A Nguni state on Zululand's northern border was an irritation to the Zulu, serving as a home for political dissidents and threatening the important trade route to Lourenço Marques, now Maputo.
Naga ya baNguni ya molelwane wa kwa bokone ba Zululand e ne e le letshwenyo kwa Mazulung, e dira jaaka legae la majelathoko a sepolotiki le go tshosetsa tsela e e botlhokwa ya kgweboya go ya kwa Lourenço Marques (jaanong e leng Maputo).