[AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTORY NOTE]

The HEAVENLY ARCANA - the matters in Sacred Scripture or the Word of the Lord that have been disclosed - stand in explanatory sections entitled THE INTERNAL SENSE OF THE WORD. As for the nature of that sense, see what has been presented on the subject from experience in 1767-1777, 1869-1879, and in addition in the main body of the work, in 1-5, 64-66, 167, 605, 920, 937, 1143, 1224, 1404, 1405, 1408, 1409, 1502 end, 1540, 1659, 1756, 1783, 1807.

The MARVELS -- things seen in the world of spirits and in the angelic heaven - have been placed in sections before and after each chapter. In this first volume the sections are:

1. Man's awakening from the dead and his entry into eternal life, 168-181.

2. The entry into eternal life of one who has been so awakened, 182-189.

3. Man's entry into eternal life - continued, 314-319.

4. The nature of the life of a soul or spirit at that time, 320-327.

5. Some examples of what certain spirits had thought during their lifetime about the soul or spirit, 443-448.

6. Heaven and heavenly joy, 449-459.

7. Heaven and heavenly joy - continued, 537-546.

8. Heaven and heavenly joy - continued, 547-553.

9. The communities that constitute heaven, 684-691.

10. Hell, 692-700.

11. The hells of people who have gone through life hating, desiring revenge, and being cruel, 814-823.

12. The hells of people who have gone through life committing adultery and acts of unrestrained lust; also the hells of deceivers and witches, 824-871.

13. The hells of the avaricious; then the filthy Jerusalem and the robbers in the desert. Also the utterly foul hells of people who have lived wholly engrossed in the pursuit of pleasures, 938-946.

14. Other hells that are different from those mentioned already, 947-970.

15. Vastations, 1106-1113.

[NCBSP editor's note: The table of contents for Volume 2 of this translation may be found in section 1114.]

IZIMFIHLO ZASEZULWINI EZIQUKETHWE EZIBHALWENI EZINGCWELE NOMA EZWINI LENKOSI ZISONJULULIWE KUQALWA ENCWADINI KAGENESIS KANYE NEZINTO EZIMANGALISAYO EZIBONWE EMHLABENI WEMIMOYA NASEZULWINI LEZINGELOSI

KULOTSHWE WU EMANUEL SWEDENBORG

KWAHUNYUSHWA KUSUSWA ESINGISINI KUYISWA ESIZULWINI UMQINGO WOKUQALA

IHUNYUSHWE NGU wuZAMOKUHLE T. ZUNGU

---

Arcana Coelestia: The Heavenly Arcana contained in the Holy Scripture or Word of the Lord unfolded in the Book of Genesis together with wonderful things seen in the World of Spirits and in the Heaven of Angels

By Emanuel Swedenborg

Translated into Zulu by Zamokuhle T. Zungu

---

UHLU LOMLOBI LWEZIHLOKO EZIQUKETHWE EMQINGWENI WOKUQALA.

IziMfihlo zeZulu ezisonjululwe eziBhalweni eziNgcwele noma eZwini leNkosi zikwiNcazelo, eyiNgqondo engaPhakathi yeZwi. Ukuthi lengqondo inhloboni kungabonwa kulezozinto ezikhonjiswe malungana nayo ngokusukela eLwazini lokuzazela mathupha ezinombolweni 1767-1777, 1869-1879; nasemongweni noma engqikithini yenkulumo (ezinombolweni 1-5, 64-66, 167, 605, 920, 937, 1143, 1224, 1404, 1405, 1408, 1409, 1502 ekugcineni, 1540, 1659, 1756, 1783, 1807).

IZinto eziMangalisayo ezibonwe eMhlabeni weMimoya naseZulwini leziNgelosi, kuqalwe ngazo futhi zajotshelelwa ezahlukweni ezimbalwa. Kulomqingo kukhona lezizihloko ezilandelayo:

Mayelana nokuVuswa komuntu kwabafileyo, nokungena kwakhe ekuphileni okuphakade (n. 168-181).

Isiqhubezo mayelana nokungena komuntu ekuphileni okuphakade (n. 182-189; naku 314-319).

Ukuthi ngaleyonkathi impilo yoMphefumulo noma yoMumoya injani (320-323).

Ezinye izibonelo zemicabanga yeMimoya yokuthi yayicabangani ngoMphefumulo noma ngoMumoya ngenkathi isesemzimbeni wemvelo (n. 443-448).

