Mangwanani, vanhu vemisha vakasvika kumuzinda vachiratidza ruremekedzo rwavo. Mukunda akagashira vose nemufaro, asi pfungwa dzake dzakatarisa mberi, achinzwa kuti nguva yekusimbisa chigaro chake uye simba rake yasvika. Taru akaswedera padivi pake, achiratidza kutsigira kwake, uye pamwe chete vakatanga kuronga nzira dzokuvandudza uye kusimbisa Magodo.
“Simba harisi reumwe munhu chete,” Mukunda akatanga kutaura, izwi rake rakazara nerunyararo asi rakasimba. “Rudo, mweya, uye kubatana ndizvo zvinopa nyika yedu kusimba. Kana tichizvibata nemoyo yedu yose, hatizongogadziri chete Magodo, asi tinopa nhaka inogara.”
Vanhu vakateerera, vakanzwa simba rine mweya uye rudo, uye vakatanga kupindura nezviito zvinoratidza kuziva. Varwi vakatanga kudzidzisa vamwe nzira dzekudzora simba ravo, uye vanhu vakadzidza kushandisa mweya nemwoyo wavo kusimudzira uye kuchengetedza nyika. Mukunda akatanga kuumba chikwata chevadzidzisi vemweya, vakuru vemusha, nevana vechidiki, vachidzidzisa nzira dzekuchengetedza simba, kubatanidza mweya, uye rudo rwechokwadi.
Asi pakarepo, matambudziko matsva akatanga kubuda. Vanhu vevamwe madunhu vakatanga kuyedza kushandisa kusagadzikana kwavo kudzvanyirira Magodo. Vakasvika vakapfeka zvipfeko zvemumvuri, vakabata pfuti dzisina tsarukano, uye vakatanga kutyisidzira misasa. Mukunda akatarisa nzvimbo yacho, maziso ake akazara nekusimba uye mweya wake uchiedza kudzivirira.
“Vanhu veMagodo, musatya!” Mukunda akashevedzera, izwi rake rakazadza mweya yevanhu. “Simba rangu harisi rekudzvanyirira, asi rekudzidzisa, kudzivirira, uye kubatanidza mweya. Kana tichishanda pamwe chete, hapana chingakanganisa Magodo.”
Taru akabata ruoko rwake, maziso ake akazara nekutsigira uye kudada. “Uri Mukunda wezvokwadi, mutungamiri ane moyo wakajeka. Simba rako nerudo rwako zvichachengetedza Magodo kubva kune vese vanoda kuipa.”
Vanhu vakabva vatanga kushanda pamwe chete, vakadzidzisa vamwe vanhu vechidiki nzira dzekudzivirira rima, kubatana kwemweya, uye kushandisa simba nerudo. Mukunda akafamba pakati pavo, achiratidza nzira dzokubatana nemweya uye kudzidzisa simba reMweya weRima, achivapa zvidzidzo zvemhando dzose zvekuchengetedza nyika.
Pakati pezviito izvi, Mweya weRima wakabuda zvakare, achiratidza kuti rima harisi rivengi kana vanhu vakashandisa simba ravo nemoyo uye nerudo. Mukunda akaswedera padivi peMweya, akabata ruoko rwake, uye akanzwa simba rakasanganiswa nemweya wevose vaive vari pamusha.
“Uri pano kudzidzisa uye kusimbisa,” Mweya weRima wakataura, izwi rake rakazara nerunyararo. “Nhasi une basa guru kubatanidza mweya, simba, uye rudo kuitira kuti Magodo irege kubatwa nezvakaipa.”
Mukunda akatarisa vanhu vose vakamupoteredza. “Simba reMwanasikana harisi rekuvhundutsa, asi rekudzidzisa mweya, kudzivirira rudo, uye kusimudzira kubatana. Kana tichiziva izvi, Magodo ichagara iri nyika inopenya uye inogara nerunyararo.”
Pakupera kwezuva, vanhu vakadzidza kukosha kwekubatana, rudo, uye simba. Magodo yakazara nechiedza chemweya, uye mhepo yakadzikama ichiratidza kuti nyika yakadzokera kuhurongwa hwayo hwechokwadi. Mukunda akagara pamusoro pemakomo, akatarisa nyika yakazara nevanhu vakadzidza, vakafara, uye vakachengetedza mweya wavo. Akaziva kuti nhasi, simba reMwanasikana Mukunda rakasimbiswa, uye Magodo yakapinda muchikamu chitsva chekupenya kwechokwadi, runyararo, uye nhaka inogara.
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