Chakata iri pasi ndeyavanhu vose asi iri mumuti ndeyowagona kukwira

Zvinhu zvinyore zvinonhungwa nevanhu vese asi chako chaicho chinowanikwa nesimba kana njere dzako.

The fruit on the ground belongs to everyone but the one on the tree is for him who can climb

If one wants the best in life they must work hard for it or else they will scrap for what is available to everyone else. One must not take anything for granted unless it is in their possession.

The mobola plum is sweet and highly nutritional and when it is very ripe it falls to the ground. The fruit that normally falls to the ground is often too ripe as opposed to the juicy ones hanging on the branches. Further more the fruit on the ground usually gathers dusts on contact with the ground and is prone to being trodden by people and animals. This fallen fruit is available to everyone and all animals. But if one climbs the tree they can select the fruit they want that is also not available to everyone. But this fruit is only yours if you can climb for it. With this example our elders were teaching us to work hard for the things we desire most and not take for granted things that are not in our possession.

The proverb is used encourage people to be hardworking and enterprising and not to take anything for granted. It also reminds people that they can only claim the things that they have worked for and already have in their possession.