06/07/2022
MBINGA Chapter 32
Andrew naChiedza vakazama kuti vaiswe pane imwe flight asi ndege dzese dzevhiki iroro dzainzi dzakazara. Vakanzi vadzokere kumba vaizofonerwa kana pakange paita mumwewo anenge akanzura. Andrew akazvishingisa semurume asi ainzwa achida kuchema. Kudakwashe ndiye akavatakura achinovasiya kumba. Hapana akataura chinhu vose vaive vakadumbirwa neshungu.
Vakapfuura painge pafira motokari yavo vakaona yatobviswa kare. Kudakwashe akanga afonera shamwari yake makanika uyo akaenda achimhanya. Akanga atosiya imwe motokari yaaigadzira paakaona ari Kudakwashe aifona nekuti aiziva kuti aibhadharwa mari svinu.
Vakasvika kwaMverechena. Andrew chaakakwanisa kungotaura chete kutenda Kudakwashe achibva aenda mumba. Haana kana waakataura naye akanaga kuimba yake. Mabhegi akatoburutswa naKudakwashe akazotorwa nevashandi vepamba panaAndrew. Chiedza akaenda kunaKudakwashe.
“Kuda, thanks for your help.”
“You are welcome. Call me if you need anything.”
“Yeah, I will. Thanks also for understanding about the baby.”
“I am sorry you missed your flight.”
“Yeah, I feel bad for him.”
“He will be fine.”
Kudakwashe akabvapo akaenda hake kumusha kwake uko kwakanga kwava kupedziswa kuvakwa. Taffy ndiye akanga
akutungamira pabasa raiitwa ipapo.
“Boss, next week munenge maakugara muimba yenyu iyi,”
akadaro Taffy.
“Yeah, you guys have done a good job.”
“Too bad our boss died in your turf, panotoda kuchenurwa
musateverwa nemweya wake.”
“Do you believe in that mdhara?”
“Zvinhu zvinongovawo muchivanhu chedu.”
“Munoita zvechivanhu?”
“Sekuru wangu in’anga huru kuChipinge uko, ndakakura
ndichigara navo. Saka zvizhinji ndinoziva.”
“Aaah great, but don’t worry about me, ndine zvihombe zviri
pandiri.”
“Hooo, haaa kana makadaro pakanaka.”
Taffy akadzokera hake pavakomana vake vanga vachiisa mahwindo. Kudakwashe akanotarisa chikoro chake chaivakwa paive nemusha waGodobori. Basa rakanga rafambawo chaizvo. Akabvapo akaenda kumba kwasabhuku Nyakudya akavawana vachiveza mipini yemapadza avo.
“Mdhara Nyakudya ndeipi yako.”
“Ah mhoro sahwira, ko uri kuno hako?”
“Ndiripo mdhara, ndandichimboona basa rangu kuti
rikufamba zvakanaka here uko.”
“Ko mukomana wandakanzwa kuti akafira pamusha pako
makanochengeta zvakanaka here?”
“Hongu, achengetwa nhasi kuseni.”
“Akafa nei?”
“Akaita heart attack, hanzi anga agara ainetswa nechirwere
chemoyo.”
“Oooooh okay. Vanhu vari kunyanyofa sterek muno Chasura.
Iko baba wako wakambovaonawo?”
“Baba wangu vakafa.”
“Kuda, baba wako George, baba waJoana.”
“Inga mukutaura kuti baba waJoana not baba waKuda,
hausiwe here mdhara wakaviga baba wangu?”
“George ndakamuona baba wako, ari kutambura. Ari kurwara
zvisingaite. Haukwanise kumubatsirawo here?”
“I don’t care about that man, zvikwambo zvake zvakamurova
pane asingazvizive?”
“You used to have a kind heart, iko zvino waomesa moyo wako sedombo Kuda, waimbove munhu akanaka, waibatsira vanhu vese mumusha muno, iko zvino hauchina hanya nemunhu Chasura.”
“Sabhuku, pwanyai twumba twenyu twese utwu ndikuvakirei
imba pano, maybe even a private clinic yenyu nemhuri yenyu
chete.”
“Usanzvenga nyaya yangu.”
“Ndozvandavinga pano kwete zvako zvawaakundiudza
zvaGeorge.”
“Endesa baba wako kuchipatara vasati vafa ukazozvidemba.”
“Mdhara tambika newe, saka imba yangu ichipera ndikuuya
pano, sabhuku wangu anofanira kugara muimba yakanaka.”
“Handisi kuda imba yakanaka ini, ndinoidii ndachembera
kudai?”
