loko yi tsandzeka ku rima yi sola xikomu
Nhlamuselo:  loko munhu a tsandzeka ku endla swilo swo karhi, u ringeta ku kuma lexi a tiponisaka hi xona
Matirhisielo:  loko hina hi ku a nge pasi hikuva a nga hlayi tibuku, yena u sola vadyondzisi va yena hikuva loko munhu a tsandzeka ku rima u sola xikomu

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  ge e palelwa ke go lema e sola mogoma
Xivuriso: pudi ge e šitwa go tswala e re mokaka ke o monnyane

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  musi i tshi balelwa u lima i pomoka dzembe
Xivuriso: ṋowa i tshi kundwa mbambeni i ri ndi nge ya dziṅwa milenzhe

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  when it fails to plough, it blames the hoe
Xivuriso: a bad workman always blames his tools