Isikhwama esiphansi esiyisicaba esinomthamo omkhulu, singasetshenziswa ekudleni kwezilwane ezifuywayo, ikhofi, itiye, ukudla okusezingeni eliphezulu, izimonyo neminye imikhiqizo, siwuhlobo lwesikhwama sokupakisha esinenani eliphezulu. Simile sizinzile, sihambisana nohlaka lwesibonisi sesikhwama. Ukumelana nomoya-mpilo, konga isikhala, kunciphisa izindleko, kungahlangabezana nezidingo zokudla okuhlukahlukene, kwandise impilo yeshelufu yokudla, kufakwe uziphu ongasetshenziswa kabusha, ukuphrinta okunemibala eminingi, ukubukeka komkhiqizo kuhle kakhulu.
Izikhwama zingaqinisekisa ukuphepha kwemikhiqizo yethu ngesikhathi sokuthuthwa futhi zinciphise ingozi yokuthuthwa.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, isikhwama sinokushesha kokuvala ukushisa okuphezulu, ukumelana nengcindezi kanye nokumelana nokuwa, futhi noma ngabe sehliswe ngengozi sisuka endaweni ephezulu, ngeke sibangele ukuthi umzimba wesikhwama uqhekeke noma uvuza, okuthuthukisa kakhulu ukuphepha komkhiqizo.