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.

12. The Word has been written through correspondences, and thus through representative ideas

The Word as regards its literal sense has been written through correspondences alone, and thus through such things as represent and signify the spiritual aspects of heaven and the Church: 1404, 1408-1409, 1540, 1619, 1659, 1709, 1783, 2179, 2763, 2899. This was done because of the internal sense in each particular instance: 2899; thus too for the sake of heaven, since those who are in heaven do not understand the Word according to its literal or natural sense but according to its internal, or spiritual sense: 2899. The Lord spoke through correspondences, through representative and signifying ideas, because He spoke from His divine being: 9049, 9063, 9086, 10126, 10276. The Lord thus spoke directly to the world and at the same time to heaven: 2533, 4807, 9049, 9063, 9086. Whatever the Lord spoke filled the whole of heaven: ¹ 4637. The historical narratives of the Word are representative, and their actual words have significances: 1540, 1659, 1709, 1783, 2686. The Word could not have been written in any other style for there to be communication through it with heaven: 2899, 6943, 9401. Those who treat the Word with contempt because of its simple and seemingly uncultivated style, and think that they would accept it if it had been written in a different style, are greatly mistaken: 8783. Also, the manner and style of writing of the most ancient authors was through correspondences and representative ideas: 605, 1756, 9942. I found through my own experience that the wise men of ancient times were delighted by the Word, because they found there representative and significant ideas: 2592-2593. If someone of the most ancient Church had read the Word, he would have seen clearly those things which are in the internal sense and obscurely those things in the external sense: 4493. The sons of Jacob were brought down into the land of Canaan because all places in that land were from very ancient times made representative: 1585, 3686, 4447, 5136, 6516; and so that the Word might be written there, where places were to be named because of their internal meaning: 3686, 4447, 5136, 6516. But in fact the Word in its external sense was altered on account of that people, though not as regards its internal sense: 10453, 10461, 10603-10604. Many passages from the Word are quoted about that nation, which must however be understood according to their internal sense-that is, other than according to the literal sense: 7051. Since that nation represented the Church, and because the Word was written among and about that nation, therefore heavenly ideas were signified by their names, for example Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Ephraim, Joseph and the rest; and by Judah in the internal sense is signified the Lord as regards celestial love, and His heavenly kingdom: 3654, 3881, 5583, 5782, 6362-6381.

So that it may be known what are the correspondences and their nature, and what is the nature of the representations in the Word, something will also be said about those. All things which correspond also represent and then signify something, such that correspondences and representations go together as one: 2896, 2899, 2973, 2987, 2989-2990, 3002, 3225. What those correspondences and representations are, from my own experience and examples: 2763, 2987-3002, 3213-3226, 3337-3352, 3472-3485, 4218-4228, 9280. The knowledge of correspondences and representations was the most important field of knowledge among the ancients: 3021, 3419, 4280, 4749, 4844, 4964, 4966, 6004, 7729, 10252; especially among people in eastern parts: 5702, 6692, 7097, 7779, 9391, 10252, 10407; in Egypt more than other places: 5702, 6692, 7097, 7779, 9391, 10407; even among the Gentiles, for example in Greece and elsewhere: 2762, 7729. But today it is among the lost fields of knowledge, especially in Europe: 2894-2895, 2995, 3630, 3632, 3747-3749, 4581, 4966, 10252. But always that type of knowledge is more important than all others, since without it the Word is not understood; nor are the rites of the Jewish Church which are written about in the Word; nor is it known what the nature of heaven is, nor is it known what that which is spiritual is, nor how it happens that there is an inflowing of the spiritual into the natural, nor how there is an inflowing of the soul into the body, and many other things: 4280, and in passages cited above. All things which appear among spirits and angels are representative in accord with correspondences: 1971, 3213-3226, 3475, 3485, 9457, 9481, 9576-9577. Heaven is full of representations: 1521, 1532, 1619. Representations are more beautiful and perfect the more interior they are in heaven: 3475. Representations there are real appearances since they come from the light of heaven, which is the divine truth; and this itself is the essential part of all things that are in existence: 3485.

The reason why every single thing in the spiritual world is represented in the natural world is that what is internal clothes itself as appropriate in what is its external guise, through which it presents itself visibly, and becomes apparent: 6275, 6284, 6299. Thus, an end clothes itself in suitable guises in order to present itself as a cause in a lower sphere, and then as an effect in a still lower sphere; and when an end passes by way of a cause into an effect, it presents itself visibly, or becomes apparent right before the eyes: 5711.

This is illustrated by the inflowing of the soul into the body: namely, the soul is clothed with such things in the body through which everything it thinks and wishes can present itself and become apparent visibly; therefore when thought flows down into the body it is represented by such gestures and actions as correspond to it: 2988. Quite clearly the feelings of the mind are represented in the face by its various expressions, to such an extent that they are seen there: 4791-4805, 5695. From this it is plain that in every single thing within the natural order there lies hidden deep inside a cause and an end from the spiritual world: 3562, 5711 since things which are in the natural order are final effects, within which are prior causes: 4240, 4939, 5651, 6275, 6284, 6299, 9216. Whatever is internal is that which is represented, and what is external that which serves to represent it: 4292.

What correspondences and representations are may be further seen in the work Heaven and Hell, where the correspondence of all things of heaven with all human things is dealt with: 87-102; the correspondence of heaven with all things of earth: 103-115; and representations and appearances in heaven: 170-176.

Since all things in the natural order are representative of spiritual and celestial realities, in ancient times there were churches in which all the external observances or rituals were representative: 519, 521, 2896. The Church was set up among the children of Israel as a representative church: 1003, 2179, 10149. There all the rituals were external forms representing the internal things of heaven and the Church: 4288, 4874. The representative things of the Church and worship ceased when the Lord came into the world and manifested Himself, because the Lord revealed the internal things of the Church, and all things of that Church, in a supreme sense, had regard to Him: 4835.

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