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Zulu Proverb Meaning

 Inkonjane iwele
Umuntu oliqili ubhajwe ebuqilini bakhe.
enkundleni

Umuntu owenza okuhle kumele

 Inkonjane yakhela
abekezele ngisho kunzima angalilahli
ngodaka
ithemba.

 Intendele ibindwe isidwa Ukuhlakanipha kuphelele ezeni.

 Intendele
Inhlanhla izizele.
iwel'enkundleni

 Into yomuntu umhluzi Ungabothembela entweni yomuntu

wempisi noma yokwebolekwa.

"Ungabomhleka umuntu uma

 Inxeba lendoda esenkingeni noma evelelwa okubi
alihlekwa ngoba kusasa kungawe." (“Inxeba
lendoda alihlekwa - izithakazelo”)

Umuntu akasiboni isici noma ububi

 Iqaqa alizizwa ukunuka
bakhe.

""Umuntu ongalaleli iziyalo, noma

 Isalakutshelwa sibona ekhuzwa ubona ngomphumela omubi
ngomopho noma oyingozi."" (“Isalakutshelwa
sibona ngomopho - izithakazelo”)

"Umuntu onamandla noma

ohlakaniphile ngeke umthole ehamba
 Isilo siyawafinyeza
ezikhukhumeza ngalawomandla
amazipho
nenhlakanipho yakhe." (“Izaga
ngokuphathwa kwabantu – iAfrika”)

Kazi kuyokwenzakalani noma

 Kazi iyozala nkomoni
umphumela uyoba njani.

 Kubambene ingwe Kuxabene noma kubhekene abantu

nengonyama abanamandla alinganayo.

 Lapho kukhona Uma umuntu esenkingeni ilapho

isidumbu ilapho abantu abasizakala khona ngaye.

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kukhona amanqe

 Libheke uligcine Osongela omunye ngokumbulala.

 Lixhoshwa libhekile Iphutha lenzeka noma uqaphele.

"Akusho ukuthi lowo ozigqajayo uma

eke wahamba kokwenziwayo
 Nalapho kungekho
kuyokuma izinto, kuyohamba kahle
qhude kuyasa
ngisho engasekho." (“Izaga
ngokuzigqaja – iAfrika”)

 Siyoze sihlangane Usongo, siyoze sitholane la

okhalweni esiyodelisana khona, ngokulwa
lwezimpungushe imvamisa.

 Sobohla Manyosi Uyophela umbuso.

 Ukhamba lufuze imbiza Ingane ifuze umzali wayo.

"Umuntu osuke enze okubi komunye

 Umenzi uyakhohlwa
uyashesha ukukhohlwa kodwa lo osuke
kodwa umenziwa
enziwe okubi akakhohlwa neze."
akakhohlwa
(“Izaga ngokuphindisela – iAfrika”)

 Umkhumiso usulingene
Okusele sekulingene abanikazi bakho.
izintondolo

 Umthente uhlaba Isimilo noma ithalente lomuntu livela

usamila esesemncane.

 Ungakhulumi
Ungazifaki enkingeni kungenasidingo
ngobhejane kungekho
nasisombululo.
sihlahla eduze

 Ungayishayi ingede
Uma wenzelwe okuhle kumele ubonge.
ngoju

 Usifumbu ubona Ubona isici somunye kodwa nawe ube

uqhaqhazela unesakho.

Ubutha obukhulu lapho abantu

 Yinkukhu nempaka
bezondelana ukubulalana.

