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Shona Definition
Kana dai munhu akatiza mhosva yaanenge apara akaenda kundogara kune imwe nzvimbo kwenguva huru, kana odzokako, anosvikotongerwa mhosva iyeyo.
English Translation
An offence clings to the offender the way a large knife is carried about wherever he goes. Even if he runs off and settles far away for years, the charge will be waiting for him when he comes back.
Cultural Context
“Quoted at the chief's court when the culprit has absconded and the case cannot be heard for the time being.”
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