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Shona Definition
Munhu anoramba kuenda kuzunde rashe kana kuramba kuenda kunenge kwakokwa nashe anoripiswa. Kugaroramba zvirevo zvashe kunoita kuti munhu aripiswe achipedza pfuma yake.
English Translation
Whoever refuses to answer the chief's call or to work in his fields is made to pay a fine, and constant refusal eats away at a person's wealth.
Cultural Context
“Refers to the former practice whereby chiefs summoned all their subjects to labour in the chief's lands, with fines or unfavourable treatment for those who stayed away.”
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This is a variant of
Abva zunde / haachadyiwi navasheSomeone who has worked in the chief's field is no longer liable to be fined by him.