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mirero
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Phwambali ya makhulu sokou konḓelela
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Zwithu naho zwi si zwavhuḓi arali zwi zwa vhuhulwane sokou konḓelela
| 1
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Even though something you're doing drains your energy but it leads to good results, don't give up on it
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mirero
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Khumba ye ya vha i na muṋo ludungela i tshe nalwo
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Muthu we a vha o ḓowela u ita zwiṅwe zwithu naho a litsha a nga si tou litsha tshoṱhe
| 2
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Someone who was used to doing something, even though they stopped doing it, they can't stop doing it completely
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mirero
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Mulila u ḽa ha vhulahwi
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Muthu kha fhiwe zwenezwo zwine a ṱoḓa zwone
| 3
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Give a person whatever they want
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mirero
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O lowaho u kovhela haḽo o lowa u tsha haḽo
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Tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshi no thomiwa tshi a swika magumoni
| 4
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Everything which is started will eventually come to an end
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mirero
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I rema nga luṅwe mbevhana mulindi wa vhuya wa ḓala
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Zwithu zwi a ḓi thoma nga nḓila i nyadziseaho zwa ḓa zwa vha zwithu zwihulwane zwi mangadzaho
| 5
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Something might be taken lightly at first but it might grow to be a big thing
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mirero
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Ari dzheni ṋarini ri si na mmbwa
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Muthu a songo thoma tshithu ngeno a si na tshe a pika
| 6
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Don't start something without having the necessary tools to finish it
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mirero
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Fhuri ḽa u ṋewa a ḽi na khobvu
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Tshe muthu a tou tshi shumela atshi fani na tshe a si shumele
| 7
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What you worked for is not the same as what you didn't work for
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mirero
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A lu khwaṱhi fhedzi luṋunḓu lu khwaṱha na thanda ngomu
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A huna tshithu tshine muthu muṱuku a nga ita arali a si khou thuswa nga muthu muhulwane
| 8
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A young person can't do things on their own, they need help from an older person
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mirero
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Dangani ḽa fobvu a hu dzheniwi
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Ṅwana wa muthu a songo ḓibaḓekanya na vhathu vhavhi
| 9
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Do not associate with people who are not good
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mirero
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Ḽiṱo ḽiṅwe a ḽi vhonwi nga tshilavhi
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O ḓisendekaho nga zwithu zwiṱukuṱuku ha lengi u fhelelwa a sala a si na tshithu
| 10
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mirero
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Khangala mbili a dzi dzuli muina muthihi
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Vhathu vha khani vha nga si pfane na luthihi
| 11
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People who don't listen to others can't be around each other
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mirero
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Kule ndi hu si na wau
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A re na shaka ḽawe u ḓo swika naho hu ngafhi
| 12
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A person who has a relative will visit them no matter where they live
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mirero
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Khali yo shululelwaho i fhira yo bikaho
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Muthu we a tou pfa u zuwa u fhira na we a tou vhona
| 13
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Straight from the horse's mouth
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mirero
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Funguvhu ḽo ri thi laiwi ḽa fhira muḓi ḽo lilala
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Muthu ane a si pfe musi vhahulwane vha tshi mu laya u ḓo dzhena khomboni
| 14
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A person who doesn't listen to their elders will end up in trouble
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mirero
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Hu ambuwa vhuṅanga vhukololo avhu ambuwi
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Muthu u khoḓelwa zwine a kona hu si mafhungo a uri ndi ṅwaana wa nnyi
| 15
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A person is praised of their good deeds and not because they are someone's child
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mirero
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Hu laiwaho vhazwale ndi hune tsiwana ya laiwa hone
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A si naho tshawe a nga ḓi doba-doba henefho hune vhaḓivhaleaho vha doba hone
| 16
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mirero
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Wa ḽa ṋawa na vhanzhi muzwimbelo u a ṱalula
