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Tenda muchero wadya zvinogadza mwoyo.

Shona Definition

Munhu anofanira kuzotenda kubudirira kwechinhu kana achinge aona mubayiro wacho.

English Translation

Only give your approval to something once you have tasted it and seen the result for yourself.

Cultural Context

“Used to counsel withholding belief in someone's plans until their outcome is actually in hand.”

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This is a variant of

Tenda muchero wadya zvinotenza mwoyo

Offer your thanks for the fruit once you have eaten your fill of it.