“Akuruma nzeve ndewako.”

When people say it

• The Zimbabwean dancehall artist Poptain put the proverb in the Shona chorus of his 2021 love song Before. The line tells a partner that the singer is on their side. AfrikaLyrics
• A student in Bulawayo was angry that her aunt kept marking up her university application. Her mother said it before she snapped back.