hambi wo famba enkoveni lundza ri ta vonaka
Nhlamuselo:  hambi wo endla swilo exihundleni siku rin’wana swi ta humela erivaleni
Matirhisielo:  hi yena a nga chayisa n’wana wa ka Maluleke a baleka hi ku ehleketa leswaku a nge kumeki a rivala leswaku hambi wo famba enkoveni lundza ri ta vonaka

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  le ge o ka sepela ka leopeng bonnyane bo tlo bonagala
Xivuriso: mpša e lle lodi moutlo o maragong

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  naho wa tshimbila govhani, thunda i ḓo vhonala
Xivuriso: naho wa sema thavha u seli, u ḓo vhuya wa swika

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  even if you walk in the valley an inch will be visible
Xivuriso: a horse may run quickly but it cannot escape its tail