Mhepo yakatamba zvinyoronyoro pakati pemiti asi yaive nemashoko ayo ekunyevera. Mukunda akanga asingachazvione sechikamu chemumusha chete; akanga ava chimiro chechiedza chaisanganiswa nemhepo. Zvisinei, rima harimbofa rakarara. Zvakanga zvasara zvipfupi kuti chiporofita chakare chizadziswe zvizere chiporofita chaiva nemutsara unoti “Kana mhepo yatamba nechiedza, rima richatsvaga kudzorerwa nerima.”
Taru akanga agara pedyo neimba huru yeumambo, achitarisa kunze nemaziso akazara nekutya. Akanga ave kuona zvinhu zvisina kujairika miviri yemhuka yakafa ichimutsa mhepo yakasviba, maziso achipenya mumadeko. Vakuru vemusha vakatanga kugunun’una vachiti “Mweya weRima wadoka zvakare.” Mukunda akanzwa izvi mumwoyo make asati azvanzwa nemuromo wemumwe munhu.
Mangwanani rimwe, mhepo yakasanduka zvachose. Pakanga pasisina kutsetseka kwayo kwechisikigo; yakanga yava kutakura ruzha rwevanhu vachichema, vachiridza mhere kubva kure. Mukunda akabuda kunze, akatarisa kumadokero uko kwaiwoneka utsi huchibuda mudunhu raMainini Mucha. Taru akamhanya kwaari achiti, “Madzimai nevana vari kutizira! Pane rima rakavhara nzvimbo yese ikoko, vanhu vari kungonyangarika vachipinda mumhepo!”
Mukunda akavhara maziso ake achinzwa simba riri mukati make richimuka, asi panguva imwechete achinzwa kurwadziwa kwepfungwa. “Rima iri harisi rekunze chete,” akati zvinyoronyoro, “asi rinobva mukati memwoyo yemunhu.” Akabata ruoko rwaTaru, akati, “Ngatifambe. Kana rima richida kupfekedza nyika iyi, ticharipindura nechiedza.”
Vakafamba mazuva maviri vasina zororo, vachitevera nzira dzakaputirwa neutsi hwakatema. Vachisvika pamuganhu weDunhu raMainini Mucha, vakawana nzvimbo yakanga yava nyika isina hupenyu. Miti yakanga yafa, mvura yakanga yava dema, uye mhepo yakanga isisina kurira kwerudo asi kuchema kwekare. Pamusoro pedombo rakapatsanuka, pakanga pachimirira chimwe chinhu chakaita semunhu asi chiri mumvuri. Izwi rakabuda mariri richinzi, “Makunda wemhepo, wakazviona here kuti chiedza chako hachina simba pasina rima? Ndini wakasara, ndiri kusara kwekusviba kwemoyo waMambo Magodo.”
Mukunda akapfugama zvishoma, achitarisa mumvuri uyu achiti, “Kana uri kusara, saka uri chikamu chechokwadi. Asi nei uchida kupwanya zvese zvasara?” Izwi rakaseka rakati, “Nekuti vanhu vanozvinyengera nerunyararo rwemhepo, asi chokwadi ndechekuti rima rinovapa chido. Pasina kurwadziwa, hakuna rudo.”
Taru akapinda pakati, akatenderedza pfumo rake rakazara nechiedza chakabva kumweya waMukunda. “Kana rima richidawo kuda,” akati, “ngariratidze rudo rwaro, kwete kutyisa.” Asi mvuri uyu wakatandavara, wakava makore matema akatanga kutenderedza vaviri ava. Mukunda akavhura maoko ake, mhepo ichibuda kubva muruoko rumwe nechechiedza kubva kune chimwe. Mhepo nechiedza zvakasangana, zvichiita denderedzwa remwenje rakaputira rima.
Pakarepo zvinhu zvose zvakavhiringika denga rakadzika, pasi rikazunguza, uye mhepo yakaputika ichitakura mazwi emazana emakore ekare. “Kana mweya wechiedza wakanganisa, rima rinodzoka nemasimba ayo ose!” Izwi rakarira kusvika kumusoro kwemakomo. Mukunda akachema nenzwi rakasimba achiti, “Kana rima richida kudzoka, ngaridzoke, asi harizobate mweya wemunhu ane rudo!”
Akabva asimudza maoko ake maviri kumusoro, mhepo ichipfuura mumutsara wakaita sokupwanya kwedenga. Chiedza chikuru chakabuda kubva mumweya wake, chakaburuka sechamupupuri chakachena. Rima rakadonha pamusoro pake richiedza kupinda, asi chiedza ichi chakange chava chiri moto wakachena. Pakarepo pasi rose rakavhenekerwa, uye mvuri wakatanga kudzikira zvishoma nezvishoma uchipera sedota remoto rakadzimwa nemvura.
Taru akasvika akabata Mukunda achidonha pasi nekusvava kwechiso. “Mukunda!” akashevedzera, asi Mukunda akavhura maziso ake zvishoma achinyemwerera. “Taru,” akataura achipfemera, “rima harina kuparadzwa; rakadzidziswa kuchema. Chokwadi ndechekuti rima harisi muvengi, asi chikamu chedu chatinofanira kunzwisisa.”
Mhepo yakadzokera zvakare, yakadzikama, yakazara nerunyararo. Nzvimbo yose yaMainini Mucha yakatanga kuzarura maruva matsva, mvura yakachena ichibuda kubva muvhu, uye vanhu vakatanga kudzoka vachichema nerufaro. Vakapfugama pamberi paMukunda, vachiti, “Amai vemhepo, imi makadzorera hupenyu!”
Asi Mukunda akasimudza ruoko rwake achivadzivisa. “Musanditi Mwari,” akati, “ndiri mwana wenyuwo. Asi chokwadi ndechekuti rudo rwemunhu harugoni kukunda kana rusina kunzwisisa rima.”
Taru akamubata zvinyoronyoro, akati, “Zvino tave kudzokera kumusha, Magodo achapfugama pamberi pako.” Mukunda akamutarisa achinyemwerera, “Kwete Taru, Magodo haafaniri kupfugama pamberi pangu. Tichadzokera kuzovaka humambo hutsva hunotongwa nerudo nerunyararo, kwete kutya nerima.”
Denga rakavhenekerwa zvakare, mhepo yakadzika zvinyoronyoro ichitamba pamusoro pavo ichiratidza rugare rutsva rwakaberekwa. Mukunda akasimudza ruoko rwake, akanzwa mweya wake uchidzoka zvishoma nezvishoma, uchisanganiswa nechedu chipenyu chenyika. Pakupedzisira, rima rakange rave nhoroondo chidzidzo chekuyeuchidza vanhu kuti chiedza chinopenya zvikuru kana chapfuura murima.
Magumo eChitsauko Chisere