Word Definitions
guta: Large village of chief. City.
dongo: Abandoned village site
Translation
What used to be large villages are now deserted village sites.
Application
Circumstances sometimes change for the worse and even that which was important could lose its worth. Sometimes you will encounter a poor man who used to be rich.
Similar Proverbs
1. Aiva madziva, ava mazambuko.
2. Aive matandadziva, ava magarangwena.