pudi ya ja leotša e fetetša tše dingwe
Tlhalošo:  ge motho a dirile bobe, ditlamorago tša bjona di aparela le batho ba bangwe bao ba phelago le yena; le kotlo yeo e fiwago e tla ba aparela, le ge ba se ba dira selo
Tšhomišo:  Maponya o hweditšwe a na le batho bao ba utswago, le ge yena a be a se a swara selo, o bonwe molato ka gore pudi ya ja leotša e fetetša tše dingwe

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  mbudzi ya ḽa mufhoho, i fhirisela dziṅwe
Seema: mulilo wa mbava a u orwi

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  mbuti yo dya mpuchwana yi tluleta tin’wana
Seema: u dyondza ku khandziya nsinya loko u tshama na mikawa

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  if a goat eats a millet, it affects the others
Seema: if you lie down with dogs you will catch their fleas