KwaunobvaTsumoKushandaAne marengenya haacharike moto.

Tsumo · Kushanda

Ane marengenya haacharike moto.

Zvinorehwa

Munhu anoshanda nesimba, maoko ake ave namarengenya, haachada kudziya moto sezvinoita vasingashandi; kushanda kwakasimba kunomupa kusimba nokushinga.

What it means

A person hardened by hard work no longer needs to sit idly warming themselves by the fire like the lazy; toil has made them tough and resilient.

Word for word

One with rough, calloused skin no longer warms himself at the fire.

Dzimwe tsumo dzekushanda

Dzose

Tsumo · Kushanda

01 / 03

Akanga nyimo awangarara.

What it means

Stay attentive to the task at hand, since neglect or carelessness while something important is underway can cause it to be ruined, just as roasting groundnuts left unattended will burn.

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