tiko ri onhaka kusuka ehosini
Nhlamuselo:  swilo a swi fambi kahle loko murhangeri a nga ri kahle
Matirhisielo:  vaakatiko va ka madonoro va karhatiwa hi vugevenga hikuva tiko ri onhaka kusuka ehosini

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  naga e senyega go tloga kgošing
Xivuriso: kgoši ya hlotša balata re a hlotša

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  shango ḽi tshinyala u bva khosini
Xivuriso: vhokhotsi vho ḽa magaga, hadzila ḽa fara vhana

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  a country is distroyed from the king
Xivuriso: a fish rots from the head down