Mayelana neZulu kanye neNjabulo yaseZulwini (n. 449-459; 537-546; 547-553).

Mayelana namaBandla abumba noma enza iZulu (n. 684-691).

Mayelana nesiHogo (n. 692-700).

Mayelana neziHogo zalabo abebebuswa yiNzondo, ukuPhindisa, noluNyae ezimpilweni zabo zemvelo (n. 814-823).

Mayelana neziHogo zalabo abebebuswa wukuPhinga neSigweba; mayelana futhi neziHogo zabaKhohlisi nezabaThakathikazi (n. 824-831).

Mayelana neziHogo zabaHahayo; namayelana neJerusalema eliNgcolile, nabaPhangi eHlane; namayelana nothuvi obugcwele eziHogweni zalabo abebecwile ezinjabulweni zomzimba noma zezinzwa besaphila emhlabeni wemvelo (n. 938-946).

Mayelana nezinye iziHogo ezehlukile kulezi esezibalwe ngenhla (n. 947-970).

Mayelana neziNcithakalo (n. 1106-1113).

UHlu lomlobi lwezihloko eziqukethwe emqingweni wesikhombisa.

IziMfihlakalo zezulu ezisonjululwe ezibhalweni eziNgcwele noma ezwini leNkosi ziqukethwe ezincazelweni, eyingqondo engaphakathi yezwi. Izanduleliso ezendulela izahluko ezimbalwa ziyincazelo yalokhu okulandelayo: Ziyincazelo eyingqondo engaphakathi yamazwi eNkosi akuMathewu 25:34-36 (ezinombolweni 4954-4959).

Ziyisiqhubezo mayelana nokuqhamisana komuntu noMuntu oMkhulu: ukuqhamisana kwamanyonga nezitho ezixhumene nawo (ezinombolweni 5050-5062).

Ziyincazelo eyingqondo engaphakathi yamazwi eNkosi akuMathewu 25:37-46 (ezinombolweni 5063-5071).

Ziyisiqhubezo mayelana nokuqhamisana komuntu nomuntu omkhulu: ukuqhamisana kwezitho zomuntu zangaphakathi nezitho zomuntu omkhulu zangaphakathi (ezinombolweni 5171-5190).

Ziyisiqhubezo mayelana nokuqhamisana komuntu nomuntu omkhulu (ezinombolweni 5377-5396).

Ziyisiqhubezo mayelana nokuqhamisana komuntu nomuntu omkhulu: ukuqhamisana kwesikhumba, izinwele, namathambo (ezinombolweni 5552-5573).

Ziyisiqhubezo mayelana nokuqhamisana: ukuqhamisana kwezifo nomhlaba kamoya (ezinombolweni 5711-5727).

UHLU LOMLOBI LWEZIHLOKO EZIQUKETHWE KULOMQINGO.

Kuqukethwe izimfihlakalo zezulu ezethulwe ngencazelo yengqondo enga pha-kathi yeZibhalo ezingcwele noma yeZwi.

Okujotshelelwe ekugcineni kwezinye iZahluko kumayelana nezingelosi ka nye nemimoya okuhanqa umuntu (bheka izinombolo 5846-5866).

Isiqhubezo mayelana nezingelosi kanye nemimoya okuhanqe umuntu (bheka izinombolo 5976-5993).

Kujotshelelwe okumayelana nomngenela nobudlelwane bomphefumulo emzimbeni wemvelo (bheka izinombolo 6053-6058).

Isiqhubezo mayelana nomngenela nobudlelwane bomphefumulo emzimbeni wemvelo (6189-6215).

Isiqhubezo mayelana nomngenela nobudlelwane bomphefumulo emzimbeni wemvelo (6307-6327).

Isiqhubezo mayelana nomngenela nobudlelwane bomphefumulo emzimbeni wemvelo (bheka izinombolo 6466-6496).

Isiqhubezo mayelana nomngenela nobudlelwane bomphefumulo emzimbeni wemvelo (bheka izinombolo 6598-6626).

Okunye okulotshiwe (bheka amakhasi 503, 504).

