23	Wa sa vhoni ya bulu? Do you not see the buffalo in the bush?
24	vhidza Gole na Galanga; It calls Gole and Galanga (Galanga may = north, referring to Zimbabwe, the country of the Karanga);
25	Hu lila gudu mutshinyalo. It bewails the poverty of the ruler.

These lines refer to the thundering (mbvumo) of the big bass drum, which signifies that by inaugurating domba a ruler is calling for the labour of the novices and their initiation fees.

26	I ya sululela pheleha, The lone dog goes on begging,
27	Mulindi wo dzhena tshivhanda. As it sits by the hole which the meercat entered.

These lines refer also to the persistent beat of the bass drum.

28	Ya khosi yo lila, ya lila: If the chief's (bass drum) has called you (lit. cried), then it has called you (and you must go to domba):
29	A i tshena ndo beba. It does not spare any child of mine.
30	I tshi luma i ranga wayo. If it bites (cf. a dog), it begins with its own kith and kin.

The last line is a well-known Venda saying: if the chief ratifies a law, his own family must set a good example, and in particular girls of noble family should be the first to go to domba. The Venda do not accept the idea, popular in some quarters, that politicians and administrators are above the law, and they rarely hesitate to expose the failings of leaders.