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Tsumo · Kushanda

Chinokura usipo imombe, munda unokura nokuvandurirwa.

Zvinorehwa

Mhando dzokubudirira dzakasiyana, dzimwe dzinongokura pasina simba rako rakawanda, asi dzimwe dzinoda kushanda nazvo nguva dzose kuti dzikure.

What it means

Different kinds of prosperity grow differently; some, like livestock, increase almost on their own, while others, like a field of crops, need constant tending to flourish.

Word for word

What grows while you are away is livestock; a field grows through being tended and weeded.

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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