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Vol. 19 JUNE 1914 Ayi. 3

Copyright 1914 ndi HW PERCIVAL

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Mizimu Yofunitsitsa ya Anthu Akufa

PAMENE malingaliro amakhalabe ndi chilakolako pambuyo pa imfa, zimagwirizanitsa, zimagwirizanitsa komanso zimakhumba zokhumba zambiri pamodzi mumodzi. Maganizo amachitika ndi chilakolako pambuyo pa imfa kokha ngati maganizo sangathe kudzisiyanitsa ndi chilakolako. Pamene ilo likanadziwonetsera lokha ndi kudzisiyanitsa lokha ku chikhumbo, malingaliro amasiya chikhumbo. Ngati thupi liyenera kukhala lokha, koma silifa kwenikweni chilakolako chogonjetsa chikhoza kugwirizanitsa chilakolako chophatikiza pamodzi pogwiritsa ntchito mthupi mwathupi. Pamene thupi liri lakufa ndipo malingaliro asiya chilakolako, masautso sakufuna kupanga mawonekedwe kapena nzeru kuti awatsogolere. Kotero izo ziyenera kugawikana, ndipo mawonekedwe a zilakolako zambiri zomwe zakhala zikumanapo mu moyo wa thupi zimadzisokoneza okha.

Chikhumbo chimafuna kumva, koma icho chokha sichingapereke icho. Kuphwanya chilakolako chokhumba chimamva njala, koma pokhala opanda thupi la thupi ndikusiyidwa ndi malingaliro, nzeru zake zimangokhala ndi njala yokha. Kutembenuka mu njala zake zambiri pa zokha zokhutira ndipo osapeza, chikhumbo chofuna chimasweka. Kuchokera ku chikhumbo cha chilakolako chimachitika chomwe chi Sanskrit chimadziwika ngati ngati rupa, mawonekedwe a chikhumbo. Izi siziri zokha, koma chikhumbo chachikulu cha moyo chinangokhalapo. Palibe mawonekedwe amodzi okha, koma mawonekedwe ambiri ofuna. Zimakula kuchokera ku chikhumbo chokhumba, ndipo zilakolako zimadutsa mu mawonekedwe akuwonetsa kapena kusonyeza chikhalidwe chawo.

Pali mizu itatu ya chikhumbo cha moyo, zomwe zimapangitsa ambiri kukhumba mizimu ya anthu akufa. Zitatuzo, kugonana, umbombo, ndi nkhanza; Chofunika kwambiri ndi kugonana. Zokhumba ziwanda za anthu akufa ndizo makamaka malingaliro pambuyo pa imfa ya chomwe munthu wamoyo anali kugonana, umbombo, ndi nkhanza. Awo atatu ali pamodzi ndi mzimu wofuna, koma awiri akhoza kulamulira wina kuti asakhale ngati ofanana ndi awiriwo. Wamphamvu kwambiri mwa atatuwa ndiwowonekera kwambiri.

Dyera ndi nkhanza zidzalamulira kugonana mu nkhandwe yofuna mzimu, koma umbombo udzatchulidwa kwambiri kuposa nkhanza. Kugonana ndi nkhanza zidzakhala zoonekera kuposa umbombo mu chikhumbo chofuna ng'ombe, koma chikhumbo cha ng'ombe chidzawonetsa kuti kugonana kumaposa nkhanza. Kugonana kungakhale kosiyana ndi umbombo ndi nkhanza, kapena umbombo wokhudzana ndi kugonana ndi nkhanza mu mpweya wakukhumba, koma nkhanza zidzakhala zoonekera kwambiri. Maonekedwe omwe atatuwa akuwonekera ndi mzimu wofuna nkhumba.

Mu zinyama izi zimakhala ndi makhalidwe ambiri omwe akuwonekera. Nyama ina imapanga khalidwe lolimba kwambiri losaoneka; Choyimira chinyama chotere ndi mzimu wakukhumba. Dyera ndi nkhanza zimakhala zoonekeratu, komabe chiwerewere chimayambira pa zizoloŵezi zina zonse za thupi la chikhumbo. Njoka ikhoza kuoneka kuti ikuwonetsa chimodzi mwa zilakolako zazikuluzikulu zazikulu zitatu, komabe njokayo imafuna mzimu ndizochita zogonana.

Pamene chilakolako chofikira chafika pa siteji ya kusweka, chimodzi kapena zingapo zokhumba ziphuphu zimapangidwa kuchokera ku chikhumbo cha chikhumbo. Zotsala za misa sizikhala zikhumbo zokhumba, koma zimagawidwa m'magulu ambiri, zomwe zimadutsa ndikusindikiza ndi kuyambitsa mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya nyama. Momwe chilakolako cholowa chimalowa mu nyama zakuthupi ndi phunziro la nkhani yapaderayi ndipo sichidzachiritsidwa ndi mizimu yokhumba.

