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Shona Definition
Kazhinji mbavha dzinobuda kuenda kundoba kana dzoona kuti kunze kune hore yemvura iyo ingazopfudza tsoka dzavo. Vanhu vanowanzopara mhosva nokuda kwezviedzo zvinovapa pfungwa dzokuti zvavari kuita hazvizozivikanwi kana kuonekwa.
English Translation
Thieves set out when rain is coming, trusting it to wash away their tracks; people are emboldened to do wrong when circumstances seem to guarantee they will not be found out. Those convenient conditions can fail and leave the deed exposed.
Cultural Context
“Used as a warning against offending on the assumption that the circumstances will hide the crime.”
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