noun

MEANING

End, terminus.

Example of use

Bwito bwe pala, MEANING: Tribunal, court of justice.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

ETYMOLOGY: Where all the cases end or are settled.

 

PROVERB 1

Ku bwito bwe pala ni kwa Lesa, e kupwila milandu yonse.

Literal translation

The tribunal is in God’s place, where all the cases are settled.

Meaning

Only God is able to solve problems. God is our only saviour.

Bemba meaning

Kapingula wamilandu yonse ni Lesa. Abacuula bonse, icilubula cabo ni Lesa.

 

PROVERB 2

Ku bwito bwepala ni kwikoshi.

Literal translation

The end of baldness is the nape of the neck, i.e. it does not stop half-way. Same with passions.

Meaning

Passsions are never satisfied

Bemba meaning

Umuntu nga alemana mukamusango kamo akashiweme takakaleke mpaka kakamufishe mubucushi atemwa kumfwa.

similar proverbs

1. Uwakalema takaleka.

2. Fundi wa nsofu afwa ku nsofu.