Le noveli ixoxa ngombango nokuhlukana phakathi kwesizwe samaZembe. Lokhu kwabangela uBhekifa ukuba ayocashiswa waze wabuya esefundile esezothatha ubukhosi. Ngenxa yokubukela phansi kwakhe amasiko nezinto ezazenziwa ngaleso sikhathi, wagcina esenezinkinga ekubuseni kwakhe waze wagcina esebuyele kuwo amasiko esizwe samaZembe. Bhekifa's life proves difficult after he abandoned his cultural values and beliefs.