwana Mukulumpe Chitimukulu II: Nkole (Wamapembwe), mwana Mukulumpe Chitimukulu III: Chilufya, mwana Chilufya Mulenga. Eo balumba ati: Chilufya wa mata yabili, pantu apyene banalume babili: Chiti na Nkole. Chitimukulu IV: Mulenga Pokili, umwaice wakwa Chilufya Chitimukulu V: Kayula wa Nseko. Balimutemenwe sana abantu. Chitimukulu VI: Katongo Chitimukulu VII: Kasansu Chitimukulu VIII: Kapolyo Chitimukulu IX: Kanabesa. Alicindeme sana pali bu Mwine luBemba icakuti nalelo line twasuka imfumu shesu ati: Kanabesa. Nakuba mu lukuta lwa Katolika umo balanda iciBemba, Lesa limo-limo bamwita ati: We Mfumu Kanabesa! Chitimukulu X: Lwipa Chitimukuli XI: Kapampa Mubanshi. Uyu Mwine luBemba alilwele ifibashi. Kanshi tashikwa na mu Mwalule iyoo; ena ashikwa ku ntulo ya Nsofu. Chitimukulu XII: Chipolonge Chitimukulu XIII: Chimanga Chitimukulu XIV: Chimfwembe Chitimukulu XV: Nshiwile Chitimukulu XVI: Chibengele. Eo tulumba ati: Niwe Chibengele Namuncenene, uwameno ngo lupandulo. Mwine luBemba Chibengele ewakushishe isano lwabu Chitimukulu apo mumbali ya Kalungu, ukufuma ku Ng’wena. Chitimukulu XVII: Mutale wa Munkombwe Chitimukulu XVIII: Chifunda ca Busoshi. Ico bamwitila ‘Chifunda ca busoshi’ nico imimonekele yakwe ali uwa tunkumana nge cifunda. Chitimukulu XIX: Sekwila Chitimukulu XX: Kasonde Chitimukulu XXI: Salala-abana-bonke. Alitalalike icalo ca luBemba pantu abalwani baletina ubukali bwakwe. Chitimukulu XXII: Mukuka wa Malekano. E wantampile bu Mwamba, ilyo apele umwaice wakwe Chitundu (Mwamba I) icalo ce Tuna. Chitimukulu XXIII: Chilya Mafwa, mwipwa Mukuka wa Malekano. Mubanga Kashampupo, umwaice wakwa Chilya Mafwa, e Mwamba II. Panshita yakwa Chilya Mafwa, mu luBemba mwaliponene icipowe icikalamba sana. Chilya Mafwa e watampile bu Makasa, ilyo apele mwane (Nondo-mpya) icalo ca Mpanda. Nondo-mpya e Makasa I. Chitimukulu XXIV: Susula (Chincinta Susula), mwipwa Chilya Mafwa. Tafwilile pali bu Mwine luBemba iyo; balishile mutamfyapo kuli Chileshe Chepela, ekuya afwa ne cikonko kuba Mambwe. Lelo ashikwa mu Mwalule. Chitimukulu XXV: Chileshe Chepela. Alilemene icisansa ca kuboko cimo takwali iminwe. Apele munyina, Mutale wa Kabwe, bu Mwine Tuna (Mwamba III). Chileshe Chepela eo aba Ngoni basangile pali bu Mwine luBemba. Kanshi alikalabene e waleseshe aba Ngoni ukwingila mu luBemba, akusha no luBemba panuma ya kucimfya aba Bisa na abaLungu. Chitimukulu XXVI: Bwembya (Chikalamo, Chinyamasako), umwaice wakwa Chileshe Chepela. Bwembya bamupokele bu Mwine luBemba ninshi talafwa. Chitimukulu XXVII: Mutale Chitapankwa (+1883), atapile amata yakwa nalume Bwembya (Chitimukulu XXVI), kabili aletapa inkwa sha bantu nabambifye. Ilyo ali Mwine luBemba, ulubuli talwalelala. Chitimukulu XXVIII: Sampa Kapalakasha (+1896). Abantu tabamutemenwe sana pantu ali uwa kakata ku mfumu sha luBemba ne mfumu shimbi. Chitimukulu XXIX: Makumba (+1911). Panshita yakwe elyo ba minshoni (White Fathers) baishile mu luBemba. Chitimukulu XXX: Mutale Chikwanda (+1916) Chitimukulu XXXI: Ponde Chisowa (+1925), umwaice wakwa Mutale Chikwanda (Chitimukulu XXX) Chitimukulu XXXII: Kanyanta (1925-1943) Afumine pali bu Mwamba, ali Mwamba VI). Chitimukulu XXXIII: Musungu Kafula (1946-) Chitimukulu XXXIV: Musenga Chitimukulu XXXV: Bwembya Changala Chitimukulu XXXVI: Mutale Chitapankwa II Chitimukulu XXXVII: Chilufya Mwango (Chitapankwa III) (2007-2012) Chitimukulu XXXVIII: Kanyanta-manga II (2013- )
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THE HISTORY OF THE BEMBA PARAMOUNT CHIEFS A Piece by Emmanuel Mwamba ( Added here by Paul Bwalya Kabwe Changomo) Ba Mwine Lubemba
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Chitimukulu I: Chiti (Mukulu), mwana Mukulumpe
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Chitimukulu II: Nkole (Wamapembwe), mwana Mukulumpe
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Chitimukulu III: Chilufya, mwana Chilufya Mulenga. Eo balumba ati: Chilufya wa mata yabili, pantu apyene banalume babili: Chiti na Nkole.