Kudakwashe had redeemed Nyakudya from the curse Judith had put the whole village under. Pavanhu vese vakanga vagamuchira chinhu kana mari kubva kunaJudith paakauya pese mumusha umu haana chine musoro chaaiita. Nyangwe anenge atanga kuita zvemabhizinesi hapana raibudirira.
Vanhu vakanga vachitambura zvisingaite mumusha umu, kunyangwe zvirimwa zvavo zvaingoomera mumunda pasina
chaibva.
Kudakwashe akakumbirira Nyakudya akanzi aifanira kuchekeresa vana vacheche izvo akaita achibvisa mhuri yaNyakudya pakutambura uko. Musha wese waingoti zvaikonzereswa nemweya yevanhu vakafira paGodobori kunyangwe kufa kwevanhu kwese.
Andrew zvaakasara kumba kwake, haana waakataura naye. Paitovewo nedare raive rakagarwa revakuru wemhuri yekwavo. Akangopinda mumba achidhumha zvinhu kunyangwe musikana webasa aive akatakura zvinwiwa zvaaiendesa kuvakuru akangosundirwa uko achiwisa zvinhu zvese pasi. Akapinda mumba make akabva akiya musuwo.
He began screaming so loud and kicking stuff in his room. Vanhu vose vakamhanya ikoko asi vakawana musuwo wakavharwa. Chiedza akasvikapo vachizama kuti Andrew avhure musuwo. Vaingomunzwa achipopota achitukirira nekukava zvinhu.
“Muroora ko chii chaitika? Tanzwa kuti maenda wani?”
“Mmmm, zvaitika nhasi anga ari mashura chaiwo, tasvika tikanzi ma visa edu haasi valid, saka tasiiwa nendege, asi yaenda akaonekwa kuti anga atori valid, patazama kutsvaga imwe flight ah, hanzi dzese dzakazara,” akatsanangura Chiedza, “Saka chikumbiro changu kuti dai mambomusiya apedze shungu.”
“Ngaasazvikuvadza hake.”
“Don’t worry, he will not.” Chiedza ndiye akazosara akamira pamusuwo achiedza kunyengerera Andrew kuti avhure musuwo vakuru vakabva vadzokera kumusangano wavo.
“Ndozvandanga ndichikuudzai,” sekuru wavo vakadaro, “Izvi zvaitwa nemidzimu yenyu. Andrew ndiye akasarudzwa nemidzimu yenyu kuti atore hushe uhwu saka vasina kumubvumira kuenda.”
“Zvino anobvuma here iye akamboramba?”
“Hapana imwe nzira, kana achida kuzama masimba emidzimu yedu musiyei akadaro.” Sekuru vakadaro, “Isu taedza zvese zvaramba, regai midzimu iite basa rayo.”
Chiedza akaenda kuimba yevaenzi uko kwaakawana kusina munhu achibva avata hake pasofa.
CHIEF HWATA ndivo vakazodzikamisa vanhu vakanga vachitukana ava. Vakagarisa vanhu vose pasi.
“Handione chamunotukirana pano, tichangoita chivanhu chedu chatakakura machiri. Kugova nhumbi dzemushakabvu kunoitwa, ndizvo zviri muchivanhu chedu, kugara nhaka zvakare tichaita zvisinei nekuti iye mushakabvu aisatenda mune zvechivanhu chedu. Kwanhasi, tichambozorora, tichiri kuchema Wilson uyu, imi mava kuda kutourayana kare, nekuda kwezvamaita izvozvo,” vakadaro
Chief Hwata, “Iwe Charles, newe Marita, newe Lovemore, mucharipa mumwe nemumwe mbudzi mbiri. Handidi zvekujairirwa ini.”
Mhuri yakamboparadzana zvezuva iroro asi hapana akabva pamusha apa. Lovemore akaenda kunotaura naPanashe uyo aingove ainamai wake uye hanzvadzi yaWilson nguva zhinji.
Akamutora vakaenda padivi asi sisi waPanashe vakauyawo navo sekurairwa kwaakaitwa namai wake.
“Mbuya, there is something wrong with kule Charles mambozvionawo here?”
“Bamnini is only after pfuma yakasiwa namukoma wavo.”
“He does not deserve anything, hapana chavanofanirwa kuwana apa. Ndine copy ye-will rasekuru, make sure rinoverengwa before paitwa zvekugova nhumbi.”
“Asi nhai mzaya, nhumbi dzinogovewa hadzisi dzekupfeka chete here and not the properties and money?” akabvunza sisi waPanashe.