Osati zilakolako zambiri zomwe zakhala zikuchitika mu thupi la munthu zimatha imfa ikadzakhala mzimu wokhumba. Ziyembekezo za mizimu ya anthu akufa zimayamba kuchokera ku mizu ya chikhumbo yomwe yatchulidwa, kugonana, umbombo, nkhanza. Gawo limenelo la chikhumbo lomwe limakhala chokhumba mzimu umatenga mawonekedwe a nyama yomwe imasonyezadi chikhalidwe chake. Mitundu imeneyi kawirikawiri ndi nyama zowonongeka. Zikondwerero zowona zokha sizikhoza kutenga mitundu ya zinyama zomwe ziri zowonongeka kapena zopanda phindu. Mzimu wokhumba ukhoza kuthandizidwa ndi malingaliro kuti ukhale ngati wolusa kapena wamantha, koma suli mzimu wokhumba.

Inde, chilakolako cha mizimu ya anthu akufa sichimangokhala thupi. Iwo sangakhoze kuwonedwa mwa mawonekedwe a thupi, ngakhale iwo angawoneke mu loto. Ngati zokhumba zamoyo zikanatha kusankha, sizidzawonekera m'mafomu omwe akuchita. Iwo akanadakhala ngati atatha, kutenga mawonekedwe omwe sangawapangitse mantha kapena kuwakhulupirira. Koma lamulo limalimbikitsa mzimu kutenga mawonekedwe omwe amasonyeza chikhalidwe chake.

Pamene mzimu wokhumba ukuwoneka sikungakhale ndi mafotokozedwe abwino a nyama. Chikhumbo champhamvu kwambiri chidzakhala chofanana ndi chilakolako cha mzimu. Koma ngakhale ziri zolimba chilakolako, mawonekedwe a chilakolako cha munthu wakufa adzakhala osasintha ndi osasintha. Kuchokera ku chilakolako chachikulu chokhumba chidzapanga mawonekedwe omwe ali ndi mawonekedwe aumunthu, koma kusintha kwa mmbulu, wofiira wa diso ndi lilime lakuda ndi mano osowa. Mmbulu umafuna imfa isanakhale mmbulu wofuna mzimu pambuyo pa imfa. Mmbulu umafuna kuti akufawo akhale akulu kapena ang'onoang'ono, amphamvu kapena ofooka, olimba kapena osinkhasinkha. Momwemonso wina amafuna kuti mizimu ikhale ndi masautso, ngati pali ena, ndipo otsalawo awonongeke.

Kuti apitirize kukhala ndi chikhumbo ziwanda za anthu akufa ziyenera kudyetsedwa kapena kupyolera mwa zilakolako za amoyo. Ngati amoyo sanadyetse zokhumba za akufa, izi zimafuna kuti mizimu isakhale ndi moyo nthawi yaitali. Koma amakhala moyo wautali.

Pa nkhani yeniyeni ya munthu wa dziko lapansi, ndi zomwe zimatchedwa kuti nzeru zenizeni ndi mfundo zenizeni, amene ali ndi chidaliro chakuti zinthu ziri momwe iye amazionera ndi kuzizindikira kuti zikhale, zingamawoneke zopanda nzeru kuti payenera kukhala zamoyo monga chikhumbo mizimu ya anthu akufa, ndi kuti azidya anthu amoyo. Koma ndikukhumba kuti mizimu ya akufa imakhalapo, ndipo imadyetsa ndikudyetsedwa ndi anthu amoyo. Kukana kukhulupirira kapena kumvetsa mfundo zomwe wina sakudziwa, sizikutaya mfundo. Ngati ena mwa anthu amenewa amamvetsa zokhuza zokhumba mizimu ya anthu akufa ndi njira zawo za moyo pambuyo pa imfa, iwo amasiya kudyetsa mizimu iyi ndipo safuna kuwasangalatsa. Koma anthu ena akhoza kusangalala ndi kudyetsa zolengedwa ngakhale adziwa kuti alipo.

Wodyerera amene amadya mulungu wake, sakudziwa kuti ali ndi nkhawa ndipo akudyetsa mzimu wokhumba, ndipo sangasamalire. Munthu wonyada yemwe amasaka ndi kuyesa pa zofuna ndi zofooka za amuna komanso omwe amatayirira mu thupi lawo ndi ubongo ndi nyumba kuti akondweretse umbombo wake wokhazikika, akulola mmbulu kukhala ndi chikhumbo cha akufa ndi njala ndikudyetsa mwa iye. Ng'ombe kapena mphaka zimatsuka mosavuta kapena m'modzi amene amasangalala ndi nkhanza, nthawi zonse wokonzekera kuluma kudzera m'mawu achipongwe ndi kumenyana nkhanza. Munthu wokhala ndi maganizo abwino omwe amapereka ufulu wake ku zilakolako zake amalola zilombo zoterezi monga nkhumba kapena ng'ombe kapena chikhumbo champhongo kukhala wakufa kwa akufa kuti apitirize kukhalapo kudzera mwa iye; ndipo mkazi wa chikhalidwe chofanana amalola nkhumba kapena chikhumba chikhumbo chamzimu cha akufa chimakhala kupyolera mu thupi lake. Koma pali zovuta zowonongeka zomwe zimabereka ndipo zimadyetsa zikhumbo zawo ndi zikhumbo zawo.

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