 Yimpi Umuntu oyingozi owesatshwa

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

yakwamabon'abulawe njengenyoka

 Zimbiwe insele yazishiya Into eningi kakhulu

 Ibanjwa esithele nayo

 Umlungu angathunga
Into engeke yenzeke
isicoco

 Inkomo ingazala umuntu Into engasoze yenzeka

 Wande ngomlomo Ukhuluma kakhulu kodwa uyahluleka

njengebhakede ukwenza

 Wakhahlelwa yihhashi
Ukungakwazi ukungcina izimfihlo
esifubeni

 Udla imbuya ngothi Ukuhlupheka

 Ukhomba ngophakathi Ucebile

 Udla izambane
Ucebile/uphila kahle
likapondo

 Umphang ubulawa
izakhelani

 Unyawo alunampumulo

 Uzenzile akakhalelwa
kukhalelwa uzumekile

 Abantu abayi nxanye

Akuvamile ukuthi abantu bavumelane
bengamanzi

 Ibhizela labulala indlovu Into encane inobungozi

 Ukuhamba ijuba
Ukuhamba ungasabuyi
likanowa

 Akukho qili lazikhotha

emhlame

 Akusilima sindlebende Ngisho umuntu engaba mubi ngezenzo

kwabo bayohlezi bemthanda kubo

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

 Indlu yegagu iyanetha

 Umthungi wesicathulo
uveze obhozo obala

 Ingane engakhali ifela Ungathuli uma unenkinga khuluma

embelekweni bakusize

 Imkhonto yevaka Ungathuli nombono wakho mhlampe

iphelela etsheni ungasiza

 Akumbango ungenaliba Ayikho inxabano engaxazululeki

 Impi isesendeni Impi yabomndeni

Noma unalo ulwazi ngento kubalulekile

 Inyanga kayizelaphi ukuba ucele ulwazi kwabanye
bakulekelele

 Isisu somhambi
singangenso yenyoni

 Ibele lendlela alivuthwi

 Iningi liyabona
Into enabantu abaningi ayilungi
ububende

 Imihlambi yamanzi ifela

Umuntu ufela emsebenzini awenzayo
emanzini

 Ingwe idla ngamabala Izenzo ezinhle ezikwenza uthandeke

 Ingwenya idlela Ungabokwenza okubi phambi

emsingeni kwabantu ohlalisene nabo

 Ayihlabi ngakumisa Kuyenzeka ithembise kanti ayazi lutho

 Akukho zinyane
lemvubu ladla Kusho ukuthi uma wenze okubi
zingwenya kwacweba komunye bayomphindiselela abanye
isiziba

 Akunyoka zakhwela Impumelelo ayitholakali kalula fanele

zingenanyawo usebenze kuze uphumelele

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

Ukwenza amaphutha uzivikele ngokuthi

 Inkonyane ithuka
awukajwayeli noma uyaqala ukwenza
isisinga
leyonto

Sekuzolunga noma sekuya

 Lidumela emasupheni
ngasemaphethelweni

 Imikhome iyenanana

Uma ubolekwe okuthile jwayela

 Imbazo ibuya
ukukubuyisa nokuthile ukukhombisa
nenhlahlula
ukubonga

 Izwibela ladla indlovu Into encane ingaba ingozi ikulimaze

 Umona ifa lezinja

 Ifa libangwa izelamani

 Ikhotha ekhothayo
Umuntu usiza ojwayele ukumsiza
engakhothi iyakhahlela

 Inkawu idlala Lento anayo ayimfanele ngoba edlala

ngesikhwephu ngayo kukhona abayidingayo

 Amathanga ahlanzela
Izinto ezinhle zitholwa abangazidingi
abanganamabhodwe

 Ithendele alifukameli Kusho ukuthi ungathathi izinto zabanye

ingazalelanga uzenze ezakho

 Ithendele elihle likhala Noma kunzima ungayeki ukuzama

ligijima kuyoze kulunge

Ukungafuni ukuphumela obala

 Imbuzi igudla iguma
ngenkulumo noma ngezenzo sakho

 Ikati lilele eziko Kuyalanjwa/ kuyahlushekwa

 Ikhaba abayisengayo Nosejwayele Kuyenzeka ahluleke

Nosejwayele / nompetha Kuyenzeka

 Nelenqwele nalo liyopha
ahlulwe

 Inkunzi isematholeni Kusho ukuthi izingane izona Abaholi

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

bakusasa

 Ngumhlambi kazelusiwe Bayazenzela akekho. Obaqaphile

 Kwamachanca
Sebayazenzela nje engathi kukubo
Kwampuzi zidlemini

 Inkonyane yoganhla
Ingane yenza izinto ezibona kumzali
yeqa lapho kweqe khona
noma kubantu abadala
unina

