Abednego was born in Ladysmith, South Africa, and was the youngest of six sons; the others being Albert, Milton, Funokwakhe, Mehlo, and Ngali Mazibuko. Abednego joined the group in 1974 as a bass singer. whilst Walter Malinga left the lineup in 1972
After the death of his brother Milton in 1984 after the Ibhayibheli Liyindlela album, Abednego remained in the line-up with Albert and has been a full-time member of the group since the early 1980s.