From: Zulu, Southern Africa
Source: isiZulu (South Africa) oral-tradition proverb (Akukho ndlovu yasindwa ngumboko wayo), translation and explanation from the Ulwazi Programme's "Zulu Proverbs" page (ulwaziprogramme.org). Earlier recorded here as also in C.L.S. Nyembezi, "Zulu Proverbs"; that book was not read
The source explains it: when something is your responsibility you have to believe that you have the power to handle it, no matter what
. The wording of the meaning is ours.