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Shona Definition
Kana dai munhu achiteta matambudziko; kana aira amuwira anototi atirire chete kuti mutoro wake ureruke.
English Translation
Whatever swept you into the river has also decreed that you come out of it injured. Troubles arrive in sequence, and however much you dread them, once they strike you the best course is to bear them calmly and bravely.
Cultural Context
“Offered as encouragement to someone facing one hardship on top of another, urging courage instead of dread.”
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