Umafa evuka njengenyanga.
It dies and rises like the moon.
Said of any question that springs up again after it is supposed to be settled.
Akuko nkanga idubula ingeti.
There is no wormwood that comes into flower and does not wither.
A proverb descriptive of the life of man.
Unyawo alunampumlo.
The foot has no nose.
This proverb is an exhortation to be hospitable. [[204]]It is as if one said, Give food to the traveller, because when you are on a journey your foot will not be able to smell out and avoid a man whom you have turned from your door, but to your shame it may carry you to his.
Uzicandele umgalagala.