Uwakwensho bushiku, bamutasha ilyo bwaca
He who escorts you at night is thanked at dawn.
Help that is resisted when things are still tough is normally valued and appreciated when the task is accomplished.
bemba
September 18, 2019
Bodza lilibe mwini
A lie has no owner.
Looks can be deceiving; even the honest-looking person can lie.
Lying is not for a special class of people.
chewa Dishonesty Cheating
September 9, 2019
Icikupempula, e cikulya.
What visits you is what eats you.
Your best friend may be your worst enemy.
August 25, 2019
Chakufa sichilankhula
Something that is dead cannot speak.
The absent cannot act as a witness.
August 20, 2019
Chakudya sichichepa,chichepa ndi chovala
Food is never insufficient, a garment can be too small
-We can share the little food that there is.
August 20, 2019
Chakanachakana, dazi lilibe mankhwala
Medicine has repeatedly failed, baldness cannot be
treated
-There are certain things we cannot do, however hard we may try.
-We should accept this state of affairs and be content with what
we have.
August 20, 2019
Bodza lilibe mwini
A lie has no owner.
-Looks can be deceiving; even the honest-looking person can lie.
-Lying is not for a special class of people.
August 20, 2019
Kufalaza mutu.
To make a person flee his village or contry.
To take almost everything if not all of a person’s food money or possessions in general.
January 18, 2019
Kuleka kweta.
To buy favour.
To give someone money, or some other precious thing, in order for him/ her to witness, or judgement in ones favour.
January 18, 2019
Kuatula si-Libonda.
To pass judgment after the manner of the Libonda people.
To give a biased or an unfair judgment.
January 18, 2019
Mezi amata mwasikuka saona.
Water flows in its channel.
A person asks for help from his relatives and /or close friends.
January 18, 2019