Tsumo · Unhu
Usiku humwe chete hahupedzi ushe.
Zvinorehwa
Kuomerwa nezvinhu kwenguva pfupi hakushanduri chimiro kana kutorera munhu umambo hwake. Kana uri munhu anokudzikara hauzosvoreki nemhosva yokuti warara mumarara kwezuva rimwe chete.
What it means
Struggling with hardship for a short time does not change who you fundamentally are or take away your standing; a dignified person is not shamed just because they slept in poor conditions for one night.
Word for word
A night's (lodging) does not take away chieftainship.
Mamwe mataurirwo
Usiku humwe hahupedzi urarami. (urarami: well-being)
Usiku humwe hahupedzi umambo. (umambo: chieftainship)
Pakukutu hapaurayi.