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Muthu a nga ita tshithu na vhanwe fhedzi ha vho sala ene khomboni
| 17
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A person might do bad things with other people but they will end up in trouble alone
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mirero
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A hu tandwi ḽi no fukwa
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Zwi ambiwa musi ho vuwa shia-shia
| 18
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mirero
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Ḽinoni fulu a ḽi vhulahwi, ḽi na malumbulela
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Muthu muhulwane u fanela u farwa zwavhuḓi, wa sa ita ngauralo zwi ḓo u ḓisela mashudu mavhi
| 19
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Treat the elderly with respect, if not you will be cursed
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mirero
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Muṅwe muthihi a u ṱusi mathuthu
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Ahuna ane anga ita tshithu e eṱhe
| 20
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You can't do some things on your own, ask for help
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mirero
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Mapfura a ḽiwa mutumbani
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Muthu ano nyadzisea a nga ita zwi mangadzaho
| 21
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A person who is taken for granted can do big things
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mirero
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Tshiitamuṋe a tshi vhavhi
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Zwe muthu a tou ḓiṱoḓela a zwi konḓelele
| 22
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A peson must endure whatever they choose to do
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mirero
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U posa ha mupfulaudzi asi u neta ha mavhoho
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Muthu a songo neta kha zwine a khou ita
| 23
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A person must endure on whatever they are doing
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mirero
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Mmbwa nzwimi phindulela, lufu lwa mmbwa a luho jule
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Muthu ano dzulela u ita zwo vhifhaho u ḓo vhuya a ṱangana nga khombo ḽinwe ḓuvha
| 24
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A person who do bad things will end up in trouble one day
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mirero
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Phanḓa i tshi ḓa i ranga nga ṱhoṱha
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Zwithu zwihulwane kanzhi zwi rangelwa phanḓa nga zwiṱuku
| 25
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Little things can grow to be big things
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mirero
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Ngoma-madzula-wo-vhambwa musi wa mmbi a u ḓiwi
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Muthu u fanela u dzula o ḓilugisa tshifhinga tshoṱhe samusi zwine zwa nga bvelela asa zwi ḓivhi
| 26
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You must always be prepared since you don't know what might happen
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mirero
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Vhahulu ndi makole vha a sundana
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Maimo musi a tshi lweliwa
| 27
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When people fight for power, they end up not getting along
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mirero
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Tshisima tsha phanḓa tshi vhulahisa muthu ḓora
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Muthu a songo litsha u shuma zwavhuḓi na vhathu vha tsini a tshi fulufhedza vha kule ngauri ḓuvha ḽiṋe vha kule vha mu shandukela u ḓo kundwa u wana thuso afha hayani
| 28
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Don't treat people close to you badly for the sake of other people, because those people will be the ones to help you when you are in trouble
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mirero
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A si halwo lukunda a lu kokomedzwi
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A zwi iti u sokou kombedza tshithu tshi sa tendi
| 29
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Sometimes forcing things to happen might not work
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mirero
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Wa sa ḽi pfa u vhudzwani u ḓo ḽi pfela vhulaloni
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Ane a si thetshelese a tshi laiwa u ḓo ḓi sola
| 30
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If you don't listen to advice, you will end up in trouble
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mirero
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U kona gumba ndi u mila,u ṱafuna ḽi a silinga
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Muthu u tea u ḓi gudisa u konḓelela zwithu
| 31
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A person must learn to not give up on things
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mirero
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Vhuhadzi ndi ṋama ya thole ya fhufhuma ri a fhunzhela
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Musadzi arali o malwa u fanela u konḓelela zwoṱhe zwi no itea vhuhadzi
| 32
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A married woman must learn to endure whatever she faces
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mirero
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Tshiṱhavhakhomu vhudzisa u sa ḓo ṱhavha na dzi sina mulandu
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Muthu a tshi ita tshithu u fanela u thoma a vhudzisa a sa ḓo mangala o no tshinya zwinzhi
| 33
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You must ask first before you do something
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mirero
