mokgakgati o a ikgela
Tlhalošo:  motho ge a bea molao wo itšego a tsebe gore le yena ge a ka o tshela o tlo otlwa ka kotlo ya go swanela molato woo, go swana le batho ba bangwe; motho o swanetše go tšea maikarabelo a ditiro goba diphetho tša gagwe
Tšhomišo:  ntona ya Ga-Molepo e beile molao wa kotlo e šoro maloba e le ge a nyaka go kgaya badudi, lehono morwa wa gagwe o tshetše ona molao woo, a lemoga gore ka nnete mokgakgati o a ikgela

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  mukathuba u a ḓikela
Seema: muhwalampambo ndi mufhedzagomelelo

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  mukhankhavi wa tikhela
Seema: loyi a tshivelaka ndzilo u fanele ku wu orhela

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  he who get a beating stick gets it for himself
Seema: fall on one’s sword