Mudzimai weMazuva Ekupedzisira, Chikamu Chechipiri

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“Akati, ‘Kwete, handisikuzogwadama, uye handimbozofi ndakagwadama
zvakare.’
“Vakati, sokuyeuka kwandinoita mashoko ake uye ndakabatwa
pamwoyo zvakadzama sezvatakaitwa tose. ‘Mwanakomana, ndiwe
mukurusa mumba muno. Ndiwe chete murume mumba muno, uye
kana ndakamboda munhu wechirume, ndinomuda iyezvino.
Chigwadama.’
“Akagwadama, achakangopanduka, asi nokuti amai, chido chomwoyo
wake, vaimuda, uye ndokubva atanga kekutanga kufunga maererano
nekurwadziwa nokusuwa kwavo. Saka akagwadama, ndikati nechomumwoyo.
‘Ndinoshama kuti vachatenda Mwari neyi magwanani
ano.’ Uye amai vake, vachiziva, mibvunzo yaiva mupfungwa dzake
nemupfungwa dzevamwe vana, vakavadzidzisa vhangeri pamabvi
avo magwanani iwayo. Vakatenda Mwari nezvaizikanwa nemhuri,
nemakomborero ekubatanidzwa kwekusingaperi, negwara nechinagwa
nehutungamiri nepwiso maererano nehupenyu hwamagwana.
Vakatenda Mwari kuti vakanga varopafadzwa nemwana uyu akanga
akanaka zvikuru uye aishamisa akanga aunza zvakawanda kudaro
kwavari uye aizova wavo, nokusingaperi. Uye kubva mumwoyo
mamaivavo, vachiziva kukosha nokuipa kwenguva yacho, vakadzidzisa
vana vavo pachavo zvaivapo zvokutenda Mwari pasi pemamiriro
ezvinhu ekusuwa akadaro.”
“ Apo mukomana uyu paakanga akamira, Mutendi waMazuva
Ekupedzisira akazvipira uye akabudirira akanga azadzikisa mishoni
yaiva norukudzo uye yakaoma, akatenda Mwari naamai vaiva
Mharekadzi” (“Heroism,” Brigham Young University Speeches of the Year
[25 Kurume 1959], pp. 3–4).
■ Munamato werutendo waamai ava kuna Baba Vokudenga wakabatsira
mwanakomana wavo?
Mukupa uchapupu hwedu tinobvumawo runako rwaIshe kwatiri.
Kutaura uko kwerutendo kunofadza kuna Baba vedu Vokudenga
pamwepo nokusimbisa hama dzedu muKereke.
Mutungamiri Howard W. Hunter vakati: “Upenyu —upenyu hwese—
hune mugove wakazara wezvinhu zvakanaka nezvaka ipa. Chokwadi,
tinoona . . . maropafadzo akawanda ayo asingataridziki kana kunzwikwa
nguva dzose semaropafadzo” (mu Conference Report, Gumiguru
1987, p. 68; kana Ensign, Mbudzi 1987, p. 54.)
■ Ndezvipi zviitiko zvaunokwanisa kugoverana navamwe zvinotaridza
madzidziro awakaita kuti maropafadzo ‘haataridziki kana
kunzwikwa nguva dzose semaropafadzo?” Sei zvakakosha kuti tipe
rutendo rwedu munguva dzamatambudziko?
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