Chikakarara nganda reshumba/nzou.

Zvinorehwa

Kunyange chinhu chikuru uye chine simba chikawa, kukura kwacho kunoramba kuchionekwa kunyange mushure mekunge chafa.

What it means

Even something mighty, once it falls, still shows its former greatness in how it lies.

Word for word

It lay stretched out stiff, like the hide of a lion or an elephant.