Mudzimai weMazuva Ekupedzisira, Chikamu Chechipiri

Chidzidzo 6
“Zvakanaka,’ akadaro mutungamiri webazi, ‘kana masvibiswa mwoyo
nechinhu chidiki chakaita sechegumi, zviripachena kuti hamusati
magadzirira kuva muKereke ino. ...’
“Pavakange voenda, sekunge azofunga mumashure, akacheuka akati,
‘Makambofunga here kuti sei vanhu vachiita zvese zvinhu izvi
vachida?. ... Tinobhadhara [chegumi]—nezvimwe zvese— tichizviverenga
serukudzo; rukuru.
“ ‘Kana mukaziva kuti sei, munenge mavapedyo nekusvikira dombo
remutengo mukuru. ...
“ ‘Asi,’ akadaro mutungamiri webazi, ‘Isarudzo yenyu.
Ndinongovimba muchanamata nezvazvo.’
“Mushure memazuva mashoma murume uyu akasvika pamba pemutungamiri
webazi. ... Aida kuronga ruombeko rwemhuri yake” (mu
Conference Report, Gumiguru 1974, pp. 126–27; kana Ensign, Mbudzi
1974, p. 88).
■ Sei zvakakosha kwatiri kuti tibhadhare mipiro pamusoro pechegumi?
Muitiro Wakakosha
Patinobhadhara zvegumi zvedu nemipiro, tinofanira kuzviita nokuzvidira.
Zvinyorwa zvitsvene anotitaurira kuti tinofanira kupa tisinga
gunun’une kana nokuti zvinodikanwa, nokuti Mwari vanoda anopa
norufaro (onai 2 VaKorinte 9:7).
■ Munonzwa sei kana munhu akakupai chinhu achigunun’una?
Mukuru Matthew Cowley vakataura nyaya yasista wechiMaori akanga
aine mweya wechokwadi wechegumi:
“Ndakanga ndiina amai vadiki-diki . . . pasi muNew Zealand.
Ndakavaziva pamishoni yangu yekutanga pandakanga ndichingove
mukomana mudiki. Muzuva iwayo vaindidaidza kuti mwanakomana
wavo. Pandakadzokera kunotungamira, vaindidaidza kuti baba
vavo. ...
“Zvino, pane imwe nguva ndakaendako sezvandaigaroita kana ndashanyira
nharaunda iyoyo, kunoona kamudzimai kakanaka aka, nguva
iyoyo vakanga vava kumakore makumi masere, vari bofu. Vakanga
vasinga gare mubazi rakarongwa, vasingaonane nevehufundisi kunze
kwekunge mamishinari ashanyirako. ...
“Ndakapinda ndikavakwazisa nemaitiro echiMaori. Vakanga vari
muchivanze chavo cheseri pakamoto kavo. Ndakatambanudza ruoka
rwangu kuti ndikwazisane navo, . . . vakati: ‘Musakwazisane neni,
Baba.’
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