Chiri mudundu, chiri muninga.

Definitions

ninga: large underground cave.

dundu: chest

Translation

What is in one’s heart is (like something) hidden in an underground cave.

Inspiration

In olden days, caves and shelters hidden away in rocks were used as secret places known only to the local communities.  They were used as places for making medicine, rainmaking, as burial places or for grain storage.

Application

Our thoughts, unless revealed, are unknown to others.