Tsumo

Mutumwa haana mhosva.

Shona Definition

Munhu anenge atumwa neshoko haana mhosva. Mutumwa haafanirwi kurwiswa nokuti haasiri iye muridzi weshoko racho.

Someone sent with a message carries no guilt for it; the message belongs to the sender, not to the one who delivers it.

“Invoked to shield a messenger from being turned on because of the news he brings.”

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