ngwana o ganetšwa selepe, thipa o lesa ka noši
Tlhalošo:  ngwana o šetšwa kudu gore a se ke a wela mathateng goba kotsing yeo e ka mo gobatšago kudu; eupša ge a ikwetša go dilwana tše di ka hlolago kotsi ye nnyane, o a tlogelwa gore a kgone go hlalefa le go di efoga ka moso
Tšhomišo:  taba ya gore ‘ngwana o ganetšwa selepe, thipa o lesa ka noši’ re e bona go bafepi; gantši ba thibela masea go obeletša meetse a go fiša, eupša ge a namela setulo se mo wiša ba a mo tlogela gore ka moso a tsebe gore a ka gobala

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  ṅwana u dziṅwa mbaḓo, lufhanga u litsha nga eṱhe
Seema: muḓivhatshikamba u ḓivha nga tshawe

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  n’wana u tsoniwa xihloka, mukwana u tshika hi yexe
Seema: mahlo ya nkwahle ya tiva hi muyevuri

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  a child is refused an axe, as for a knife he/she leaves it on his/her own accord
Seema: it’s easy to be wise after the event