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Shona Definition
Kuti urayire vanhu vachikuteerera wakafanira kutanga warayira veimba yako kuti vamwe vaone kuti nyangwe vaya veimba yako nehama dzako vanosungwa nomurau wako.
English Translation
Anyone in a position of authority should discipline his own household and kin first, so that everyone can see the same rules bind them too.
Cultural Context
“Said of leaders, since people will not respect authority unless they are convinced it is applied without favouritism.”
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This is a variant of
Kubaya tange hama / vatorwa vakutyeOutsiders come to fear a man who has begun by killing his own kin.