Mhepo yakange isiri yechinyakare — yaive yakazara nekunhuwira kweropa nemuti wemashizha akatsva.
Mukunda akamira pamusuwo mukuru wemuzinda, pfumo rake riri mugotsi semunhu ari kutora mhiko.
Taru, akapfeka nhumbi dzevarwi dzakabva pamatanda emusasa, akamira padivi pake.
“Tiri kufamba kuRwizi rweMatombo,” Mukunda akataura, “asi hatizivi kuti mweya uri kuzomuka kana kuti kuchava kurima kwerima.”
“Mweya haumbomuki usina munhu ane chido,” Taru akapindura, “asi chido chinoda moyo wakachena.”
Makurukota nevanhu vemumusha vakanga vakavapoteredza.
Vamwe vakanga vachichema, vamwe vachikomborerwa.
Amai vakaswedera pedyo, vakaisa ruoko rwavo pahuma yaMukunda.
“Mwana wangu, kana wambosangana nerima, yeuka kuti moto wako hauna kupiwa kuti utadze kuona nzira — wakapihwa kuti ugadzire chiedza.”
“Ndichazviyeuchidza, Amai,” Mukunda akavimbisa.
Vakafamba vachibva mumuzinda, vakananga kumuganhu wehumambo.
Zvese zvaiita sekunge zvipfuyo, miti, nemvura zviri kuvakurudzira, sekunge nyika yacho yaiswa pasi pesimba remweya.
Rwendo Runotanga
Mugwagwa wakavapfuura pamapako makuru akanga akadzika zvakadai zvekuti mhepo yakaita sedzidziso yemashoko.
Taru akanga achitarisa padivi, maziso ake akatsvukira nekusavata.
“Mukunda,” akazoti zvishoma, “mambo vakandipa mirairo yekukudzivirira chero zvazvinoda. Kana mweya weMatombo ukakutorera moyo, ndichazvibaya pfumo kuti ndikusunungure.”
Mukunda akamutarisa zvinyoronyoro,
“Taru, kana ukazviita, mweya unondisiya ndiri dongo. Handisi kuda kuva mupenyu wepasina iwe.”
Taru akanyarara, asi maziso ake akapenya nerudo rwaaigona kuviga kwete.
Rwendo rwacho rwakatora mazuva matatu, vachiyambuka misha, madziva, nemapani akazara nemhuka dzisingaonekwi nemaziso evanhuwo zvavo.
Pakupera kwezuva rechitatu vakasvika pedyo nerwizi rwainge rwakatenderedzwa nematombo makuru akafanana nemapako ehupenyu.
Mvura yacho yakanga yakachena asi yakadzika zvekuti munhu aizviona achitarisa pasi payo sekunge ari kutarisa mumweya wake.
“Ndipo pano,” Mukunda akataura, “Rwizi rweMatombo.”
Chiporofita Chechitatu
Pakarepo mhepo yakavhuvhuta ichibva kumadokero, ichibva yaputira nzvimbo yacho nerima.
Mabwe akatanga kupenya nechiedza chebhuruu, uye kubva mumvura makanzwika izwi rakadzika richibvunza:
“Ndiwe here ane moyo unogona kutakura hushingi hwematombo, kana uri kungotsvaga kuzvirumbidza nemoto nerudo?”
Mukunda akapfugama, akati,
“Handisi kutsvaga kuzvirumbidza, ndiri kutsvaga kuponesa nyika yangu.”
Izwi rakadzoka richiti,
“Kuzvidzora kunotangira pakuregerera rudo kana rufu. Uchakwanisa here?”
Taru akatarisa Mukunda akatya,
“Usapindura usina chokwadi, mweya uyu unogona kutora zvese zvine mwero kana ukataura nhema.”
Asi Mukunda akasimuka, mweya wemoto wakapinda muviri wake, zvigunwe zvake zvikapenya nechiedza.
“Kana mweya weMatombo uchida kuona chokwadi, tarisa muropa rangu — harina kutengwa nerudo asi harityisidzwe nerufu.”
