How might chief lobengula khumalo respond to kipling's poem?

He might respond by resenting by being called a burden by people who are stealing his land. In the poem, kipling is actually addressing the United States and its colonization of the philipines. However, his words were also understood as attitudes that expressed the desire for imperialism to drive Africa. Chief Lobengula neggotiated with associates of Ceci rhodes and agreed to what was presented to him as limited mining rights in his territory