The closer to the impala the lion gets the faster the chanting becomes. Likewise if the lion is far away the calling decreases, in volume as well as repetition. If the lion has not caught the impala within a minute a new lion is chosen. If the lion catches the impala, a new impala is chosen. It has been corrupted to ubuthi, steal the buthi and take it home.
Players form a circle.
The sebi stands in the middle of the circle with the buthi. The sebi must shout another persons name. The player who gets the buthi first then tries to reach the spot in the circle that the muntu vacated. The player who did not get the buthi tries to tag the runner. The sebi for the next round is the person who either successfully makes it back to the place in the circle without having been tagged and with the buthi, or the one who successfully tagged the other palyer.