KwaunobvaTsumoAtandavara aguta, apfunya ndiye avata nayo.

Tsumo

Atandavara aguta, apfunya ndiye avata nayo.

Zvinorehwa

Mamiriro omuviri womunhu anoratidza mamiriro ake omukati; anoguta anorara akatandavara, asi ane nzara anorara akapfunyana nayo.

What it means

A person's condition shows in how they carry themselves; the well-fed sleep stretched out at ease, while the hungry curl up with their hunger.

Word for word

One who lies stretched out is full; one who curls up is the one sleeping with hunger.

Dzimwe tsumo dzeother

Tsumo

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Chapadare chakakandwa parurimi rwavapfuuri, chomumba chiri mumhepo.

What it means

Matters spoken about in public quickly spread as gossip on people's tongues, while what stays within the household remains private and unknown to outsiders.

Verenga

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