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July 26, 2022Mabasa kuchonya uri murima
July 26, 2022
Kutumira bete kumukaka haridzoki
English Direct Translation
A cockroach sent to (fetch) milk will never return.
Shona Explanation
Nguva zhinji kana munhu akasevenza kana kutumwa kuita basa munzvimbo yaanokomberedzwa nemiedzo haabudiriri pabasa rake.
English Explanation
Telling a person to meet somebody he loves, or to do something which he greatly enjoys will make him forget his other duties. For example, a father sending his son on an errand to a store where the son’s girl-friend is working should foresee that the boy will not return in time.
