Rega kuvera nyoka negavi iyo iripo.

Zvinorehwa

Nyoka chinhu chinotyisa; kwete kuti ichiri mhenyu chete asi kuti kunyangwe yakafa zvayo. Hapana munhu anoda kusvika pedyo nayo kana kubata kunyangwe pachidiwa kuonekwa urefu hwayo. Vakuru vaiti kana munhu anozviti ndiye akashinga ainzi abate nyoka yakafa achiiyera pasina zvokutora gavi. Ndizvowo, kana nyaya yasvika pamakakatanwa, pava kudiwa idi chairo, munhu akafanira kutaura chokwadi asingatyi kuti zvimwe angapinda mungozi.

What it means

A snake is a frightening thing, whether alive or dead, and no one wants to get close to it even to prove their courage. Likewise, when a matter reaches a serious dispute, what is needed is the plain truth, and one must speak it honestly even at some risk.

Word for word

Do not use a fibre string to measure a snake while it is present itself.

Mamwe mataurirwo

Rega kuyera nyoka negavi iyo iripo.