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WORD

Vol. 19 SEPTEMBER 1914 Nha. 6

Copyright 1914 naHW PERCIVAL

GHOSTS

(Inoenderera mberi)
Mweya Wechido Wavanhu Vakafa

SEZVinoita chinhu chinonaka muchikafu chakakora ndicho chikafu chechinyakare chinotamiswa nepfungwa yekuravira uye nekuita kwechimiro mumurume mupenyu kusvika kune hogi yekuchiva mweya weakafa achidya kana kana neyevapenyu, zvakadarowo nemuviri chiito kuburikidza nepfungwa yekunzwa mumunhu mupenyu, chimiro chemukati chechimiro chakatamiswa kune zvido zvemweya yevakafa, zviri zvemhando yebonde kana yehutsinye. Ichi chirevo chinobviswa kuburikidza nekunzwa ndicho chikafu chemweya yezvishuvo.

Iyo yekuda mweya yevakafa iri mumuviri uye inodyisa kuburikidza neicho chiitiko uye kunzwa kwepabonde, hutsinye, makaro, kana iri kudya kuburikidza nemamiriro emunhu wehupenyu mupenyu. Aya mamiriro ekunze emagetsi ekugezera anobatanidza murume nehunyoro. Mune zviitiko zvakadaro panopfuurira chimwe chinhu chinonzi osmotic kana electrolytic chiito, icho chinogashira kuchifiso mweya weyemufi - inova imwe yemhando yemakaro kana yehukadzi kana hutsinye-iyo yekutanga uye yakakosha chikafu chinodikanwa mairi kuburikidza nebonde, kuravira uye kunzwa. Iko kushuva kwakasimba mweya yezvipenyu zvevakafa, kunyange isingaonekwe neziso, kune iyo pfungwa yemukati yekuona kwakanyatsotsanangurwa zvakarongeka kunze, uye inoratidzika mumuviri wakawanda kana wakaderera.

Iko kuchiva mweya yekufa kweavo vakafa vasina simba, vasina kusimba, kana vasina kugadzikana uye vasina chokwadi, zvipenga zvisikwa zvemhuka zvinowanzo rwara zvinotsanangurwa muchidimbu uye zvinoita kunge zvinorema kana kusimbesa kwemuviri. Ivo vasina simba vanowanzogutsikana kana vachibvumirwa kuzvisungirira semabhuruku kune chimwe chipenyu chechimwe chisikwa kudzamara vatora nyaya yakakwana yekudzosera nzara yavo yekukurumidza; vanobva vobva vageza ndokushamba mumhepo yehutapwa hwehupenyu, uye vobva vakwira simba idzva kubva kune yavo fomu isingamiriri. Iyo inonyanya kushanda mweya mizhinji vanozvibata zvakasiyana. Iyo hogi kana hombodo kana kudzvara kuchiva mweya wemurume akafa inozobvisa kusavimbika kwayo mukunonoka kwemunhu waakabatwa, ndokumubatsira kuita chiito. Kana murume achinge aenderana nezvaanoda izvo zvinogomera kugutsikana kwawo kana kuputira nemufaro. Anoshatisa hogi inorembera ndiye.

