Kurava mbudzi nedzisipo kurava nedzava matoo.

Zvinorehwa

Kugarovimba nechinhu chausingachazivi kuona kwenguva refu pamwe chinodaro chakanguri chafa.

What it means

It is better to rely on what you can currently verify than on something you can no longer confirm, since the situation may have already changed.

Word for word

Counting absent goats means counting (even) dead ones.

Mamwe mataurirwo

Kurava mambudzi ari kunwe kurava namapapata. (mapapata: skeletons)

Kuverenga mombe nedzisipo kuverenga nemiswe (M) (mombe: cattle; miswe: tails)