KwaunobvaTsumoKushandaChisi hachieri musi vacharimwa.

Tsumo · Kushanda

Chisi hachieri musi vacharimwa.

Zvinorehwa

Mitemo yechivanhu inogona kusateverwa kana pane basa rakakosha rinofanira kuitwa, nokuti zvinodiwa zvomuupenyu zvinokosha kupfuura mutemo pachawo.

What it means

Even a respected custom, like a day of rest, can be set aside when there is urgent, necessary work still to be done.

Word for word

The rest-day taboo does not hold on a day when there is still farming to be done.

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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