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owners being afraid of fighting him. Kadisha, on this occasion, 

 did not go with him. On his way back Mosilikatse's men took the 

 cattle from him. Sekwati, avoiding a fight, fled. The other rem- 

 nant of Tulare's Bapedi with Malekut's widow and son, also went 

 from place to place to seek food and cattle. The Ba-Mapela and 

 Ba-Mokopane, together with Magakal, attacked and killed them 

 all. Sekwati now wished to go back to Sekukuni-land. He had 

 no cattle, but many goats, taken from outlying kraals of the 

 Bakgalakas. He passed Moletlane and came to the Olifants 

 River opposite Magalie. The Olifants River was full. He cried 

 across the river to Magalie's men to inform him when the river 

 was down, as his camp was some distance from the river, at the 

 hill Sepitsi. When he was there the Ba-Moletlane said to their 

 Chief Zebediele, '"Let us kill Sekwati." The Chief objected, 

 saying, " Let him cross. He will assist us against the Mokoni- 

 Marangrang, who always trouble us." As soon as the river was 

 down he crossed and settled at Magalie's, who were friendly and 

 welcomed him. At that time, under the Mokoni-Marangrang 

 (whose head kraal was near Rietfontein, Dwars River), Lega- 

 dimani of Magakal was the next powerful Chief here, and ruled 

 as far as Magalies. Molamosu, father of Legadimane, when at 

 his cattle-kraal at Waterkop, was murdered by Marangrang. "When 

 Legadimani greeted Sekwati, the latter called him a coward for 

 not fighting Marangrang; and when Legadimani said, " He is too 

 powerful," Sekwati answered that he would soon finish him. 

 But before he did this there arose a quarrel between him and 

 Legadimani, who was then at Mpanama's Location, and, afraid of 

 being killed, fled across the Olifants River to Matabata (Molepo 

 River). Shortly after, Marangrang — to whom Sekwati had sent 

 some beads as a sign of friendship — which, however, did not 

 deceive the latter with regard to Sekwati's real feelings — went 

 with an impi to raid the Ba-Mapahlele. He went far round the 

 other side of Pokwani. There he found that some men of Matlala 

 had killed a giraffe, and he not only took this, but also killed the 

 hunters, of whom one escaped. The Chief of Matlala (Kotola 

 Maseramule) sent at once to Sekwati, saying, " Here is your 

 Mokoni, but I do not know where he is going to." Marangrang 

 crossed the river high up, came down the other side, and slept at 

 the hill Sepitsi. Meanwhile Sekwati had sent to Mapahlela 

 to say, " Be not afraid. The Mokoni comes. Kill him." . The 

 Ba-Mapahlela fought bravely in the flat and killed Marangrang. 

 They took the shield of Marangrang, gave it to Magabutle, Se- 

 kwati's messenger, to show him that they had killed him. The 

 man came late in the night, and at once during that same night 

 Sekwati blew his war horns (phalafala — sable antelope horn) and 

 sent messengers to all kraals with orders for the men to gather 

 and go with him to destroy the capital of Marangrang. When 

 he came there, however, he did not burn the kraal, but only looted 

 a great many cattle and went home wtih the first cattle round 

 about. Kabu, who had previously been with Marangrang, now 



