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I-WORD

Vol. 5 MAY 1907 Cha 2

I-Copyright 1907 ka-HW PERCIVAL

UKUZALWA-UKUFA-UKUFA-UKUZALWA

AKUKHO ukufa ngaphandle kokuzalwa, nokuzalwa ngaphandle kokufa. Kukho konke ukuzalwa kukhona ukufa, futhi kukho konke ukufa kukhona ukuzalwa.

Ukuzalwa kusho ukushintsha kwesimo; kanjalo nokufa. Ukuze azalelwe kulo mhlaba umuntu ofayo ojwayelekile kufanele afe emhlabeni aphuma kuwo; ukufa kulomhlaba kuwukuzalelwa kwelinye izwe.

Ohambweni oluya ngale kwezizukulwane ezingenakubalwa ziye zabuza kaningi, “Sivelaphi? Siyaphi?” Ukuphela kwempendulo abayizwile kube ukunanela kwemibuzo yabo.

Kusuka emiqondweni yokuzindla kuza eminye imibuzo engamawele, “Ngiza kanjani? Ngihambe kanjani?” Lokhu kwengeza imfihlakalo eyengeziwe kokungaqondakali, futhi ngaleyo ndlela isihloko sihlala.

Ngenkathi sidlula ethunzini lethu labo abaqaphelayo noma abake baba namazwibela kunoma yiluphi uhlangothi lwangaphandle bathi umuntu angase axazulule izimfumbe aphendule imibuzo ephathelene nekusasa lakhe ngesifaniso sesikhathi esedlule. Lezi zinkulumo zilula kangangokuthi siyazilalela futhi sizikhiphe ngaphandle kokucabanga.

Kuhle ukuthi asikwazi ukuxazulula imfihlakalo. Ukwenza kanjalo kungase kucekele phansi ithunzi lethu ngaphambi kokuba siphile ekukhanyeni. Nokho singathola umqondo weqiniso ngokusebenzisa isifaniso. Singase sibambe ukuthi "siyaphi?" ngokubheka ngombono othi “Sivelaphi?”

Ngemva kokubuza imibuzo engamawele, “Kuphi Futhi Kuphi?” futhi "Ngifika kanjani?" futhi "Ngihamba kanjani?" kufika umbuzo ovusa umphefumulo, "Ngingubani mina?" Lapho umphefumulo usuzibuza ngobuqotho lo mbuzo, awusoze waneliseka uze wazi. “Mina! mina! mina! Ngingubani mina? Ngize ngani lapha? Ngivelaphi? Ngiyaphi? Ngiza kanjani? futhi Ngihamba Kanjani? Nokho ngiyeza noma ngidlula emkhathini, esikhathini, noma ngale kwalokho, namanje, naphakade naphakade, Yimi futhi yimi kuphela!”

Ngobufakazi nokubukwayo, umuntu uyazi ukuthi weza emhlabeni, noma okungenani umzimba wakhe weza, ngokuzalwa, nokuthi uyodlula emhlabeni obonakalayo ngokufa. Ukuzalwa kuyingosi eholela emhlabeni kanye nokungena empilweni yezwe. Ukufa kuwukuphuma emhlabeni.

Incazelo evamile yegama elithi “ukuzalwa” iwukungena komzimba ophilayo, ohlelekile emhlabeni. Incazelo evamile yegama elithi “ukufa” eyamukelwa ngokuvamile iwukuyeka kwenhlangano ephilayo, ehlelekile ukuze ihlanganise ukuphila kwayo futhi igcine inhlangano yayo.

Leli, izwe lethu, nomkhathi walo inhlese Yento yaphakade ifana nechashaza elintanta endaweni engapheli. Umphefumulo uvela kwaphakade, kodwa ulahlekelwe amaphiko awo kanye nenkumbulo yawo ngenkathi ufika emkhathini womhlaba ominyene. Njengoba ifikile emhlabeni, ikhohlwe ikhaya layo langempela, ikhohliswe izingubo zayo kanye nokujiya kwenyama yayo yamanje, ayikwazi ukubona ngale kwayo nhlangothi zombili zamanje nalapha. Njengenyoni ephukile amaphiko ayo, ayikwazi ukuphakama futhi ikhuphukele endaweni yayo; ngakho-ke umphefumulo uhlala lapha isikhashana, ubanjwe yizimbotshana zenyama ezweni lesikhathi, unganaki okwedlule, wesaba ikusasa—okungaziwa.

