xikomu ehansi ka nsinya xi dyiwa hi muhlwa
Nhlamuselo:  nchumu wu fanele ku kumeka laha wu faneleke ku tirhisiwa kona hikuva loko wo va laha wu nga tirhisiwiki kona wa onhaka
Matirhisielo:  Phrf Mabunda i xikomu ehansi ka nsinya xi dyiwa hi muhlwa hikuva ematshan’weni yo va a tirha ku hluvukisa ririmi se i risa tihomu

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  mogoma ka fase ga mohlare o lewa ke mohlwa
Xivuriso: legokobu le boi le hwa le mohlaka wa lona

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  dzembe fhasi ha muri ḽi ḽiwa nga magege
Xivuriso: na u ṱamba wa penya khali, tshe wa bebelwa ndi mulilo

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  a hoe under a tree is eaten by termites
Xivuriso: a ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what a ship is for