Rombe

Rombe kana murombe (beggar; one who goes through villages singing and dancing) kureva munhu anofamba mumisha achidzana nekupemha.

Tsumo

• Rombe pakata hana mukaka ndowa varidzi. (You) beggar, safeguard your conscience (because) milk belongs to the owners (of cattle).
• Rombe rinosekwa richaenda kana rodzoka hedzo nhureture. A beggar' is ridiculed when leaving, but on his return he brings lots of things.
• Rombe ngerichaenda rodzoka ndimambo. If it is a beggar when leaving, it returns a chief.

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaBemba vanoti lomba (beg) kureva kupemha. Fananidzai nokuti rombe?
• VaWanga vanoti omulomberesi (person who begs, coaxes, flatters for his own ends; cadger) vachireva rombe.