Chenga ose manhanga hapana risina mhodzi

Zvakanaka kukoshesa zvose zvaunazvo kana kukudza vanhu vose vaunosangana navo nekuti vanokwanisa kukubatsira mune ramangwana kunyangwe zvichiita kunge pasina zviripo. Usasarudze mwana wekufarira kana kuratidza rudo nekuti vana vose zvipo uye vanokwanisa kukuchengeta mune ramangwana.

Preserve all the pumpkins, none are without seed.

One must accord equal dignity and value to whoever they encounter and what they possess. One must cherish and love all their children without favour because they are all blessings and they can look after you in the future.

The Karanga always used to preserve crops by various means including roasting, drying or placing in a barn (dura). While pumpkins can last for months, it was common to separate the good pumpkins from the bad ones. However the elders always used to insist that with pumpkins, one must keep all of them because even the bad ones were capable of providing seed for the next year. Often times people choose who to treat well and who to not bother with. They place a value to that person which is based on their immediate usefulness or what they can see of value at that present moment. However everyone is capable of producing some good and being of value hence it is important to accord everyone their dignity and treat them equally.

The proverb is used to caution people who are very selective in the way they treat people by reminding them that every person has a value and not all value is recognizable at first glance or upon initial interaction. It is particularly useful for parents who may seem to favour one child over another as a reminder that all children are blessings and can mature through nurturing to be valuable people in our society.