Shona
Shambakodzi yakarindwa haiviri.
A watched cooking pot does not boil.
Tsanagudzo
Kana chinhu chikamirirwa kuti chiitike zvinoita sezvinonzi chonyanya kunonoka. Munhu anomirira chinhu chaanyanya kuda anowanzorasa mwoyo achiona sekuti chanonoka.
What the Words Say
A watched cooking pot does not boil.
What It Means
People can hardly wait for something they eargely want to have or to happen. Time seems to stand still or to be endless.