Archives: Tsumo

Translation If you sing a song of misery, you are ruined. Application One who is suffering should refrain from repeatedly lamenting about their situation, lest … Read more

Word definitions rerwa: be brought up. be provided for. be nurtured. Translation A big ox resulted from being provided for. Application Big things start off … Read more

Translation A lion could be referred to as old, not an ox which could be slaughtered for meat. Application An old person should not be … Read more

Translation A lion will eat grass because it has nowhere to get any meat. Application A desperate person will take whatever comes their way.

Word definitions rerwa: be brought up. be provided for. be nurtured. Translation A big lion resulted from being provided for. Application Big things start off … Read more

Translation Omens appear first. Application Odd occurrences foretell that something bad will happen.

Translation Frustration takes hold when a set snare misses a target. Application People become very disappointed when they fail to achieve something they were determined … Read more

Word definitions muroyi: person who practices witchcraft Translation A witch is human and will, like everyone else, cry when hurt. Application Even the one who … Read more

Translation The thorny path is the one that leads to chieftainship. Application The harder the work, the greater the reward.  

Translation A fruit from the forest cannot be relied upon. Application One can only firmly rely on what is theirs, and not that which is … Read more