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Shona Definition
Chinhu chose chakanaka chete kana chichishandiswa basa racho. Asi kana chikashandiswa munzira dzouipi chinoparadza. Munhu wose akasikwa akanaka asi kana akashandisa pfungwa dzouipi anokonzera ngozi.
English Translation
Anything is only good while it is put to the use it was made for; turned to a bad purpose it destroys. People too are made good, but a mind bent on evil brings ruin.
Cultural Context
“Applied when something or someone beneficial is being misused and so becomes destructive.”
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