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Munhu - munhu / chirema chinotungamira nzira

Shona Definition

Munhu inzwawo mazano evamwe urege kuzozvichema woti dai ndakaziva asi izvo zvinhu zvacho zvatoitika.

English Translation

Everyone counts as a person, and even someone as limited as a cripple may be the one who shows the road. Listen to what others advise you while it can still help, instead of regretting later that you did not know.

Cultural Context

“Quoted to press someone to accept counsel before events overtake them and regret sets in.”

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This is a variant of

Usayeuka bindu / vamwe vakohwa

Munhu inzwawo mazano evamwe urege kuzozvichema woti dai ndakaziva asi izvo zvinhu zvacho zvatoitika.

Once other people's harvest is already in, that is no time to turn your mind to ploughing the field. Take in the advice others give you while it can still help, instead of wailing "if only I had known" after the thing has happened.