mepipi ka moka e a na
Tlhalošo:  o se ke wa re ge o na le mathata wa nagana gore ke wena fela, batho ba bangwe le bona o ka hwetša ba na le mathata a go swana goba a go feta a gago
Tšhomišo:  Mogale o be a phela a tshwenyega ge bana ba gagwe ba mo nyatša, ebile a re mohlomongwe ke yena motswadi yo mobe, o ile a lemoga gore mepipi ka moka e a na ge mogwera wa gagwe a mmotša gore le yena ba gagwe ba bjalo ebile ba a fetiša

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  mivhombwe yoṱhe i a na
Seema: nyamuvhuya ha shayi thando, a sa vha mbava ndi muloi

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  mipfimbahongonyi hi nkwayo ya na
Seema: mbhuri yin’wana na yin’wana yi na marhengwe

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  all stink shepherd’s trees leak water
Seema: every rose has its thorn