Mwana muduku kudziva musendo noruoko iwo uchazomudziva womene.

Zvinorehwa

Vanhu vazhinji havadi kutaurirwa kuti chinhu chine ngozi dzamara vati vamboona ngozi yacho pachavo, ndiko kuti vazozvichenjerera.

What it means

Many people will not heed a warning about danger until they have seen the danger for themselves; only then do they learn caution.

Word for word

(If) a child (is) fending off a 'plane' with (bare) hands, the 'plane' will fend off (his hands) too. (musendo: sharp tool for smoothening wood)