Mangwanani akasviba akatanga, uye Mukunda akafamba achipinda mumapako ekare emuzinda. Taru akamutevera zvinyoronyoro, achiratidza kutsigira kwake uye kugadzirira kupindira pamwe. Vanhu vakamirira pamikova, maziso avo akazara kutya uye kutarisira simba reMukunda.
“Nhasi, tichatarisana nechokwadi,” Mukunda akashevedzera, izwi rake rakazara nesimba uye runyararo. “Rufu rweRima harisi kuvhundutsa, asi kudzidzisa kuti simba nerudo hazvisi zvekutambudzira, asi zvekuchengetedza. Kana tikaziva izvi, Magodo ichagara ichipenya.”
Mweya weRima wakabuda zvakare, ichiita chimiro chakajeka asi chakashata, achiratidza simba rakasara rekusagadzikana. “Uri kuda kusangana neni here, Mukunda?” Mweya wakashevedzera, izwi racho rakazadza mhepo uye mweya yevanhu vakamirira.
Mukunda akamira zvakasimba, ruoko rwake rwakabata rweTaru, uye akati, “Ndiri pano kuchengetedza nyika yangu, kudzidzisa vanhu vangu, uye kuunza rudo pachinzvimbo cherima. Nhasi rufu rweRima richasangana nechiedza cheMweya wangu uye nhaka yangu.”
Pakarepo, mhepo yakatanga kufema nesimba, uye rima rakatanga kufamba uchidzvanya nemweya waMukunda. Varwi vakadzidziswa nemweya waMukunda vakasvika, vakabata simba reMweya weRima, vachidzivirira vanhu kuti vasagumburwe. Mukunda akafemera zvinyoronyoro, achibatanidza mweya wake nerudo, simba, uye kudzidzisa kwake.
Rufu rweRima rakatanga kurwisana neMweya waMukunda, asi simba rerudo uye nhaka yaMukunda rakasimbisa mweya yevanhu. Taru akaswedera padivi pake, achibata ruoko rwake, achiratidza kutsigira kwake. “Uri simba rekupedzisira, Mukunda. Nhaka yako icharamba ichipenya.”
Vanhu vakatanga kuimba, mazwi avo achibatanidza mweya wavo nerudo, simba, uye nhaka. Mweya weRima wakatanga kudzikira, uchiratidza kuti rima harisi rivengi kana simba racho rakabatanidzwa nerudo nerunyararo. Mukunda akatarisa Taru, maziso ake akazara nekunyarara nekudada.
“Rufu rweRima harisi kupedzisa nhaka,” akati Mukunda, izwi rake rakazadzwa nemweya uye simba. “Nhaka yedu haisi kungova simba, asi rudo, kudzidzisa, uye kubatana kwevanhu. Kana tikazvichengeta, Magodo ichagara iri nyika yekupenya uye runyararo.”
Pakupera kwezuva, Magodo yakazara nevanhu vakadzidza, vakafara, uye vakasimba. Mhepo yakadzikama, uye nyika yakaratidza kuti nhaka yaMukunda yakasimbiswa zvachose. Mweya waMukunda wakabatana nerwevanhu vose, uye akaziva kuti nhasi, rufu rweRima rakanga raparadzwa zvachose, uye Magodo yakapinda muchikamu chisingaperi chekupenya kwechokwadi, runyararo, uye rudo rusingaperi.
Taru akaswedera padivi pake, achibata ruoko rwake, uye akati, “Nhasi wakaratidza simba reMwanasikana Mukunda. Nhaka yako ichagara ichichengetedzwa uye ichadzidziswa kubva kuchizvarwa kusvika kuchizvarwa.”
Mukunda akanyemwerera, mhepo ichivhuvhuta zvinyoronyoro, akatarisa nyika yakazara nevanhu vakadzidza, vakafara, uye vakasimba. Akaziva kuti nhasi, nhaka yake yakasimbiswa, rufu rweRima rakaparadzwa, uye Magodo yakapinda muchikamu chitsva chekupenya kwechokwadi, runyararo, uye rudo rusingaperi.
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