Aiva maguta ava matongo.

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. Chaiti chururu chakapwa; nhasi tsambarafuta rava igo.

3. Dzaiva nhungo dzava mbariro.