Shona
Kukwira gomo hupoterera
To climb a mountain you go zig-zag.
Tsanagudzo
Kusuma nyaya kuvakuru kunoda kuti utange nekumatanho epasi yozokwidza kudzamara yasvika.
What the Words Say
To climb a mountain you go zig-zag.
What It Means
You cannot approach a person of high social standing directly. You engage intermediaries in order to appraise him what you want.