tlhaka ya go dutla e lokišwa mohla wa dipula
Tlhalošo:  ge selo se sa hloke go lokišwa goba go fetolwa, se tlogele se le bjalo
Tšhomišo:  le ge ba re tlhaka ya go dutla e lokišwa mohla wa pula, rakgolo o be a rata go re eletša ka mathata a bophelo gore a se ke a tla a re fenya ge re godile

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  ṱhanga ya u bvuḓa i lugiswa musi wa mvula
Seema: hu si na dunzi, tshikwama tshi songo putululwa

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  lwangu ro pfuta ri lunghisiwa hi nkarhi wa timpfula
Seema: ku tshunguriwa loyi a vabyaka

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  a leaking roof is fixed during the rainy season
Seema: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it