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Chinokura usipo imombe, munda unokura nokuvandurirwa.

Definitions

vandurira: Extend one’s cultivated land.

Translation

Unlike cattle which will grow even in your absence, a field grows by being extended.

Application

For something to grow and prosper one needs to put in the required effort, and constantly attend to it.

Similar Proverbs

1. Chinokura choga isango, munda kukura huona tewe.

 

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