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ORUNMILA eleri ipin ibikeji olodumare a -je -ju Oogun Obiriti,A -p ijo-iku-da Oluwa mi A-to-i-ba-j awe Oro a-bi-ku-j ibo Oluwa mi ,Ajiki Ogege a- gb aye-gun, Odudu ti ndu ori emere A-tun-ori-ti-ko-sunwon se A-mo-i-ku Olowa aiyere Agiri ile llogbon Oluwa mi amoimotan A ko mo tan kose A ba mo tan iba se be. Olodumare witness of fate second to olodumare (god) thou are far more efficacious than medicine thou the immense orbit that averts the day of death My lord almighty to save Mysterious spirit that fought death To thee salutation is first due in the morn Thou equilibrium that adjusts world force, EYIOGBE Odu EYIOGBE speaks of ligth good general welfare victori over enemies,spiritual awakenings long life and peace of mind Western observation: New or heightenerd bussiness relationship or spiritual experiences can be expected.There is a possibility of overzealous behavior that requires common sense to overcome.

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ORUNMILA eleri ipinibikeji olodumarea -je -ju OogunObiriti,A -p ijo-iku-daOluwa mi A-to-i-ba-j aweOro a-bi-ku-j iboOluwa mi ,AjikiOgege a- gb aye-gun,Odudu ti ndu ori emereA-tun-ori-ti-ko-sunwon seA-mo-i-kuOlowa aiyereAgiri ile llogbonOluwa mi amoimotanA ko mo tan koseA ba mo tan iba se be.

Olodumare witness of fatesecond to olodumare (god)thou are far more efficacious than medicinethou the immense orbit that averts the day of deathMy lord almighty to saveMysterious spirit that fought death

To thee salutation is first due in the morn Thou equilibrium that adjusts world force,

EYIOGBE

Odu EYIOGBE speaks of ligth good general welfare victori over enemies,spiritual awakenings long life and peace of mind

Western observation: New or heightenerd bussiness relationship or spiritual experiences can be expected.There is a possibility of overzealous behavior that requires common sense to overcome.

EYIOGBE is the most important odu.it symbolizes the masculine principle and is therefore regarded as the father of the odu.In the fixed order of orumila eyiogbe occupies the firt position.In eyiogbe the two sides of the odu are identical ogbe is on both the right and the left side.The odu should be called ogbemeji,but it is universally known as eyiogbe becau-se eji also means two.There is a balance of forces in eyiogbe which is always a good omen.During a divination session the client for whom eyiogbe is divined looking for peace and prosperity.The client has consulted ifa because he or she want children or wishe to embark on a new project.Ifa says that if the client makesan offering.all the client’s

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demands will be met and all his or her undertakings will be successful.Sacrifice is needed to gain victory over enemies who might be blocking the client. If he or she has been working without progress or trading without profit.Ifa predicts prosperity or wealth if the person will make the necessary sacrifices.In eyiogbe ifa predicts olng life provided the client takes good care of his or her health.People incarnated by oduneyiogbe must always consult the ifa oracle before making any important decision in life

-OWO T’ARAESE ‘ARAOTARATARA LO DIFA F’ ELEREMOJU’ TI ISE IYAAGBONNIREGUNWON NI KI O RUABO, ADIYE MEJI, EYELE MEJI ATIALESAN EGBERINDILOGUN OWOKIOFIBO IFA OMO REWON NI UWA RE A S ‘UREO GBO O RU. The hands belong to the bodythe feet belong to the bodyOtaratara divined ifa oracle for eleremojuthe mother of agbonniregunshe wa asked to sacrificetwo herns two pigeons and thirty two hundresd cowriesto be used in appeasing her child’sifaThey said her life would be prosperousshe obeyed and made the sacrifice.

Owo t’ara ese t’ara and otaratara arethe names of the three diviners who consulted the ifa oracle for eleremoju the mother of agbonniregun(one of orumila ‘s praise title).Elemoju was grappling with problems she agreed to sacrifice and appease her child’s ifa (ikin ifa sixteen palm nust) she became prosperous because she sacrificed the things ifa prescribed.Sacrifice plays an essential role in the yoruba system of belief and traditional religion, In order to live long and peacefully on earth,human beings are expected to make the necessary acrifices that will attract good fortune and ward off misfortune.

-OTITOL OMIFI-NTE’LE ISA LO DIFA F’ ELEREMOJUTINSE IYA AGBONNIREGUNIFA NI IKIKN OMO RE NI YOO GBE ENITORINAA KI O RUEKU-AWOSIN ,ABO ADIYE TABI EWURE ATIEWE IFA (EWE EGBEE MERINDILOGUN,NIKIAGBO SINA OMI KIAFI FO ORI FUN ENI-OHUNTI A DIFA FUN)O GBO O RU.

