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On Wednesday Zimbabweans celebrated the commissioning of Marovanyati Dam in Manicaland Province. The infrastructure is going to transform the development landscape and lives of thousands of rural residents in this part of the country.

Buhera District, where the newly commissioned dam is, suffers from low rainfall, perennially, and is susceptible to the vagaries of the weather.

Joining the celebrations on Wednesday was young Lyzette Munzveda a Grade Five pupil from Chapanduka Primary School, Buhera. She had her own unique way of celebrating the development, described as a game-changer for the district.

Her poem, celebrating commissioning of the dam, earned her support of President Mnangagwa, who gave her USD$100 and pledged support for her school fees until she completes her university studies.

Here is the poem that transformed the course of Lyzette Munzveda’s life:

Ndinokutendai

Ichokwadi,  Idi chairo

Apa ndipo pamakabaya dede nomukanwa

Vakanga vazviona zvokunaka kwechakanaka

Ndokushaya romuromo, pashure ndokuti

Chakanaka chakanaka, mukaka haurungwi munyu

 

Ndinokutendai

Kunaka kwemvura, ini ndinokuziva

Haungaribiki rikadyika, Mvura pasina

Verukanda rwemvura kumenyukira uko

Imvura, Izvo Zviri pachena semhuno

Jenaguru chairo kukosha kwemvura

Muneenyu matundundu kuzere

 

Pano paMarovanyati raiva renje kareko

Vaitambura vana vevanhu, pokuwana

Raive dambudziko remoyo

Ndangariro neshungu zvichiita kupingirishana

Zvipfuyo chaizvo, zvikara zvesango, zvaita

Kurezurwa nenyota

 

Mukuru wenyika, His Excellency, Cde E D Mnangagwa,

Pamwechete navanamazvikokota

Mhindimbi mukurima, vakaisa misoro pamwe

Ndokundiparurira chino chirongwa

 

Kudzikamisa nekusimudzira zvizvarwa

Muno muBuhera District kunyanya

Pano paMarovanyati vakange vazviona

Kuti mvura kumberi

Vakange vazviona kuti Mvura inokosha

Ichokwadi simba rehove riri mumvura

Ndizvo ndizvo newe murimi

 

Haiwa zvatinakira pano paMarovanyati

Mhururu nemuridzo uko- o

Apa kwangova kukurumai nzeve

 

Mukuru wenyika wakashanda nevarimi

Kwenguva zvirongwa nezvirongwa zvichiparurwa

Mbeu dzichipiwa pachena, zvidzidzo nezvidzidzo

Pfumvudza nhasi, iri kupisa mbeu ichipiwa pachena

Ndinokutendai

 

Basa riri pano paMarovanyati iri

Rinonongedza rutivirutivi achinongedza

Makaita basa. Idi kutenda kwekitsi kuri mumpoyo

 

His Excellency, Cde E D Mnangagwa

Tinokupai sando dzenyu, kusimudzira nyika

Zvinemutsindo, penyu makasakura mazivisa

Vene venzvimbo ino makandwa muupfu

 

Kukohwa Mvura kukohwa upfumi

Chikonzero, kurima kunoda Mvura

 

Zvipfuyo zvinomwa, vanhu nezvimwewo

Zvipukanana zvesango ndaramo yazvo

Inobva pamvura

Mukuru wenyika kutivhurira mikana

Yemadiridziro kititendera tirime patinodira

Pachena sezvatinoda, nguva dzose

 

SekuBuhera  District, taburwa mumoto

Musenga wazvose kusumudzira nyika

Yedu yeZimbabwe, mukurima kuri kwose zvako

 

Pano paMarovanyatitiri

Kunyundumiswa nemafaro

Mukurongwa kwazvo vamwe vaiti totenda damwa

Zvadzamwa nhasi cahati regai tione

Kunowira tsvimbo nedohwe

 

Inyasha guhwa kuperekedza wanyumwa

Heuno mukana werakajeka ramangwana

Tapinda tapinda mushuviro dzemoyo

Timhanyidzane varimi pakurima upfumi hurimuvhu

 

Kuvarimi zvinhu zviedwa chembere yekwa Chivi

Yakabika mabwe ndokunwa muto

Matanda mazununguswa imi mosiya

Nerakaorera, nyamba karekare hakana nyakuona

Munyu ngwarirai Nokuti

Ndakaziva hwutungamiri

 

Saka tiri pano paMarovanyati

Semurau wemafaro tichidya nekunwa

Kutatajura nokutatajura kunyanduka nokunyanduka

Pachena, kupembenuka, kurandanuka, kutandavara

Kupuranyemba nemusana muneyedu Zimbabwe

Izere rusununguko, Garwe riri tii

Iwe woshora rusununguko rwakadai

Kusatenda pakadai uroyi