Indlala
Indlala is the formal Xhosa term for hunger or poverty.
Also see Ikati ilele eziko
Indlala inamanyala and it can make you do anything.
Ikhaya lokugqibela
Ikhaya lokugqibela is a term in Xhosa that means the last resting place (where a person is buried).
I'm praying for everyone who tries to steal my lover to go kwikhaya lakhe lokugqibela
Ikati ilele eziko
This is a Xhosa figure of speech that describes hunger or poverty. It directly translate to "a cat is sleeping in the fire (cooking) place (or stove if you may say)". So the cat is sleeping where people are supposed to be cooking because there's no fire and no food to cook.
Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.