They prevent us from getting red clay from the pit, and they do not use it.
More Xhosa Proverbs:
If we blink the eyes in order not to see a wicked person, how shall we be able to see a good person?Xhosa
You will shed tears with one eye like a monkey.
Xhosa
The crab has stuck fast between the stones at the entrance of its hole.
Xhosa
The coming of Nkele.
Xhosa
You have cast away your own for that which you are not sure of.
Xhosa
A spy for both.
Xhosa