They excelled in the art of commerce and consequently succeeded to control the trading arena of cereals, dates, wine and clothing and exacted an unfair price from the Arabs.
Bathi wayevelele ubuciko kwezentengiselwano futhi ngenxa yalokho baphumelela ukulawula enkundleni yokuhweba okusanhlamvu, amasundu, newayini nezingubo futhi okuqhubekayo kuyafaneleka lentengo ngokungafanele kusukela Arabhu.