the wand of ivory in her right
hand, and now with the wand of ebony in her left hand. And with the wand
of ivory she pointed to the gates of ivory, through which came light and
laughter, and with the wand of ebony she pointed to the gates of coal,
through which came blackness and groans. And as she pointed, so those
who greeted her turned, and went, some through the gates of light and
some through the gates of blackness.

Presently, as I stood, a handful of people came up from the bank of the
river. I looked on them and knew them. There was Unandi, the mother of
Chaka, there was Anadi, my wife, and Moosa, my son, and all my other
wives and children, and those who had perished with them.

They stood before the figure of the woman, the Princess of the Heavens,
to whom the Umkulunkulu has given it to watch over the people of the
Zulu, and cried aloud, "Hail, Inkosazana-y-Zulu! Hail!"

Then she, the Inkosazana, pointed with the rod of ivory to the gates of
ivory; but still they stood before her, not moving. Now the woman spoke
for the first time, in a low voice that was sad and awful to hear.

"Pass in, children of my people, pass in to the judgment. Why tarry ye?
Pass in through the gates of light."

But still they tarried, and in my vision Unandi spoke: "We tarry, Queen
of the Heavens--we tarry to pray for justice on him who murdered us.
I, who on earth was named Mother of the Heavens, on behalf of all this
company, pray to thee, Queen of the Heavens, for justice on him who
murdered us."

"How is he named?" asked the voice that was low and awful.

"Chaka, king of the Zulus," answered the voice of Unandi. "Chaka, my
son."

"Many have come to ask for vengeance on that head," said the voice of
the Queen of the Heavens, "and many more shall come. Fear not, Unandi,
it shall fall. Fear not, Anadi and ye wives and children of Mopo, it
shall fall, I say. With the spear that pierced thy breast, Unandi, shall
the breast of Chaka be also pierced, and, ye wives and children of Mopo,
the hand that pierces shall be the hand of Mopo. As I guide him so shall
he go. Ay, I will teach him to wreak my vengeance on the earth! Pass in,
children of my people--pass in to the judgment, for the doom of Chaka is
written."

Thus I dreamed, my father. Ay, this was the vision that was sent me as
I lay in pain and misery among the bones of my dead in the ashes of my
kraal. Thus it was given me to see the Inkosazana of the Heavens as she
is