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OTITOl omifi-nte le -isa divined ifa for eleremoju the mother of agbonniregun ifa said her child’s ikin would help her She was therefore asked to sacrifice an awosin rat ,a her or she-goat,and ifa leaves(egbee leaves,sixteen in number,are to be crusher in water and used for washing the client’s head).She obe-yed and made the sacrifice. Another divineer,called OTITOL omifi-nte ‘le-isa.also divined ifa for eleremoju,the mother of abbonniregun.Ifa cofirmed that her child’s ikin (sacred palm nuts)would help her if she would continue to make her sacrifices. Ifa diviners are also herbalists.They are supposed to be well grounded in traditional medicine.It is believed that all the plants,herbs,and leaves in the world belong to ifa.The knowledge of their spiritual and medicinal values can be found in ifa

teachings.Thus on many occasions,the ifa divinners prescribe herds and plants for the cure or prevention of sickness and disease. In this odu verse,egbee leaves were recommended for washing the client’s head (ORI),which is believed to control one’s destiny.

-OTOTOOTOOROROOROOTOTO LI AI J’ EPAOTOTO LI AIJE IMUMUTORITIRU L’ AFI NFE BA MARKINL’ O DIFA F’ AGBONNIREGUNWON NI KI O RUBO A REKO TILE NIIMO IYE OMO RE L’ OJU RE ATI LEHIN RE PELUWON NI KI O RUEWURE ATI EWE IFAB’ OBA RUBO KI A SE EWE IFA FUN UN KI OFUN AWON IYAWO RE JEOGBO O RUEWE IFA (lo ewe yenmeyenme agbonyin)irugba tabi ogiri pelu iyere se won po pelu okun-omo inu ewure naa ati ohun ise be ti o ku.gbe ikoko obe naa siwaju ite-ifaki awon iyawo re jee nibenigbati won jee tanwon (bimo) re pupo.

OTOOOTOOROROOROSeparately we eat groundnutseparately we eat imumu (special nut)we are head over heels in love with oba makinthey all divined for agbonniregunyhey said if he sacrificed he would not even

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know the number of his children both duringand after his lifehe was asked to sacrificea she-goat and ifa leavesif he offeered the sacrifice,he was to cook ifa leaves for his wiwes to eathe obeyed and sacrificedifa leaves:grind yenmeyenme(agbinyin)leaves irugba,or ogiri(condiments)cook them together with the goat’s fallopian tubesplace the pot of soup in front of the ifa throne andallow his wives to eat it therewhen they finished eating it,they had a lot of children.

Agbonniregun’swiwes were finding it hard to get pregnant and produce children.The five diviners who divined ifa for agbonniregun emphasized the importance of sacrifice.They said if he agred to sacrifice,he would have many children during his life and after his death.In addition,the diviners had to employ their knowledge of traditional medicine to cook agbonyin leaves with the fallopian tubes of the sacrificed she-goat.This medicine was eaten by agbonniregun’s wives before he could have the children predicted by ifa.

-OKUNKUN-BIRIMUBIRIMU LI O DIFA F’ENIUNKOKUNJUWON NI KOSI ENITI O MAA FI OORE SE TI KOMAA FI IBI SUUA NIKI O RUADA ATI AKASOO KO KO RUENIUNKOKUNJU-ORUKO TI A NPE AGBEGBOGBO OORE TI OGEDE SE F’ AGBEKO KUN LOJUBIBE NI AGBE BE OGEDE LORI NIKEHIN.

okunkun-birimubirirmu divined ifa for eniunkokunjuthey said nobody had ever done him a kindnessthat he did not repay with evil.we asked him to sacrifice a cutlass and a ladderhe refused to sacrifice,eniunkokunju-the name we call the farmer.all the good things ogede (the banana) providedfor the farmer were not appreciatedthe farmer beheaded ogede in the end.

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Ifa often apeaks in parables.This story portrays a relationship between the banana (ogede),personified as someone who was kind to the farmer (agbe), an ingrate who returned kindness with evil.no matter how great the relationship is the banana isdestroyed in the end.In ancient times anyone incarnated by this odu might be beheaded at the end of his or her life on earth.In modern times,it refers more to losing one’s head ‘’ and paying a great cost.

OYEKUNMEJI

-OYE DUDU AWO ORI BIJE LI O DIFA F’OLOFINA NIKI O RUASO DUDU EWURE EWE ATI BIJEA NI IKU TI O NBO YIKO NIIPAA,KO NIIPA OMO REBI O BA RUBOO GBO O RU.

-EESIN GBONA L’ EWE TUTU L’EGBOLI O DIFA FUNMARUNLELOGOJO IGI OKOOPE ATI AYINRE LI O RUOROMODIE NINU WONNITORINAA BI IJI BA NJAOGO MARIWO A NI OUN SEBO OYEKESE.

