Easter Sunday

Isita muZimbabwe: Kupemberera Kumuka kwaJesu Kristu

Isita muZimbabwe izuva rine tsika dzakadzika uye unhu hwakasimba hwechiKristu hunobatanidza mhuri nenzanga mune mufaro mukuru. Iri harisi zuvawo zvaro rekumbozorora pabasa, asi inguva inoyera zvikuru muZimbabwe, nyika inozivikanwa nekuva nehuwandu hwevanhu vanopfuura makumi masere muzana (80%) vanotevedzera chitendero chechiKristu. Isita muZimbabwe inouya panguva iyo nyika inenge ichiri mune mumvuri wechirimo, zvirimwa muminda zvave kusvika pakuibva, uye mhepo inenge yave kutanga kutonhorera zvishoma, zvichigadzira mamiriro ekunze akakodzera kuungana kwemhuri.

Kukosha kweIsita kunobva munhoroondo yeBhaibheri inotsanangura kumuka kwaJesu Kristu kubva kuvafi pazuva rechitatu mushure mekurovererwa kwake pamuchinjikwa. Kune muZimbabwe, izvi zvinomirira kukunda rufu, ruponeso, uye tariro itsva. Ichi ndicho chikonzero nei Isita ichinzi ndiro zororo rakakosha kupfuura mamwe ose pakarenda yechechi yechiKristu. Mukati memazuva mana ezororo iri—kutanga neChishanu Chinoera (Good Friday) kusvika neMuvhuro weIsita (Easter Monday)—nyika yose inenge yakatarisa kune zvemweya, rudo, nekudyidzana kwevanhu.

Kupembererwa kwezuva iri muZimbabwe kunosanganisa tsika dzechiKristu dzekunze kwenyika pamwe netsika dzechivanhu dzechiAfurika dzekugamuchira vaeni nekuunganidza hama dziri kure. Isita muZimbabwe haina kungofanana nemimwe mitambo yenyika dzekuMadokero uko mazai eIsita (Easter eggs) anotamba basa guru; muZimbabwe, kutarisa kuri pakuenda kumachechi, kunamata, kuimba mapisarema, uye kudya pamwe chete semhuri yakabatana. Izuva rinochinja kusuwa kwevhiki rese kuita mufaro mukuru wekuti "Kristu amuka!"

Isita ichange rini muna 2026?

Muna 2026, zuva reIsita richange riri musi we April 5, 2026. Sezvo riri zuva rinoenderana nekufamba kwemwedzi (lunar calendar), zuva iri rinoshanduka gore negore, asi rinogara richiitwa musi weSvondo pakati pemwedzi waKurume naKubvumbi.

Muna 2026, ruzivo rwakakosha rwezuva iri ndeurwu: Zuva remuvhiki: Sunday Zuva remwedzi: April 5, 2026 Mazuva asara: Kwakasara mazuva anosvika 92 kuti zuva iri risvike.

Isita harisi zuva rakatarwa (fixed date) seKisimusi. Rinotarwa zvichienderana nenguva inobuda mwedzi uzere (full moon) mushure me "vernal equinox". Izvi zvinoreva kuti gore negore, maKristu muZimbabwe vanomirira kuziva kuti Isita ichange iri rini kuti varonge misangano yavo mikuru yechechi neyekumusha.

Nhoroondo neZvinoreva Isita muZimbabwe

Nhoroondo yeIsita muZimbabwe yakanyatsonamatira pakuparadzwa kwevhangeri munyika mukupera kwezana ramakore regumi nemapfumbamwe (19th century). Mamishinari akauya nemitambo iyi, asi nekufamba kwenguva, maZimbabwe akaitora ndokuishandura kuti ienderane netsika dzavo dzekuremekedza vari pasi nekupemberera upenyu.

Kumuka kwaJesu kunoonekwa sechiratidzo chekuti matambudziko ose eupenyu anogona kukurwa. Munyika yakasangana nematambudziko akawanda ezvehupfumi nemagariro, shoko reIsita rinozadza vanhu netariro. Icho chivimbiso chekuti mushure merima remuchinjikwa, pane chiedza chekumuka. Izvi zvinoita kuti Svondo yeIsita ive zuva rine simba rakakura mumwoyo yevatendi vazhinji muZimbabwe.

Matsika neMagariro: Isita muZimbabwe Inochengetwa Sei?

Kupembererwa kweIsita muZimbabwe kunotanga kare zororo risati rasvika. Kune machechi mazhinji, kune mazuva makumi mana e "Lent" apo vanhu vanozvinyima zvimwe zvinhu sezvekudya (fasting) kana mamwe mabasa ekuzvivandudza mune zvemweya.