Kuhle ayekiswe esesemncane noma

 Lugotshwa lusemanzi
engakayijwayeli leyonto ukuyenza

 Insakavukela umchilo
Into eseyinjwayelo
wesidwaba

Kuhle uhambe ngegama elihle

 Umlobokazi uhamba
endaweni ungadeleli noma weyise
esagcobile
abantu

Ungamdeleli umuntu ngoba ngelinye

 Isihlahla asinyelwa
ilanga uyomdinga

 Ngokuphazima kweso Ngokushesha okukhulu

 Iso liwela umfula

ugcwele

 Ukubona kanye ukubona Kusho ukuthi ungangikhohlisa kanye

kabili ngeke ngisakuthemba

 Akukho nkwali
yaphandela enye /ixoxo Umuntu nomuntu akazibonele
nexoxo liyazigxumela

 Ababulali benyathi
Bazenza izilima kanti bahlakaniphile
balala ucwayimbane

 Ayikho inkomo Uma uyivila uthando ukulala ngeke ube

yobuthongo nalutho

 Imbila yaswela umsila Uma uthanda ukuthumela ngeke ube

ngokulayezela nalutho

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

Uma ufuna ukwazi ngento ethile

 Ibuzi laziwa umlaleli
kumele uzihluphe

 Indlela ibuzwa
kwabaphambili

 Inyoka ayishawa isibili

Ungenzi into ungabazi ubungazi bayo
ikhanda lingakabonwa

Qaphela izinto ozihlobanisa nawe qale

 Umswane wembabane
uzihlole/ uma usukhetha umakoti
awungeni ekhaya
bhekisisa ubungazi bakhe

 Likhipha umkhovu
liyashisa
etsheni

 Likhipha inhlanzi
emanzini

 Libalele nasebukhweni
Akukho ngisho nefu elilodwa
bezinja

 Kusempondo zankomo Ekuseni kakhulu kusasemnyama

 Akusoka lingenasici

 Icala umphikwa Wonke umuntu akavumi uma onile

 Phakathi kwamabili

 Icala livula ingubo

lingene

 Inkomo enomlomo Umuntu owande ngomlomo

ayinamasi nozincomayo uvama ukuba isehluleki

 Akunsimba yazuza Ibuzi

Angeke uthole lutho uma Ungenzi lutho
ngokuhlala

Isaga esasisetshenziswa uma

 Uxamu uthukele kuphuzwa utshwala esisho ukuthi
esizibeni phuza ngamandla wethu kungaze
kufike abanye

 Akungwe engenabala Noma umuntu engenza kahle unaso

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

elimnyama isici noma esisodwa

 Ithi ingahamba idle Umuntu uyahlupheka ekuhambeni /

udaka uma engekho ekhaya

 Ithi ingangcuthuka Umuntu omi kahle uyahlekwa uma

isisila ihlekwe izinto zingasamhambeli kahle

Umuntu onezinto zakhe akumele

 Enethunga ayiengeli
aziswele uma ezidinga ngoba
phansi
zibolekwe noma zithathwe abanye

