They were especially important in the rivers which were the high roads through the lands they sailed to, and on whose banks were to be found the richest communities.
Babebalulekile ingakumbi kwimilambo eyayizindlela ezinkulu ezigqitha kumhlaba wohambo ngesikhephe, ezi zezabo ibanki ezithi zifunyane kwindawo ezihlala izityebi.