Husimbe

Husimbe (kureva laziness) zvinotaura munhu asingadi kuita basa, anovenga basa. Vamwe vatauri vanoti hunyope, nungo kana kuti makato.

• Mawarire, badzaihosha kana mutatya (Lazybones) kureva munhu ane husimbe asingadi kushanda.

Tsika

• Ane nungo dzokuda kutokwenyewa.

• Bhaibheri rinotaura kuna vaThesaronika weChipiri kuti "Asingadi kushanda ngaasadya".

Tsumo

• Kukudza uchipa kunobereka simbe. To bring up children by spoon-feeding will breed lazy ones.

Mitauro yeAfrika

• Barotse vanoti mbowa (fig. a lazy person) kureva nyope. Lugwere vanoti kugodobala (v. be paralysed). Fananidzai nokuti nungo dzinomukodoba.
• MaZulu vanoti isidenge (Lazy person without energy) vachireva munhu ane husimbe. MaZulu] vanoti ubudenge (n. Laziness, lack of energy) vachireva husimbe.
• VaZigula vanoti kuzembeka (be lazy; get lazy) kureva kuva nehunyope. Barotse vanoti kuzembesa (make lazy or idle) kuitisa nungo.
• Djimini vanoti tɛndɛndɛ ( adj. completely inert). Bor inoti nyobo (n. laziness) kureva hunyope.