ngoma a yi tichayi
Nhlamuselo:  munhu loko a endlile leswinene u ta ndhundhuzeriwa hi vanhu van’wana ku nga ri yena n’wini
Matirhisielo:  n’wana wa mina a hi ku swi kota ka yena ku cina, ko va leswaku ngoma a yi tichayi a ta va a mi byerile khale hi ta miphikizano leyi a yi hluleke yo cina exikolweni

SEPEDI
Vuhundzuluxi:  moropa ga o itetše
Xivuriso: bogoši bja go ipea ga bo dule

TSHIVENḒA
Vuhundzuluxi:  ngoma a i ḓilidzi
Xivuriso: mmbwa hu zwima ya muambi

ENGLISH
Vuhundzuluxi:  a drum doesn’t play itself
Xivuriso: don’t blow your own trumpet