Tsumo

Aramba ura hwehamba / aramba nomuto wacho

Shona Definition

Kana ukaona munhu kana kuti hama yako asingadi kukushanyira uye kuwirirana newe, usanyunyuta nokuti haana chaanokudyira.

If a relative or friend will not visit you or get along with you, there is no point in grumbling, since you lose nothing by his absence.

“Used by a host who has killed a fowl to honour an expected guest, as consolation when the visitor fails to come.”

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This is a variant of

Whoever denies our kinship has lengthened my hen's life.