Pilikiti,tanasha fikali.
A frantic struggle does not cool down serious situations.
Serious matters need a calm approach. -NS93
January 13, 2019
Mayo mpapa, na ine nkakupapa.
Mother carry me, I too will carry you.
The young have obligation to look after the aged ones in the same manner as these took care of them when they were young. -NS93
January 13, 2019
Kukena mutu mwamba.
To enter into a person’s stomach.
To give a person a very small portion of what is being shared.
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
Akapiso kapya, kasamuna no tulele.
A newly committed crime or mistake awakens sleeping ones
When you commit an offence or crime, people will refer to ones you committed some time back -NS93
January 7, 2019
Kanwa kaalobeele mutwe.
The mouth put the head in trouble.
A person should be careful of what he says in order to avoid problems.
January 18, 2019
Icikupempula, e cikulya.
What visits you is what eats you.
Your best friend may be your worst enemy - NS93
January 7, 2019
Kunatela kwa toho.
To hit on the head.
To state the very truth of the matter.
January 18, 2019
Komu haiimelwi ki manaka ayona.
A cow does not find its horns heavy.
A person cannot fail to look after his family.
January 18, 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
Umulandu wa mubiyo,cibashilo ca mupini.
Your friend’s case is an occasion to make a handle of an axe,or a hoe.
A person should help others in trouble; since he too will be trouble in due course.-NS93
January 13, 2019