Kusati kwava nemaradio, isusu tairidzirwa chipendani. Ambuya vangu ndovairidza chipendani. Baba vaamai vangu vainzi Sunday, vaive nevakadzi vaviri. Saka mukoma vavo vainzi Mapurete, ivo vaive nevakadzi vana. Mumwe mudzimai wavo vairidza chipendani, vainzi Chihwiro. Vairidza manheru. Vamwe vaitaura ngano, asi ivo manje vairidza chipendani. Saka taiungana, tobva tagara, tobva tateerera ivo vachiridza zvavo chipendani. Hanzvadzi yaamai vangu vairidzawo chipendani. Saka ndobva ndati, “Aiwa, neniwo ndinokwanisa kuita sei? Kuridza.” Ndobva ndaridza.
Sekuru Chigamba vanoridza rwiyo rwaAmbuya vavo runonzi “Chihwiro naChigombe”
Chipendani Chaive Chenyengo
Chipendani chainge chiri chevanhu vabva zera. Vakura. Kana vaye ava, vakomana vaye ava, vanenge vave vechikuru, vaye vekuti, vakutsvaga vasikana. Ehe, ndopavanoridza chipendani, vachifamba, pavanenge vachienda. Wotoona munhu achiridza chipendani, achivarairwa zvake. Chaive chekuvarairwa nacho. Uchifamba nacho, zvishoma-shoma, uchiridza.
Chipendani chaive chenyengo. Nyengo, kureva kuti munhu anenge achitsvaga musikana wekuroora. Saka unofamba, taive nedzimba dzakaita rundaza, “a line.” So people in the village, they built their houses straight. Saka kana uchifamba zviya zviya, unofamba, wotora chipendani. “Paye paye ndakaona musikana paye paye. Musikana haabvumirwe kubuda panze nevabereki vake. Saka ndingamuone sei?” Wotora chipendani, woenda uchiridza zvako chipendani, uchiridza, uchiridza. Haufambise, unenge uchifamba zvako zvishoma, zvishoma, zvishoma.
Ukasvika kwemusikana uyauya akanoti hapana anobuda, anoda kuona chauri kuridza ichi. “Ko, chiiko ichochi?” Kuti, “Ah, chinonzi chipendani.” “Chinoridzwa sei?” Womuridzira. Saka wamuridzira, wopedza, woti, “Ko, iwe, ndenge ndichida kukuona, zvino ndokuona sei?” Anokuudza kuti, “Kana uchida kundiona unouya zvakati zvakati zvakati.”
Saka ipapo, panozoda kuti kana wamuona, ukataurira naye, akakuda, manga musingaoneke nevabereki kana kuti nevamwe vanhu. Akakuda, iwe kana wakuzoda manje kuti uchienda kunomuwana, unosvika zuva rakadai so, kusvikira kudare, kune vabereki. Wosvika kuya, wogara pasi, woombera.
Saka wagara pasi, waombera, vanokubvunza kuti, “Ko, uri kudei panapa, pane waunoziva here?” Kuti, “Ah, semunhu wechikomana, ndangoti ndisvike pano.” Ivo vanozviziva. Vobva vataurira, vanobva vakunongedzera kana kutora mumwe munhu, voti, “Muendese kumba kwavatete vemusikana.” Woenda ikoko.
Iwewe kana wasvika kumba kwavatete vemusikana, vatete vachabvunza kuti wauri kuda ndoupi. Vanodaidzwa vasikana vese. Ivo vanenge vachiziva kuti musikana akuda kuroorwa ndouyu. Asi havakuudze kuti akuda kuroorwa ndeuyu. Iwewe ndiwe uchasarudza. Pamwe unobva wangosarudza iye akuda kuroorwa, uchiti, “Ndiye wandavinga.” Zvanzi, “Ah, zvakanaka.” Saka vanenge vakuda kuchiziva kuti ndiwe chete wakuoneka pamusha ipapo. Hakuna mumwe achazouya. Nokuti mumwe akazouya, akaonekwa, anorohwa. Anorohwa chaizvo.
Saka musikana uyu, kana wakuuya, musikana anozviziva kuti musi wakati, mukomana wangu ari kuuya nguva yakati, masikati. Iwe vanatezvara vakakuona, iwe unongonanga kumba kwavatete. Hauende kumba kwemusikana, unoenda kwavatete. Musikana anobva kumba kwake achienda kwavatete. Munotaurirana zvamunotaurirana ikoko.
Saka munozopanana nhumbi. Nhumbi, iwe unondipa dress, ini ndinokupa shirt. Ehe. Kuratidza kuti, ndozvakafanana nering iya iya, engagement ring. Saka izvozvo manje, kana wandipa nhumbi, ndikakupa nhumbi, handichapiwa nhumbi nemumwe musikana futi. Iye musikana haachapiwa nhumbi nemumwe mukomana. Zvakumirira inini.
Kuridza Chipendani Mubira
Chipendani chinogona kuridzwawo mubira. Ndokunge paita munhu ane mudzimu uyauya wairidzawo chipendani, ndozvinoita kuti vanhu varidze chipendani mubira. Zvakangofanana nekukamura, yamunoita interlude, ehe. Mukaridza, mukaridza mbira, mukaridza mbira, mudzimu wemunhu wacho airidza chipendani, unogona kuti, “Pane ane chipendani here muno?” Kana paine ane chipendani, paunenge wava kupiwa mvura yekunwa, uchidii, vanhu vachikwazisana nemudzimu, uyu wechipendani anenge achiridza, ndointerlude yacho yaanenge achiita.
Saka kana zvapera, otaura kuti, “Ridzai mbira.” Moridza mbira. Nokuti chipendani, ukachiridza, vanhu havatambe. Imo mubira vanhu vanokotsira. Nokuti kana aramba angogara achiteerera so, anobva akotsira. Saka mbira inoita kuti munhu asimuke, atambe, nemidzimu yacho inobva yauya. Asi kana vambogara pasi, wonzi, “Chienderera mberi nechipendani chako.” Woenderera mberi, uchiridza. Ivo vachitsanangura vachitaura zvavanenge vachitaura kuvanhu. Iwewe uchiridza zvako chipendani chako. Ehe.
Nokuti chipendani hachidii? Hachina ruzha, nokuti hachina noise. Saka ruzha ruya ruya runokanganisa mudzimu kutaura, nokuti vanhu havazonzwa. Zvakafanana nesu, kana tichiridza mbira mudzimu wakutaura, tinoridzirira mbira kure kure. Hadziwande, hadzina hosho, munenge muchingoridza zvenyu chii? Kure kure, ivo vachitaura zvavo. Asi kana vazoti, “Ah, ridzai,” moridza.