Umhlaba obonakalayo umi phakathi kwamaphakade amabili njengenkundla yeshashalazi enkulu ephakadeni. Okungabonakali nokungabonakali lapha kuba yinto ebonakalayo futhi ebonakalayo, okungaphatheki futhi okungenasimo kuthatha isimo esibambekayo, futhi Okungapheli lapha kubonakala kunomkhawulo njengoba kungena emdlalweni wempilo.

Isibeletho yihholo lapho umphefumulo ngamunye uzigqokisa khona imvunulo ngokwengxenye yawo bese uzifaka emdlalweni. Umphefumulo uyakhohlwa okwedlule. Ukunamathisela, upende, imvunulo, izibani zezinyawo kanye nomdlalo kubangela umphefumulo ukhohlwe ubukhona bawo phakade, futhi ugxile ebuncaneni bomdlalo. Ingxenye yawo isiphelile, umphefumulo uyakhululwa ezingutsheni zawo ngamunye ngamunye futhi ungeniswe futhi phakade ngomnyango wokufa. Umphefumulo wembatha izembatho zawo zenyama ukuze uze emhlabeni; ingxenye yayo isiphelile, ikhumula lezi zingubo ukuze ihambe emhlabeni. Impilo yangaphambi kokubeletha iyinqubo yokugqoka, futhi ukuzalwa kuyisinyathelo sokuphumela esiteji somhlaba. Inqubo yokufa iwukuhlakazwa nokudlulela emuva ezweni lesifiso, umcabango noma ulwazi (♍︎-♏︎, ♌︎-♐︎, ♋︎-♑︎) esiphuma kuyo.

Ukuze sazi inqubo yokuqaqa, kufanele sazi inqubo yokufihla ubuso. Ukuze sazi uguquko ngesikhathi sokudlula emhlabeni, kufanele sazi ngoguquko ngenkathi siza emhlabeni. Ukuze wazi inqubo yokufihla ubuso noma yokugqoka imvunulo yomzimba wenyama, umuntu kufanele azi kancane nge-physiology kanye ne-physiology yokukhula kwengane.

Kusukela ngesikhathi sokuhlangana kuze kufike ekuzalweni emhlabeni wenyama i-ego ephindukuzalwa iphathelene nokulungiswa kwezingubo zayo, kanye nokwakhiwa komzimba wayo wenyama okufanele ihlale kuwo. Ngalesi sikhathi i-ego ayiyona inyama, kodwa ithintana nomama ngemizwa nezinzwa, noma iqondise ngokuqaphela ukulungiswa nokwakhiwa komzimba wayo noma isesimweni sephupho. Lezi zimo zinqunywa ukuthuthukiswa kwangaphambilini kwe-ego mayelana namandla namandla ayo.

Umphefumulo ngamunye uphila ezweni elihlukile elingowawo, kanye nokwenza kwawo, ohlobene nawo noma ohlobanisa nawo. Umphefumulo wakha umzimba wenyama ngaphakathi naseduze kwengxenye yawo ukuze uhlale futhi uzizwele emhlabeni wenyama. Lapho isihambi sesiphelile sihlakaza umzimba wenyama ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi ukufa nokubola. Phakathi nangemuva kwalenqubo yokufa ilungiselela eminye imizimba okuyohlala kuyo emhlabeni ongabonakali kulomhlaba wethu wenyama. Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusemhlabeni obonakalayo wenyama noma ongabonakali, ukuzazisa okuphindukuzalwa akulokothi kube ngaphandle kwezwe lakhona noma umkhakha wesenzo.

