Ifama yayikade inendlu yasefama, isitali esinezilwanyana, kunye neshedi yengca, iindiza noomatshini. Umfama wayehlala nosapho lwakhe kwindlu yasefama. Umfazi nabantwana balo mfama babencedisa kuyo yonke indawo kangangoko ixesha namandla abo ayebavumela. Usapho lwalusebenza kumhlaba walo, okanye babewuqeshile, omnye naye uthi: wawuqeshile.
Iitapile neenkozo zazilinywa efama zisenzelwa abantu. Kodwa kunye nengca kunye nezinye izityalo njengokutya kwezilwanyana, ukwenza ubisi okanye inyama. Kwakukho namaqanda, iziqhamo, imifuno, mhlawumbi iwayini nezinye iimveliso.
Iifama ezinjalo ziye zanqabile: kwakukho izilwanyana ezininzi, umhlaba omningi, oomatshini abaninzi, ngoko ke abasebenzi abambalwa. Intsapho isebenza kancinci nangaphantsi. Kwiifama ezininzi, kukho inani elincinci leemveliso, kodwa kukho ubuninzi bazo.