Kululula ukubona ukuthi ingane izalwa

 Umbala ucaca
abazali abanjani ngokubuka
enkonyaneni
ukuziphatha kwayo

 Uchakide uhlolile Uma engekho umuntu oqaphile basala

imamba yelukile bazenzele umathanda

 Ithole likhala namfutha Ingane ikhula ngezenzo zayo uma

alo ingayekiswanga

 Imfene igijima emini Indawo egcwele abathakathi

 Inzimakazi izala
Ingane ayimfuzange umzali
ilungakazi

 Uphume
ngesamagundane

 Usinde emlonyeni Uphunyuke engozini noma entweni

wengwenya ebizomfaka enkingeni enzima

 Ukungena ngendlovu
Ukungena ngesenkathu esikhulu
iyangena

 Ukubambiswa udonga Ukuthenjiswa ize

 Ukusenga ezimithiyo Ukukhuluma amanga

 Ukuholela ophathe Ukukwakhela uzungu

 Inkomo isengwa Ukuze into yenzeke kahle mele

ngoyaziyo yenziwengoyaziyo

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

 Inkomazi ithotshwa
Izinto kumele zenziwe kusanesikhathi
ingakazali

 Ithi ingadla ithambo

ijwayele

 Ngehla ngobonga
Ukuvuma ukwehlulwa
njengescabucabu

 Ayidle ishiyele ukuxolisa

 Kushelele ulimi Kube yiphutha/ bengingaqondile

 Uchakide usiheha Ukuze uthole okuhle kumuntu kumele

ngesibhelu isikhukukazi umenzele okuhle

 Zibanjwa zisemaphuphu Ingane iyalwa isencane

Amasu/ amaqhinga okwenza into

 Awumbiwa ndawonye
eyodwa awefani

 Izandla ziyagezana Kuyasizwana

 Ubuhlalu obuhle
buhamba ngabubili

 Umuthi ugotshwa Ingane ifundiswa ukuziphatha isencane

usemanzi ingeke ibe umdlwembe

 Indukenhle igawulwa
ezizweni

 Umvumisi ubuya Ungazingeni izinkulumo zabantu

nengqobe ongazazi zizokungenia enkingeni

 Isina kamuva liyabukwa

 Ucilo uzishaye
endukwini

 Ikhiwane elihle ligcwele

Umuntu omuhle omubi ngezenzo
izibungu

 Isihlahla sifa Umuntu mayefa nezinto zakhe

nezimpande zaso zijwayele ukusala zishabalale

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

 Yakhela ngamaqubenye

 Udla silaza udle fumuka Akakhethi omdala nomncane kuyafana

 Ayikhonkothi nethambo Ungakhulumi udla/ uphuza

 UMBHANTSHI UDLIWA
INHLIZIYO

 Akuphangwa umdaka
lingakani

 Ukuholela ophathe Ukwakhela isu / iqhinga elingelihle

 Ithendele elihle ikhala Noma kunzima ungayeki ukuzama

ligijima kuyoze kulunge

 Zibuya umlaza

 Lala lulaza
bazokwengula

 Kulele kunye ngabe

kubili ngabe kuyavusana

 Amaqaphelo Amehlo

 Kuya ngamagama
enkehli

 Inkemane Indlala

 Azilime ziyetsheni

 Umkhapheyana Umfana

 Amayiwani/Amandambi Amanzi

 Kukhala ibhungane Akukho muntu

 Kufinywa
Kuyabuswa
ngendololwane

 Nesinedolo Kulula

 Bekuvalwe ngomuntu Bekugcwele

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emnyango

 Inja izele endlini Imhlola/ibhadi /yishwa

 Ukugqemeka ingozi
engediwa ntwala

 Inkankane nenkankane
aliyodla umsundu
wangakubo

 Khala zome

 Elokufa alitsheli

 Iyavuka inyama endala

ogqokweni

 Khona okushaya Amanzi

 ukuzulelwa ngamanqa

 lapho kukhona intuthu

kukhona Umlilo

 ukuzala ukuzelula
amathambo

 inja iyawaqeda Amanzi

Kancane kancane kuyoze kulunge
ngolimi

 Kuya ngamagama
enkehli

 Abant abayi nxanye Ngeke nivumelane nonke ngento

bengamanzi eyodwa

 Akukho ndlovu yasindwa Akekho umuntu ohlulwa umthwalo

umboko wayo wakhe

 Bahlangene phezulu
Abantu abenza ngathi bayezwana kanti
kanti phamnsi
bayezenzisa
bangamahele

 Ikhiwe elihle ligcwala Into oyibuka engathi inhle kanti yimbi

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Zulu Proverb Meaning

izibungu

 Abake babonana Ukuvalelisa Akusho kuthi ngeke

bayophinde babonane niphinde nibonane

 Akubuyelwa emuva
kungemgqigqo

 Akunkwali yaphandela
enye

 Akuntombi yagana mhla wangala uyothyola omunye

inyamazana onjengami

Kuyonakala sebecabanga ukuthi

 Buchitheke bugayiwe
kulungile

 Enyathele udaka inatheli Onecala ubonakala ngonembeza

 Icala aliboli

 Ihloniphana kabili

 Imbuzi iphekwe
nempondo

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