Holy Saturday

Mugovera Mutsvene muZimbabwe: Zuva reKufungisisa neChivimbo

Mugovera Mutsvene, unozivikanwawo nekunzi Holy Saturday kana kuti Easter Saturday, izuva rakakosha zvikuru muZimbabwe, nyika ine vanhu vanodarika chikamu chemakumi masere kubva muzana (87%) vanozviti maKristu. Zuva iri rinouya pashure peChishanu Chakanaka (Good Friday) uye risati rasvika Svondo yeIsita (Easter Sunday). MuZimbabwe, zuva iri harisi zororo rinongovepo pakati peamwe mazuva, asi inguva yakanyarara, izere nekufungisisa kwakadzama pamusoro perufu rwaJesu Kristu uye kumirira neshungu kumuka kwake kuvakafa.

Iri izuva rinoonekwa sezuva renyaradzo nekuzorora kwechitendero. Maererano nedzidziso dzechiKristu dzinoteverwa muZimbabwe, iri ndiro zuva iro muviri waJesu Kristu wainge wakarara muguva pashure pekunge akarovererwa pamuchinjikwa. Kune muZimbabwean akawanda, iri izuva rekumbomira mabasa ose anonetesa, kusiya ruzha rwenyika, uye kutarisa mukati mehana. Hazvina kufanana neKisimusi apo panenge paine mufaro mukuru nekupembera; Mugovera Mutsvene unochengetedzwa nenzira ine ruremekedzo rwakadzama nekunyarara.

Zuva iri rinoita chikamu chemazuva mana ezororo guru reIsita muZimbabwe, iro rinotanga neChishanu richipedzisira neMuvhuro weIsita. Mumaguta akaita seHarare, Bulawayo, Mutare, neGweru, uchaona kuti hupenyu hunenge hwakadzikama zvikuru. Vanhu vazhinji vanoshandisa nguva iyi kuva nemhuri dzavo, kunamata, uye kugadzirira mhemberero huru dzinouya neSvondo. Chinhu chinoita kuti zuva iri rive rakasiyana ndiko kumirira (anticipation). Pane kamwe kamhepo kekumirira chimwe chinhu chikuru chava kuda kuitika, izvo zvinobatanidza kutenda kwemaKristu nehunhu hwechiwanhu hweZimbabwe hwekuremekedza vakafa nekuva nenguva yekunyarara.

Mugovera Mutsvene mu 2026 unopembererwa rini?

Gore rino, Mugovera Mutsvene uchacherechedzwa musi we April 4, 2026. Sezvo riri zuva rakabatana nekarenda yeIsita, richange riri nezuva rekuti Saturday. Kubva nhasi, kwasara mazuva anosvika 91 kuti zuva iri risvike.

Zvakakosha kuziva kuti zuva reMugovera Mutsvene haringogari rakatarwa pazuva rimwe chete gore negore (variable date). Rinochinja zvichienderana nekufamba kwemwedzi, sezvo richitevera karenda yechiKristu yeWestern tradition. MuZimbabwe, mazuva aya anotevedzwa zvakanyanya nekuti anosarudza kuti mazuva ekuzorora kune vanoshanda nevadzidzi anenge ari api. Muna 2026, zuva iri rinowira mukutanga kwemwedzi waKubvumbi, nguva iyo kunze muZimbabwe kunenge kwave kutanga kutonhorera zvishoma apo mwaka wekunaya unenge uchipfuura.

Nhoroondo uye Kwakabva Mugovera Mutsvene

Nhoroondo yeMugovera Mutsvene muZimbabwe yakadzika midzi pakusvika kwechiKristu munyika iyi munguva dzekutanga kwekushanyirwa kwenyika nevachena vafundisi vechiKristu. Kunyangwe zvazvo Zimbabwe iine tsika dzayo dzechinyakare, chiKristu chakagamuchirwa zvakanyanya uye mazuva anoyera eIsita akava chikamu chenhoroondo yenyika.

Muchitendero chechiKristu, Mugovera Mutsvene unorangarira zuva rekuzorora kwaJesu muguva. MuBhaibheri, hapana zvakawanda zvakanyorwa zvakaitika pazuva iri, izvo zvinoita kuti rive zuva renyaradzo (Sabbath rest). MuZimbabwe, nhoroondo iyi inosanganiswa netsika dzekuremekedza vakafa. Sezvo vaShona nevaNdebele vachiremekedza zvikuru nguva yekuchema nekubata maoko, Mugovera Mutsvene unokwana zvakanaka mutsika dzechiZimbabwe nekuti unopa vanhu mukana wekurangarira "kufa" kwaJesu nenzira inoremekedzwa.

