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Shona Definition
Chinhu chomurombo asina zvimwe ndicho chinotanga kutsakatika, zvavaya vane zvizhinji zvichisara. Murombo akatenga chipfuyo ndicho chinotanga kufa pagore rekushayikwa kwemvura.
English Translation
Poverty tends to be handed down from one generation to the next. The little a poor man has is the first to run out while those with plenty still have some left, just as his one beast is the first to die in a year of drought.
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