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

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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

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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).

1756. Konke lokhu okwethulwe ngenhla kuyizinto eziqukethwe yingqondo engaphakathi yalesiSahluko esiphezu kwaso; kodwa konke ukulandelana kwemicabango, nobuhle bakho, kakunakubonakala uma zonke izinto, yileyo naleyo ichazwa ngokusukela encazelweni yamagama, njengoba kungabonakala uma imicabango iqondwa njengomqondo owodwa. Lapho lemicabango yalesiSahluko iqondwa ngengomqondo owodwa leyomicabango ehlakazekile noma esabalele ibonakala ihlangene ngokumangalisayo futhi ixhumene. Lesisimo sifana nesomuntu olalele omunye umuntu ekhuluma kodwa olalele anake noma ahlaziye amagama asetshenziswayo. Lapho-ke umuntu olalele kawutholi umqondo ophelele njengoba ebezowuthola ukuba ubenganakile amagama noma amazwi ngalinye nokufanekiswa ngawo. Ngokuba ubuhlobo obuphakathi kwengqondo engaphakathi yeZwi nengqondo engaphandle noma yemvelo yeZwi buyafana nobuhlobo obuphakathi kwenkulumo namazwi ayo lapho izwi ngalinye lenkulumo lingahlaziywa, ikakhulu lapho linganakwa, nalapho umqondo ugxiliswa engqondweni yezinto ezifanekiswa ngamagama noma ngamazwi omuntu okhulumayo.

[2] Indlela yokubhala yasemandulondulo yayifanekisa izinto zempela kumbe izihloko ezithile ngabantu nangezisho, okwakuyizihloko nezisho okwakufanekiswa ngakho izinto ezazehluke geqe kulabobantu noma kulezozisho. Abalobi bangaleyonkathi babeloba imilando yabo ngalendlela, beloba kanjalo malungana nempilo noma nezenzeko zomphakathi kanye nangempilo yangasese. Imbala babebhala ngendlela yokuba kungabikho lutho emibhalweni yabo eyayifanele ukuqondwa njengoba ilotshiwe, kodwa kufanele kuqondwe okunye okumumethwe ngamazwi noma ngamagama elotshwe ngawo. Umkhuba wokubhala ngalendlela babenawo kangangoba babethula zonke izinhlobo zezinkanuko njengezithixo nezithixokazi ezakhonzwa kamuva ngabahedeni noma ngamaqaba njengezinto ezinoBunkulunkulu, njengoba abantu abafundileyo bekwazi lokhu ngoba izincwadi ezilotshwe ngaleyondlela zisekhona nanamhlanje. Loluhlobo lokuloba lwalusuka kubantu basemandulondulo ababephila ngaphambi kukaZamcolo, ababefanekisa izinto zasezulwini nezinto zoBunkulunkulu ngesu lezinto zemvelo ezisemkhathini nasemhlabeni. Ngokufanekisa kanjalo babegcwalisa imiqondo nemiphefumulo yabo ngezintokozo nangobumnandi lapho bebuka izinto zemvelo ezisemkhathini, ikakhulu lezozinto ezazikhanga ngesimo, ngesakheko nangehlelo kwazo. Yingakho zonke izincwadi zeSonto langaleyonkathi zazilotshwe ngaleyondlela. UJobe ungenye yezincwadi ezilotshwe ngalendlela; neCulo lamaCulo likaSolomoni lilotshwe ngendlela elingisa eyalezozincwadi. Zombili izincwadi ezigagulwa wuMose kuNumeri 21:14, 27, zazilotshwe ngaleyondlela, kanye nezinye izincwadi eziningi esezashabalala.

[3] Ngenxa yokuthi loluhlobo lokuloba lwalusuka emandulondulo, ngakhoke lwaluhlonishwa kakhulu ngabantu abangaphandle kweSonto kanye nozalo lukaJakobe, luhlonishwa kangangoba konke okwakungalotshiwe ngalolohlobo noma ngaleyondlela kwakungathathwa njengento yoBunkulunkulu. Yingakho futhi labobantu begunywa noma bevuswa wumumoya obikezelayo, babekhuluma ngendlela efanayo, okuyinto eyayenzeka ngezizathu ezifihlakele. Wayekhuluma ngaleyondlela uJakobe (Genesise 49:3-27) ; uMose wayekhuluma ngaleyondlela (Eksodusi 15:1-21) ; naku (Duteronomi33:2 ekugcineni) ; uBhalamu, owayengomunye wamadodana asempumalanga yeSiriya, lapho iSonto laseMandulo laqhubeka nokusimama (Numeri 23:7-10; 19-24; 24:5-9; 17-24) ; uDebhora noBharakhi (AbAhluleli 5:2 ekugcineni) ; uHanna (1 Samuweli 2:2-10), nabanye abaningi. Yize, ngaphandle kwengcosane, babengaqondi futhi bengazi ukuthi amazwi ababewaphimisa ayefanekisa izinto zasezulwini zombuso weNkosi neSonto, nokho babengenwa yitwetwe nokumangala, ngoba bezwa ukuthi kukhona okoBunkulunkulu nokungcwele kubona.

