Nhamo hadziiti mbiri.

Zvinorehwa

Kana dambudziko rasvika, rinowanzosvika riine simba rose, risingaregi chinhu.

What it means

When real misfortune strikes, it tends to strike with its full weight, not by halves.

Word for word

Misfortune does not do things by half.

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Tsumo

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Atandavara aguta, apfunya ndiye avata nayo.

What it means

A person's condition shows in how they carry themselves; the well-fed sleep stretched out at ease, while the hungry curl up with their hunger.

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