Mhosva inorondwa, hakuna mhosva yakaita honye.

Definitions

ronda: Follow a scent or spoor. Track.

honye: Worm. Maggot

Translation

A crime is tracked; no wrongdoing ever ends up full of maggots.

Application

The proverb likens wrongdoing to a trail that can be tracked. It emphasizes that a wrong cannot simply rot away or disappear. It will not be forgotten and will resurface, no matter how much time passes.

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