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Ruzivo · Kurova Guva Nerufu
Kugovewa kwenhumbi
The Distribution of the Deceased's Belongings
Pfupiso
Nhumbi dzomufi dzinogoverwa nedunzvi (mugari wenhaka) zuva rokurova guva, mombe dzichisiyirwa vana kuti vazvitsigire.
Nyaya yakazara
Mushure mekurohwa kweguva, dunzvi (mugari wenhaka yezita) rinogovera nhumbi dzomufi maererano nezvakarayirwa nababa naamai vomufi uyu. Kana ari murume afa, vakadzi vake ndivo vanotanga kusarudza pane nhumbi idzi. Mombe dzababa dzinowanzosiyirwa vana kuti vabatsirwe nadzo pakurooresa kana kuroorwa, asi zvombo zvechirume zvakadai seuta nemiseve zvinowanzopiwa nevanji (mugari wenhaka yebasa). Zvinhu zvomukadzi anenge afa zvinowanzosarira vana vake kana vana veimba yaari kubva. Mushure mekunge nhumbi dzagoverwa, panozotorwa mudonzo dzinozotorwa panochemwa mazita, apo mugari wenhaka anodaidzwa nezita ramufi, achitambidzwa zvombo zvaari kuzogara achishandisa somugari wenhaka, izvi zvichitevedzerwa nemhururu yokupembera kuti mufi "amuka" mumugari wenhaka mutsva.
In English
Once the guva ceremony has been performed, the appointed heir distributes the deceased's belongings according to what the deceased's parents had instructed. If a man has died, his wives are the first allowed to choose from among his belongings. Cattle belonging to the father are usually left to the children to support their own future marriages, while items associated with manhood, such as a bow and arrows, are typically given to the male relative taking over the deceased's role. A deceased woman's belongings are usually left to her own children or to her natal family. After the belongings have been distributed, a separate ceremony follows in which names are formally passed on: the heir is addressed by the deceased's name and handed the tools they will now use as the new bearer of that name, celebrated with ululation to mark that the deceased has, in a sense, "risen again" in the new heir.