Amathoshi angaqhumi asetshenziselwa ukulwa nomlilo, amandla kagesi, amabhizinisi ezimboni kanye nezimayini nezinye izindawo ezivuthayo neziqhumayo ukuze kunikezwe ukukhanya okuhambahambayo.Ifaneleka kakhulu emisebenzini ehlukahlukene yasensimini, njengalokhu: ukuhlola umhlaba, ukuhlola ezokuvakasha, ukugada emngceleni, ukugada kokuvikela ugu, ukuhlenga kanye nokusiza izinhlekelele, ukusebenza kwenkundla, ukusebenza komhubhe, ukuhlolwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza, ukuhlolwa kwezitimela, imivubukulo kanye nomyalo womlilo, uphenyo lobugebengu, ukuphathwa kwezingozi zomgwaqo, ukulungiswa kwamandla kagesi Linda ukusetshenziswa kwezidingo zokukhanyisa.