Ibhokisi Lemikhono Yamaphalethi liyisisombululo sokupakisha esihlanganisa imisebenzi yephalethi nebhokisi. Ngokuvamile liqukethe isisekelo esiqinile (iphalethi), umkhono ovikelayo (ngokuvamile owenziwe ngekhadibhodi elakhiwe ngothayela), kanye nengaphezulu noma isivalo sokugcina imikhiqizo iphephile ngesikhathi sokuthutha nokugcina. Amabhokisi emikhono Yamaphalethi asetshenziswa kabanzi embonini yezokuthutha kanye nokuthutha, ikakhulukazi ekuphatheni ngobuningi, njengoba eklanyelwe ukwenza ukuthuthwa kube lula, kusebenze kahle, futhi kubize kakhulu.