Mudzimai weMazuva Ekupedzisira, Chikamu Chechipiri

Chidzidzo 17
Vadzidzisi vekumba vanokurudzirwa kutaurirana nemusoro wemhuri
iyo yavanotarisa kuitira kuti vave neruzivo nekunzwisisa kwematambudziko,
zvavanoda, nemamiriro ezvinhu mumhuri dzavakapiwa
nokudaro vovabatsira zvirinani kutarisana nezviyedzo zvavanotarisana
nazvo.
Nyaya inotevera inoratidza mabudiriro akaita vadzidzisi vekumba
vaviri mubasa ravo nekushanda kuburikidza nemusoro wemba:
“Samuel Bowen akanga [asiri nhengo] yeKereke. Mudzimai wake
nevana vakanga vari nhengo saka nokuda kwaizvozvi, kushanya . . .
kuzhinji kwedzidziso dzekumba kwaitwa kumhuri yaBowen.
Kushanya uku kwaiwanzonangiswa chete kunhengo dzeKereke
mumba umu. Nokudaro, Mukoma Bowen vaizvisunungura kana kuti
vainge vasipo panguva yekushanya. ... Pane imwe nguva VaBowen
[vakambo] pinda [Kereke].
“Mumakore maviri akapera, mmishoni wekumba mutsva, Mukoma
Walker, vakaiswa kumhuri yokwa Bowen. Mushure mekunge vasangana
navo uye vakurukura mamiriro ezvinhu nemutungamiri weufundisi,
Mukoma Walker vakanzwa zvakasimbisisa kuti vaise pfungwa
dzavo kunyanya pana . . . Mukoma Bowen. Mumwedzi yakatevera,
vakaita izvi nenzira yakanyatsofungwa. Semuenzaniso, vaka [ronga
mikereke] nemuna Mukoma Bowen. Vaingotaura nevana nemvumo
yemusoro wemhuri. Zvino pane dzimwe nguva, vaiuya kumba uku
chete kuzoona Mukoma Bowen. Pakushanya uku vaikurukura kuti
vangabatsire sei kunhengo yega-yega yemhuri. Pakutanga, Mukoma
Bowen vakashamisika nesiyano iyi kwavari sezvo zvakanga zvisiri
maererano nemaitiro akajairwa, asi vakazopedzisira kuemura Mukoma
Walker. Kushanya kune rufaro kuzhinji kwakaitwa kumba uku asi
kashoma kaipiwa kumhuri iyi shoko revhangeri chairo raifanira
kupiwa.
“Mamwe manheru Mukoma Walker vakanga vachishanyira Mukoma
Bowen vega mumba yavo yekutandarira. Vakabvunza, ‘Sam, sei
nemhuri yakanaka kudai muKereke nebasa ravo, hausati wambofunga
zveunhengo muKereke. ‘Mukoma Walker vakashamiswa nemhinduro:
‘ndinofunga hapana munhu akambondibvunza kana ndaida.
Chokwadi ndechekuti ndakaverenga mabhuku mazhinji eKereke
renyu uye ndinotenda sezvamunoita.’
‘Mushure memwedzi Samuel Bowen akabhabhatidzwa muKereke, uye
pari nhasi mhuri yake yakasunganidzwa . . . mutemberi” (When Thou
Art Converted, Strengthen Thy Bretheren: A Study Guide for Melchizedek
Priesthood Quorums, 1974–75, pp. 217–18).
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