Banga rake pachake; nyaya pfupi naChati Kobchitti

Pamusoro pekirasi yepamusoro uye klootjesfolk. Baba naamai vekirasi yepamusoro vanosuma mwanakomana wavo kumabiko kwaunobvumirwa kugara kana uine 'banga rako.' Banga iroro iropafadzo yeboka repamusoro. Kune zvakare murume akapfeka sutu yeruvara rwekrimu yaunokwanisa kudzivirira…

Nyaya iyi ine divi rakasviba. Kwete zvematumbu asina simba. Ndinoyambira muverengi…

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Takaenda kumabiko; mwanakomana wangu akafara asi ainetsekawo zvishoma. Kurira kwepiyano kwainzwika muimba yemabiko yaivhenekerwa nechandelier. Paitova nevamwe vaenzi wonzwa noise; vanhu vachitaura, zvigubhu zveaizi zvichirovera pagirazi uye ruzha rwezvinwiwa zvichidirwa. Kapeti tsvuku yeropa yakamirira vaenzi.

Handina kuona muridzi wemba ndokutora mukadzi nemwanakomana ndokukwazisa vaenzi. Zvino kuti nditsvage tafura yedu sezvo ndaiva nebhizimisi rokukurukura nemwana wangu uye ndaisada kuti pave nokukanganisa kana yava nguva yemabiko. Manheru aya ndokwaive kutanga kwenguva yakakosha muhupenyu hwake zvino taizodzidza kuti aive mukirasi imwe chete neni here kana kuti aizosvava obva aita umwe wevanyarikani. Taisada izvozvo zvachose.

Zvakanga zvakafanira kuti ndikurudzire uye kumubatsira kuti aonekwe semuenzaniso wakakwana wekirasi yedu. "Inwai henyu" ndakadaro ndichimutambidza glass randakatora mutray yawaiter. "Uye inwa zvishoma nezvishoma," mudzimai wangu akanyevera zvinyoronyoro. Aitya kuti angave akangwara nguva isati yakwana.

Takasvika patafura yedu. Mushandi wepatafura akakotama ndokusunda macheya ane masaga akakora pamberi pedu. Aiva netsika uye akangwarira, asi pane kutya mumaziso ake.

Banga 'rake'

Ndakagara pasi, ndokutora banga rangu muharare ndokuriisa pedyo nendiro yangu. Mudzimai wangu akavhura handbag yake ndokutora rakewo banga. Yakanga iri nhete uye mubato waive nenyanga dzenzou. 'Tora banga rako uriise patafura' akadaro kumwanakomana wangu. Nemaoko aidedera akasimudza banga rake ndokuriisa panzvimbo yaro.

Ndaive ndamubatsira kusarudza zvake banga. Akanga apiwa mvumo yokuva nebanga uye iyoyo iropafadzo inokosha iyo vanhu vashomanene vanowana kuwana. Tarirai vanhu vagere muguta redu; boka duku chete, rakasarudzwa rinobvumirwa kuva nebanga ravo. Vamwe vanhu varwi vetsoka.

“Unofanira kuichengeta zvakanaka mwanangu, nekuti unofanira kuishandisa nguva dzose. Yeuka, pasinei nokuti une nzara kana kuti kwete, banga rako rinofanira kugara rakarongeka.' Handina kumbobvira ndakanganwa mashoko ababa vangu zvino ndinoapa kumwana wangu. "Yeuka, banga rako rinofanira kugara rakapinza kuitira kuti ugone kucheka chero nguva."

'Baba, handiite…' 'Urikuti kudii mwanangu? Tarisa mai vako. Mudzimai zana kubva muzana uye haana kumbobvira aratidza kutya. Asi, ndakaita saizvozvowo pakutanga. Chinwazve pano.' Ndakatora glass mutray.

Murume akapfeka cream suit

Ndakaudza mwanakomana wangu kuti 'Chenjera murume uyo ari uko. Kana tadya gare gare, usaswedera pedyo naye. Murume ane mano.' Mudzimai wangu aingomunongedzera. "Murume wecream suit?" 'Usamutarisa. Anotodhonza banga rake kana munhu afamba pedyo. Dzimwe nguva anocheka zvigunwe zvemumwe munhu; zvakaitika kuvanhu vakawanda. Imwa chimwe chinwiwa. Yatova nguva.' 

"Kunyangwe ukaita bhizinesi nevanhu vanotenderwa kuva nemapanga uye kutaurirana navo, hazvireve kuti unogona kuvimba navo." akawedzera mukadzi wangu. “Saka zvichenjerere kana woenda kunotenga zvokudya, ugogara pedyo nesu.