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Tsha mulovha tsho vhuya, tshifhefho tsho vhuya na mphwe dzatsho
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Musi hu tshi itea zwithu zwine zwo no vhuya zwa itea tshifhingani tsha muraho
| 34
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When something which has happened before happens again
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mirero
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Thevhe i fhambana na mpato
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Ndi musi hu tshi itea zwe zwi si lavhelelwe
| 35
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When something unexpected happens
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mirero
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Tsha kule tshi waniwa nga muhovhi
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Ane a konḓelela u ḓo wana malamba avhuḓi
| 36
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If you endure, you will get what you want
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mirero
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O ḽaho funguvhu u vhonala nga valu-valu
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O tshinyaho ha hangwi
| 37
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A guilty conscience will always be suspicious
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mirero
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Nyamuvhuya ha shayi thando, asa vha mbava ndi muloi
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Ahuna muthu ane a vha muvhuya tshoṱhe
| 38
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There's no perfect person
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mirero
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Ndi vhomutanda nga u we ri wane makwati
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Zwi ambeliwa vhathu vha sa funi zwa muṅwe zwi tshi naka
| 39
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People who don't like seeing others happy
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mirero
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Ṅwana mutshenzhela-ṅanga u ṱanganya ṅanga ndi hawe
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Muthu a re na tshine a lila, u ḓo gidima hoṱhe hoṱhe uri a tshi wane
| 40
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A person who is in need of help will ask for help from anyone
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mirero
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Tshidzembe tsha mulimatsimbe tshi ḓihwa khombo nga muṋe watsho
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Mubebi muṅwe na muṅwe u ḓivha vhuḓi na vhuvhi ha ṅwana wawe
| 41
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A parent knows their child's good and bad habits
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mirero
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Tsha kule tshi waniwa nga muhovhi
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Zwivhuya zwi waniwa nga ane a konḓelela
| 42
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Good things are achieved by those who endure
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mirero
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Muthu ndi nḓou ha ḽi muri muṅwe fhedzi
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Ndi munna musi a tshi ṱoḓa u mala vhasadzi vhanzhi
| 43
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When a man wants to marry another wife
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mirero
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Muvhumbi wa khali u bika nga tshikamba
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Muṋe wa bindu kanzhi u ḓidzima hu songo ḓaho
| 44
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A business person sacrifices a lot to make sure their business is successful
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mirero
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Huvhala, malofha a u ḓodza ha fari
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Muthu arali a shi pomokwa tshithu asongo tshi ita kanzhi a zwi shumi
| 45
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When a person is accused of something they didn't do, most of the time the truth comes out
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mirero
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Mmbwa yo naiwaho a i na muṋe
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Muthu ane a shaya tshawe kanzhi vhathu avha mu takaleli
| 46
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Most people don't like poor people
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mirero
|
Mmbwa hu zwima ya muambi
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Ndi musi muthu a tshi khou ḓikhoḓesa
| 47
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When a person is praising themselves
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mirero
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Maano a vhambwa nga luvhadzi
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Ane a ṱangana na zwo vhifhaho u ḓo lingedza uzwi tinya nga nungo dzoṱhe tshifhinga tshine aḓo ṱangana nazwo futhi
| 48
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A person who solved a problem will try by all means to avoid it in the future
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mirero
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Mubikela phondi tsevhi ya lala na nḓala
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Musi muthu a tshi hangwa u livhuwa o mu bvisaho khomboni a vho ḓende sa
| 49
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When a person forgets to be grateful to the person who helped them, but they go back to the person who got them in trouble
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mirero
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Ndi khakhisa u rwa ndi mbevha ya ludongoni
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Ndi musi muthu asa tsha ḓivha uri a ite tshifhio kha zwithu zwivhili
| 50
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When a person is unsure of what to do between two things
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mirero
