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“Mwana asingachemi anofira mumbereko.”

In English

If you do not cry out for help no one will know and you may die in your distress.

When people say it

  • Pastor Charmaine Mhlanga quoted it in a 2020 racial justice blog for the Baptist Union of Great Britain. The post tied it to Black people crying out about racism and to how slowly the church has listened. The Baptist Union of Great Britain
  • A first year student in Dublin was struggling with rent and never told anyone at home. When her aunt found out months later, she said it and told her to call next time.

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