ku ka u nga hisi nhova swi tlula ku yi timela
Nhlamuselo:  ku sivela khombo ku va ri humelela swi tlula hi ku yimela khombo ri humelela ivi u lava ku lulamisa
Matirhisielo:  hi ku chava khorona, gezani u tshama a ri eku tirhiseni ka xixuvi na ku siya mpfhuka loko a ri exikarhi ka vanhu hikuva wa swi tiva leswaku ku ka u nga hisi nhova swi tlula ku yi timela

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  go se fiše hlaga go phala go e tima
Xivuriso: thibela malwetši e phala kalafo

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  uri u sa fhise ḓaka zwi fhira u u dzimela
Xivuriso: matshele ha ḓi luvhili u karusa muthu

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  not to start veld fire is better than putting it down
Xivuriso: an ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure