Tsumo starting with J

Shona Proverbs

• Jaha kutizisa mhandara / kuona danga.A young man only runs off with a girl when he has cattle behind him.
• Jaya ratizisa mhandara. ravimba nechikwama charo.
• Jee ndiyo mhosvaJoking around can land a person before the court. Saying improper things in jest is exactly how one ends up answering charges.
• Jenga mhosva / ndiye muiti wezvakaipaThe one who makes a show of having no guilt is usually the one who did the wrong. Watching whoever acts most innocent is the simplest way to find the culprit.
• Jenje kunyangata izvo kuruma harigoniNoise is all the big soldier termite has; behind it there is no bite at all. Threatening sounds need not mean the one making them can do harm.