Literal Meaning

The money (ransom or bail) which pays for the release of a poor person: God puts it on a string during the night

Implied Meaning

When a ransom is demanded to free a person, he will not expect it to get paid because all his associates are poor. But through God's Mercy, money can be raised from nowhere by people of good will

Origin

Cowerie shells (ensimbi ennganda) were first used as money during the reign of Kabaka Ssemakookiro Wassajja (1797 - 1814 ad), the 27th Kabaka in the Kintu Dynasty and eventually became legal tender in Buganda. Each shell was pierced so that a string could be passed through, the shells were then tied around the neck, or carried on the waist