Kubva pakawana Zimbabwe kuzvitonga kuzere muna 1980, hurumende yakaramba ichicherechedza mazuva aya semazuva ezororo renyika yose. Izvi zvakaitwa nekuda kwekuti ruzhinji rwevanhu munyika maKristu. Saka, nhoroondo yezuva iri muZimbabwe haisi yechitendero chete, asi zvakare inyaya yemutemo nenzanga inokoshesa kutenda muna Mwari.

Mararamiro neMaitiro ezuva iri muZimbabwe

MuZimbabwe, Mugovera Mutsvene hausi zuva remapfundo kana mhemberero dzeruzha. Hazvifanani nezuva reKuzvitonga (Independence Day) kana Kisimusi apo vanhu vanoridza mimhanzi nekutamba. Pazuva iri, zvinhu zvinoteverwa ndeizvi:

1. Kunyarara muMisha neMunzanga

Misha yakawanda, kunyanya kumaruzevha nemumadhorobha, inenge yakanyarara. Vanhu vanodzivisa kuita mabasa anopa ruzha rwakanyanya. Iri izuva rekuzorora kune avo vanenge vashanda nesimba vhiki rose. Kune dzimwe mhuri, iri izuva rekutsanya (fasting), vachimira kudya zvimwe zvekudya kusvika Svondo yeIsita kuitira kuratidza kuzvipira kuna Mwari.

2. Kugadzirira Svondo yeIsita

Kunyangwe iri zuva rekunyarara, Mugovera Mutsvene izuva rakabatikana zvikuru mukugadzirira. Madzimai emumba anenge achibika nekugadzira zvekudya zvinonaka zvichadyiwa neSvondo. Kune avo vanogara mumadhorobha, iri ndiro zuva ravanoita mashoppings ekupedzisira (last minute shopping) sezvo zvitoro zvakawanda zvinenge zvakavhurwa kwemaawa mashoma.

3. Misangano yeChechi neVigil

Machechi akawanda muZimbabwe, kusanganisira eRoma (Catholic), maAnglican, maMethodist, nemachechi emweya (Apostolic sects), anochengetedza husiku hweMugovera Mutsvene sehusiku hwekutarira kana kuti Easter Vigil.

• Easter Vigil: Vanhu vanoungana mumachechi kubva manheru emusi weMugovera. Panobatidzwa makenduru anomirira "Chiedza chaKristu" chinokunda rima rerufu.
• Kubhabhatidza: Machechi akawanda muZimbabwe anosarudza Mugovera manheru kana Svondo mangwanani kuitira kubhabhatidza nhengo itsva, zvichiratidza hupenyu hutsva muna Kristu.

4. Kushanyira Hama

Nekuda kwekuti riri zororo refu, vanhu vazhinji muZimbabwe vanofamba kubva mumaguta vachienda kumisha yavo (kumaruzevha). Mugovera Mutsvene unowanzo shandiswa sezuva rekugara pamwe chete nehama nekurukura nyaya dzemhuri dzakasiyana-siyana. Isita muZimbabwe inguva yekubatanidza mhuri dzainge dzakaparadzana nekuda kwebasa.

Tsika dzechiKristu muZimbabwe pazuva iri

Zimbabwe inozivikanwa nekuva nemachechi akawanda akasiyana-siyana, uye rimwe nerimwe rine magadzirirwo aro eMugovera Mutsvene:

• Machechi Emuchitendero cheChinyakare (Mainline Churches): KumaRoma, Mugovera Mutsvene izuva rekusuwa kukuru apo aritari (altar) muchechi inenge isina chinhu. Hapana chirayiro chinodyiwa kusvika husiku.
• Machechi ePantekosta (Pentecostal Churches): Aya machechi anowanzoita minyengetero yakadzama pazuva iri, vachitarisa pamusoro pekukunda kunouya pashure pematambudziko.
• Machechi emuMweya (Apostolic Faith/Mapositori): Kunyangwe vaine tsika dzakasiyana zvishoma, vazhinji vavo vanoungana mumakomo kana kumasowe pazuva iri vachiita minyengetero yezuva rose.

