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Shona Definition
Kana munhu achiitira mumwe zvakanaka, uyawo anomuitira zvakanaka nokuti munhu oga oga anoda hama inomubatsirawo.
English Translation
Nobody dislikes having kin who lend a hand, so the good you do for another is done back to you. A gift does not stay one-sided; it comes back in the end.
Cultural Context
“Thrown at a person who ignored a neighbour's needs while well off and then comes begging that same neighbour once fortunes turn.”
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