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mirero
Phwambali ya makhulu sokou konḓelela
Zwithu naho zwi si zwavhuḓi arali zwi zwa vhuhulwane sokou konḓelela
1
Even though something you're doing drains your energy but it leads to good results, don't give up on it
mirero
Khumba ye ya vha i na muṋo ludungela i tshe nalwo
Muthu we a vha o ḓowela u ita zwiṅwe zwithu naho a litsha a nga si tou litsha tshoṱhe
2
Someone who was used to doing something, even though they stopped doing it, they can't stop doing it completely
mirero
Mulila u ḽa ha vhulahwi
Muthu kha fhiwe zwenezwo zwine a ṱoḓa zwone
3
Give a person whatever they want
mirero
O lowaho u kovhela haḽo o lowa u tsha haḽo
Tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshi no thomiwa tshi a swika magumoni
4
Everything which is started will eventually come to an end
mirero
I rema nga luṅwe mbevhana mulindi wa vhuya wa ḓala
Zwithu zwi a ḓi thoma nga nḓila i nyadziseaho zwa ḓa zwa vha zwithu zwihulwane zwi mangadzaho
5
Something might be taken lightly at first but it might grow to be a big thing
mirero
Ari dzheni ṋarini ri si na mmbwa
Muthu a songo thoma tshithu ngeno a si na tshe a pika
6
Don't start something without having the necessary tools to finish it
mirero
Fhuri ḽa u ṋewa a ḽi na khobvu
Tshe muthu a tou tshi shumela atshi fani na tshe a si shumele
7
What you worked for is not the same as what you didn't work for
mirero
A lu khwaṱhi fhedzi luṋunḓu lu khwaṱha na thanda ngomu
A huna tshithu tshine muthu muṱuku a nga ita arali a si khou thuswa nga muthu muhulwane
8
A young person can't do things on their own, they need help from an older person
mirero
Dangani ḽa fobvu a hu dzheniwi
Ṅwana wa muthu a songo ḓibaḓekanya na vhathu vhavhi
9
Do not associate with people who are not good
mirero
Ḽiṱo ḽiṅwe a ḽi vhonwi nga tshilavhi
O ḓisendekaho nga zwithu zwiṱukuṱuku ha lengi u fhelelwa a sala a si na tshithu
10
mirero
Khangala mbili a dzi dzuli muina muthihi
Vhathu vha khani vha nga si pfane na luthihi
11
People who don't listen to others can't be around each other
mirero
Kule ndi hu si na wau
A re na shaka ḽawe u ḓo swika naho hu ngafhi
12
A person who has a relative will visit them no matter where they live
mirero
Khali yo shululelwaho i fhira yo bikaho
Muthu we a tou pfa u zuwa u fhira na we a tou vhona
13
Straight from the horse's mouth
mirero
Funguvhu ḽo ri thi laiwi ḽa fhira muḓi ḽo lilala
Muthu ane a si pfe musi vhahulwane vha tshi mu laya u ḓo dzhena khomboni
14
A person who doesn't listen to their elders will end up in trouble
mirero
Hu ambuwa vhuṅanga vhukololo avhu ambuwi
Muthu u khoḓelwa zwine a kona hu si mafhungo a uri ndi ṅwaana wa nnyi
15
A person is praised of their good deeds and not because they are someone's child
mirero
Hu laiwaho vhazwale ndi hune tsiwana ya laiwa hone
A si naho tshawe a nga ḓi doba-doba henefho hune vhaḓivhaleaho vha doba hone
16
mirero
Wa ḽa ṋawa na vhanzhi muzwimbelo u a ṱalula
Muthu a nga ita tshithu na vhanwe fhedzi ha vho sala ene khomboni
17
A person might do bad things with other people but they will end up in trouble alone
mirero
A hu tandwi ḽi no fukwa
Zwi ambiwa musi ho vuwa shia-shia
18
mirero
Ḽinoni fulu a ḽi vhulahwi, ḽi na malumbulela
Muthu muhulwane u fanela u farwa zwavhuḓi, wa sa ita ngauralo zwi ḓo u ḓisela mashudu mavhi
19
Treat the elderly with respect, if not you will be cursed
mirero
Muṅwe muthihi a u ṱusi mathuthu
Ahuna ane anga ita tshithu e eṱhe
20
You can't do some things on your own, ask for help
mirero
Mapfura a ḽiwa mutumbani