Mazano kuVashanyi neVatorwa vari muZimbabwe

Kana uri muenzi muZimbabwe panguva yeMugovera Mutsvene muna 2026, heano mamwe mazano anokubatsira:

1. Kufamba: Ziva kuti kutakura kwevanhu (public transport) kunogona kunge kwakashoma kana kuti kwakazara nevanhu vari kuenda kumisha. Migwagwa mikuru yakaita seHarare-Masvingo kana Harare-Bulawayo inenge iine motokari dzakawanda. Zvakanaka kuronga rwendo rwako pachine nguva.
2. Zvitoro neMabasa: Mahofisi ehurumende, mabhanga, nezvikoro zvinenge zvakavharwa. Zvitoro zvikuru (supermarkets) zvinovhurwa asi zvinogona kuvhara nekukasira. Ita shuwa kuti watenga zvekudya zvako pachine nguva.
3. Ruremekedzo: Kana ukafunga kushanyira chechi, pfeka zvine ruremekedzo. MuZimbabwe, kupfeka zvinoonekera kana zvikabudura (shorts) muchechi hakuonekwi zvakanaka. MaKristu emuZimbabwe anokoshesa zvikuru ruremekedzo panguva dzekunamata.
4. Kunze (Weather): Muna Kubvumbi, Zimbabwe inenge iri mukuchinja kwemwaka. Masikati kunogona kupisa (pakati pe22°C kusvika 28°C), asi manheru kunotanga kutonhorera. Kana uchaenda kuEaster Vigil manheru, takura juzi kana bhachi.
5. Kudya: Edza kudya zvekudya zvechiZimbabwe zvakaita sesadza nenyama kana muriwo wepfungaidzo panguva iyi sezvo mhuri dzakawanda dzichidya pamwe chete.

Kukosha kweMugovera Mutsvene muupfumi hweZimbabwe

Kunyangwe riri zuva rezororo, Mugovera Mutsvene une simba guru muhupfumi hwenyika.

• Tourism: Nzvimbo dzekushanyira dzakaita seVictoria Falls, Nyanga, neKariba dzinowanzozara nevanhu panguva yeIsita. Vanhu vanoshandisa Mugovera Mutsvene sezuva rekumbozorora vari munzvimbo idzi.
• Retail: Bhizinesi rezvitoro rinowana mari yakawanda mumazuva anotangira Mugovera Mutsvene sezvo vanhu vachitenga zvekudya nezvipo.
• Transport: Makambani emabhazi anotakura vanhu vazhinji panguva iyi kupfuura dzimwe nguva dzose mugore, kunze kweKisimusi.

Zvisinei, nekuti mabhizinesi akawanda anenge akavharwa, kushanda kwemari munyika kunombodzikira pazuva iri, kuchiita kuti nyika imbozorora mune zvehupfumi. Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) inenge yakavhara, uye mabhanga haashandi, kunze kwekushandisa michina yeATM nemari yepa foni.

Ko iri izuva rezororo remutemo (Public Holiday)?

Hongu, muZimbabwe Mugovera Mutsvene izuva rezororo remutemo (Statutory Public Holiday). Izvi zvinoreva kuti:

• Vashandi vazhinji vane kodzero yekusashanda asi vachitambira mari yavo (paid holiday).
• Kana munhu akashanda pazuva iri, anofanira kubhadharwa mari inopfuura yemazuva ose (double pay) maererano nemitemo yebasa muZimbabwe.
• Zvikoro zvese munyika zvinenge zvakavhara panguva iyi sezvo riri zororo riri pakati pematerm echikoro.

Kuvharwa kwemahofisi ehurumende nemabhanga kunoreva kuti hapana mabasa emutemo anogona kuitwa pazuva iri. Kana uine magwaro aunoda kugadzirisa kuhurumende, unofanira kuzviita vhiki reIsita risati rasvika kana kumirira kusvika Chipiri pashure peIsita.

Mhedziso

Mugovera Mutsvene muZimbabwe izuva rine simba rakasiyana. Hazvisi zvekungozorora kubasa chete, asi inguva yekubatana semhuri, kuremekedza kutenda kwechiKristu, uye kugadzirira mufaro wekumuka kwaKristu. Mu2026, sezvazvinogara zvakaita, zuva iri richapa maZimbabwean mukana wekumbomira nhamo nematambudziko ezuva nezuva, vachitarisa kune ramangwana rine tariro.

Kunyangwe uri muHarare mune ruzha kana kumusha kwakanyarara, mhepo yeMugovera Mutsvene inonzwika kwese kwese. Iri izuva rinotiyeuchidza kuti pashure perima nerufu (Chishanu Chakanaka), pane nguva yekumirira nekunyarara (Mugovera Mutsvene), isati yasvika nguva yekupembera nezuva idzva (Svondo yeIsita). MuZimbabwe, tsika iyi inoramba iri mbiru yakasimba inobatanidza vanhu mukutenda, murudo, nemuchivimbo.

Saka, musi wa April 4, 2026, Zimbabwe ichange yakanyarara, ichifungisisa, uye ichigadzirira mhemberero huru dzeIsita. Iri izuva rakakosha muhupenyu hwemugari wese weZimbabwe, rinozadza mwoyo nerunyararo neruremekedzo.