The land is dead.
More Xhosa Proverbs:
There is no wormwood that comes into flower and does not wither.Xhosa
Like the marriage feast of Mapassa.
Xhosa
It has stuck fast by one of the front legs.
Xhosa
You drink out of the old cup.
Xhosa
We shall hear, we are on the side towards which the wind blows.
Xhosa
Throats are all alike in swallowing
Xhosa