<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Abantu abakhuluma isiXhosa amaXhosa, amaMpondo, abaThembu kanye namaMpondomise babehlala eNingizimu Afrika futhi babezinze kahle esifundeni ngaphambi kokuba amakoloni amaDashi. Izindawo zabo zendabuko ezinabantu abaningi zazihlanganisa izingxenye ezinkulu ezisempumalanga yeNingizimu Afrika kusukela eMfuleni iGamtoos kuya esifundeni esiseningizimu yedolobha lanamuhla laseThekwini. AmaXhosa aqala ukuhlangana nabomdabu baseYurophu esifundeni saseMpumalanga yeLondon ngo - 1686 lapho abasinda emkhunjini wokuhweba owaphahlazeka i - Stavenisse bamukelwa njengesivakashi yisikhulu samaXhosa, uTogu. Ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-18, ama-Afrikaner ama-trekboers ayesuka eKapa aya ngaphandle angena ezingxabanweni nabelusi abangamaXhosa azungeze isifunda saseGamtoos River eMpumalanga Kapa; ama-trekboers abuyisela amaXhosa emuva eMfuleni iGreat Fish Nxuba ngesiXhosa. Ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili yempi ephikisanayo, kusukela ngo-1811 kuya ku-1812, amaXhosa aphoqeleka ukuba aye empumalanga yoMfula iFish eMfuleni i-  <response>: Impi Yesithathu YamaXhosa. 