We lived using only the things we found near us. We were poor. All the cleverness of our minds and all the strength of our bodies were made to work for us, that we might stay alive. For this reason, our forefathers developed customs which would strengthen our tribe and tie us together as one thing. This explains why it was necessary for Tshiyamba to die.
Strength is in large numbers.
Every adult person was expected to help replenish our tribe and multiply its numbers. Thus a man with more than one wife was a man of honor, by this means he bore into the tribe a large number of children. Our chief had many wives, so that his blood would be more widely dispersed among us. Marriage covenants were sealed with the paying of bride price. This custom of paying bride price kept a man and his wife bound together.