A Collection of Zimbabwe Shona Proverbs

ALPHABET S

Seka Urema Wafa

Literal translation: don’t laugh at a disabled person because one day you might be like them. Do not make fun of other people’s misfortunes because you will be in the same predicament.
Simbi inorohwa ichapisa.

Strike the iron while it’s still hot same as make hay while the sun shines.
Simba rehove riri mumvura | Chikomba chinovirima kwacho.

You can’t start a war with someone at his homestead and win. You never know what he can use to his advantage.