Shona Definition
Kana vanhu vaisimbowirirana vopokana vanobva vavengana sezvinonzi pane chimwe chinovatunza kudaro.
English Translation
Something must have provoked the change when what once cherished you starts to push you away. Two people who were utterly devoted and then part come to hate each other just as fiercely, and the usual suspicion is that a third person lies behind it.
Cultural Context
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This is a variant of
Chipitipiti chakazvara chimwandamwandaUshamwari hunotanga huchinyanyisa hunowanzoparara vanhu vasisanzwanani. Rudo runotanga nokupisa mwoyo harutani kupera zvekare runowanzoguma rava bopoto.
Closeness taken too far too early is what produces the scattering. A tie that starts at full heat rarely lasts: before long the two no longer get on, they are let down and at cross purposes with each other, and it can end in fighting.