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Shona Definition
Kana munhu achibatsirwa anofanira kuitawo basa racho nesimba kuti vaya vanomubatsira varegere kudzokera shure.
English Translation
What frees a visitor to eat his fill is seeing the household eating freely too. In the same way, whoever is being helped ought to put his own strength into the job, or those helping him will drop back from it.
Cultural Context
“Used to tell someone that the clearest thanks he can give his helpers is to work as hard as they do.”
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This is a variant of
Mutambirwi naiye anogwinyawoSomeone who is being entertained ought not to sit back idly; they should play their part in the merriment too.