Ngemuva kokuthi impilo isanda kuphela i-ego ibangela ukuthi umzimba wenyama uhlakazwe, udliwe futhi uxazululwe emithonjeni yawo yemvelo ngemililo yemvelo, yamakhemikhali, eyisisekelo, futhi akusele lutho lwalowo mzimba wenyama ngaphandle kwegciwane. Leli gciwane alibonakali ngeso lenyama, kodwa lihlala ngaphakathi kwezwe lomphefumulo. Lifanekisela umzimba wenyama, leli gciwane libonakala njengelahle elivuthayo, elivuthayo phakathi nenqubo yokufa nokubola komzimba wenyama. Kodwa lapho izakhi zomzimba wenyama sezixazululiwe emithonjeni yazo yemvelo futhi i-ego yokuphindukuzalwa isidlulile esikhathini sayo sokuphumula igciwane liyayeka ukuvutha nokukhanya; kancane kancane liyehla ngosayizi kuze kube yilapho libonakala liyincipha elishile elishisiwe lombala omlotha. Iqhubeka njengechashaza elinomlotha engxenyeni engacacile yezwe lomphefumulo phakathi naso sonke isikhathi sokuzijabulisa kanye nokuphumula kokuziqhenya. Lesi sikhathi sokuphumula saziwa izinkolo ezehlukene ngokuthi “iZulu.” Lapho isikhathi sayo sasezulwini sesiphelile futhi i-ego ilungiselela ukuphindukuzalwa, i-cinder eshisiwe, njengegciwane lempilo yenyama, iqala ukukhanya futhi. Iyaqhubeka nokukhanya futhi igqame njengoba ilethwa ebudlelwaneni kazibuthe nabazali bayo bakusasa ngomthetho wokufaneleka.

Lapho isikhathi sesivuthiwe sokuba igciwane lomzimba liqale ukukhula komzimba wenyama lingena ebudlelwaneni obuseduze nabazali balo bakusasa.

Ezigabeni zokuqala zesintu onkulunkulu babehamba emhlabeni nabantu, futhi abantu babebuswa ukuhlakanipha konkulunkulu. Ngalezo zikhathi isintu sasihlangana ngezinkathi ezithile kuphela futhi ngenjongo yokuzala izidalwa. Ngalezo zikhathi kwakukhona ubudlelwane obuseduze phakathi kwe-ego eyayilungele ukuba yinyama kanye ne-egos eyayizohlinzeka ngomzimba wenyama. Lapho i-ego isilungile futhi izimisele ukuba sesimweni somuntu yenza kwaziwa ukulungela kwayo ngokucela labo bohlobo lwayo nokuhleleka ababephila emhlabeni wenyama ukuba balungise umzimba wenyama owawungase ube yinyama kuwo. Ngokuvumelana owesilisa nowesifazane basondela kanjalo kwaqala inkambo yokulungiselela nokuthuthuka eyahlala kwaze kwaba yilapho kuzalwa umzimba. Ukulungiselela kwakuhlanganisa ukuqeqeshwa okuthile nochungechunge lwemikhosi yenkolo eyayibhekwa njengenesizotha nengcwele. Babazi ukuthi base bezolingisa kabusha umlando wendalo nokuthi bona ngokwabo babezosebenza njengonkulunkulu ebukhoneni obukhazimulayo bomphefumulo phezu komhlaba wonke. Ngemva kokucwenga nokuqeqeshwa okudingekayo komzimba nengqondo futhi ngesikhathi esithile nenkathi efanele futhi ekhonjiswe ukuzazisa ukuba sesimweni somuntu, isiko elingcwele lokuhlanganisa inyunyana yesakramente yenziwa. Khona-ke umoya ngamunye walowo nalowo wahlangana waba umoya owodwa ofana nelangabi, owakha umoya ozungeze lezi zibili. Ngesikhathi somkhosi wokuhlanganisana igciwane elikhazimulayo lomzimba wenyama wesikhathi esizayo ladubula lisuka kumkhakha womphefumulo we-ego langena endaweni yokuphefumula kwalaba ababili. Igciwane ladlula njengombani emizimbeni yabo bobabili futhi labangela ukuba bajabule njengoba lithatha umbono wengxenye ngayinye yomzimba, lase ligxila esibelethweni sowesifazane futhi laba isibopho esabangela ukuthi amagciwane amabili ocansi ahlangane phakathi. eyodwa—iqanda elikhulelwe. Kwabe sekuqala ukwakhiwa komzimba okwakuzoba umhlaba wenyama we-ego.