1. Misangano yemaChechi (Church Conventions)

Chimwe chinhu chikuru chinoitika muZimbabwe panguva yeIsita kuungana kukuru kwemachechi. Machechi akaita seZion Christian Church (ZCC), Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM), Roman Catholic, Anglican, neMapositori akasiyana-siyana, anoita misangano inotora mazuva mana kana kudarika. Mugungano: Zviuru zvevanhu zvinofamba kubva kumaguta achienda kumisasa mikuru kana kumisha inoyera (shrines) yakaita seMbungo kana kwaMutendi. Pano vanhu vanogara mumatende kana muzvikoro, vachidya pamwe chete nekuteerera mashoko eBhaibheri. Sunrise Services: Musi weSvondo yeIsita, machechi akawanda anoita minamato yemambakwedza (sunrise services). Izvi zvinoitwa kutevedzera nguva inofungidzirwa kuti Mariya Magadharena akasvika paguva raJesu ndokuwana risina chinhu zuva richibuda. Kuimba nekuridza ngoma panguva iyi kunenge kuchiitika nesimba guru, mufaro wekumuka kwaKristu uchinzwikwa mumhepo.

2. Kupfeka neKuzviratidza

PaSvondo yeIsita, vanhu vanozvipinda nemucheka wavo wakanakisisa. Kune avo vari mumachechi ane yunifomu, yunifomu inenge yakacheneswa ikadhindwa zvakanaka. Kune amwe machechi, vanhu vanopfeka zvipfeko zvitsva sechiratidzo chehupenyu hutsva hwaunzwa nekumuka kwaKristu. Vakadzi vanowanzopfeka madhirezi anoyevedza nemadhuku, varume vakapfeka masutu avo emhando yepamusoro.

3. Kudya neMhuri

Mushure memunamato weSvondo, mhuri dzinoungana kumba kuti ddidye kudya kweIsita. MuZimbabwe, kudya uku hakuna kukwana kana pasina: Sadza: Chikafu chikuru munyika chinodyiwa nenyama yakagochwa kana yakabikwa nemuto. Nyama: Sezvo iri nguva yemufaro, mhuri dzinowanzobaya huku, mbudzi, kana kutenga nyama yemombe yakawanda. Mupunga une nzungu: Ichi chikafu chinokosheswa zvikuru pamazuva emutambo. Easter Eggs neBuns: Kunyangwe isiri tsika yevanhu vose, mumaguta vanhu vanofarira kutenga "Hot Cross Buns" nemazai echokoreti (chocolate eggs) evana. Mazai anomirira hupenyu hutsva hunobuda mugoko, sezvo Jesu akabuda muguva.

Isita muMaguta nekuMisha

Kune misiyano mishoma pakati pekuti Isita inochengetwa sei mumaguta akaita seHarare neBulawayo, uye kumisha (rural areas).

Kumaguta: Vanhu vazhinji vanoshandisa nguva iyi kushanyira hama dzavo kumusha. Izvi zvinoita kuti mumigwagwa mikuru yakaita seHarare-Masvingo kana Harare-Bulawayo kuve nemotokari dzakawanda. Mumaguta, maresitarendi nemapaki anogona kunge akazara nevanhu vari kuzorora mushure mechechi. Kumisha: Kumusha ndiko kune mwoyo weIsita yeZimbabwe. Mhuri dzinobva kwakasiyana-siyana dzinoungana pamba pevabereki kana sekuru nambuya. Kune kudyidzana kukuru nekugovana zvirimwa zvitsva zvinenge zvichangokohwewa muminda. Husiku, vanhu vanogona kuungana pamoto vachitaura nhoroondo dzekare nedzechiKristu.

Zvinhu Zvinokosha kune Vashanyi (Practical Information for Visitors)

Kana uri mushanyi anenge ari muZimbabwe panguva yeIsita muna 2026, hezvino zvimwe zvinhu zvaunofanira kuziva:

1. Kuvharwa kweMabhizimisi: Isita izororo repamutemo (public holiday). Musi weChishanu Chinoera (Good Friday) nemusi weMuvhuro weIsita (Easter Monday), mabhizimisi akawanda, mabhanga, nemahofisi ehurumende anenge akavharwa. Supermarkets dzinogona kuvhura kwenguva pfupi. Musi weSvondo, zvitoro zvakawanda zvinenge zvakavharwa vanhu vari kuchechi.
2. Kufamba: Migwagwa mikuru inenge yakabatikana zvikuru (heavy traffic). Kana uchida kufamba nemabhazi emuHarare kana kuenda kune mamwe maguta, zvinoda kuronga mapurogiramu ako nenguva nekuti mabhazi anenge akazara.
3. Zvekunamata: Kana uchida kupinda chechi, unogamuchirwa nemufaro mune chero chechi yaunenge wasarudza. Zvakakosha kupfeka zvine ruremekedzo (modest clothing)—vakadzi vanokurudzirwa kupfeka madhirezi anovhara mabvi uye varume vanopfeka hembe dzine kora.
4. Nzvimbo dzeKushanya: Nzvimbo dzakaita seVictoria Falls, Kariba, neNyanga dzinenge dzakazara nevanhu panguva yeIsita. Zvinokurudzirwa kubhuka pokugara (accommodation) mwedzi yakawanda pamberi kuitira kuti usashaye pokurara.
5. Mamiriro ekunze: Muna Kubvumbi, Zimbabwe inenge iine mamiriro ekunze akanaka zvikuru. Inenge isiri kupisa zvakanyanya uye isiri kutonhora zvakanyanya (pakati pe 25°C ne 30°C masikati). Husiku kunogona kuderera kusvika pa 15°C, saka zvakanaka kuva nebhachi rakareruka.

