Ndvungunye (also known as
Zikodze,
Mavuso II) was King of
Swaziland from 1780 until his death in 1815 after succeeding his father, King
Ngwane III following a very brief regency of
Indlovukati LaYaka Ndwandwe. Very little has been recorded of the quality of leadership under his reign. Ndvungunye built his residence or
lilawu near Mhlosheni on feet of the Mhlosheni hills in
Shiselweni, the south east of modern Swaziland near Zombodze, where his father Ngwane had settled during his reign. His rule thus indicated a period of limited expansion and consolidation which is overshadowed by that of his son King
Sobhuza I. The Shiselweni settlements established under his reign would not however provide a solid foundation for the future Swazi state as indicated by attacks after his death on Sobhuza by
Ndwandwe chiefs. Ndvungunye died around 1815 after being struck by lightning. Ndvungunye was married to
Lojiba Simelane and
Somnjalose Simelane. It was with the latter that he had his son Sobhuza I. Lojiba however became Queen mother as she was a senior sister to Somnjalose. Sobhuza I became the king in 1815 after the regency of Queen
Lomvula Mndzebele.