KwaunobvaTsumoHukwana inodya ndeiri pana mai.

Tsumo

Hukwana inodya ndeiri pana mai.

Zvinorehwa

Kana vanhu vakakumbira zvinhu kumukuru, uya anozivikanwa zvakanyanya ndiye anopiwa zvizhinji zvakare ndiye anotanga kupiwa.

What it means

When people ask an elder for things, the one who is best known to them is the one who is given the most, and given first.

Word for word

The chicken that feeds (best) is the one close to its mother.

Mamwe mataurirwo

Nhiyo inodya ngeiri pana mai. (M)

Dzimwe tsumo dzeother

Tsumo

01 / 03

Mabasa kuchonya uri murima.

What it means

It is pointless to trouble yourself doing something good or bad for someone who cannot see or appreciate it.

Verenga

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