Mugamuchiri

"Manheru akanaka!" Ndakacheuka mukadzi wangu achibva arova. "Manheru akanaka!" Ndakasimuka ndokubata maoko. "Mwanangu ndoda kuti usangane nemuchinda uyu." Mwana wangu akamukwazisa neruremekedzo. 'Hongu mwana wangu uyu. Nhasi chaiye awana kodzero yekuva nebanga rake.'

'Oh! Iroro ibanga chairo!' Akatora banga riya ndokurikwiza zvinyoro nyoro. "Uye wakapinza kwazvo," akadaro kumwanakomana wangu. "Baba vandibatsira kusarudza banga iri." “Uye akutora manheru ano kuti uedze…” akadaro, achidzosera banga. 'Hongu, aka ndekekutanga' mwanakomana wangu akadaro.

'Zvakanaka! Une chigaro chakanaka, pedyo netafura yemabiko. Uchava nemanheru akanaka, jaya' akaseka ndokuenda. Mwana wangu aiwedzera kusununguka. 'Ane bhizimisi uye anotengeserana nevarwi vetsoka; anodzitengesa kunze kwenyika yose.' "Saka angatofuma here baba?" "Ndiye mudiwa, uye muenzi wemanheru ano." 

Mudzimai wangu ndaizomuudza zvinoreva banga rake. Akagara achiteerera asingadi. Ndainge ndave netarisiro yekuti akanga awedzera kufara uye kutyira kuti pamwe angave mumwe wevarwi vetsoka. Maziso ake akanga asingaratidzi chishuvo icho rudzi rwedu rwavanhu runarwo. Anofanira kuziva kuti iropafadzo yakadini kuva nebanga rako umene!

Vanhu vakawanda vakanga vazvipira kuita zvose zvavaigona kuti vatore banga ravo vega. Vamwe vakatotengesa vabereki vavo pasina kuti vawane banga. Asi mwana wangu sezviri pachena haana kumbofunga nezvazvo. Ndakamupa maviri emakambani angu, saka akabvumirwa kuva nebanga rake. Pamwe ndakakurumidza kudaro.

“Mwanangu, zvese zvichanaka. Hapana chekukuvhundutsa. Tinogara newe nguva dzese. ”… Mukadzi wangu akamutsvagira izvi. 'Aiwa amai handigone! Zvinosemesa. Zvinosemesa.'

“Kana uchida kuve hwai nhema hwemhuri, zvakanaka. Zviri kwauri. Asi tanga wafunga nezvazvo nekuti zvichachinja hupenyu hwako hwese. Unobva watoita manyemwe semasoja etsoka uye kana wapinda munyatwa wotanga kutengesa mukadzi wako nevana. Vanhu vane banga ravo pachavo vachaatenga; vanovacheka, vanonwa ropa ravo uye vanodya pfungwa dzavo. Uye kana nguva yacho yasvika, musauya kwandiri! Kwete saizvozvo!' I was sure kuti ndaifanira kumuvhundutsira ndoita zvekuridza tsamwa. 

“Mwanangu, wazviona here? Kana mutengesi akauya kwatiri, kupenga ikoko kunopera sei?' mukadzi wangu akadaro achizvidza mwana wangu. 'Amai, ndinoziva. Ndosaka ndichiona zvichisemesa. Tinofanira kuvanzwira tsitsi.'

“Mwanangu, unotaura kudaro nekuti hausati waedza. Nhasi ndauya newe manje une banga rako. At least try it and if you don't like it then I won't say anything more. Zvakanaka, mwanakomana?' Ndakataura zvinyoro nyoro ndichimudzikamisa asi haana kupindura. 'Hezvo, chinwazve. Zvichaita kuti unzwe zviri nani.'

Inopihwa…

Mumhanzi wepiyano wakamira. Mwenje wakadzimwa. Vanhu vakagara patafura. Muridzi akafamba achienda pakati pekamuri. Nezwi rakasimba, hunhu hwerudzi rwedu rwevanhu, akatanga kutaura. 'Manheru, vaenzi vane mbiri. Ndipeiwo pfungwa dzenyu ndikukokerei kumabiko andakuitirai…'

Mudzimai wangu akaisa napukeni pamwanakomana wedu. Napkin yangu yakaiswa nemushandi wepatafura. Ipapo mudzimai wangu akabva apfeka napkin yake nekasipirwo uye dexterity yakafanana nevakadzi vese verudzi rwedu. Vanhu vese vaive busy nemanapkins. Takaita semashefu aigadzirira kucheka nyama kuti ropa risasapuke kubva pamukororo pahembe dzedu dzakanaka...

