hambi wo yi tsona mati u ta vona yi nwile
Nhlamuselo:  loko u pfalela munhu u ehleketa leswaku a nge humeleli u ta hlamala u vona a humelerile
Matirhisielo:  hambi wo yi tsona mati u ta vona yi nwile, hambileswi a arisiwile ku ya exikolweni n’wana u ve a humelela va nga swi lavi

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  le ge o ka tima meetse o tla bona e nwele
Xivuriso: ge o ka tima kgogo meetse o tlo no bona e nwele

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  naho wa i dzima maḓi u ḓo vhona yo nwa
Xivuriso: naho wa i dzima maḓi u ḓo ḓi vhona yo nwa

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  if you deprive it water, you will see it drank
Xivuriso: where one door shuts, another opens