Definitions
pakata: carry (under arm, at the side)
Translation
When asked to carry them (drums), it does not mean you can play them.
Application
One who has been entrusted with something cannot do with it as they please without the owner’s permission.
Similar Proverbs
1. Chimwango chokukumbira hachina ndima.
2. Chisiri chako rembedza maoko, rega kukungira hata sechako.