Hwakanga hwenge tuvarungudunhu,
Hwasvava,
Hwonzwisa tsitsi.
Rakanga raomarara,
Renge mwoyo waFarao,
Risisatsikike.
Raigosimuka,
Nehasha richitosvora,
Asi kwakazonayawo,
Hwakazosvibira,
Ihwo huswa
Nairo purazi rwaToringo rwakapfavirira,
Guruva raisimuka rakadzikamiswa.
Nevaifinyamira zuva richivanyemwererera,
Takazoona vonyemwerera zvino,
Vofefeterwa,
Denga parakaturuka,
Kuti inayewo.
Takabva taziva kuti
NaSaru
Anogarodemba-demba,
Achafarawo,
Yanayawo kwake!
Ruvimbo Martha Jeche is a bilingual poet and writer passionate about preserving her native language, Shona. She co-authored Jongwe neSheche (2022) and Kuchema nekunakirwa (2024) with Nelson Mutongi. Ruvimbo has contributed to anthologies such as Dear Married Man, Tesserae: a mosaic of poem by Zimbabwean women (Carnelian Heart Publishing, 2023), and Speaking Truth to Power Poetry Anthology (International Human Rights Arts Festival, 2023). She is also featured in the Newsday and the Standard courtesy of Gourd of Consciousness Poetry, the Labila Magazine (Zambia) and the Nation Paper (Malawi).