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Shona Definition
Kana munhu achipara mhosva pamwe anongoerekana aipara asingazivi kuti zvafamba sei. Kana chinhu choda kuitika zvinoita sezvinonzi changa chakagadzirirwa kuitika.
English Translation
A person can fall into wrongdoing almost without knowing how it happened, as though the deed had been set up in advance. When something is due to happen, it seems to arrange itself, like an arrow slipping from the bow once it wants meat.
Cultural Context
“It is quoted when people are baffled by an offence that appears to have had no motive behind it.”
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This is a variant of
Kana museve woda nyama / unodauka pautaAn arrow hungry for meat springs from the bow of its own accord; strong desire for something propels one straight into action.