Takabva neko kumhunga hakuna ipwa

Kana ukayambirwa nevakambozviita usapedze nguva uchifamba rwendo rwusina mubayiro. Munhu haavhunduke kana kutsanagurirwa zvakanaka kana zvakaipa pane zvinhu zvaakamboita kana zvaakaona.

We were there, there is no sweet sorghum in the millet field.

There is no need to venture where those who have already ventured, advise that there is no reward. One is not alarmed or lied to about something they have already experienced or seen.

Sweet sorghum is rich in sugar content and easier to peel than sugar cane. Hence it is still eaten as a desert or simply for its sweetness. The plant however looks similar to the bulrush millet whose grain when crushed is used for highly nutritional sadza. While sweet sorghum can be consumed in the field, millet requires processing first. So it was common for one to go the millet field in search of sweet sorghum. Hence if one met anyone coming from the millet field they would be informed of this expression to dissuade them from venturing in the fruitless mission. In this way our elders were imparting to us the lesson that when one has done or already seen something they are rarely alarmed by such tales and more importantly their advise should be taken seriously.

The proverb is applied to a situation where someone may be talking up something that others are already aware of or have already experienced. It is also used to advise someone not to embark on the same unrewarding endeavour that others have taken.