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Shona Definition
Zuva rose haisiri nguva pfupi. Muswere wezuva rimwe chete une zvizhinji zvingaitika zvakanaka nezvakaipa.
English Translation
A single day or night holds room for a great deal, good and bad alike; what begins well can still finish badly, and a passing happiness can turn into disappointment.
Cultural Context
“Typically said by someone who has just learned of the sudden death of a person they had recently seen in good health.”
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This is a variant of
Zuva igore / rinodoka rava namarevo mavi namauyaA single day is like a whole year: by sunset it has brought both welcome and unwelcome tidings.