Translation of -chitheka in English:

-chitheka

1
be thrown away
be spilled
be discarded
be wasted
be scattered
‘UDambuza ashayeke etafuleni, ingilazi iwele phansi ife, kuchitheke ugavini ophakathi’ — Then Dambuza falls on the table, and the glass falls on the floor and breaks, and the alcoholic drink inside gets spilled
2
(money, time, ...) be spent
‘Kodwa sekuqala ukucaca ukuthi kunengozi yokuthi kuchitheke ezinye izimali’ — But it now started to become clear that there is a danger that other money will have to be spent