pšhišamadiba e pšhiša a magolo
Tlhalošo:  mediro ye e nyatšegilego, ka moso o hlola e megolo
Tšhomišo:  bafsa ba selehono ga ba tsebe gore pšhišamadiba e pšhiša a magolo, ge batswadi ba ba kgalela mekgwa ya bona, ba re ba a gatelelwa gomme ka moso ba tla ba hloka bokamoso

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  xisamativha i xisa mahulwane
Seema: mulomo ndi muloi

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  xiphyisamativa xi phyisa lamakulu
Seema: n'wana wo pfumala nawu i khombo etikweni

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  a dryer of pools, dries the big ones
Seema: one careless match can start a forest fire