Bere rinoshuva mweya wemunhu akafa, unonzwa nzara, mumhepo yake inodonha uye ipapo inokotama iyo inobata kusvikira nguva yakakodzera, uye ipapo inokwira pamusoro pemunhu anenge akuuraya. Nzara yemhumhi inoshuva mweya wakasiyana neenzara yeiyo hogi yekupenda mweya. Nzara yeiyo hogi yekupenga mweya ndeyekudya zvekudya kuburikidza nepfungwa yekuravira; iyo yenguruve kana kudzvara kuchiva mweya mizhinji, sekudaro, ndeyekugutsa kwenyama kuburikidza nekunzwa kwenyama. Nzara yehumhi inoshuva mweya wekutsvoda ndeyekuwana nekurasikirwa kwemunhu, kana nzara ndeye yeropa. Mhumhi inoshuvira mweya wevakafa inogutsa chishuwo chake chekuwana kuburikidza nemuviri wemunhu mupenyu wechishuwo chake. Kwete kuunganidzira hupfumi kana kuwana kwezvinhu kunotsvakwa neyemhumhi gonyeti. Izvo hazvina hanya neupfumi kana zvinhu. Izvo zvinongogutsa chete neicho chisina kujairika pfungwa yepfungwa yekutora kubva kune imwe nehunyanzvi kana kurwira icho icho vamwe vanovavarira kubata. Iyo mhembwe inowana nzara yemweya yevakafa inogadzikiswa kana munhu akabirwa apedzwa zvachose. Iyo inowana nzara yemhumhi inoshuvira mweya haigutsikane neiye akabatwa iye akapambwa, asi kubudikidza nemurume mupenyu anopamba uya akabatwa. Iyo yeropa-ine nzara yekuda mweya yemurume akafa haigutsikane nemubhadharo. Inoda ropa, mhuka kana yemunhu. Zviito zveumhondi zvinokonzereswa nekukara kwemweya yevakafa, kunyanya kana iko kuita kusiri kwekuzvidzivirira kana kuzvidzivirira. Mhumhi ine nzara yeropa inoshuvira mweya wevakafa ichikurudzira kuburikidza nekunzwa senge ruvengo, kutsamwa, kutsiva, murume mupenyu, kuburikidza naye waanodyisa, kuuraya. Zvino iro gora remhumhi rinobvisa kubva kuhupenyu hweropa rakadzama iro rakanyorovera hupenyu hwepfungwa hunosiyiwa nemurume anofa.

Iwo katsi kana bundu mweya inosvetukira kumunhu uye inofamba ichitenderedza uye ichirova mhepo nemuswe, kudzamara kunzwa senge godo kana godo kumutswa zvakakwana kuita kuti vapenyu vaite chimwe chiito chehutsinye icho chinogonesa katsi.

Iyo mweya wenyoka inonamira pamuviri, kana kutenderera mukunakisa kuri kuita muchadenga, kudzamara ichinakidza uye kukwezva kuita iye uyo waanodyisa nekunzwa kwepamoyo. Vanoshuva mweya yehutsinye kana yekunakisa inogona kudya kune miviri yavanobata kuburikidza nayo, uye nezvevaya vanoitirwa zviitiko.

Chipoko cheshuviro chemurume akafa chinova chikonzero chekuda kwakanyanyisa uye kunwa doro munguva yehupenyu kwakasiyana nezvimwe zvipoko zvechishuwo. Doro chido chipoko chevakafa, icho chakanga chiri chishuvo chinodzora chechidhakwa chakasimbiswa mukati meupenyu, chinenge, kana chisiri chose chose, chisina chishuvo chevatano kana kuti utsinye. Mudzi chaiwo wechishuvo chainotangira ndeuyo wokukara, uhwo hunoratidzira senyota, uye hwainotsvaka kugutsa kupfurikidza nepfungwa yokuravira. Iyo doro chido ghost haina hunyanzvi semhando ipi neipi inozivikanwa yemhuka. Chinhu chisina kunaka, chisiri chemusikirwo. Chimiro chayo, kana chinganzi chine chimiro, ndechechipanji, chechimiro chinoshanduka chine mitezo isina kurongeka. Ine nyota sejecha, uye ichanyudza mweya wedoro muchinwiwa chinodhaka nechido sejecha mvura yose yaipiwa. Inwa kana doro shuwa zvipoko zvevakafa zvinogaroita nzvimbo dzekusazvibata, semakirabhu, masaloon, carousals, panoyerera ndiro, nekuti vanogona kuwana nekusarudza varume vakadai vanonyanya kushumira kune zvavanoda. Pasina munhu mupenyu chipoko chedoro hachikwanise kunwa doro, kunyangwe zvigubhu zvakazara zvakaiswa pachena. Kana doro richishuvira mweya wevakafa rakabudirira mukukunda nekuita murume muranda wake kuburikidza nechishuvo chake chekunwa, zvino inozozvinyudza nguva nenguva kana zvachose mumuviri wake nepfungwa, uye ichadzinga hana, kuzviremekedza, uye rukudzo, dzingai munhu, muite chinhu chisina maturo, chinonyadzisa.

(Zvichaenderera mberi)