Tsumo
Mabasa kuchonya uri murima.
Zvinorehwa
Kungozvinetsa kuitira munhu chinhu chakanaka kana kuti chakaipa asi iye asingazvioni kana kuzviziva.
What it means
It is pointless to trouble yourself doing something good or bad for someone who cannot see or appreciate it.
Word for word
It is of no use to wink in the dark.
Mamwe mataurirwo
Manetsa huma kuchonya uri murima.