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Shona Definition
Munhu anowanzourayirwa ngava raakapara iye. Kazhinji munhu anoita zvinhu zvakaipa, rufu rwake runouya negwara irero.
English Translation
Wrongdoing consumes the person who commits it; a man usually pays the debt he himself incurred, and his ruin comes by the very road of his misdeeds.
Cultural Context
“Quoted when a case is being heard that calls for the offender to be punished.”
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This is a variant of
Ngava rinofira muridzi waroThe one who incurred the debt or guilt is the one who pays for it with his own life. Each person bears the consequences of his own deeds.