Mudzimai weMazuva Ekupedzisira, Chikamu Chechipiri

Chidzidzo 8
“Zvino umwe usiku kugogodza kwakauya pagonhi rake. Mwana
mudiki akangoti, ‘Baba vanoda kuti muuye. Vanoda kutaura nemi.’
“ ‘Baba’ vakanga vari mutungamiri wesiteki. Murume mudiki akasuwa,
nemwoyo unorwadza akaenda kunoona mutungamiri wake
wezvemweya. Mufudzi wezvemweya uyu akanga achitarisa danga
rake aive nechimwe chinhu chekutaura.
“Kuraira kubva kumuranda akachenjera uyu kwakangova: ‘John, zvisiye
zvega. Hapana chaunoita nezvazvo chichamudzora. Chese chauchaita
chinoita kuti zvinyanye. John, zvisiye zvega.’
“Shamwari yangu yakandiudza ipapo kuti izvi zvakanga zvirimuedzo
yake, Getsemani rake.
“Aizvi siya sei zvega? Chakanaka chakanga chakanaka! Chakaipisisa
chakanga chaparwa, uye mumwe munhu aifanira kuchiripira.
“Akashushikana nekurwadziwa kuti azvibate. Hazvina kuitika pakarepo.
Pekupedzisira akazvipira kuti zvipi zvazvo zvimwe zvinhu zvaivapo,
anofanira kuteerera. ...
“Akazvipira kutevera kuraira kwemutungamiri akachenjera wezvemweya.
Aizo zvisiya zvega.
“Zvino akandiudza, ‘ndakava harahwa ndisati ndazonzwisisa.
Zvakatozoti ndava harahwa ndopandakazoona chiremba murombo
wemumaruwa—anoshanda zvakapfuuridza, anobhadharwa zvakaderera,
aiva akawandirwa nebasa nekushanyira varwere vakasiyana
siyana, aine mishonga kwayo mishoma, pasina chipatara, nezvekushandisa
zvishoma. Aitambudzika kuchengetedza upenyu, uye achibudirira
kazhinji kacho.
“ ‘Akasvika pachinguva chedambudziko apo upenyu hwaamai
nemwana hwakanga huri munjodzi akashanda pasina kunonoka.
“ ‘Ndakanga ndava harahwa, akadzokorora, ‘ndisati ndazonzwisisa.
Ndingadai ndakakanganisa upenyu hwangu,’ akadaro, ‘neupenyu
hwevamwe.’
“Nguva zhinji akanga aitenda Ishe pamabvi ake nemutungamiri
wezvemweya akachenjera akaraira zvirinyore, ‘John, zvisiye zvega.’
“Uye ndiko kuraira kwangu kwauri. Kana uine chinhu chinoda kugadziriswa,
daka, chigumbu, kushungurudzwa, kana shanje, zvibate.
UnganMukurukwanisa kudzora zvinhu vanokurwadzisa, asi unokwanisa
kudzora zvinhu pano, mukati mako.
“Ndinoti, nokudaro: John, zvisiye zvega. Mary, zvisiye zvega” (mu
Conference Report, Gunyana 1977, pp. 90–91; kana Ensign, Mbudzi
1977, p. 60).
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