Tsumo · Unhu
Chafamba kamwe hachiteyiwi.
Zvinorehwa
Kana munhu akapara mhosva kekutanga anoregererwa pachitarisirwa kuti haachazoparizve mhosva yakadai.
What it means
When someone commits an offence for the first time, they are usually forgiven, in the expectation that they will not repeat such an offence again.
Word for word
What has passed (happened) once cannot be trapped.
Mamwe mataurirwo
Chapinda kamwe hachiteverwi. (-tevera: follow)