Muthu ano nyadzisea a nga ita zwi mangadzaho
21
A person who is taken for granted can do big things
mirero
Tshiitamuṋe a tshi vhavhi
Zwe muthu a tou ḓiṱoḓela a zwi konḓelele
22
A peson must endure whatever they choose to do
mirero
U posa ha mupfulaudzi asi u neta ha mavhoho
Muthu a songo neta kha zwine a khou ita
23
A person must endure on whatever they are doing
mirero
Mmbwa nzwimi phindulela, lufu lwa mmbwa a luho jule
Muthu ano dzulela u ita zwo vhifhaho u ḓo vhuya a ṱangana nga khombo ḽinwe ḓuvha
24
A person who do bad things will end up in trouble one day
mirero
Phanḓa i tshi ḓa i ranga nga ṱhoṱha
Zwithu zwihulwane kanzhi zwi rangelwa phanḓa nga zwiṱuku
25
Little things can grow to be big things
mirero
Ngoma-madzula-wo-vhambwa musi wa mmbi a u ḓiwi
Muthu u fanela u dzula o ḓilugisa tshifhinga tshoṱhe samusi zwine zwa nga bvelela asa zwi ḓivhi
26
You must always be prepared since you don't know what might happen
mirero
Vhahulu ndi makole vha a sundana
Maimo musi a tshi lweliwa
27
When people fight for power, they end up not getting along
mirero
Tshisima tsha phanḓa tshi vhulahisa muthu ḓora
Muthu a songo litsha u shuma zwavhuḓi na vhathu vha tsini a tshi fulufhedza vha kule ngauri ḓuvha ḽiṋe vha kule vha mu shandukela u ḓo kundwa u wana thuso afha hayani
28
Don't treat people close to you badly for the sake of other people, because those people will be the ones to help you when you are in trouble
mirero
A si halwo lukunda a lu kokomedzwi
A zwi iti u sokou kombedza tshithu tshi sa tendi
29
Sometimes forcing things to happen might not work
mirero
Wa sa ḽi pfa u vhudzwani u ḓo ḽi pfela vhulaloni
Ane a si thetshelese a tshi laiwa u ḓo ḓi sola
30
If you don't listen to advice, you will end up in trouble
mirero
U kona gumba ndi u mila,u ṱafuna ḽi a silinga
Muthu u tea u ḓi gudisa u konḓelela zwithu
31
A person must learn to not give up on things
mirero
Vhuhadzi ndi ṋama ya thole ya fhufhuma ri a fhunzhela
Musadzi arali o malwa u fanela u konḓelela zwoṱhe zwi no itea vhuhadzi
32
A married woman must learn to endure whatever she faces
mirero
Tshiṱhavhakhomu vhudzisa u sa ḓo ṱhavha na dzi sina mulandu
Muthu a tshi ita tshithu u fanela u thoma a vhudzisa a sa ḓo mangala o no tshinya zwinzhi
33
You must ask first before you do something
mirero
Tsha mulovha tsho vhuya, tshifhefho tsho vhuya na mphwe dzatsho
Musi hu tshi itea zwithu zwine zwo no vhuya zwa itea tshifhingani tsha muraho
34
When something which has happened before happens again
mirero
Thevhe i fhambana na mpato
Ndi musi hu tshi itea zwe zwi si lavhelelwe
35
When something unexpected happens
mirero
Tsha kule tshi waniwa nga muhovhi
Ane a konḓelela u ḓo wana malamba avhuḓi
36
If you endure, you will get what you want
mirero
O ḽaho funguvhu u vhonala nga valu-valu
O tshinyaho ha hangwi
37
A guilty conscience will always be suspicious
mirero
Nyamuvhuya ha shayi thando, asa vha mbava ndi muloi
Ahuna muthu ane a vha muvhuya tshoṱhe
38
There's no perfect person
mirero
Ndi vhomutanda nga u we ri wane makwati
Zwi ambeliwa vhathu vha sa funi zwa muṅwe zwi tshi naka
39
People who don't like seeing others happy
mirero
Ṅwana mutshenzhela-ṅanga u ṱanganya ṅanga ndi hawe
Muthu a re na tshine a lila, u ḓo gidima hoṱhe hoṱhe uri a tshi wane
40
A person who is in need of help will ask for help from anyone
mirero
Tshidzembe tsha mulimatsimbe tshi ḓihwa khombo nga muṋe watsho
Mubebi muṅwe na muṅwe u ḓivha vhuḓi na vhuvhi ha ṅwana wawe
41
A parent knows their child's good and bad habits
mirero
Tsha kule tshi waniwa nga muhovhi
Zwivhuya zwi waniwa nga ane a konḓelela
