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Shona Definition
Kana munhu achiita chinhu anodawo kukurudzirwa nehama neshamwari dzake. Izvi ndizvo zvinomupa simba rokutsungirira dzamara abudirira.
English Translation
Whatever a person sets out to do, they need the backing and encouragement of relatives and friends to keep going until they succeed. Without someone to keep the fire going, nothing comes to the boil.
Cultural Context
“It is quoted to press a man's relatives to help him when he is struggling on his own to set up a new homestead.”
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This is a variant of
Chikuni chinoda mukuchidziriA log on the fire needs someone to push it in and keep it burning.