Panguva iyoyo, mvura yakabva yaita denderedzwa rakatenderedza vaviri ivavo, ichivabvisa pasi pechiedza chakajeka.
Mabwe akatanga kuzununguka, uye kubva pakati pawo kwakabuda chimiro chakaita semunhu asi chakavezwa nechiedza — Mweya weMatombo.
“Ndiri Mweya wematombo. Ndiri musimboti wekusimba uye kuzvidzora. Asi mukadzi uyu ane moto, murume uyu ane rudo. Kana muchida simba rangu, mubatsirwe.”
Mukunda neTaru vakabatana maoko.
Chiedza chikapinda pakati pavo chichiita sesimbi iri kuumbwa.
Ruzha rwakabuda rwekunge makomo ari kufema.
Pakarepo chidzitiro chakasviba chakaputira nzvimbo yacho.
Mweya wacho wakaseka zvine simba.
“Zvakanaka! Moto, Mvura, neMatombo — zvese zvabatanidzwa. Asi rangarirai, kana mumwe wenyu akanyengera mumoyo make, simba iri richashanduka kuita chidzitiro cherufu.”
Chiedza chakanyangarika, rwizi rwakadzokera zvakajairika, uye mumusoro waMukunda pakabuda zviratidzo zvematombo zvitatu zvakaiswa mukati meganda rake — chiratidzo chekuti mweya wechitatu wapinda maari.
Kudzoka neChiedza
Vachidzoka kuMagodo, makurukota nemauto vakanga vatovatarisira.
Mambo Magodo vakamuka kubva pachigaro chavo, vakasvika pamwanasikana wavo.
“Mweya weMatombo wapinda mauri?”
“Wapinda, Baba. Asi wakasiya chiratidzo — kuti simba iri rinogona kushanduka kana rudo rukashandurwa kuva kunyengedzana.”
Mambo vakatarisa Taru.
“Saka uri murume ane simba rakadaro here kuti ugone kudzivirira rudo rusachinja?”
Taru akapfugama achiti,
“Handina simba rangu, ndine rudo chete. Asi rudo rwacho ndicharurwira kusvika mweya wekupedzisira.”
Vakuru vemauto vakasimuka vose vakavomera pasi — zvaiita sekunge nyaya yeMagodo yakanga yava kupinda muzvikamu zvitsva.
Mukunda akatarisa kudenga, maziso ake achiratidza kusanganiswa kwechiedza nemumvuri.
“Baba, kana chiporofita ichi chiri chokwadi, mweya wekupedzisira uchava wemhepo. Ndiko kuchapedza zvese — kana kuponesa zvese.”
Mambo vakanyemwerera zvishoma,
“Saka ngazvive izvo. Mhepo inozivikanwa kuburuka kune vane moyo wakachena chete. Kana uri iye wakasarudzwa, nyika ichazviziva.”
Kupera kweChitsauko
Usiku hwacho, Mukunda akagara pamahombekombe erwizi, achitarisa kupenya kwemwedzi.
Taru akagara pedyo naye, achinyarara, asi ruoko rwavo rwakavhara pfumo riri pakati pavo.
“Taru,” Mukunda akataura zvishoma, “kana mweya wemhepo ukasazondigamuchira, kana ukandiona seshamhu, chii chauchaita?”
“Ndichamirira kusvika mhepo yacho yanyarara,” Taru akapindura, “asi handife ndakasiya moyo wangu uri kure newe.”
Mukunda akatarisa kumusoro, maziso ake achiratidza kupera kwezuva rimwe nerimwe sezvaitenderera.
“Saka rudo rwedu ruchava mhepo inofema nyika yose.”
Chiedza chemwedzi chakarova pamuviri wavo, moto uchipenya mumeso aMukunda uye kutsetseka kwemvura kuchiratidza mufananidzo wavo semaviri akasanganiswa mumweya mumwe.
Magumo eChitsauko Chitanhatu