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Shona Definition
VaShona vane tsika yokuti kana munhu asingagoni kutonga nyaya pamatare vanomutuma kundovhiya mbudzi. Asi uya anogona anonzi ngaagare padare achibatsira kutonga.
English Translation
A place at the chief's court belongs to those who can follow and argue a case properly; whoever cannot reason is packed off to a menial chore such as skinning a goat, while the capable man is asked to stay and help decide.
Cultural Context
“Reflects the court custom of sending away anyone who muddles the judges' work to do small tasks instead.”
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