'Hip Hip Hooray! Mufaro wakapinda mudining. Ipapo chiedza chakavheneka zvizere uye gonhi rekurudyi rakavhurwa... 

Mumwe murume akanga ari patafura yesimbi akakungurutswa mukati. Kunze kwesimbi yaiva pachipfuva pake, mumaoko nemakumbo, akanga asina kupfeka. Musoro wake waive mubhokisi resimbi rakasungirirwa patafura. Chiso chakanga chisingaonekwe uye kuti ndiani aisazivikanwa. Ipapo tafura yechipiri yakakungurutswa, seyokutanga, asi zvino ine mukadzi avete pairi. 

Mwana wangu akabvunza kuti sei misoro yakavharwa. 'Ndizvo zvinoda mutemo. Hatifaniri kunzwira tsitsi vanhu vatichadya. Hatifanire kuona chiso chavo chinoteterera uye kunzwa inzwi ravo vachikumbira kuti hupenyu hwavo huregererwe. Iwe haugone kuve netsitsi kune vanhu vakaderera ava. Mvura iyi yakazvarwa kuti idyiwe nesu. Kana tichizowana izvi zvinosiririsa, hazvizotinakidze.'

Zvino sezvo mitumbi yakanga yazara nechiedza, taigona kuona kuti muenzi wacho akanga ashanda nesimba sei. Vese vaive nenyama nekunaka. Kunyatsoveurwa kwakachena uye kugezwa kuchena. Hapana chinogona kukanganisa nechisvusvuro chepamusoro chakadaro.

'Vaenzi vane mukurumbira, inguva yekudya kwemanheru uye mose munokokwa kuti mutore chikamu. Maita basa madzimai nevarume.' Muridzi akaenda kuseri. Vese vaenzi vakasimuka nechido.

'Handei nesuwo zvimwe tichazvishaya' akadaro mudzimai wangu ndokutora banga rake. 'Ini..ini..musadaro...' mwanakomana wangu akandandama nezwi raidedera. 'Svika mwanangu. Kana ukasaedza, haufe wakadzidza. Tarirai, munhu wose ari kutofamba.' Mukadzi wangu akadhonza mwanakomana wangu kuti amire. "Usakanganwa banga rako," ndakamuudza nehasha.

Mukadzi wangu akaenda naye. 'Onai, dai kusiri kunakidza vanhu vaisauya!' Ndaive ndatove patafura, ndakatora ndiro ndokuenda kwaiva nemusikana uya. Ndaifanira kumirira nguva yangu. Mazamu ainge atopera kare, ropa richingoyerera akaedza kuzvidambura asi macuffs ainge akamira..

Ndakafunga kudambura nyama muchiuno. Ndakaisa twutwu twutwu twumatwu tutwu mundiro mangu and twaiva twakawanda ropa. Munhu akadimburwa ruoko ropa rikabva rangochururuka kumeso kwangu chaiko. Murume akati "sorry" ndokunongedza ruoko rwakanga rwuchiri kupfira ropa. Takaseka zvedu tose. Akatora ruoko ndokuisa mundiro yake; ropa rakanga richiri kubuda. 'Ndinoda kudya zvigunwe. Marunda acho ane muto uye akaoma kuruma.'

Patafura pakanga pakabatikana; waingoona 'mapanga ega' achicheka nekucheka. Ndakacheka chimwe chidimbu kubva muhudyu ndokuchiisa mundiro yangu. Dumbu rainge zvino rabudawo ura hwainge hwatobuda ropa. Ndakanga ndisisina appetite yematumbu uye zvakakwana mundiro yangu. Dzokera kutafura yangu! Ndiri munzira ndakanzwa mumwe mukadzi achishevedzera kuti: 'Haiwa zvakanaka sei! Mune makonye maduku muura!'

Mudzimai wangu nemwanakomana vakanga vasati vasvika, uye mushandi wepatafura akandibatsira kuchinja napkin yaiva neropa. Akanga achitoshanda kupfuura mazuva ose; achiona zvese izvi zvakamutyisa akaziva kuti aigona kuguma seizvi kana akasaita zvandinoda.

Mukadzi wangu nemwana vakadzoka. Mundiro wavo waive wakazara nenyama muropa uye ndakaonawo mamwe mabhonzo. Mwana wangu akanga acheneruka uye ndaifunga kuti achafenda. Mundiro make maingova nechigunwe chikuru. 'Butthead! Ndizvo chete zvaungawana here?' Handina kukwanisa kuzvidzora; nokuda kwake ndarasikirwa nechiso changu!

