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Zvino ndakaona Gwai rabeura chimwe chezvinamiro zvinomwe, ndakazwa
chimwe chezvisikwa zvinopona zvirongomuna chechiti ngeizwi raizwika rakadai ngomutinhiro rechiti,
“Uya!”,
naye wakabuda echinyisa nokuti anyise.
munyika, kuti vanhu vaurayane; naye wakapuwa shoti huru.
ndakazwa chisikwa chinopona chechitatu chechiti, “Uya!” Ndakaringira, ndikaona hachi rakasvipa!
Nomugadhi waro waiya nechipimo munyara yake.
“Chipimo chekoroni chinotengwa ngedhenario,[2] nezvipimo zvitatu zvebhare zvinotengwa ngedhenario,
usashaishira mafuta nevhini!”,
chinopona chechirongomuna chechiti, “Uya!”
Nomugadhi waro zina rake ndiRufu, neHaidhesi zvakamuteera; nazvo zvakapuwa simba padera
perupande rwechirongomuna rwenyika, rokuuraya ngeshoti, ngenzara, ngenhenda nezvikara
zvomunyika.
yeizwi raMwari nendaa youchapupu hwavakapupura.
Mwari Unesimbareshe, iwewe wakachena nounegwinyiso, munozogarira kwomukuwo wakadini kureba
musati mwatonga nokuunzidzira ngazi yedu padera paavo vanogara munyika?”
mudoko, metsa uwandu hwevamweni vavo varanda nehama dzavo hwaperera, avo vaisisira kuurawa
kudai ndivo pachavo.
kukurutu kwenyika; nezuva rakasvipiswa kudai ngejira rokusvipa remamviri, nomwedzi weshe
wakatsvuka kudai ngengazi,
unoriga maonde awo pachando asikazi kuibva, apo wazungunyiswa ngedutu guru.
kubva pandau yacho.
nevakagwinya, veshe hloko nevakasunhurika, vakahwara mumapako nomumapuwe emitunhu,
pachigaro choumambo nokubva kuushungu hweGwai,
ndiani ungakona kuema?”