Mitupo · Shava
Eland · Vaera Shava · Chiweshe, Mazoe District, Mashonaland Central Province
Shava Mutenhesanwa totem holds significant cultural, historical, and social importance among the Shona people of Zimbabwe, specifically within the VaHera clan. It represents a lineage associated with the eland (mhofu/mpofu), symbolizing grace, endurance, and intelligence.
The cultural wisdom of Shava Mutenhesanwa 'speaks of strength and endurance in the face of conflict, staying calm when others fight, protecting your people quietly, respecting elders and ancestors, and guarding your family's name and land with humility and courage.'
Mutenhesanwa · Mwana waMburu · VaShava · Chihera
Chidawo
Maita Mutenhesanwa, Shava yangu yiyi, Zvaitwa mwana waChiweshe, Mugova wakarasika, Mutsika pane mbiri, Mhandamakan'a, Marambakukundwa, VokwaMutovamombe, Makatova mombe neshamhu ikamuka. Hekani Masvinga, Dzvangaranga, Venzanga chena, VaChimbare, Chidavarume. Maita Nhuka, Mhukahuru, Maita VaShava, VeGumbakumba, Vepfupa gobvu. Maita Shava, Mukonde wangu yuyu, Mwana waMbiru wakabva Rwira, Maita vokwaSadzadete, Gobvu rinodzipa mwana. Aiwa zvaonekwa Nechombo Mwana wachiweshe.