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Shona Definition
Hazviitwi kugamuchira chinhu chausingazivi nezvacho, ungadaro ukatambira nechimwe chinokuisa mumhosva. Chinhu chose chinenge chabva kure chinoda kutanga chaongororwa.
English Translation
Whatever comes from elsewhere must be handled with protective medicine. Anything unfamiliar or concealed should be examined carefully before you accept or use it, or you may take on trouble along with it.
Cultural Context
“Quoted as a warning against accepting strange or disguised things without first checking them.”
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This is a variant of
Chiri mumushunje / hachichingurwiWhatever is tied up inside a bundle of grass ought never to be accepted. Do not take on something whose contents you cannot see.