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Shona Definition
Zvivi zvomunhu zvinomudzokera zvikamukohwera rufu. Kana munhu akaita zvakaipa kazhinji ndizvo zvinozomuurayisa.
English Translation
A person's own wrongdoing turns back on him and can reap death for him. Repeated evil deeds are in the end what destroy the one who commits them.
Cultural Context
“Said of a murderer, thief or robber when misfortune finally overtakes him — the sin has devoured its own owner.”
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