"Baba chimbodzikamai," mukadzi wangu akadaro. "Mwana wedu haasati amboita izvi." Ndakafunga nguva yandakatanga kuenda nababa ndikabva ndaita sezvave kuita mwana wangu. Ndakambonyarara ndikanzwa tsitsi nemwana wangu. 'Ndine urombo, mwanakomana! Wadii kumbodya zvako?'

Ndakamuratidza. Ndakatora banga rangu nefovhoro ndokucheka munyama. Akaicheka ndokuisa imwe mukanwa mangu. Chew zvishoma nezvishoma kuitira kuti unakidzwe nekuravira kwechidimbu chega chega. 'Tender. Munyoro chaiwo. Anofanira kunge akazvikodza kwenguva refu,' ndakadaro kumudzimai wangu. "Wati kudii nhai mudiwa?" Akabva anditarisa. Muromo wainge wakatsvuka mukati kunge munhu atsenga bete. "Ndiri kukuudzai kuti nyama yacho yakapfava sei."

"Ehe," akadaro achibva arumazve. “Ndinewo dzimwe mbabvu. Unofunga kuti ndingachengeta mumwe wokutwasanudza mhino dzangu nawo here? Ipfungwa yakanaka here iyoyo?' Ndokutsenga. "Kusvika kwauri, mudiwa." “Taura mwanangu, sei usingadye? Wakamirira chii? Idya, mukomana, zvinonaka.' Akataura nemwana wangu apa muromo hausati wabuda.

Mwana wangu akaita seaizeza. Akacheka zvishoma nezvishoma nhindi yenyama kubva pachigunwe chikuru, akairavira, ndokuisa kure. "Tisvikewo, edza chidimbu. Uye usanetseka pamusoro petsika kana tsika. Ndozvakawanda zvemapenzi. Idya zvakanaka mukomana, amai vako vanokuvimbisa kuti uchazvifarira.'

Sezvineiwo haana chokwadi nazvo, akapinza forogo yake pachigunwe chikuru ndokuiisa mumuromo make. Pakangoravira rurimi rwake, chiso chake chakashanduka. Sokunge awana chinhu chinokatyamadza chaaifunga kuti hachipo. Primitive hukasha hwakaonekwa mumaziso ake ndokutarisa zvine nzara pachigunwe chihombe chiya. Akaitsenga ndokunakirwa nenyama yemunhu yaaiziva. Akange asisina chiso chake chiya chekuratidza kuti "sorry zvenyu varwi vetsoka."

Mwana wangu akatsenga chigunwe chikuru kusvika nyama yapera kwasara bhonzo chete. Akapfira mbambo. 'Ndakuudza kuti haunganyadziswi! Uye ichi chigunwe chikuru chetsoka!' Mwana wangu akapedza ndokushevedzera kuti 'Ndichatora zvimwe.' "Aiwa usatambise nguva yako kwasara mabhonzo chete." Ndakamupa chimedu chihombe chenyama yangu haana kuzononoka akabva atanga kuitsenga.

'Unofanira kuona banga rako pachako, mukomana. Ndizvo zvinokupa mvumo yekudya nyama yemunhu' ndakamuudza. Akakumbira imwe nyama kuna mai vake….

Ndakatarisazve mwana wangu. Kunyange nyama yake yakanga yapera, akabata banga rake zvine simba. Akanyatsotarisa waiter ndikanyatsoverenga zvaaifunga mumaziso ake. 

Ndakaseka zvangu ndakatarisa nyama yaiva mundiro mangu. Chicheke kuita zvidimbu wochitsenga nekugutsikana uye mufaro unowanikwa nababa mukudziya kunofadza kwemhuri yavo.

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Munyori Chati Kobchitti (ชาติกอบจิตติ, 1954) akapedza kudzidza kuPoh Chang College yeArt and Crafts muBangkok. Zvinyorwa zvake zvinosanganisira Kham Phi Phaksa (Kutonga), izvo zvakamuwanira South East Asia Nyora Mubairo muna 1982.

Kuti uwane sumo kumunyori nebasa rake ona chinyorwa ichi chakanyorwa naTino Kuis: https://www.thailandblog.nl/cultuur/literatuur/oude-vriend-chart-korbjitti/  Nezve hupenyu hwake uye kushanda pawikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart_Korbjitti. 

Kwakabva: Selection of Short Stories & Poems by South East Asia Writers, Bangkok, 1986. Musoro weChirungu: The personal knife. Yakaturikirwa nekupepetwa naErik Kuijpers. Gore rakanyorwa nyaya iyi harisati rawanikwa.