Mangwanani acho, vanhu vakatanga kusvika kumuzinda neushamwari hwakajeka. Varwi, avo vakanga vakadzidza kudzora simba ravo pasina kutyisidzira, vakashanda pamwe chete nevakuru veimba yeumambo kugadzirisa zvinhu zvose zvakakanganiswa. Mukunda akafamba pakati pavo, achiratidza nzira dzekushandisa mweya nerudo mukugadzirisa hupenyu hwemazuva ose.
“Vanhu veMagodo,” akashevedzera, izwi rake rakazara nesimba uye kunyarara, “kubudirira kwenyu hakusi kungogara pasi pasina kuchengetedza nyika yedu. Simba rangu harisi rekuti ndikudzvinyirire, asi kuti ndikudzidzise kuwirirana. Rudo nerunyararo ndizvo zvinopa simba chairo. Kana tikazadzisa izvi, Magodo ichagara iri nyika yakasimba, yakadzikama, uye inozivikanwa kune zvose zvakanaka.”
Taru akaswedera padivi pake, achibata ruoko rwake, uye pamwe chete vakatanga kuparadzira zvidzidzo zvavo kumisasa yevanhu. Vana vakadzidziswa kushandisa mweya wavo kusimudzira zvinhu zvakanaka, vachidzivirira kusagadzikana uye kudzora rima risingazivikanwi. Vanhu vakakura vakadzidziswa nzira dzekubatanidza simba ravo nemweya wenzvimbo, kudzivirira kusawirirana uye kuunza rugare.
Asi hapana kubudirira kunouya pasina miedzo. Rimwe zuva, vanhu vemamwe madunhu vakapinda nechinangwa chekudzikisira Magodo. Vakasvika vakapfeka zvipfeko zvakasviba, vakabata pfuti dzakanyanya simba, uye vakatanga kuparadza masango akadzikama. Vanhu vakatanga kutya, uye mhepo yakatanga kufema kusina kunaka. Mukunda akatarisa nzvimbo yacho, pfungwa dzake dzichikurumidza kufunga nzira dzokudzivirira.
“Vanhu veMagodo, musatya!” akashevedzera. “Ndiri pano, uye ndiri kwete ndega! Tichashanda pamwe chete! Simba rangu nerudo rwenyu zvichaita kuti rima ripere uye rugare rudzokere!”
Vanhu vakateerera, uye pamwe chete vakatanga kuronga nzira dzokudzivirira. Varwi vakabatanidza simba ravo nemweya, uye vanhu vakanga vakadzidza kuchengetedza mweya wavo vakatanga kupindura nezviito zvinotungamira kuwirirana. Mukunda akafunga nezve nzira yekubatana neMweya weRima zvakare, achibata mweya wakasviba, achiuya pachiedza chemweya wake.
Pakarepo, rima rakadzikama, uye vanhu vakatanga kudzokera kunzvimbo dzavo vachiratidza ruremekedzo nekudzidza kubatana. Mukunda akamira pamusoro pemakomo, mhepo ichivhuvhuta zvinyoronyoro, uye akanzwa mufaro wakadzika mumwoyo make. Akatarisa Taru, achinyemwerera. “Kubudirira kweMagodo hakusi kwekusarudzwa nemunhu mumwe chete, asi kwekubatana kwevanhu, simba rakanaka, uye rudo rwunobatanidza mweya wese.”
Taru akabata ruoko rwake zvakasimba, ziso rake richiratidza kudada. “Uri Mukunda wezvokwadi, mutungamiri ane simba, asi zvakare ane moyo wakajeka. Vanhu veMagodo vachagara vachikuremekedza uye kuteerera.”
Mangwana akatevera akazara nekushanda kwemadzimai, varume, nevana, vachigadzirisa zvinhu zvose zvakakanganiswa uye kudzidzisa vamwe nzira dzekuchengetedza mweya. Simba raMukunda, rudo rwaTaru, uye kubatana kwevanhu vakaita kuti Magodo ibudirire uye ive nzvimbo inozivikanwa nekusimba kwayo uye runyararo.
Pakupera kwezuva, Mukunda akagara padenga, mhepo ichivhuvhuta zvinyoronyoro pamusoro pemakomo, uye akanzwa mufaro wakadzika. “Kubudirira hakusi kwekutonga chete, asi kwekubatana, kudzidzisa, uye kuunza rudo kune mweya wese. Magodo ichagara yakasimba kana vanhu vachiziva simba ravo, uye rudo rwavo rwusingaperi.”
Taru akapfugama padivi pake, achibata ruoko rwake uye achinyemwerera. “Zvino Magodo yakasununguka, asi ndinoziva kuti miedzo ichauya zvakare. Asi nezvose zvawakadzidzisa, simba renyu, uye rudo, hakuna chingazokwanisa kukudzorera kumashure.”
Husiku hwakadzika, nyika yakazara nekudzikama uye mufaro. Vanhu vakadzidza kuti simba harisi rekutyisa, asi rekuvaka; rudo harisi kungova pfungwa, asi chiito; uye kubatana kwevanhu nemweya ndizvo zvinopa chigaro chechokwadi. Mukunda akatarisa denga rakaputika nyeredzi, akanzwa mweya wake uchibatanidza nechiedza cheMweya weRima, uye akaziva kuti nhasi, Magodo yakapinda muchikamu chitsva chekubudirira kwechokwadi, runyararo, uye rudo rusingaperi.
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