Emandleni efuthe likaMakhanda, njengamcebisi kaNdlambe, wancedisa ekubumbeni abantu ukuze balwe ngokuchasene noNgqika owayengumxhasi wekoloniyali. UNgqika wayesaziwa ngokuthanda utywala, yaye babemchasile ngokwenza umbulo noThuthula owayengumfazi omncinci kaNdlambe, njengoko wayengumtya nethunga namaBritani kwiphondo. Oko kwamenza onyeliseke ekuthwaleni igugu lamaRharhabe. Ngaphandle koko, uMakhanda wayemthiyile uNgqika kuba wayengumboneleli kutshaba lwakhe elalisisilumko nengcali kwezeLizwi, uNtsikana.