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Shona Definition
Hazviwanzobatsira kutsvaga chinhu asi munhu achinyatsoziva kuti chinhu chacho hachisisipo.
English Translation
Searching for something you know for certain is gone brings no benefit. Sowing after the rains have passed is effort spent too late.
Cultural Context
“The two recorded variants shift the sense slightly, warning instead against preparing for something that can no longer take place.”
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