I can not find that they have ever been warlike.
Indeed, the wars in the centre of the country, where no slave-trade existed, have seldom been about any thing else but cattle.

So well known is this, that several tribes refuse to keep cattle because they tempt their enemies to come and steal.

Nevertheless, they have no objection to eat them when offered, and their country admits of being well stocked.
I have heard of but one war having occurred from another cause.

Three brothers, Barolongs, fought for the possession of a woman who was considered worth a battle, and the tribe has remained permanently divided ever since.
From the bend up to the north, called Katima-molelo (I quenched fire), the bed of the river is rocky, and the stream runs fast, forming a succession of rapids and cataracts, which prevent continuous navigation when the water is low.

The rapids are not visible when the river is full, but the cataracts of Nambwe, Bombwe, and Kale must always be dangerous.