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Ḽi naka ḽi tshi hoha ḽiṅwe didingwe ḽi tshi hohwa ḽi ri mavhala anga
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Zwi naka muthu a tshi sasaladza muṅwe ene a tshi sasaladzwa ua vhilahela
| 51
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A person who likes to gossip about others, will feel bad when they are gossiped about
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mirero
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Mapfumo a ḽa vhavhandameli
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Vhathu vha ne vha funa u ḓiswikisedza kanzhi vha a dzhena khomboni
| 52
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People who like good things mostly end up in trouble
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mirero
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Miḓi mivhili yo kundisa pfuko u fhaṱa
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Muthu ane a linga u ita zwithu zwinzhi-zwinzhi nga tshifhinga tshithihi anga fhedza a songo ita tshithu
| 53
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A person who tries to do many things at once will end up not doing anything
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mirero
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Mulomo wa muthu u fhira ngoma u lila
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Nga mulomo wonoyu, muthu u a kona u isedza muṅwe muthu phungo
| 54
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A person can quickly spread news about someone
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mirero
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Mutevhela tshisindi ha seiwi hu seiwa mutevhela nyika
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Ane a lingedza u khwinisa vhutshilo hawe ha seiwi, hu seiwa ane a si ite tshithu vhutshiloni
| 55
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A person who is trying to improve their life should not be discouraged but the one who is not trying to improve their life should be discouraged
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mirero
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Muluvha hoṱhe maputu a a fela
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Muthu a nga si lingedze u takadza vhathu vhanzhi nga tshifhinga tshithihi
| 56
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You can't please everyone at the same time
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mirero
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Muṱali u ḽa kaṅwe tsilu ḽi ḽa kanzhi
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Ane a ḓiita u nga o thanya kanzhi u anzela u ḓitshinyadzela
| 57
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A person who acts as being better than others will end up being worse than them
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mirero
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Mueni a songo hwalaho dza maramani u na dzo
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Mueni a songo nyadziwa ngauri anga vha ena zwine anga thusa ngazwo
| 58
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Do not look down on a visitor because they might be the one to help you
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mirero
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Mulomoni wa phalaphala hu pfiwa nga muṋe waho
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Zwi no dina muthu zwi ivhiwa nga ene muṋe fhedzi
| 59
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What is bothering a person is known by that person only
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mirero
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Ṋama khombetshedza i afhula khali
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Zwithu a zwo ngo fanela u kombetshedzwa, zwa kombetshedzwa a zwi iti
| 60
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Some things are not meant to be forced, if they are forced they will not work
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mirero
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Tshoko-tshoko a i ḽi muthu, muthu u ḽiwa nga dzumbulukwane
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Swina ḽo vhonalaho a ḽi ofhisi, hu ofhisa ḽi no ḓiita khonani na muthu
| 61
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A known enemy isn't dangerous, a dangerous person is the one who pretends to be your friend
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mirero
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Ngoma-madzula-wo-vhambwa, musi wa mmbwa wa mmbi a u ḓihwi
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Muthu u fanela u luga kha tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe tshifhinga tshoṱhe
| 62
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A person must stay loyal to whatever they are doing
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mirero
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Ṅwana wa tshidzula-huvhuya huvhi hu a vhidza
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Ṅwana wa vhapfumi ha lengi u tshinyala
| 63
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A child from a rich family can easily turn into a naughty child
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mirero
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Nyadzawela vhaṅwe wa sea, matshelo zwi ḓo u wela-vho
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Muthu asongo sea muṅwe a khomboni ngauri matshelo hu nga vha iwe
| 64
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A person shouldn't laugh at others because they might end up in the same situation
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mirero
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Ṅwana wa zwira ndi wa phanḓa
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Muthu muhulwane ndi ene ane a fanela u livhana na zwi konḓaho
| 65
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An eldery person must go through hardships so that the young person cannot go through them
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mirero
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U nembelela ha shamba asi u wa haḽo
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Arali muthu o wisiwa nga mathada, azwi ambi uri ha nga vuwi
| 66
