25 October 2011

Tsumo - Shumo


Rushavashava rune zizi
kwarafamba rinonzi muroyi.

It is the owl's bad luck to be called a witch wherever it goes.

An unfortunate fellow will always be blamed when something goes wrong, even when he is not responsible. An innocent person will quote the proverb in self-defence against those who accuse of a crime.

-- Shona Proverb
From Tsumo - Shumo by Mordikai A. Hamutyinei and Albert B. Plangger


18 October 2011

Tsumo - Shumo


Zinyakurasikirwa anotsvaga uta nomugate.

One who has lost his bow will look for it in a clay pot.

When a person loses something he really needs he will search for it desperately even in the most unlikely places.

-- Shona Proverb
From Tsumo - Shumo by Mordikai A. Hamutyinei and Albert B. Plangger


11 October 2011

Tsumo - Shumo


Nhamo haina duku.

Trouble is beyond any measure.

It does not need long suffering or great trouble for a person to lose his bearings. Quite a small mishap can deprive him of his happiness.

-- Shona Proverb
From Tsumo - Shumo by Mordikai A. Hamutyinei and Albert B. Plangger


04 October 2011

Tsumo - Shumo


Nhamo haigochwi.

Misery cannot be roasted.

Life is haunted by misery and there is no ready-made means to counteract it.

-- Shona Proverb
From Tsumo - Shumo by Mordikai A. Hamutyinei and Albert B. Plangger