KwaunobvaTsumoMhuriChembere ndeyembwa yomunhu, inofa ichigurukuta.

Tsumo · Mhuri

Chembere ndeyembwa yomunhu, inofa ichigurukuta.

Zvinorehwa

Chembere inoramba ichishanda ichibatsira mhuri yayo kusvikira parufu, sembwa yakavimbika inoramba ichishanda kusvika yafa.

What it means

An elderly woman keeps faithfully serving her family right up until death, like a loyal dog that works on to the very end.

Word for word

An old woman is like a person's dog: she dies still crawling about at her tasks.

Dzimwe tsumo dzemhuri

Dzose

Tsumo · Mhuri

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Abereka otochena moyo.

What it means

Real peace of mind comes only once an ordeal is fully over, just as a mother's anxiety lifts only after her child is safely born.

Verenga

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