Choose, children of Makedama, which of you will live." Now the two men of my tribe were brothers, and loved one another, and each of them was willing to die that the other might go free.

Therefore, both of them stepped forward, saying that they would fight the Zulu.
"What, is there honour among pigs ?" said Chaka.

"Then I will settle it.
See this assegai?
I throw it into the air; if the blade falls uppermost the tall man shall go free; if the shaft falls uppermost, then life is to the short one, so!" And he sent the little spear whirling round and round in the air.

Every eye watched it as it wheeled and fell.

The haft struck the ground first.
"Come hither, thou," said Chaka to the tall brother.