vusiwana bya tlharihisa
Nhlamuselo:  loko u nga ri na nchumu, swi endla leswaku u yimayima u ringeta ku fikelela swo tihanyisa hi swona
Matirhisielo:  a hamba a nyikiwa swakudya hi malume wa yena, kambe endzhaku ka loko malume a ta va a lovile, u sungule ku tirha a kuma mali yo xava swakudya hikuva vusiwana bya tlharihisa

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  bošiwana bo a hlalefiša
Xivuriso: mohlako o ruta bohlale

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  vhusiwana vhu a ṱalifhisa
Xivuriso: nungo dzi vhonala musi muvhi

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  poverty makes one wiser
Xivuriso: calamity is man’s true touchstone