Isita seZororo reHurumende

MuZimbabwe, Isita haisi zuva rimwe chete, asi chikamu chezororo refu (long weekend). Hurumende inoziva mazuva anotevera semazuva ekuzorora: Good Friday (Chishanu Chinoera): Musi wa 3 Kubvumbi 2026. Easter Saturday (Mugovera weIsita): Musi wa 4 Kubvumbi 2026. Easter Sunday (Svondo yeIsita): Musi wa April 5, 2026.

• Easter Monday (Muvhuro weIsita): Musi wa 6 Kubvumbi 2026.

Nekuda kwekuti Svondo yeIsita inowira pazuva reSvondo, riri zororo rinozivikanwa nehurumende, vanhu vanopiwa Muvhuro unotevera sezuva rekuzorora kuitira kuti vawane nguva yakakwana yekudzokera kumabasa vachibva kumisangano yavo kana kumisha. Zvikoro zvose muZimbabwe zvinenge zvakavharwa panguva iyi sezvo iri zororo riri pakati petemu yekutanga neyechipiri.

Mushandirapamwe neTsika dzeKubatsirana

Chimwe chinhu chinoyemurika muZimbabwe panguva yeIsita mweya we "Ubuntu" kana kuti "Unhu". Machechi mazhinji anoshandisa nguva iyi kuunganidza zvipo, zvekudya, nezvipfeko zvekupa kune vanoshaya, nherera, nevanogara mumisha yevakwegura. Tsika iyi inobva mukutevedzera rudo rwaKristu rwakaita kuti azvipire kufira vanhu. Saka, Svondo yeIsita hachisi zuva rekungozvigutsa chete, asi zuva rekufungawo vamwe vasina mukana wakafanana newe.

Mhuri dzinogonawo kushandisa nguva iyi kugadzirisa nyaya dzinonetsa mumba, kuregererana, nekusimbisa hukama. Sezvo kumuka kwaKristu kuri kukurirwa kwerufu neruvengo, maZimbabwe anozviona senguva yekuchenura mwoyo nekuvamba hupenyu hutsva hune rugare.

Kupemberera neMimhanzi

Mimhanzi inoita basa guru muIsita yeZimbabwe. Kubva pamakwaya emachechi emuHarare anofamba nemhanzi ye "classical" kusvika kune vanoridza magosita (gospel music) ane mweya wechivanhu. Mumigwagwa nepaseri pemisha, unonzwa vanhu vachiimba nziyo dzakaita sekuti "Mwari ari pano", "Jesu amuka", uye "Pane simba muropa raJesu". Mimhanzi iyi inowedzera mutsa nemufaro wezuva iri, ichiita kuti Isita ive chiitiko chinobatika mumunhu wose, angave ari muchechi kana ari kunze.

Mhedziso

Isita muZimbabwe muna 2026 ichange iri nguva yakakosha yekumutsiridza kutenda, kusimbisa mhuri, nekupemberera kumuka kwaJesu Kristu. Richange riri zuva rinozadza nyika nerunyararo, mufaro, netariro. Kubva kumakomo eNyanga kusvika kumapani eMatabeleland, mweya weIsita uchange uri wekubatana.

Kunyangwe zvinhu zvichigona kuve zvakaoma muupenyu hwezuva nezuva, Svondo yeIsita inoyeuchidza muZimbabwe wese kuti kune tariro yehupenyu hutsva nekukunda. Musi wa April 5, 2026, Zimbabwe ichange yakamira kwekanguva, ichifema mweya wekunamata nekutenda, pamberi pemazuva anosvika 92 asara, vanhu vave kutoitira gadziriro dzekuti vachange vari kupi uye nani pazuva iri guru.

Iri izororo rinosanganisa chitendero, tsika, nehunhu hwemubatanidzwa, zvichiita kuti Isita muZimbabwe ive chiitiko chakasiyana chose nechimwe chipi zvacho pasi rose.