Chinotaura ndechiri mumusungo, chiri muriva chinoti denga rava.

Zvinorehwa

Munhu ari mudambudziko asi achigona kuchema kana kukumbira rubatsiro achine tariro; asi uyo ari mudambudziko guru zvokusagona kutaura anenge atoora mwoyo.

What it means

Someone in trouble who can still cry out for help still has hope; someone in truly desperate straits, unable even to call out, has already given up.

Word for word

What still cries out is what is caught in the snare; what is in the pit merely says the sky has closed in.