Word Definitions
mvana: unmarried woman who has borne a child/ woman past marriageable age
mudzimu: ancestral spirit
Translation
It’s her ancestral spirits, for an old maid to be divorced after finally getting married.
Inspiration
In indigenous religion, the Shona people believe that their ancestral spirits have a supernatural influence on their lives, such as deciding their fate.
Application
When one is already struggling to get something, sometimes any chance of a positive turn in fortunes just slips.