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Shona Definition
Munhu ane nhamo akafanira kutosimba nokuti kana akaramba achingozvidemba nokuzvidya mwoyo anopererwa namazano nyangwe pfungwa dzokuzvibatsira anodzishaya.
English Translation
Anyone in hardship must keep his strength up, because endless self-pity and brooding drain away his ideas and leave him without any plan for helping himself. To dwell on your misery is to be ruined by it.
Cultural Context
“Used to urge a person suffering poverty or misfortune not to give in to despair.”
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