“Everything, panogohwa zvese, saka to stop that process the will must be read.”
“Okay, ngatitii the elders varamba kuti will riverengwe, voti ngapaite zvekugarwa nhaka, what then?”
“Will rinongoverengwa vanhu vagohwa zvinhu votora, then tozoita hedu zvenhaka,” akadaro Lovemore.
“Tichaona mangwana acho mzaya.”
“I will call lawyer rasekuru rosvika pano kuseni chaiko.”
“Thanks a lot mzaya.”
Pavainge voparadzana Charles akavaona achibva avamisa ipapo.
“Ndaizviziva kuti ndokuwanikidzai chete,” akadaro Charles.
“Kutiwanikidza tichiitei?”
“Manga muchiitei apa?”
“Sekuru, ndanga ndichitaura nambuya.”
“Mamuchitaurei? Imi maiguru hamusi kufanira kunge muri kune vamwe varoora? Murume wenyu achiri munyoro, achangobva kuvigwa makutoda kutanga kudanana ipapa?”
“Pana, let’s go.”
SisI waPanashe vakamubata kuti vabvepo.
“Hey, let’s go kupi? Mirai ipapo. Uyu muroora wepano, takabvisa zvose kumba kwenyu, as it stands, ndini murume wavo pano saka dzikamai,” Charles boasted, “I know makauraya mukoma wangu because of a will raakanyora achikusiirai pfuma yake yose.”
“Sekuru, kana mashaya zvekuita endai munobatsira vakuwasha avo kuvhiya mbudzi, handidi zvekunetsana nemi handichina mbudzi dzekuripisa.”
Lovemore akatorana nambuya wake vachibva vafamba vachibva apa. Nehasha Charles akaenda kuvakuru akatanga kuvaudza nhema pamusoro paLovemore achiti ndiye aidanana naPanashe uye aironga kutora pfuma yose yakaunganidzwa naWilson.
“Ndozviziva mondiona sendinorohwa nembanje but muchaona mangwana tabva kunobvunzira kuti handipenge inini,” akadaro Charles.
Vamwe vakanga vachimuterera nekuda kwemari yaaivapa
saka zvese zvaaitaura vaibvumirana naye.
ANDREW akati apedza shungu dzake akabuda mumba maanga achiitira nyakanyaka yose achibva atanga kutsvaga Chiedza. Vakuru vemhuri akatovaona vachakagara havo muimba yekutandarira asi haana kutaura navo akazowana Chiedza akarara hope chaidzo pasofa remuimba yevaenzi. Akatura befu achibva aenda ikoko kwava kunogara pasi nechekumusoro kwaChiedza.
Akamutsvoda pahuma achigara pasi. Chiedza akavhura maziso ake mushure mkunzwa kuti akanga atsvodewa pahuma uye kuti pane munhu ainge agara padhuze naye. Akapepuka achibva asimuka.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up,” akadaro Andrew, “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m okay. How are you feeling now?”
“Still sad, but I am feeling better now.”
Chiedza akadzika achibva agara pasi panaAndrew.
“I am sorry that we missed the flight, I hope kubasa vachakunzwisisa.”
“No, don’t be sorry. Maybe it is the ancestors trying to talk to me. I refused their offer to take over the chieftaincy, and they said I could die, at least they only made me miss my flight,” akadaro.
“Why are they forcing the chieftaincy on you?”
“Sekuru vakati pane vamwe vose no one was found worthy.”
Pakarepo, vakuru vemhuri vakabva vapindawo muimba
inotandarira vaenzi iyi. Chiedza akasimuka achibva azvigadzirisa, Andrew naye anosimukawo. Chiedza excuses herself and leaves.
“Andrew, are you ready to accept your destiny now?” babamudiki wake vakabvunza.
“Do I have a choice?”
“Is that a yes?”
“Muzukuru, usapikisana nevari pasi, zvine njodzi huru. Handiti waona zvaitika kwauri nhasi? Unoziva nemhaka yei usina kuurawa? Nemhaka yei vasina kukonzera uite tsaona?”
“Yes, because ndanga ndichifamba nevanhu vasina mhosva navo.”
“Kwete, vaigona kuuraya iwe, vachisiya vasina mhosva vachirarama,” vakadaro sekuru, “Hauna kuuraiwa nekuti ndiwe wakakodzera kutora hushe uhwu.”
“Crown me then, you and your ancestors win.”
Sekuru vakatura befu vakati kunanababa waAndrew, “Uyu
achatipa basa guru, nemhaka yei midzimu ichisarudza vanhu
vakaoma musoro?”
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