noun

Plural – amafuto

MEANING.

A fine, payment given in compensation.  

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS.

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OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTION.

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FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

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PROVERBS.

 

Ulemfuta leelo lime bamupele nkoko; apembela nga bamupeele nsofu.

Literal translation

The person who insisted on being compensated straight away received a chicken; if he had waited he would have received an elephant.

Meaning

Patience and kindness bring their own reward

Bemba Meaning

Ukusenda ifintu lubilo lubilo tacawama. Pa fintu ifili nga imilandu balatekanya. Mukwangufyanya kuti mwacitikila ifibi ukucilapo