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When a person is going through a hard time, it doesn't mean they won't make it
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mirero
|
U songo sea vhuhole u ṅwana, vhuhole vhu ḓa vhuhulwaleni
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Muthu asongo sea muṅwe e khomboni ngauri matshelo hu nga vha ene
| 67
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Do not mock someone who is going through a hard time because you might end up in the same situation
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mirero
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Vhana vha munna vha kovhana ṱhoho ya nzie
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Arali muthu o fara u fanela u fha-vho muṅwe
| 68
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A person with surplus must help others
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mirero
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Ya longa khwanḓa yo nwa
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Muthu u a khakha nga mulandu ha kuthu kuṱukuṱuku kwe a ita
| 69
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A person can get in problems because of little mistake
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mirero
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Mukapi wa tshisima asi munwi watsho
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Ane a ita tshithu kanzhi a si ene a no ḓiphina
| 70
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A person who works hard doesn't always enjoy the fruits of their labour
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mirero
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Maanḓa mahulu ha ḽelwi
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Muthu ane a shumesa kanzhi a si ene a no ḓiphina nga maanḓa awe
| 71
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A hardworking person doesn't always enjoy the fruits of their labour
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mirero
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Ya a siho i dzwala nga maboho
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Muṋe wa tshithu arali e siho a hu vhi na tshi no luga
| 72
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If the owner of something is not around, the thing will be misused
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mirero
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Halwa vha ingela ṱhama, lufu vha vhidzela tshiṋe
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Vhathu naho vhe mashaka vha nga ḓi fhambana fhedzi hu tshi vha na zwi konḓaho vha a thusana
| 73
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Relatives can fight but when times are hard they will help each other/Blood is thicker than water
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mirero
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Tsha bvungwi tshi tshila nga tsha muṋangoni
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Khosi i nga si tshile arali hu si nga vhathu vhayo
| 74
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A person with a higher position can't succeed without the help of the people
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mirero
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Na u ṱamba wa ḓola senenga a ḽi ṱuwi
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Arali muthu a ita tshithu tsho vhifhaho, zwi a konḓa uri vhathu vha hangwe nga hatsho
| 75
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If someone does something bad, it is tough for them to be trusted by others
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mirero
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We thi laṱi tsha rare, tsha muṅwe a u nga tshi vhoni
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Wa sa litsha nḓila mmbi ahuna lukuna lune wa ḓo vha nalwo
| 76
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If you don't leave bad things behind, you won't find good things
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mirero
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Bele u Mpheni mbilu i Dzimauli
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Musi muvhili u huṅwe ngeno mbilu i tshi khou swela u vha huṅwe
| 77
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
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mirero
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Ṱhavhanyedza i ḽa mbudzi, tsalela i ḽa kholomo
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Zwithu zwavhuḓi zwi ḓa kha avho vhane vha lindela
| 78
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Good things come to those who wait
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mirero
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Ṋowa yo vhonalaho a i lumi
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Swina ḽo vhonalaho a ḽi ofhisi, hu ofhisa ḽi no ḓiita khonani na muthu
| 79
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A known enemy isn't dangerous, a dangerous person is the one who pretends to be your friend
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mirero
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I rema nga luṅwe mbevhana mulindi wa vhuya wa ḓala
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U konḓelela zwi ḓisa dakalo
| 80
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It takes time and patience to achieve something
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mirero
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U swa ha mbilu ndi u rula hayo
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Zwino dina vhutshiloni zwi fhedza nga u siela nḓila zwivhuya zwine zwa rothodza mbilu ya muthu
| 81
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What hurts a person now, will be the thing that will make them stronger in the future
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mirero
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Usi nanele mupfufhi u lima fhasi ho mu eḓana
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U songo nyadza muthu nga nṱhani ha uri u ita mini
| 82
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Don't belittle someone because of what they do
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mirero
