nkarhi wu dyiwa hi makondlo
Nhlamuselo:  …loko u lava ku endla nchumu wo karhi wu endli hi nkarhi wolowo
Matirhisielo:  leswi u lavaka ku tsala ntirho wa wena wa xikolo tsala sweswi hi ku gezi ri nga famba nkarhi wihi na wihi, nkarhi wu dyiwa hi makondlo  

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  nako e jewa ke magotlo
Xivuriso: nako ke leswena e fahla nonyana phakuphaku

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  tshifhinga tshi ḽiwa nga mbevha
Xivuriso: musima thengu sima u vhone, matshelo thengu i a fhufha

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  time is eaten by rats
Xivuriso: time and tide waits for no man