ngwana ga a llelwe phefo o llelwa tlala
Tlhalošo:  selo se bohlokwa bophelong ke gore motho a phele a jele, ka gore ntle le dijo a ka hwa; eupša, diaparo tšona e no ba ditšhephišammele, ntle le tšona motho a ka phela
Tšhomišo:  ka ge ngwana a sa llelwe phefo a llelwa tlala, ge re be re sa gola mma o be a atiša kudu go re rekela dijo sebakeng sa diaparo
Lehlalošetšagotee:  mmele ke lesenyakobo

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  ṅwana ha lilelwi phepho, u lilelwa nḓala
Seema: mapfura a ḽiwa mutumbani

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  n’wana a nga rileriwi xirhami, u rileriwa ndlala
Seema: n’anga yi khome vutomi, hosi yi khome ndzalama

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  it is not worrisome when a child suffers from coldness, it is of a worry if the child suffers from hunger
Seema: better to be poor and healthy rather than rich and sick