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.

814. Uhlobo lwemimoya oluqukethe inzondo eyesabekayo, kanjalo olubhodla impindiso, lungaphefumuli lutho olunye ngaphandle kokubulala omunye umumoya, lunganeliseki lungakakufezi lokho, luvalelwe esihogweni esiwukufa nesijule kakhulu lapho kunuka khona iphunga elibi kakhulu lezidumbu. Okumangalisayo wukuthi lemimoya ilithanda kakhulu lelophunga kangangoba ikhetha lona phakathi kwamaphunga amnandi ngokwedlulele. Lubi kakhulu kangako uhlobo namalutha aphuma ebubini kwalemimoya. Isihogo salemimoya yiso esiphafuka lelophunga; nalapho lesisihogo sivulwa, okuyinto engavamile ukwenzeka, futhi lapho yenzeka yenzeka isikhathi esin-cane, iphunga elibi elikhuphuka liphu ma kuso libi futhi linamandla kangangoba imimoya ayikwazi ukuhlala kuleyondawo ephafukelwayo. Abanye genii noma imimoya ephindisayo, ike yalethwa kimi iphuma kulesosihogo ukuze ngiyibone noma ngiyazi ukuti injani. Yangcolisa umoya ngokuphefumula umoya owubuthi nomubi kan-gangoba imimoya eyayingihaqile yasuka ngenxa yokuthi ayikwazanga ukuwubekezelela, khonalapho umoya wayo wabanga ukuba isisu sami siguquke, kuthi kangiphalaze.

[2] Leyomimoya ephindisayo yazethule kimi njengengane encane, enobuso obuthandekayo, ithukuse isinqindi sokugwaza kuyo, yathunyelwa kimi iphethe indishi esandleni. Ngalokhu, ngaziswa ukuthi yabe inenhloso yokubulala, ngokugwaza noma ngobuthi, nalokhu ikwenze ngesu lokuzenzisa ubusulwa. Kepha oqotsheni lwayo yayinqunu futhi inemizimba emnyama kakhulu. Nokho masinya yabuyiselwa esihogweni sayo esiwuqobo lokufa, ngavunyelwa nokubona indlela lemimoya eyayingena ngayo esihogweni sayo. Yayihamba iya ngakwesokunxele sami, ekuphakameni okuqondene nenhlafuno yami, yahamba ibanga elide ngaphambi kokuphulukundlela ingene esihogweni sayo. Lapho yehlela esihogweni sayo yayidlula entweni efana nomlilo, idlule entuthwini eshunqayo nefana nentuthu yembuthuma, maqede ngezansi kwaleyombuthuma bangene ezingxenyeni ezingaphambili lapho kwakukhona imigede eminingi emnyama eyehlela phansi. Ngesikhathi behlela esihogweni sabo, ngasosonke lesosikhathi babebalisa emiqondweni yabo befuna ukwenza ububi—ngaphandle kwesizathu—ikakhulu emimoyeni emsulwa. Ngesikhathi lemimoya yehla yedlula emlilweni yayikhala imemeza kakhulu. Ukuze lemimoya yaziwe ukuthi iphumaphi nokuthi inhloboni, lapho ithunyelwa ngaphandle iphathiswa indilinga ethile enanyathiselwe ngameva ensimbi anombala wethusi; nalendilinga balokhu beyicindezela beyijikijikisa, okuyisu lokukhombisa ukuthi banhloboni nokuthi baboshiwe noma bavalelwe.