[4] Kodwa abantu abafundileyo emhlabeni bebengakakwazi ukuthi imilando eseZwini ibhalwe ngendlela efanayo, okungukuthi, ukuthi amagama agagulwa kulo nezisho ezithile okusetshenziswe ekufanekiseni izinto zezulu lamazulu nezinto zezulu likamoya zombuso weNkosi, ngaphandle kokuthi iZwi lifunzelelwe ngisho nangechashaza uqobo lwalo, nokuthi lowo nalowomniningwane okulo umumethe imfihlakalo ethile.

6534. 'And horsemen' means intellectual concepts. This is clear from the meaning of 'horsemen' as things connected with the understanding; for 'a horse' means the power of understanding, 2760-2761, 3217, 5321, 6125. The meaning of 'horsemen' as things connected with the understanding becomes clear in addition from the following places: In Moses,

Jehovah alone led him; He caused him to ride over the heights of the land. Deuteronomy 32:12, 17.

This refers to the Ancient Church. 'Causing to ride over the heights of the land' stands for endowing with superior understanding.

[2] In David,

In your majesty ¹ climb into [your chariot], and ride on the word of truth and meekness and righteousness, and your right arm will teach you marvellous things. Psalms 45:4.

This refers to the Lord. 'Riding on the word of truth' stands for having a genuine understanding of truth. In the same author,

Sing to God, praise His name; exalt Him who rides on the clouds by His name Jah. Psalms 68:4.

This too refers to the Lord. 'The clouds' stands for the literal sense of the Word, preface to Genesis 18, and 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343 (end); 'riding on them' stands for being in command of the internal sense, in which truth resides with all the intelligence and wisdom it can bring.

[3] In Zechariah,

On that day I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness; and on the house of Judah I will open My eye. But every horse of the peoples I will strike with blindness. Zechariah 12:4.

'Horse' stands for the power of understanding, and 'rider' or 'horseman' for the intellect. Does anyone not see that 'horse' here does not mean a horse, or that 'rider' does not mean rider, but that something else such as can be struck with panic and madness, and also with blindness, is meant? That something else, it is evident, is the understanding or intellect.

[4] By 'horses and horsemen' intellectual concepts are meant, and in the contrary sense reasonings and consequent falsities, as may be seen in John,

I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; to him a crown was given; he went out conquering. Then there came out another horse, fiery-red; and it was granted to him who sat on it that he should take peace away from the earth, and that men should slay one another. Therefore to him was given a great sword. I saw, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it held a balance in his hand. I saw therefore, and behold, a pale horse and he who sat on it, whose name was death. Revelation 6:2, 4-5, 8.

Here, as is evident from the details of the description, the horses and those seated on them mean things connected with an understanding consisting of truth, and in the contrary sense an understanding consisting of falsity. 'The white horse and he who sat on it' stands for an understanding consisting of truth gained from the Word; the one seated on the white horse is, as explicitly stated in Revelation 19:11, 13, 16, the Lord as to the Word. 'The fiery-red horse and he who sat on it' stands for reasonings resulting from desires for evil, which do violence to truths from the Word. 'The black horse and he who sat on it' stands for a destroyed ability to understand the truth, while 'the pale horse and he who sat on it' stands for damnation resulting from such destruction.

[5] 'Horses and horsemen' in the contrary sense stands for a perverted understanding and the falsities it produces, in Ezekiel also,

Oholah committed whoredom under Me and doted on her lovers - governors and leaders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. Her sister Oholibah was in love with the sons of Asshur - governors and leaders, her neighbours, clothed in perfect adornment, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. Ezekiel 23:5-6, 12.

'Oholah' stands for the perverted spiritual Church, which is Samaria, and 'Oholibah' for the perverted celestial Church, which is Jerusalem; for the Israelites who belonged to Samaria represented the spiritual Church, but the Jews who belonged to Jerusalem represented the celestial Church. 'The Assyrians' and 'the sons of Asshur' stand for reasoning against the truths of faith, 1186, 'horsemen riding on horses' for a perverted understanding, from which falsities are produced.

[6] In Habakkuk,

I am rousing the Chaldeans, a bitter and headstrong nation, marching into the breadth of the earth, to inherit habitations that are not its own Its horses are swifter than leopards, sharper than the evening wolves, so that its horsemen spread out, and therefore its horsemen come from afar. Habakkuk 1:6, 8.

'The Chaldeans' stands for those governed by falsities, though to outward appearances they are governed by truths; thus 'the Chaldeans' stands for the profanation of truth, whereas 'Babel' stands for the profanation of good, 1182, 1368. 'Marching into the breadth of the earth' stands for destroying truths - 'the breadth of the earth' meaning truth, see 3433, 3434, 4482. From this it is evident that 'the horsemen who spread out and who arrive from afar' are things connected with a perverted understanding, which are therefore falsities.

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