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Chitimukulu IV: Mulenga Pokili, umwaice wakwa Chilufya
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Chitimukulu V: Kayula wa Nseko. Balimutemenwe sana abantu.
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Chitimukulu VI: Katongo
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Chitimukulu VII: Kasansu
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Chitimukulu VIII: Kapolyo
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Chitimukulu IX: Kanabesa. Alicindeme sana pali bu Mwine luBemba icakuti nalelo line twasuka imfumu shesu ati: Kanabesa. Nakuba mu lukuta lwa Katolika umo balanda iciBemba, Lesa limo-limo bamwita ati: We Mfumu Kanabesa!
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Chitimukulu X: Lwipa
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Chitimukuli XI: Kapampa Mubanshi. Uyu Mwine luBemba alilwele ifibashi. Kanshi tashikwa na mu Mwalule iyoo; ena ashikwa ku ntulo ya Nsofu.
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Chitimukulu XII: Chipolonge
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Chitimukulu XIII: Chimanga
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Chitimukulu XIV: Chimfwembe
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Chitimukulu XV: Nshiwile
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Chitimukulu XVI: Chibengele. Eo tulumba ati: Niwe Chibengele Namuncenene, uwameno ngo lupandulo. Mwine luBemba Chibengele ewakushishe isano lwabu Chitimukulu apo mumbali ya Kalungu, ukufuma ku Ng’wena.
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Chitimukulu XVII: Mutale wa Munkombwe
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Chitimukulu XVIII: Chifunda ca Busoshi. Ico bamwitila ‘Chifunda ca busoshi’ nico imimonekele yakwe ali uwa tunkumana nge cifunda.
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Chitimukulu XIX: Sekwila
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Chitimukulu XX: Kasonde
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Chitimukulu XXI: Salala-abana-bonke. Alitalalike icalo ca luBemba pantu abalwani baletina ubukali bwakwe.
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Chitimukulu XXII: Mukuka wa Malekano. E wantampile bu Mwamba, ilyo apele umwaice wakwe Chitundu (Mwamba I) icalo ce Tuna.
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Chitimukulu XXIII: Chilya Mafwa, mwipwa Mukuka wa Malekano. Mubanga Kashampupo, umwaice wakwa Chilya Mafwa, e Mwamba II. Panshita yakwa Chilya Mafwa, mu luBemba mwaliponene icipowe icikalamba sana. Chilya Mafwa e watampile bu Makasa, ilyo apele mwane (Nondo-mpya) icalo ca Mpanda. Nondo-mpya e Makasa I.
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Chitimukulu XXIV: Susula (Chincinta Susula), mwipwa Chilya Mafwa. Tafwilile pali bu Mwine luBemba iyo; balishile mutamfyapo kuli Chileshe Chepela, ekuya afwa ne cikonko kuba Mambwe. Lelo ashikwa mu Mwalule.
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Chitimukulu XXV: Chileshe Chepela. Alilemene icisansa ca kuboko cimo takwali iminwe. Apele munyina, Mutale wa Kabwe, bu Mwine Tuna (Mwamba III). Chileshe Chepela eo aba Ngoni basangile pali bu Mwine luBemba. Kanshi alikalabene e waleseshe aba Ngoni ukwingila mu luBemba, akusha no luBemba panuma ya kucimfya aba Bisa na abaLungu.
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Chitimukulu XXVI: Bwembya (Chikalamo, Chinyamasako), umwaice wakwa Chileshe Chepela. Bwembya bamupokele bu Mwine luBemba ninshi talafwa.
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Chitimukulu XXVII: Mutale Chitapankwa (+1883), atapile amata yakwa nalume Bwembya (Chitimukulu XXVI), kabili aletapa inkwa sha bantu nabambifye. Ilyo ali Mwine luBemba, ulubuli talwalelala.
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Chitimukulu XXVIII: Sampa Kapalakasha (+1896). Abantu tabamutemenwe sana pantu ali uwa kakata ku mfumu sha luBemba ne mfumu shimbi.
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Chitimukulu XXIX: Makumba (+1911). Panshita yakwe elyo ba minshoni (White Fathers) baishile mu luBemba.
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Chitimukulu XXX: Mutale Chikwanda (+1916)
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Chitimukulu XXXI: Ponde Chisowa (+1925), umwaice wakwa Mutale Chikwanda (Chitimukulu XXX)
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Chitimukulu XXXII: Kanyanta (1925-1943) Afumine pali bu Mwamba, ali Mwamba VI).
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Chitimukulu XXXIII: Musungu Kafula (1946-)
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Chitimukulu XXXIV: Musenga
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Chitimukulu XXXV: Bwembya Changala
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Chitimukulu XXXVI: Mutale Chitapankwa II
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Chitimukulu XXXVII: Chilufya Mwango (Chitapankwa III) (2007-2012)
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Chitimukulu XXXVIII: Kanyanta-manga II (2013- )