42
Good things are achieved by those who endure
mirero
Muthu ndi nḓou ha ḽi muri muṅwe fhedzi
Ndi munna musi a tshi ṱoḓa u mala vhasadzi vhanzhi
43
When a man wants to marry another wife
mirero
Muvhumbi wa khali u bika nga tshikamba
Muṋe wa bindu kanzhi u ḓidzima hu songo ḓaho
44
A business person sacrifices a lot to make sure their business is successful
mirero
Huvhala, malofha a u ḓodza ha fari
Muthu arali a shi pomokwa tshithu asongo tshi ita kanzhi a zwi shumi
45
When a person is accused of something they didn't do, most of the time the truth comes out
mirero
Mmbwa yo naiwaho a i na muṋe
Muthu ane a shaya tshawe kanzhi vhathu avha mu takaleli
46
Most people don't like poor people
mirero
Mmbwa hu zwima ya muambi
Ndi musi muthu a tshi khou ḓikhoḓesa
47
When a person is praising themselves
mirero
Maano a vhambwa nga luvhadzi
Ane a ṱangana na zwo vhifhaho u ḓo lingedza uzwi tinya nga nungo dzoṱhe tshifhinga tshine aḓo ṱangana nazwo futhi
48
A person who solved a problem will try by all means to avoid it in the future
mirero
Mubikela phondi tsevhi ya lala na nḓala
Musi muthu a tshi hangwa u livhuwa o mu bvisaho khomboni a vho ḓende sa
49
When a person forgets to be grateful to the person who helped them, but they go back to the person who got them in trouble
mirero
Ndi khakhisa u rwa ndi mbevha ya ludongoni
Ndi musi muthu asa tsha ḓivha uri a ite tshifhio kha zwithu zwivhili
50
When a person is unsure of what to do between two things
mirero
Ḽi naka ḽi tshi hoha ḽiṅwe didingwe ḽi tshi hohwa ḽi ri mavhala anga
Zwi naka muthu a tshi sasaladza muṅwe ene a tshi sasaladzwa ua vhilahela
51
A person who likes to gossip about others, will feel bad when they are gossiped about
mirero
Mapfumo a ḽa vhavhandameli
Vhathu vha ne vha funa u ḓiswikisedza kanzhi vha a dzhena khomboni
52
People who like good things mostly end up in trouble
mirero
Miḓi mivhili yo kundisa pfuko u fhaṱa
Muthu ane a linga u ita zwithu zwinzhi-zwinzhi nga tshifhinga tshithihi anga fhedza a songo ita tshithu
53
A person who tries to do many things at once will end up not doing anything
mirero
Mulomo wa muthu u fhira ngoma u lila
Nga mulomo wonoyu, muthu u a kona u isedza muṅwe muthu phungo
54
A person can quickly spread news about someone
mirero
Mutevhela tshisindi ha seiwi hu seiwa mutevhela nyika
Ane a lingedza u khwinisa vhutshilo hawe ha seiwi, hu seiwa ane a si ite tshithu vhutshiloni
55
A person who is trying to improve their life should not be discouraged but the one who is not trying to improve their life should be discouraged
mirero
Muluvha hoṱhe maputu a a fela
Muthu a nga si lingedze u takadza vhathu vhanzhi nga tshifhinga tshithihi
56
You can't please everyone at the same time
mirero
Muṱali u ḽa kaṅwe tsilu ḽi ḽa kanzhi
Ane a ḓiita u nga o thanya kanzhi u anzela u ḓitshinyadzela
57
A person who acts as being better than others will end up being worse than them
mirero
Mueni a songo hwalaho dza maramani u na dzo
Mueni a songo nyadziwa ngauri anga vha ena zwine anga thusa ngazwo
58
Do not look down on a visitor because they might be the one to help you
mirero
Mulomoni wa phalaphala hu pfiwa nga muṋe waho
Zwi no dina muthu zwi ivhiwa nga ene muṋe fhedzi
59
What is bothering a person is known by that person only
mirero
Ṋama khombetshedza i afhula khali
Zwithu a zwo ngo fanela u kombetshedzwa, zwa kombetshedzwa a zwi iti
60
Some things are not meant to be forced, if they are forced they will not work
mirero
Tshoko-tshoko a i ḽi muthu, muthu u ḽiwa nga dzumbulukwane
