Noun

MEANING

Poverty, need, misery, misfortune

 Example of use

Lila ubulanda, MEANING: To lament, bewail.

MEANING 2

Sadness, sorrow

Example of use

1.Cabulanda saana, MEANING: It is very sad.

2 .Uwashala uyu, e umpwishisha ubulanda, ne wafwilwa, MEANING: This one who remains, he puts an end to my sorrow, I who is bereaved.

3.Mwasosa injimuna bulanda, MEANING: You talked to me so as to remind me of my sorrow.

4. Ekele ubulanda, MEANING: He is sitting like one who is unhappy.

5. Lilila umuntu ubulanda, MEANING: To have compassion on a poor unhappy person.

PROVERBS

PROVERB 1

Ubulanda bwaliile abali babili.

Suffering destroyed the two of them. 

When a person goes to help another one who is in trouble, that person may also have to suffer

Abaluse bafwila pakutemwa abanabo. Abantu abafwa umusango uyu Lesa alabapokelela namaboko yabili pantu babafyengafye. Ici ecitemwiko caciine icakuti mu macushi na munsansa ciibusa.

Similar proverb

Ubulanda bwaninike nsoka ku muti.

Literal translation

Suffering made the snake climb the tree. 

Meaning

To escape from suffering people will do things they did not realise they were capable of doing

Bemba meaning

Insoka tayakwata molu ikulikafye panshi.  Calola mukutiila, ubucushi nga bwakulisha, bupa­tikisha umuntu ukucita icintu ico ashacibanakucita nga cakuti talecula. Icilenga ukucita ifi nico ulefwaya ukucefyako ubucushi bumo pakuti wangukilweko.

PROVERB 2

Ubulamutabulishe kasuma.

Literal translation

Laziness does not provide good food.

Bemba meaning

Umuntu umunang’ani teeti alye ifyo alefwaya; lyonse kulakumbwa fye.

Similar proverb

Uwamuleele talya kasuma