Mwana kuchenera nyere yepfuta achairega yaputa.

Zvinorehwa

Chinhu kana chichiri chitsva chinomhanyirwa navanhu kwazvo. Asi kana chichinge chagara kwenguva, chinofinha zvokuti kudiwa kwacho kunobva kwaperawo.

What it means

Something new is eagerly pursued by people, but once it has been around a while, it wears out its welcome and people no longer want it as much.

Word for word

A child crying for a whistle (made from the castor oil plant) will abandon it when it shrivels.

Mamwe mataurirwo

Tsuri itsva inozvimbisa muromo.