Hurombo

Hurombo kana hushayi zvinoreva mararamiro ekunge munhu achishayiwa nhumbi, zvidyo, mbatya, pokugara kana zvimwe zvinodikanwa pakurarama kwevanhu.

Hurombo (poverty, need, distress).
Kushaya kana kushayiwa (poverty, being in need, lacking).
Kugomba (Feel need of. Fail to obtain) zvinoreva kushaya.
Kutama (being in need, lacking) apa kureva kuva mushayi.  
Mutami kana vatami pakuwanda (the needy). (Nduyo 12:5 Bhaibheri reChiNdau).
Muchena (destitute person; one in need).
Murombo kana mushayi (poor person; destitute person; one in need).

Tsika

Psalm 113:7  Unomirudza murombo kubva mubukuta, nokumirudza mutami kubva mudurunhuru remadota. (Bhaibheri reChiNdau).

Murume akupuka achitengesa ngoda kuSouth Africa - kureva  kupfuma nokutengesa ngoda.

Murombo munhu haavigwe ari mupenyu.

 .....nyama yangu yaonda nokutama mafuta: and my flesh is feeble from lack of fat. (Psalm 109:24, Bhaibheri reChiNdau).
Chiri paMuchena chiri pamutenure.
... Mambo Nebhukhadhineza, atitami kudzirwira muiyi ndaa: King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. (Daniel 3:16, Bhaibheri reChiNdau).

Tsumo

Kubvunza mangava kumurombo, kutuka Mwari. To demand the 'debts of a poor person is to insult God. 
Chadyiwa nomurombo, chadyiwa naShe. What has been eaten by a poor man has been eaten by a chief.  
Kuroorera mukarabwe muchena waisa udyi mumba. 
Murombo haarovi chine nguo. A poor man never kills (a big animal) with a skin. 
Urombo uroyi, hahuudzwi munhu. Poverty is (like) witchcraft, it is not talked about.
Murombo chirega chinya. Poor man, never be short-tempered.  

Mitauro yeBantu

VaChewa vanoti kusauka (adj. poverty, destitute). VaLenje vanoti sauka (be poor, wretched, destitute, be sad, miserable) vachireva kusauka.
VaLenje vanoti muchete (Member of a village; an ordinary poor or common man - not a chief). VaTonga vanoti kucetaala (v. be poor). VaTonga vanoti bucete (n. poverty) kureva hurombo.
VaWanga vanoti obutakha (lack; poverty; want) vachireva nhamo kana hurombo. VaTiriki vanoti vutakha (lack, poverty, want) kureva hurombo.
VaDigo vanoti phungukirwa (to lack; to lack something) vachireva kushayiwa. Sangho vanoti mozingo (n. poverty) kureva hurombo.
VaYao vanoti ulanda (poverty, misery) vachireva hurombo kana nhamo.

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