Apha kulo mbongo uthi 'Intombi', umbhali ubabaza ekwabonisa ukubaluleka kwentombi ngokwentlalo yasemaXhoseni. Kaloku intombi ilibhongo lekhaya layo, kuba iyakuthi yakukhula yende, kutsho kungene iinkomo, obona butyebu bomnt'ontsundu. Nokokuba angalihlwempu kangakanani na, de abonakale engento emehlweni abantu, kodwa xa ezele intombi uyabaluleka kakhulu. Umbhali usebenzisa iinyosi ukubonisa indlela ahlutshwa ngayo ngabantu ngokuman'ukungqubeka kuye kuba bebona umfazi kule ntombi yakhe. Umbhali uqgibela ngokusibonisa okokuba akungawo onke amantombazana abazintombi. Intombi yona iyakuhlala inyulu igcine ubuntombi bayo. Ukwahlaba nekhwelo kwaabo bakhulisa intombi ngokuthi bayikhulise ngokufanelekileyo.