Foreword by Jeff Peires Introduction 1. Noyi Gciniswa, Iziqwenge zembali yamaXosa (1838): Parts of Xosa history 2. Jivashe, Indaba zokucolwa kwomtu o yim-Fecane (1839): News of a Mfecane refugee''s liberation 3. Charles Henry Matshaya, Life of Charles Henry (1842) 4. Gwija and Danga, [Prophecies] (1857) 5. William Kekale Kayi, Gesimilo senvelo senkosi zamaxosa (1857?): The origin of the Xosa Chiefs 6. William Kekale Kayi, Genbali yokuqaleka kokwazeka kwelizwi lika Tixo gokuqondekayo Gamaxosa (1857?): Tradition respecting the first intelligible acquaintance with God''s word by the Xosa 7. William Kekale Kayi, Ati maxosa enbalini yawo (1857): The Xosa say in their tradition 8.

William Kekale Kayi, Gomtu Ongu Tsikana umxosa wokuqala okwazi ngelizwi lika Tixo wabako emva konxele (1857): Of the man Untsikana the first Xosa who knew of God''s word. He was after Xele. 9. William Kekale Kayi, Gokudalwa kwabantu (1857?): Of the creation of people 10. William Kekale Kayi, The Koobulu of Umlangeni (1857?) 11. Anon., Imbali ka-Hlanga no-Dhlomo (1861): The story of Hlanga and Dhlomo 12. Tiyo Soga, U-Gxuluwe na-Batwa (1862): Gxuluwe and the Twa 13.

John Mazamisa, Izizwe za-Mamfengu (1863): The Mfengu nations 14. William Kobe Ntsikana, Imbali yendoli yamandulo (1864): The story of the early Visionary 15. John Muir Vimbe, Amakosi akwa-Zulu (1864): The Zulu kings 16. John Muir Vimbe, Ukukula kuka-Zulu (1865): The Zulu expansion 17. Kokela, UMxosa (1871): A Xhosa 18. Anon., Imbali ka Ntsikana umfo ka Gaba yamhla watwetyulwa wasungulwa ngu Tixo (1875): The story of Ntsikana son of Gaba on the day he was summoned and consecrated by God 19. John Muir Vimbe, Ngembali ka Ntsikana (1875): With reference to the story of Ntsikana 20.

Anon., Imbali zamam-Pondomisi akwa-Mditshwa (1876): Stories of the Mditshwa Mpondomise 21. Platje Mhlanga, A story of Native wars by an aged Fingo (1877) 22. John Muir Vimbe, Ukulwa (1878): Conflict 23. Juju Pantsi, Reminiscences of an old Xhosa (1880) 24. Vete Mziziba, Historical sketch of the Pondomise tribe (1881) 25. Mabasa and Nomlala, A brief history of the Pondomise tribe (1883) 26. Anon.

, Idlaka lika Soga umfo ka Jotelo (1884): The burial of Soga son of Jotelo 27. John Muir Vimbe, Ingxabano ka Ndlambe no Ngqika (1885): The quarrel between Ndlambe and Ngqika 28. W.D. Soga, Imbali ye Nkosikazi u Sutu (1885): The story of the Lady Sutu 29. William Kobe Ntsikana, Imbali zakwa Xosa (1887): Xhosa histories 30. Charles Pamla, Ama-Xhosa naba-Mbo (1887): The Xhosa and the abaMbo 31. Pambani Jeremiah Mzimba, Imbali yase Mbo (1888): The history of Emboland 32.

William Kobe Ntsikana, Imbali ka Makanda ogama limbi lingu Nxele (1888): The story of Makanda known as Nxele 33. W.W. Gqoba, Isizatu sokuxelwa kwe nkomo ngo Nongqause (1888): The motivation of the Nongqause cattle-killing 34. Qitala lakwa Ngqika, Imbali zamandulo (1888): Stories of the past 35. M. Kinass, Imbali zabantsundu (1888): Histories of black people 36. John Muir Vimbe, Imbali yokufika kwe lizwi kwa Xosa (1888): The story of the arrival of the Word among the Xosa 37.

William Kobe Ntsikana, Imbali zamandulo (1888): Stories of the past 38. Nathaniel Cyril Mhala, Ukuvela kwamaNdlambe (1898?): The origin of the Ndlambe 39. William F. Xatasi, Inkosi zama Xhosa (1901-02): The Xhosa chiefs 40. William F. Xatasi, Ubukosi base Xhibeni kwa Ngqika (1902): Chieftainship in the Ngqika Xhiba House 41. Isaac Williams Wauchope, Extracts from The Natives and Their Missionaries (1908) 42. Zaze Soga, NgoNtsikana (1910?): Ntsikana 43.

Makapela Noyi Balfour, NgoNtsikana (1910): Ntsikana 44. Jacob Mnxu ma Noyi, NgoNtsikana (1910?): Ntsikana Appendix: Two variants 45. John Knox Bokwe (ed.), Ama-Xosa history by Robert Balfour Noyi: a follower (1914) 46. William Kekale Kayi, Xosa traditions &c. (1857) English equivalents of Xhosa place names Sources References.