Chisi hachieri musi wacharimwa.
Translation The consequences of failing to observe the chisi rest day are not suffered on that very day. Inspiration Chisi refers to a day of … Read more
Archives: Tsumo
Guyu kutsvuka, kutsvuka zvaro asi mukati rizere masvosve.
Word definitions guyu (onde): fig Translation While a fig might appear ripe and juicy from the outside, the inside is full of ants. Inspiration The … Read more
Kuitai kwemudzimu, kunayisa mvura pasina audirira?
Word definitions dira: perform libation as an offering to ancestral spirits. Translation Why would the ancestral spirits bring rain when no libation has been performed? … Read more
Imbwa inoba mazai, mangwana inodya huku.
Translation A dog that steals eggs will one day eat the chickens. Application Bad behaviour that is left unchecked will become uncontrollable and result in … Read more
Gengezha mukombe, hazvienzani nekunwira mudemhe.
Word definitions mukombe: hollowed out gourd with a long handle used for drinking gengezha: reference to an old/ cracked mukombe demhe: piece of broken gourd … Read more
Manhanga anowira vasina hari.
Translation Those who have no pots have an abundance of pumpkins. Application Good things evade those who need them, and are presented to those who … Read more
Bere zvarakatya, mapapata aro mangani?
Word definitions mapapata: remains – scattered bones, generally of an animal. Translation The hyena might be so cowardly, but how often do you see scattered … Read more