PATICHAENDA KWAOLIVER MTUKUDZI

Kuri kare, tichiri kwedu
Taiti rugare rwuri kutiendesa kwaTuku,
Asi tiri kuendeswa nenhamo, zvishuwo
zvekunoona zvinotiswededza nekumba
pasina kana hapo chatinodokwairira kumushako.
Vamwe vedu tichatochema, tigovigayo misodzi
mutsoka dzinenga dzichibvukuta kapeti yemuYoshi.

Titova kutaura izvozvi, tichikokana
isu zvigeven'a zvapfakama musango kwemakore;
tiri kuzuwa hedu, tichiudzana kuchanangwa.
Ndiko kwatichanoona, tomboshainirana
asi mudzihana dikita richivaka mapopoma
Kushaya pekumira, kushaya pekutangira
Kusaziva kunobviwa, kusatarisira kungangoendwa
Asi tichabvukuta pasi pakabva chiri kumeso!

EHE, HAMENO

Saka dai ndakaramba ndinewe, Dudzai
Tingadaika takaroorana?

Ehe.

Hezvo! Saka wanga uchandiudza riinhi
Muwanano iyoyo, kuti wanga usina
Kumbogara zvako wakandida?
Wanga uchandiudza riinhi
nezvegandanga rako, iro randinonzwa
Kuti ranga ratakupa rin'i nerweseri?

Hameno.

Hezvo!
Zvanga zvambofamba seiko?
Asi wanga waona twumarubvurubvutwo
Twataipiwawo pedu paUZ paya
Ukari ndazviwanira yangu mbozha?
Ko zvawaingondiziva wani nhai Dudzai.

HATIRIKANGANWI ZUVARO

Ndiyani angakanganwa izvozvo:
Mitumba yevarume ichizhaka ivhu,
padivi twusikana tuchimveya nekuchohonya pasi
huruva ichipfumbuka, kunge yaidawo kuona
zvikara zvemaoko zvaivanga ngoma.

Anga asvika maZiyoni ekwaMutendi mudunhu;
nesuwo tanga takasungwa mbiradzakondo nemhasa
takati kwaku dande tananga kwayabhon'a ngoma
ndokuwana haikona, hapaidanwa ainzwa.

Hapana angarikanganwa zuvaro
rakakoromokera ruwa rwese kwaRungeya
rwuchiuya kuzoonacho changa chati vhu-u.
Parakandodoka vazhinji vanga vapfakama
mudariro renhendeuko, nekuti yanga yauya

shanduko dunhu rakadekara; changa chauya
chitsva changa chisiri murutsoka
chaivhutumusa hana kana dzesimbi
yanga yasvika nguva yekucheuka
nekuonacho changa chati kobo
Tese tikatendeuka haikona!

HAVANA KUFA

Nezuro pane akati pamwe
vadzimu vakafa, hanzi chero tikasweroimba
nekushamatata, kusveroridira pasi
kwaa kuungudza kuti vatinzwe
hanzi hapana chichiripo
nekuti mweya yevatinodana
yakatsakatikawo,kukangosarawo
makuva anoshama n'ai.

Aiwazve, musadaro vehama;
kuoma kuoma hako kwezvinhu
zvichemo zvichiswerova mamvemve
zvisati zvabuda muhana, asi
mapako ataisimboona zvemando zvipoko
azere nevanotiringa
vachikwengana nezvinotivhiringa
kusvikira zuva richadzutuka Kariba.

TENDAYI VADZIMU

Vakandidenhera nyuchi dzegonera
Vachibva vati ware nemuburi rebako
Ndokundisiya ndakahakwa nerukato,
Uku bako raVangeya richiuunga nehasha--
Dzakandiwana ndichigwesha nekuyuwira
Pamukova webako, ndichiti
Ndanga ndatofotyawo, dzikakwetsura zvadzo chikwe-e
Ndokuchibva dzarodza miseve;
Pandakadomboti kwaku kwaku nzve-e
Dzakabhumuka zvadzo nesetswa dzandinanga.
Dzakandiruma weduwe; dzakandidyunga ndikayuwira

Zvikashaya basa; cherozvo zhinji dzakatsakatiropo
Pamuviri kwangu nekukwizwa
Tendayi vadzimu kuti ndiri pano.

INI HANDITYI INI

Handityi ini, handityi kunzi rombe
Umwe wevaya vamunonzwa kuti
Varoverako kumadhiya asipore
Kwatinokwata nehuranda,takanamwa nehurimbo;
Uko nyadzi dzinofamba uri musvo
Dzichikasvana nezitubhu zvizere nhunzi.

Asi handityi ini
Ndati handityi kunzi rombe.
Izvozvi regai ndibude
Ndinomema munda wenyadzi.
Ndati regai ndipfeke nguwo dzehuranda
Ndibude zvangu ndinovatsengera vamedze
Avo vanotipa manyawi ane zvigamba kuno.

ZVAKASARA ZVOBUDA TABVA

Pane zvakabuda tichiko
Zvataiti tikanzwa, hana dzotitidza
Ropa richishanyira tsvinga
Nedzisakazivikanwa.

Asi zvakazobudza tabva
Tikazozviziva papera makore
Izvi zvinokwetsurisa mhere inodhiriza makomo,
Imhere yakakanyaniswa neaya mafaro
Anoti vanoaona vanoti pamwe wakasutswa
Chero kunzi dzako dzadambuka--
Dzunguwaya chairo rashaya pekumhara:

Aiwa, kushaya kuti tofara here?
Kushaya kuti tochema here?
Kushaya kuti topemberera here
Iro bhiza renguva
richikwitima kudai, huruva rayo
Chiri chitsita chatimhara
pamwoyo uya wemukati-kati.