Tsumo
“Seka urema wafa.”
In English
Do not make fun of other people's misfortunes because they may come upon you too.
When people say it
- Clifford G. Mujuru published a 29 page illustrated Shona story called "Seka urema wafa" in 1976, through the Rhodesia Literature Bureau in Salisbury. UW-Madison Libraries catalogue
- A 2022 opinion piece on Kubatana about news shut off to deaf and blind audiences cited the proverb as a Shona rebuke of cruelty toward disability. The writer used it to argue for sign language and accessible formats in the media. Kubatana