A saying applied to any one who has no settled plan of living.
Ukaka kampetu.
The shield turned the wrong way.
This saying is applied to any one who goes over from one party to another. It is a common expression for one who turns evidence against accomplices in crime.
Ngumpa wezala.
It is a cob stripped of maize in an ashpit.
Said of a worthless character.
Isinama ndokunamatela.
I, the adhesive grass, will stick fast to you.
The isinama is a kind of grass that sticks to one’s clothing when it is touched, and can hardly be brushed off afterwards. This proverb is used as a warning to any one to avoid a bad habit or an unworthy companion that cannot easily be got rid of. [[198]]