Lena kwakuyindlela lapho ukuhlakanipha kubusa isintu. Khona-ke ukuzalwa kwabantwana kwakungahlangatshezwanga nemihelo, futhi izidalwa zasemhlabeni zazi ngabazongena. Akusenjalo manje.

Ukukhanukela, ukuxega, ubulili, ukuhaha, ubulwane, yibo ababusi bamanje bamadoda asebefisa ukuhlangana ngokobulili ngaphandle kokucabanga ngezidalwa ezimbi eziza emhlabeni ngemikhuba yazo. Abangane abangagwemeki kule mikhuba ubuzenzisi, inkohliso, ukukhwabanisa, amanga nokukhohlisa. Konke kuhlangene kuyimbangela yenhlupheko yezwe, ukugula, izifo, ubulima, ubumpofu, ukungazi, ukuhlupheka, ukwesaba, umona, inzondo, umhawu, ubuvila, ubuvila, ukukhohlwa, ukwethuka, ubuthakathaka, ukungaqiniseki, amahloni, ukuzisola, ukukhathazeka, ukudangala, ukuphelelwa ithemba nokufa. Futhi akukhona nje ukuthi abesifazane bohlanga lwakithi abazwa ubuhlungu lapho bebeletha, futhi bobabili ubulili bungaphansi kwezifo zabo ezingavamile, kodwa i-egos engenayo, enecala lezono ezifanayo, ibekezelela ukuhlupheka okukhulu ngesikhathi sokuphila ngaphambi kokuzalwa nokuzalwa. (Bheka Okokuhlela, The Word, February, 1907, ikhasi 257 .)

Igciwane elingabonakali elivela emhlabeni womphefumulo liwumqondo wokuklama kwe-archetypal ngokusho ukuthi umzimba wenyama wakhiwe kanjani. Igciwane lendoda kanye negciwane lowesifazane kungamandla asebenzayo nangenzi lutho emvelo akha ngokokwakheka kwegciwane elingabonakali.

Lapho igciwane elingabonakali selivela endaweni yalo emhlabeni womphefumulo futhi selidlulile ekuphefumuleni kwelangabi lombhangqwana ohlangene futhi lathatha indawo yalo esibelethweni lihlanganisa amagciwane amabili ombhangqwana, futhi imvelo iqala umsebenzi wayo wokudala. .

Kodwa igciwane elingabonakali, nakuba lingekho endaweni yalo emhlabeni womphefumulo, alinqunywa ezweni lomphefumulo. Lapho isuka emhlabeni womphefumulo igciwane elikhanyayo elingabonakali lishiya umkhondo. Lo mzila uyakhazimula noma ungowobukhazikhazi, ngokwesimo somuntu ozoba sesimweni somuntu. Umzila uba yintambo exhumanisa igciwane elingabonakali nezwe lomphefumulo. Intambo ehlanganisa igciwane elingabonakali nomphefumulo walo ongumzali yakhiwe imicu emine ngaphakathi kwemigodla emithathu. Ndawonye abonakala njengentambo eyodwa; ngombala ziyahlukahluka kusukela kokulufifi, ukuhola okusindayo kuya kumbala ogqamile nosagolide, okubonisa ukuhlanzeka komzimba ngesikhathi sokwakheka.

Le ntambo inikeza imigudu okudluliselwa ngayo ku-fetus wonke amandla kanye nokuthambekela kobuntu, njengoba efakwe emzimbeni futhi ahlala njengembewu (ama-skanda) ukuze aqhakaze futhi athele izithelo njengoba umzimba uvuthwa empilweni, kanye nezimo. ahlinzekelwe ukuveza le mikhuba.