1807. Ukuthi ngamazwi “Bheka, manje, ngasezulwini” kufanekiswa ukuqhanyiswa kombuso weNkosi lapho kubukwa umkhathi ngameso engqondo kusobala ngokuqhanyiswa nge “zulu”. Engqondweni engaphakathi yeZwi nge “zulu” kakushiwo lesisibhakabhaka esiphezulu esibonakala ngameso, kodwa kushiwo umbuso weNkosi kabanzi nangokwemininingwane. Lapho umuntu obona izinto zangaphakathi ngesu lezinto zangaphandle ebuka isibhakabhaka kacabangi nakancane ngesibhakabhaka nezinkanyezi kodwa ucabanga ngezulu lezingelosi. Nalapho ebuka ilanga kacabangi nakancane ngalo kodwa ucabanga ngeNkosi, okuyiYona eyiLanga lasezulwini. Kwenzeka okufanayo nalapho ebuka inyanga nezinkanyezi. Ngakhoke nalapho ebuka ukungabi namkhawulo kwesibhakabhaka kacabangi ngokungabi namkhawulo kwaso kodwa ucabanga ngokungabi namkhawulo nokungabi nasiphelo kwamandla eNkosi. Kwenzeka kanjalo ngazozonke izinto azibukayo, ngokuba kakulutho olusemhlabeni wemvelo olungafanekisi okuthile kwasempilweni yangemuva kokufa.

[2] Kwenzeka okufanayo nangezinto eziphansi emhlabeni, njengokuthi, lapho umuntu obona okungaphakathi ngesu lokungaphandle ebuka uvivi lokusa kacabangi ngalo kodwa ucabanga ngokuvela kwazozonke izinto eNkosini nokuqhubekela kwazo ekukhanyeni kwasemini okuyinhlakanipho. Kunjalo nalapho ebuka izivande, imithi, nezimbali, iso lakhe kaligxili emthini othile, ezimbalini zawo, emaqabungeni awo, nasezithelweni zawo, kodwa ligxila ezintweni zasezulwini ezifanekiswa ngalezizinto. Futhi iso lakhe kaligxili embalini, ebuhleni bayo, nasekuthandekeni kwayo kodwa ligxila kulezozinto ezifanekiswa ngalezizinto empilweni yangemuva kokufa. Ngokuba kayikho neyodwa into ephezulu esibhakabhakeni nasemhlabeni phansi enhle nethandekayo engafanekisi okuthile okusemmbusweni weNkosi; namalungana nalokhu ungabheka okuphawulwe enombolweni 1632 ngenhla. Kuyilokhu “ukubheka ngasezulwini” okufanekisa ukuqhanyiswa kommbuso weNkosi lapho kubukwa umkhathi ngamehlo engqondo.

[3] Isizathu sokuba kungabikho neyodwa into ephezulu esibhakabhakeni nasemhlabeni phansi enhle nethandekayo engafanekisi okuthile okusembusweni weNkosi wukuthi lezozinto zabakhona futhi ziqhubeka nokubakhona, okungukuthi, zigcinwa ebukhoneni ngesu lomngenela ophuma eNkosini odlula ezulwini. Lokhu kufana nokwenzeka ngomzimba womuntu, obakhona futhi ugcinwe ukhona ngesu lomphefumulo, nokuyisizathu sokuba zonke izinto ezisemzimbeni zifanekise izinto ezisemphefumulweni kabanzi nangokwemininingwane. Okusemphefumulweni wumsebenzi owusizo nenhloso, kanti okusemzimbeni wukufezwa kwalowomsebenzi nenhloso. Yonke imiphumela, ngendlela efanayo, ifanekisa imisebenzi okuyiyona eyisisusa saleyomiphumela, kanti imisebenzi ewusizo ifanekisa inhloso okuyiyona eyandulelayo noma engamaqaliso.

[4] Abantu abagxila emiqondweni yoBunkulunkulu kabazinaki noma kabazikhathazi ngezinto ezibonakala ngamehlo abo enyama, kodwa ngazo nakuzo baqonda noma babona izinto zangaphakathi ngokunganqamukiyo. Izinto ezingaphakathi kunazozonke yilezo ezingezombuso weNkosi, kanjalo yilezo eziyinhloso esemqoka kunazozonke. Kunjalo nangeZwi leNkosi. Umuntu ogxila ekuqondeni imiqondo yoBunkulunkulu kabonaze azikhathaze ngengqondo engaphandle noma yemvelo yeZwi, kodwa uthatha ingqondo yalo engaphandle njengento emele nefanekisa izinto zezulu lamazulu nezinto zezulu likamoya zeSonto nezommbuso weNkosi. Kulowomuntu umsebenzi wengqondo yemvelo wukuba kuphela yisu lokuba akwazi ukucabanga ngezinto zeSonto nangezinto zommbuso weNkosi. Kwakunjalo nokubuka kweNkosi izinto zemvelo.