Mvura yembambara tiza ichabva kure.

Zvinorehwa

Dzimwe njodzi dzinofanira kudzivirirwa nguva refu isati yasvika, kunyange ichiri kure.

What it means

Some dangers need to be guarded against well ahead of time, even while they still seem far off.

Word for word

The mbambara's rain, flee it, for it comes from far away.