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Shona Definition
Kureva chikwereti kumunhu asina chaainacho zvakafanana nokumhura nokusvora Mwari, sokuti ndiye Mwari akasika munhu iyeye.
English Translation
What a destitute man has consumed should be treated as consumed by the chief, that is, written off. To hound a man who owns nothing for repayment is to insult God, who made him as he is.
Cultural Context
“Used to plead that a debtor with no means be let off rather than pressed.”
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This is a variant of
Kureva chikwereti kumurombo / kunema MwariDemanding repayment from a man who has nothing is as good as showing contempt for God.