UnarineLeo/mukusule-mirero · Datasets at Hugging Face

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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

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