Tsumo starting with TS

Shona Proverbs

• Tsapata rukukwe / hazvienzani nokuvata pasiEven a tattered sleeping mat is preferable to lying on the bare ground.
• Tsenzi inogara yadziyaThe honey-guide only settles down once it has had its fill. Contentment comes before rest.
• Tsenzi inogara yatema.
• Tsenzi inogara yatema / muranda gara wasvika dzimbabweJust as the honey-guide only settles once it has finished leading the way, a servant should not rest until he has reached the chief's place. On arriving somewhere you first honour the elders — greeting them, clapping, offering your hands at the court — and only then are you received and made comfortable.
• Tsoro-ndamba / inotangwa ngewayo. (M)The one who opens the game sets its terms: people treat others well or badly according to how they have first been treated themselves.
• Tsotsonyo akazvara tiwuA small poke or slight can bring a heavy retaliation; the person you needle lightly may hit back hard. Better to avoid wronging someone even in a minor way.
• Tsuri itsva ingozvimbisa muromo.
• Tsuri itsva inozvimbisa muromoA newly made reed whistle is blown so eagerly that it swells the lips. People throw themselves at whatever is new and in vogue, then drop it the moment the novelty wears off.
• Tsuro haiponi rutsva kaviriA hare does not come through a bush fire unharmed a second time.
• Tsuro inozvifudza yogaEach person has to look out for themselves and provide for their own needs. This weighs most heavily on someone poor or orphaned who has no relatives to lean on.
• Tsuro iri pauzamba / inosunungurwa neakaibataCare is what anything risky or tricky demands of whoever takes it on.
• Tsuro kupeta nzeve kumbwa seisinganzwi / ziso riri kuvanaEars folded towards the dogs as though nothing reached them, the hare keeps its eye on its young.
• Tsuro {nherera) ina mukumbo wayo usaiseka.
• Tsuro pfupi / haitemi uswa hurefuTall grass is past the reach of a short hare. Each person has some things within their range and many that are not, so stick to what you know you can handle rather than taking on what your strength or skill will not cover.
• Tsvaga zano iwe une rakowoGo looking for someone else's advice only once you already have an idea of your own.
• Tsvimborume chenga urarami / hama dzife ugogara nhakaAn unmarried man should look after himself and aim for a long life, since outliving his kin may leave him heir to what they leave behind — a wife included.
• Tsvimborume haina mugoni / inotuka waipa maseseA person in real need is often the hardest to please: instead of thanking whoever helps him, he belittles his helper.
• Tsvimborume kutandara nemvana / mwoyo uri kumhandara.However much someone busies himself with other company or concerns, the thing he truly loves stays at the front of his mind. The bachelor's attention may rest on the mvana, but his longing lies elsewhere.
• Tsvimborume kutenga duri / kuona mashoko kunakaA mortar bought by an unmarried man tells you his love affairs are going well.
• Tswanda huru / haitori chomuridziA large measuring container is no cause for alarm: nobody is obliged to fill it, and each person puts in only as much as has been agreed on or as much as they can manage.