Swina ḽo vhonalaho a ḽi ofhisi, hu ofhisa ḽi no ḓiita khonani na muthu
61
A known enemy isn't dangerous, a dangerous person is the one who pretends to be your friend
mirero
Ngoma-madzula-wo-vhambwa, musi wa mmbwa wa mmbi a u ḓihwi
Muthu u fanela u luga kha tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshifhinga tshoṱhe
62
A person must stay loyal to whatever they are doing
mirero
Ṅwana wa tshidzula-huvhuya huvhi hu a vhidza
Ṅwana wa vhapfumi ha lengi u tshinyala
63
A child from a rich family can easily turn into a naughty child
mirero
Nyadzawela vhaṅwe wa sea, matshelo zwi ḓo u wela-vho
Muthu asongo sea muṅwe a khomboni ngauri matshelo hu nga vha iwe
64
A person shouldn't laugh at others because they might end up in the same situation
mirero
Ṅwana wa zwira ndi wa phanḓa
Muthu muhulwane ndi ene ane a fanela u livhana na zwi konḓaho
65
An eldery person must go through hardships so that the young person cannot go through them
mirero
U nembelela ha shamba asi u wa haḽo
Arali muthu o wisiwa nga mathada, azwi ambi uri ha nga vuwi
66
When a person is going through a hard time, it doesn't mean they won't make it
mirero
U songo sea vhuhole u ṅwana, vhuhole vhu ḓa vhuhulwaleni
Muthu asongo sea muṅwe e khomboni ngauri matshelo hu nga vha ene
67
Do not mock someone who is going through a hard time because you might end up in the same situation
mirero
Vhana vha munna vha kovhana ṱhoho ya nzie
Arali muthu o fara u fanela u fha-vho muṅwe
68
A person with surplus must help others
mirero
Ya longa khwanḓa yo nwa
Muthu u a khakha nga mulandu ha kuthu kuṱukuṱuku kwe a ita
69
A person can get in problems because of little mistake
mirero
Mukapi wa tshisima asi munwi watsho
Ane a ita tshithu kanzhi a si ene a no ḓiphina
70
A person who works hard doesn't always enjoy the fruits of their labour
mirero
Maanḓa mahulu ha ḽelwi
Muthu ane a shumesa kanzhi a si ene a no ḓiphina nga maanḓa awe
71
A hardworking person doesn't always enjoy the fruits of their labour
mirero
Ya a siho i dzwala nga maboho
Muṋe wa tshithu arali e siho a hu vhi na tshi no luga
72
If the owner of something is not around, the thing will be misused
mirero
Halwa vha ingela ṱhama, lufu vha vhidzela tshiṋe
Vhathu naho vhe mashaka vha nga ḓi fhambana fhedzi hu tshi vha na zwi konḓaho vha a thusana
73
Relatives can fight but when times are hard they will help each other/Blood is thicker than water
mirero
Tsha bvungwi tshi tshila nga tsha muṋangoni
Khosi i nga si tshile arali hu si nga vhathu vhayo
74
A person with a higher position can't succeed without the help of the people
mirero
Na u ṱamba wa ḓola senenga a ḽi ṱuwi
Arali muthu a ita tshithu tsho vhifhaho, zwi a konḓa uri vhathu vha hangwe nga hatsho
75
If someone does something bad, it is tough for them to be trusted by others
mirero
We thi laṱi tsha rare, tsha muṅwe a u nga tshi vhoni
Wa sa litsha nḓila mmbi ahuna lukuna lune wa ḓo vha nalwo
76
If you don't leave bad things behind, you won't find good things
mirero
Bele u Mpheni mbilu i Dzimauli
Musi muvhili u huṅwe ngeno mbilu i tshi khou swela u vha huṅwe
77
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
mirero
Ṱhavhanyedza i ḽa mbudzi, tsalela i ḽa kholomo
Zwithu zwavhuḓi zwi ḓa kha avho vhane vha lindela
78
Good things come to those who wait
mirero
Ṋowa yo vhonalaho a i lumi
Swina ḽo vhonalaho a ḽi ofhisi, hu ofhisa ḽi no ḓiita khonani na muthu
79
A known enemy isn't dangerous, a dangerous person is the one who pretends to be your friend
mirero
I rema nga luṅwe mbevhana mulindi wa vhuya wa ḓala
U konḓelela zwi ḓisa dakalo
80
