Shona

Ukadya gora, mangwana rinofuma rokudyawo.

If you eat a wild cat it will eat you tomorrow.

Tsanagudzo

Kushingirira kuita chinhu chakaipa asi munhu achinyatsozviziva kunomudzokera panguva inotevera. Gora rinonyatsozivikanwa kuti haridyiwi saka kana munhu akashingiririra kuridya anenge achipesana nezvinotendera vaShona zvekuti haridyiwi.

What the Words Say

If you eat a wild cat it will eat you tomorrow.

What It Means

If someone dares to violate a taboo he will have to suffer the consequences. Shona customs have it that a wild cat must not be eaten.