thanda i onyoloswa i tshi kha ḓi vha nṋu
Ṱhalutshedzo:  muthu u funzwa mikhwa yavhuḓi a tshi kha ḓi vha muṱuku, a vhuya a vha muhulwane, u guda zwi a konḓa
Tshumiso:  arali ni tshi ṱoḓa uri ṅwana waṋu a tshile zwavhuḓi na vhaṅwe, mu funzeni zwino a tshi kha ḓi vha muṱuku. Thanda i onyoloswa i tshi kha ḓi vha nṋu

SEPEDI
Mupindulelo:  thata e kobollwa e sa le meetse
Murero: lešepa la mpša le nkga le semetseng, la oma le a hlaba

XITSONGA
Mupindulelo:  ntsandza wu ololoxiwa wa ha tsakama
Murero: songa rigogo ra ha tsakama

ENGLISH
Mupindulelo:  a stick is straightened while it is still wet
Murero: a stitch in time saves nine