It takes time and patience to achieve something
mirero
U swa ha mbilu ndi u rula hayo
Zwino dina vhutshiloni zwi fhedza nga u siela nḓila zwivhuya zwine zwa rothodza mbilu ya muthu
81
What hurts a person now, will be the thing that will make them stronger in the future
mirero
Usi nanele mupfufhi u lima fhasi ho mu eḓana
U songo nyadza muthu nga nṱhani ha uri u ita mini
82
Don't belittle someone because of what they do
mirero
No rumiwa mvula na vhuya na ḓumbu
Wo rumiwa u ita zwiṅwe zwithu wa fhedza ngau ita tshi si tshone
83
When someone is sent to o something and they do something unrelated to what they were told
mirero
Mulala a sogo faho, tsimu ya shubi u ḓo vhuya a lima
Muthu ane a ḓi dina kha mushumo wawe u ḓo vhuya a wana malamba
84
A person who works hard on whatever they are doing, they will enjoy the fruits of their labor
mirero
Mutshimbili u wana ṅombe, mavhele a wanwa nga nzula
Malamba a wela zwanḓani zwa o tokomelwaho kha zwine a ita, u fhira ane a ṱolou thamukana na shango
85
mirero
Ahuna pfene ḽi no fa ḽi songo gonya luwa
Naho muthu a khou konḓelwa hani nga vhutshilo, zwiṱuṱuku zwavhuḓi u ḓo zwi wana
86
Even though someone is suffering in their life, one day they will be happy
mirero
U beba asi uka muroho
Ndi musi mubebi atshi vhavhalela ṅwana wawe kha zwi konḓaho
87
When a parent is showing that they care for their child
mirero
Ri ḓo tenda nga mbudzi i tshi kunda nngwe
Ri ḓo kholwa ngau ra tou vhona zwi tshi itea
89
Not believing in something until you see it
mirero
Ha mbiḓi ndi ha thumbuni, ha maramani i fa naho
Musi muthu asa ṱoḓi u bula tshiphiri tshine avha natsho
90
When a person doesn't want to reveal the secret they know
mirero
Maudu a khovhe ndi vhana vhayo
Muthu u takala a tshi ruma vhana vhawe
91
A person likes it when he sends his/her children to do something
mirero
Wa vhona mbulu we mbu-mbu-mbu mubvamurahu uri mbilu yanga
Wa vhona tshithu tshi u takadzaho wa tshi litsha, u tshi sala u tshi humbula u tshi dzhia u wana tshi si tsheho
92
If you find something which makes you happy, you must keep it and take care of it
mirero
Mutsinda ndi khwine, shaka ndi bulayo
Mutsinda ua kona u itela muthu tshithu tshavhuḓi u fhira shaka
93
A stranger can do something good for you, better than your relative
mirero
Ahu aluwi muthu, hu aluwa mbilu
Muthu muṱuku a tshi vha na vhuṱali u fhira muhulwane
94
When a young person is more intelligent than an elder
mirero
Nyavhumbwa wa dagaila wa kanda vho u vhumbaho
Musi muthu o thusiwaho a tshi vho hangwa he a thuswa hone
95
When a person forgets to be grateful to the person who helped them
mirero
Ndi u konana ha nyagumba na nyagalanga
Vhathu vhe vha vha vhe dzi khonani vha tshi vho lwa
96
When friends start to fight
mirero
Ṱanzu ḽiswa ḽi ima nga ḽilala
Muthu muṱuku u wana ndayo kha vhathu vhahulwane
97
A young person must allow the elders to give them advice
mirero
Tshe mulomo wa amba ndi tshe mbilu ya amba-vho
U tshi ita tshithu u ḓi thoma wa humbula
98
What you say is what you think
mirero
Tshilavhi tshivhi ndi tsho dzhenaho ḽiṱoni, tsho dzhenaho thumbuni tsho lala
Nga nḓala muthu u a kona u ḽa zwithu zwi sa ḓifhi tenda a fura
99
A hungry person will eat anything, even if it's not cooked properly
mirero
U naka ahu fani na u ḓihwa
Musi muthu a tshi tondiwa nga khonani
100
Knowing people is better since you will get help from them
mirero
Ṅwana wa mbevha ha hangwi mukwita
Musi ṅwana a tshi dzhia zwiito zwa vhabebi
101
A child will always inherit some of his/her parent's behavior
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