Mudzimai weMazuva Ekupedzisira, Chikamu Chechipiri

Chidzidzo 5
anyatsotiisa munzvimbo medu. Ati tinofanira kutevera muenzaniso
wenyu wakanaka tichiyeuka kuti tiri vana ani. Pasinaizvozvo, mungango
taurira amai vake.’ ‘Ndakanzwa kuneta mumabvi. Ndakanga ndasvika
padyo sei nekudonha ndichitungamirirawo vamwe kuchitadzo.
Ndakatadza kumira kuti ndisvike kumba ndipe kutenda chaiko kuna
Baba vangu veKudenga nerubatsiro runokosha rwavakanga vandipa.
Hazviitike zvakare kuti ndizeze pasarudzo dzangu.
“Ndakanzwa kuneta mumabvi. Pedyoi pandakanga ndasvika nekugumburwa
nekutora vakawanda kunditevera. Handina kukwanisa kumirira
kusvika kumba kuti ndinopa kutenda kwakakwana kuna Baba
veKudenga nerubetsero rwakakosha rwavakanga vandipa. Handichafe
ndakadzera- dzera kuzvisarudzo zvangu.
“Svondo rakanga richangopfuura Neil akanga agashira daidzo yekuenda
kumishoni. Mazuva maviri mushure memabiko emuchato akapfuura
kuenda kumishoni hwakakosha, nekunge apinda munjodzi yekufa
yakangoitika. Kuenda kumishoni kwake kwakauya, nzvimbo chete
ndiyo yakanga yachinja. Neil akanga ari mujaya anoshamisa, mukuratidzika,
mukwaniso, nemaitiro eunhu. Akanga abudirira pano, uye
ndichagara ndichitenda kuti panguva ino ndakanga ndisina kumutadzisa”
(onai Yvonne Rempp, “Temptation in a Punch Bowl,” Ensign,
Kubvumbi 1977, pp. 61–62).
Mumwe mukadzi akanga ari nhengo yeKereke isingapinde kwemakore
makumi maviri uye akanga ainechijairira chekuputa mudzanga.
Bhishopi vakamudaidza kuti ashande pachigaro chemuKereke, zvisinei,
nekuburikidza nemushando wake weKereke uchapupu hwake
hwakatanga kubatirazve. Anotsanangura kunzwa kwake pamusori
petsika yake nekukwanisa kuikurira.
“Ndakanga ndisingakwanise kurega kuputa. Nguva dzese ndakanga
ndisinga gadzikane semuputi, uye zvino basa rangu reKereke rakaita
kuti tsika yemudzanga . . . isachato kwanisika kwandiri.
“Nhengo zhinji dzewadhi yedu dzaiziva kuti ndinoputa, asi hapana
kana kamwechete kakave ne akandishoropodza. Sezvo ndakanga
ndisingatane kugumbuka nenyaya yacho, ndaigara ndakachenjerera
kamutaura kekushoropodza, kamutarisiro kekuti ini ndiri nani
panewe, asi hapana kana kamwechete kane akambotaura kuti ndingava
ndisinga kodzere. Kukura kwangu pamweya kwakanga kuri
kutete, zvekuti kamweya kekushoropodza kangadai kekuparadza.
Hapana kakauya.
“Zvishoma nezvishoma ndakawana simba rekupedza tsika yangu
yefodya. ...
“Ndichagara ndichitenda kuVatendi vechokwadi vematinogara,
ruvimbo rwavo nerudo neminamato zvakakuridzira murume wangu
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