Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Akaberekerwa kuBurnshill muna 1820, panguva iyo nyika dzevaXhosa dzakanga dzichiri kuzvitonga. Baba vake Ngqika (avo mhuri yose yeNgqika yevaXhosa yakatumidzwa zita ravo) vakafa muna 1829 Sandile achiri mudiki uye Maqoma, munin'ina waSandile, akaita saRegent kusvika muna 1872 apo Sandile akagadzwa saMambo. Sandile akaberekwa aine gumbo rimwe rakanga rakapfupika pane rimwe, izvo zvakaita kuti zvimuomere kufamba, asi zvakadaro akaita basa rinokosha muHondo dzeFrontier
. Rudzi rweXhosa rwakanga rwave rwakakamurwa kwenguva refu pakati peGcaleka kumabvazuva (yaitongwa panguva iyoyo naSarhili) neSandile's Rharhabe kumadokero. Zvisinei Sarhili, aizivikanwawo sa "Kreli", aive nebasa rakafanana namambo mukuru wevaXhosa vose.