Imicu emine eyakha intambo imigudu okudlula kuyo i-gross matter, i-astral matter, indaba yokuphila, kanye nesifiso sento, okumele yenziwe emzimbeni wombungu. Ngokusebenzisa imigoqo emithathu ezungeze imicu emine idluliselwa indaba ephakeme yomzimba, okungukuthi, lokho okuyisisekelo samathambo, izinzwa nezindlala (manas), umnkantsha (buddhi), kanye nesimiso se-virile (atma). Imicu emine idlulisa udaba okuwumongo wesikhumba, izinwele nezinzipho (sthula sharira), izicubu zenyama (linga sharira), igazi (prana) namafutha (kama).

Njengoba lolu daba lushesha futhi lufinyezwa kumama kukhiqizwa imizwa nokuthambekela okukhethekile, okufana, ngokwesibonelo, isifiso sokudla okuthile, imizwa engazelelwe nokuqhuma, imizwa eyinqaba nokulangazelela, ukuthambekela kwengqondo yenkolo, ubuciko, inkondlo. nombala wamaqhawe. Isigaba ngasinye esinjalo sibonakala njengoba ithonya le-ego lidluliselwa futhi lisebenza emzimbeni wombungu ngomzali wayo womzimba-umama.

Ezikhathini zasendulo ubaba wayenengxenye ebaluleke kakhulu ekukhuleni kombungu futhi wayewuqapha ngokucophelela kulo msebenzi njengoba kwenza umama. Ezikhathini zethu eziwohlokayo ubudlelwano bukababa nengane abunakwa futhi akwaziwa. Kuphela ngomzwelo wemvelo wemvelo, kodwa ngokungazi, kwangathi manje angenza ngendlela efanele esimweni somuntu wesifazane sokungenzi lutho ekukhuleni kombungu.

Yonke imibhalo yeqiniso kanye ne-cosmogony ichaza ukwakhiwa komzimba wenyama ekukhuleni kwawo kancane kancane. Ngakho, kuGenesise, ukwakhiwa komhlaba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha kuyincazelo yokukhula komntwana, kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa iNkosi, uElohim, abakhi, baphumula emisebenzini yabo, njengoba umsebenzi wawusuphelile futhi umuntu. wenziwa ngomfanekiso wabadali bakhe; okungukuthi, kuzo zonke izitho zomzimba womuntu kukhona amandla ahambisanayo kanye nengqikithi emvelweni, engumzimba kaNkulunkulu, futhi izidalwa ezibamba iqhaza ekwakhiweni komzimba zibophekile kuleyo ngxenye eyakhile futhi. kufanele iphendule kuhlobo lomsebenzi leyo ngxenye eyalwe wumuntu ozelwe enyameni ukuba yenze.

Ilungu ngalinye lomzimba liyi-talisman yokuheha noma ukuqapha amandla emvelo. Njengoba kusetshenziswa i-talisman amandla azophendula. Umuntu ngempela uyi-microcosm engase ibize i-macrocosm ngokolwazi noma ukholo lwakhe, ukwenza isithombe sakhe kanye nentando yakhe.

Lapho umbungu usuqediwe, ukwakhiwa kwenyama ekwakhiweni kwayo okuphindwe kasikhombisa kuphela okwenziwe. Lona kuphela umhlaba ophansi womphefumulo. Kodwa i-ego ayikabi yinyama.

I-fetus, njengoba ipheleliswa futhi isiphumule, ishiya izwe layo lenyama lobumnyama, isibeletho, futhi ife kulo. Futhi lokhu kufa kombungu kungukuzalwa kwayo ezweni layo elibonakalayo lokukhanya. Ukuphefumula, ukuhefuzela nokukhala, futhi ngokuphefumula i-ego iqala ukuzalwa kwayo futhi izalelwa futhi ihlanganiswe yindilinga yengqondo yomzali wayo phezu komphefumulo. I-ego, nayo, iyafa emhlabeni wayo futhi izalelwe futhi icwiliswe ezweni lenyama.

(Izophetha)