Definitions
chembere: old woman
gota: sleeping quarters for unmarried men
Translation
An old woman is a wife enough to qualify one to vacate the unmarried men’s sleeping quarters.
Inspiration
An old woman, though not as vibrant as a young woman, is a woman nonetheless. A man married to one is considered married despite his wife’s supposed inadequacies.
Application
Something, even if less than the ideal, is better than nothing at all.
Similar Proverbs
1. Agura musuva atozva mwoyo, hazvienzani neagere.
2. Ane ganda ane nyama, hazvienzani neakabata hwowa.
3. Gengezha mukombe, hazvienzani nekunwira mudemhe.