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Munhumbu manyachide munobarwa mbavha nomuroyi.

Word Definitions

nyachide: favourite (person)

Translation

The beloved’s womb produces a thief and a witch.

Application

Even good respectable parents sometimes have children who end up as bad people.

Similar Proverbs

1. Kuzvara hakuna hombarume.

2. Nhumbu ibakwa rehuni, inochengeta nyoka nemakonzo.

3. Nyoka yemvana yakazvara mbavha nomuroyi.

4. Ura mapoko, hunozvara mbavha nevaroyi.

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