dulu i ndzhaka hi siku ra dyandza
Nhlamuselo:  loko u veka/fihla swo karhi swi ta ku pfuna emikarhini yo tika
Matirhisielo:  ku tirhisiwile mali leyi a yi vekiwile ebangi ku ta n’wi pfuna loko a loveriwa hikuva wa swi tiva leswaku dulu i ndzhaka hi siku ra ndyandza

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  sešego ke lefa ka mohla wa komelelo
Xivuriso: mpa ke ngwana e a beelwa

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  nnḓu ya mbeu i ḓo vha ifa maḓuvhani a gomelelo
Xivuriso: thumbu ndi ṅwana i a vhetshelwa

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  a seed house will be inherited during the days of drought
Xivuriso: a penny saved is a penny earned