 Xesibe went to wars to defend their prized possession or to acquire more from other chiefdoms and kingdoms.Mqwathi was a very special beast to the leader of a group that had broken away from Mgubudzeli hence its people were given the name “abaQwathi” by the Thembu people when they migrated and settled among them.River Ford (Izibuko)
Between 400 and 500 years ago Xesibe people migrated towards the 
southwestern part of South Africa from what today is known as KwaZulu-Natal Midlands area(between Greytown, Bulwer and Escourt).