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Mongatana. Just when Pethedi's impi to assist the ba-Monga- 

 tana were out, a messenger arrived, saying: " Makopole is 

 flying out to join the Bakoni." The ba-Magakal did not fight 

 with the ba-Mongatana, but only took their cattle and went 

 home. Makapole was now as the Chief of the Bakoni ( Tshia- 

 nyana) round Lydenberg. Pethedi went there with his impi. 

 But the stronghold was too much for him. So he returned 

 home. Some time after the Zulus, under Mosilikatse, came 

 and killed Makopole, the other side of Lydenburg. When a part 

 of the Zulus came to Krugersrust, Pethedi went and killed them. 

 Some of these Zulus crossed the Olifants River and went 

 into the low-bush-field (now Portuguese). Gunganyane was 

 their Chief. 



Now, the greater part of the Zulus under Mosilikatse came 

 down Watervall. They divided their forces. Our Impi came 

 over the hills to the right of Dwars River, the other through 

 the nek (scfata sa Nyoaneng, Olifants Nek). Pethedi's young 

 men went to attack the latter. When they were away, the 

 war-cry was heard from the hills behind. Pethedi with his men 

 went against them. He and all the sons of Tulare were then killed 

 in a fierce fight except Sekwati. Pethedi's only fell, being full 

 of wounds, after a very brave fight. The young men did not 

 find the enemy and returned home. In the afternoon the Zulus 

 arrived and found that the women and children had fled up the 

 Lolu. So they only burned the kraal. This was the end of 

 the rule of the Bapedi in Sekukuni's land. The Zulus now- 

 settled down on both sides of Steelpoort. All Basutos had left 

 their kraal and fled far away. Now all the Basutos of all tribes 

 from Magalie to the west of Lolu made a big Impi together. 

 They came down the long kloof from Schoonoord to Steelpoort 

 (Waterval), and killed all Zulus round about. These were only 

 Impis of Mosilikatse. He himself was still behind. The very 

 day the Basuto killed these Zulus here, Mosilikatse himself 

 came with his chief regiments. He killed all the victorious 

 Basutos and finished them. That was the final end of ;\.\\ 

 Bapedis and Baroas. Sekwati was on the Lolu ( at the 

 Honoko-cave) that day. He fled into the Zoutpansberg district. 

 A few of the Bapedis and Basutos lived in the caves of the 

 Lolu. Many a clay they spied from the mountain, where the 

 little Zulu herds let the cattle go astray, and came down and 

 stole and ate a great many of them.* That kept them 

 alive, as they did not dare to make gardens. The Zulu< 

 also had no grain and lived upon their enormous herds of cattle ; 

 sheep and goats. Mosilikatse only stayed for one year. Some 

 of the Bapedi and other went with him, when he left. They 

 also became Zulus, and had their earlobes perforated like them. 

 From here Mosilikatse went to near Pretoria, from where later 



* One of them is said to have cut off, fried and eaten the tail of a live sheep. 



