Mhete pamunwe wemhete

VaSt. John mudzidzisi akarega basa. Paakanga ava nemakore 62, akanyengedzwa nechikoro chake chepakutanga achibva adzokera kubasa. Ainyanya kuita basa rekuchengetedza imba. Vanhu vakawanda vaiva nokusava nechokwadi kwakati pamusoro pemiitiro yechikoro. Kune vadzidzisi vakawanda vakasimba, saka sei uchinetsekera nemumwe harahwa ane makore ekuma60? Asi nokukurumidza, kusava nechokwadi kwavanhu kwakabviswa. VaJohn St. vanoshanda sevamwe vese. Ane kukurumidza kufunga uye kutaura kwakanakisa. Desk rake rinogara rakarongeka. Zvinhu zvaanochengeta zvinonyorwa zvobva zvamakwa mubhuku rerekodhi. Anowanzoyeuchidza vechidiki kuti: "Mhoroi, jaya, inguva yekudzosera bhuku rawakwereta nguva yekupedzisira." Ndangariro yake yakanakawo.

Nenguva isipi, mumwe munhu akaziva chiratidzo. Chinhu chekutanga chakaitwa naVaSt John pavanouya kuhofisi mazuva ese imvura yekunwa. Anobva abudisa kabhodhoro mubhegi rake, odira mushonga wakazara mumuromo, osimudza mutsipa wake kuti abudise mvura. Vaaishanda navo vese vanoziva izvi. Yaive tsika asi manje munhu wese akaona kuti apinda muoffice aingotanga amwa mvura obva afonera mukadzi wake Luna ndine mushonga wangu kumba ndiunzireiwo. Luna akaoneka muhofisi mushure mekunge ndave neawa, uye iye Chiso chake chakanga chakatsamwa, uye akamutambidza mushonga wacho zvisina kunaka, asi haana kuita hanya nazvo. Akatarisa chiso chemukadzi wake, hee, akanyemwerera akati maita basa. Rudzi rwaLuna rwaive rwakati piriviri uye bvudzi raive rakaomarara.

Apedza kuona achipedza mushonga Luna akabva atendeuka ndokuenda asina kumhoresa vamwe vaaishanda navo, saka ndakamutsvinyira ndichiti: "Usakanganwa kuuya nemushonga nguva inotevera."

Pane imwe nguva zuva rakanga richiri kupenya zvakajeka apo St John akafonera Luna, asi mukati memaminitsi gumi amboisa nhare pasi, denga rakabva ranyura uye kwakabva kwatanga kunaya. John paakadongorera nepafafitera achivhunduka ndokuramba achifona kumba hapana akadaira. Akabva angovhura wadhiropu chimbi chimbi, ndokuburitsa karuoko kachida kubuda asi gonhi rakavhurwa Luna achibva aoneka pamusiwo wehofisi iyi atota. John akasvika paari nenyadzi dzakakwana semwana akanga aita chakaipa. Luna paakanga oda kumutambidza, akatiwo: "Iwe chipoko chinokanganwa." Nyangwe zvazvo Luna akanga atota, akaramba akamutarisa semazuva ose. Akakumbira St John kuti atore mushonga asati aenda. Kwemakore, vaviri vacho vakanga vane hanya nokudanana. Kungoti vanopfeka mhete imwechete paminwe yavo yemhete. Iyi mhete yemhando yepamusoro yave inavo kwemakore makumi mana, ichibatanidza mwoyo yavo pamwe chete uye ichivimba navo zvakanyanya!

... Mufaro unoreva kuti kana shungu dzapera uye chiso chinochembera, maoko akakubata asingadembi anenge aripo; mwoyo usingacheuki uchiri newe; rudo rusingatonhori ndirwo runokudziya.