khudu ga e lahle legapi la yona
Tlhalošo:  motho ge a tlwaetše go dira mediro ye mebe, ga go bonolo gore a fetole mekgwa yeo ya gagwe
Tšhomišo:  ga se kgale a lokollotšwe kgolegong, efela lehono ba mo swere a utswa ka ga Sebothoma; se se laetša gore khudu ga e lahle legapi la yona
Lehlalošetšagotee:  lehodu la kgale le hwa le swere tsela

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  tshibode a tshi laṱi gwangwangwa ḽatsho
Seema: na u ṱamba wa ḓola senenga a ḽi ṱuwi

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  xibodze a xi lahli xikhamba xa xona
Seema: mangwa a yi cinci mavala ma yona

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  a tortoise does not throw away its shell
Seema: a leopard doesn’t change its spots