u le xikarhi ka madinda na mahlwehlwe
Nhlamuselo:  swi vula ku hlangana na swiyimo swo tika hi nkarhi wun’we
Matirhisielo:  Ntsumi u le xikarhi ka madinda na mahlwehlwe hikuva humelele hi khombo ra movha loko a ha ku twa ta ku hundza emisaveni ka kokwana wa yena

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  o gare ga meetlwa le mantlalekgeru
Xivuriso: di eme mašarašara, di šita Phaahla go ahlola

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  u vhukati ha mipfa na tseṱo
Xivuriso: zwi fara muhulwane ṱhaha

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  you are between thorns and thistles
Xivuriso: between a rock and a hard place