Husimbe (laziness) zvinotaura munhu asingadi kuita basa, anovenga basa. Vamwe vatauri vanoti hunyope, nungo kana kuti makato. Mawarire, badzaihosha kana mutatya (Lazybones) kureva munhu ane husimbe asingadi kushanda. Ane nungo dzokuda kutokwenyewa. Bhaibheri rinotaura kuna vaThesaronika weChipiri kuti "Asingadi kushanda ngaasadya". Kukudza uchipa kunobereka simbe. To bring up children by spoon-feeding will breed lazy ones. Barotse vanoti mbowa (fig. a lazy person) kureva nyope. Lugwere vanoti kugodobala (v. be paralysed). Fananidzai nokuti nungo dzinomukodoba. MaZulu vanoti isidenge (Lazy person without energy) vachireva munhu ane husimbe. MaZulu] vanoti ubudenge (n. Laziness, lack of energy) vachireva husimbe. VaZigula vanoti kuzembeka (be lazy; get lazy) kureva kuva nehunyope. Barotse vanoti kuzembesa (make lazy or idle) kuitisa nungo. Djimini vanoti tɛndɛndɛ ( adj. completely inert).