The tradition of the Beginner of the Way of the Nazaretha movement, the Suffering Servant Isaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe Although the year of his birth is not exactly known, it can be estimated, that he was approximately 66 years old, when he left this earth in 1935. He was born at Ntabamhlophe (Estcourt district) in the Drakensberg region (near Giants Castle) where his forefathers settled, when they escaped from the regiments of the Zulu KinShaka. Later, the family moved further on to Ntabazwe (Harrismith district) in the Sotho region of the Orange Free State, higher up in the Drakensberg mountains. The Shembe family, however, was of pure Zulu breed and originated from Zululand. The father of the Prophet Shembe was Mayekisa, the son of Nhliziyo, the son of Mzazela, the son of Sokhabuzela, the son of Nyathikazi. They were from the Ntungwa tribe with the praise-name Nhlanzi (fish) from Donsa. The mother of the prophet was Sitheya, the daughter of Malindi Hadebe, and was born at Mtimkulu.