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No rumiwa mvula na vhuya na ḓumbu
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Wo rumiwa u ita zwiṅwe zwithu wa fhedza ngau ita tshi si tshone
| 83
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When someone is sent to o something and they do something unrelated to what they were told
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mirero
|
Mulala a sogo faho, tsimu ya shubi u ḓo vhuya a lima
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Muthu ane a ḓi dina kha mushumo wawe u ḓo vhuya a wana malamba
| 84
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A person who works hard on whatever they are doing, they will enjoy the fruits of their labor
|
mirero
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Mutshimbili u wana ṅombe, mavhele a wanwa nga nzula
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Malamba a wela zwanḓani zwa o tokomelwaho kha zwine a ita, u fhira ane a ṱolou thamukana na shango
| 85
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mirero
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Ahuna pfene ḽi no fa ḽi songo gonya luwa
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Naho muthu a khou konḓelwa hani nga vhutshilo, zwiṱuṱuku zwavhuḓi u ḓo zwi wana
| 86
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Even though someone is suffering in their life, one day they will be happy
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mirero
|
U beba asi uka muroho
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Ndi musi mubebi atshi vhavhalela ṅwana wawe kha zwi konḓaho
| 87
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When a parent is showing that they care for their child
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mirero
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Ri ḓo tenda nga mbudzi i tshi kunda nngwe
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Ri ḓo kholwa ngau ra tou vhona zwi tshi itea
| 89
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Not believing in something until you see it
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mirero
|
Ha mbiḓi ndi ha thumbuni, ha maramani i fa naho
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Musi muthu asa ṱoḓi u bula tshiphiri tshine avha natsho
| 90
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When a person doesn't want to reveal the secret they know
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mirero
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Maudu a khovhe ndi vhana vhayo
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Muthu u takala a tshi ruma vhana vhawe
| 91
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A person likes it when he sends his/her children to do something
|
mirero
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Wa vhona mbulu we mbu-mbu-mbu mubvamurahu uri mbilu yanga
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Wa vhona tshithu tshi u takadzaho wa tshi litsha, u tshi sala u tshi humbula u tshi dzhia u wana tshi si tsheho
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If you find something which makes you happy, you must keep it and take care of it
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mirero
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Mutsinda ndi khwine, shaka ndi bulayo
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Mutsinda ua kona u itela muthu tshithu tshavhuḓi u fhira shaka
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A stranger can do something good for you, better than your relative
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mirero
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Ahu aluwi muthu, hu aluwa mbilu
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Muthu muṱuku a tshi vha na vhuṱali u fhira muhulwane
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When a young person is more intelligent than an elder
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Nyavhumbwa wa dagaila wa kanda vho u vhumbaho
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Musi muthu o thusiwaho a tshi vho hangwa he a thuswa hone
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When a person forgets to be grateful to the person who helped them
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Ndi u konana ha nyagumba na nyagalanga
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Vhathu vhe vha vha vhe dzi khonani vha tshi vho lwa
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When friends start to fight
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mirero
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Ṱanzu ḽiswa ḽi ima nga ḽilala
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Muthu muṱuku u wana ndayo kha vhathu vhahulwane
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A young person must allow the elders to give them advice
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mirero
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Tshe mulomo wa amba ndi tshe mbilu ya amba-vho
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U tshi ita tshithu u ḓi thoma wa humbula
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What you say is what you think
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mirero
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Tshilavhi tshivhi ndi tsho dzhenaho ḽiṱoni, tsho dzhenaho thumbuni tsho lala
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Nga nḓala muthu u a kona u ḽa zwithu zwi sa ḓifhi tenda a fura
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A hungry person will eat anything, even if it's not cooked properly
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mirero
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U naka ahu fani na u ḓihwa
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Musi muthu a tshi tondiwa nga khonani
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Knowing people is better since you will get help from them
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Ṅwana wa mbevha ha hangwi mukwita
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Musi ṅwana a tshi dzhia zwiito zwa vhabebi
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A child will always inherit some of his/her parent's behavior
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