IWO OYEEMI OYEOYE MEJI LI O DIFA F’ OLOFINWON NIMEJI A SE’ TAN AWON OMO RE TI O MAABISUGBON KIOMA BINU NITORIPE WON A RI REWON NIKI O WA RUBOASO KELEKU ,KI AWONOMO NA MAFI BO RAO GBO O RU.

-JIJI NI MO JIMO B’ OMODE WEREWEREMO BERE ISALU AYEMO B’AWARE SOKOSOKO

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MO BERE ISALU ORUNORISA -NLA NLO SODO ORUMILAO NI: AWON OMODE RE TI OUN NKO LO SIAYE YIOTUTU MAI DEEEFORI MAI DEEEDUNRA ATI BEEBEE MAI DEEKINI KI OUN MAASE FUN WONORUMILA Y KIOTE ODU OYEKUNMEJINI IYE-IROSUKIO JA ASESEYO PEREGUN KI O LOO KI O PA WON PO MO ORIKI O MAA FI PARA FUN WONPEREGUN SUSU A D’ OMI PA’ NO IKUPEREGUN-SUSU A D’ OMI PA’ NO ARUN.

IWORIMEJI

-MUJIMUWAAWO OPAKERE LI O DIFA F’ OPAKEEREO NIKI O RUBOKI O MAA BA SAISANEBO. OGUN IWO PELU OGUN EYELEO GBO O RUO SE EWE IFA FUN UN KI O FI FO ORIKI O SI FI IFA REO NI OPAKERE KO MAA SAISAN.

-GBEGI JEBETE LI O DIFA FUN ODENIGBI AWASANBAA ISO TAWON NIKI O RUOLUGBORO ATI ERU-ISUODE GBO O RUWON GUN YANWON JE YAN TAN NI ALE WON SUNNIGBATI O DI ORU

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AWASA MBOODE FI OLUGBORO OWO RE PAANIGBATI O DI OWURO OJOKEJIWON BA OKU AWASANI ODE

-OGUN-RIBITI LI O DIFA FUN IWORIMEJINIGBI IWORIMEJI MI LA FE OPE TIISE OMO OLOFINWON NI KI O WA RUBOKONI’ID’AGANABO-ADIYE LI EBO O GBO O RUWON NI :TAKO TABO OPE KIID’AGAN

-TIJOTAYO LI O DIFA F’ ODEWON NI KI O WA RUBOOLO ATI ENI KI AWON TI NWA YO LI ODO RELE MAA JOKO TIIODE KO KO RUBOO NI :BI OUN BA TI P’ AWASA SA O TO.

IDIMEJI

-ATELEWO-ABINUTELU LI O DIFA FUN ITEREWON NI: ERO TI ONI ORI LI OUN MI A MAA PANITORINAA KI O NIISO,OBUKO META ATI AKUKO-ADIYE META ITERE GBO O RUWON SE EWE IFA FUN UN KIO MAA MUU

-OPA-ARO ABIDIJEGELEGE LO DIFA FUN WONLODE IFEWON NI BI IKU TI NPA WON NIBE YIKI WON RUEWON KAN ATI AGBO KANWON GBO WON NIBABALAWO NI:OKANSOSO EWON KIIKEBEE NI OWO IKU KO KO WON MO.

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-ODODO-AFIDITI LI O DIFA F’ ODIDIMADEWON NI KI O RUAGBON OLODU MEJI IGBI MEJI ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWOO GBO KO RUBABLAWO NI :IFA WIPE OMO RE KO MIISORO LOJU RE

-EMI ENI-ODIIWO ENI-ODILI O DIFA F’ ODI NIGBA OTEWON NI:OWO ODI A KA ‘LUNITORINAA KI O RU OJA IDIMO MEJIO GBO O RU.

IROSOMEJI

-OLIYEBE LI O DIFA FUN INAOLIYEBE LI O DIFA FUN EYINOLIYEBE LI O DIFA FUN IKOA NIKI OKOOKAN WON WA RUBOEMI (AGBAFI)IFI ATI ASO OFEEFEEIKO NIKAN LIO GBO EBO TI ORUNIGBATI BABA WON KU (OLOYE NI BABA WON)WON FI INA LE’ YEOJO DE O PA A WON FI EYIN LE’ YEOJO DE O PA A BAKANNAWON FI IKO LE’YENIGBATI OJO DE IKO FI ENI RE BORIOJO DA O KA ENI RE’KUROIKO KO KU .

-OKAKARAKA-AFOWOTIKU IDASEGBEREGBEREW’AKOLI O DIFA FUN IROSUNIGBI IROSU MI LA BIMO

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WON NI AKO-OMO LI O MA BI YINITORI KO NI RI OWO FI WO OMO NAASUGBON BI O BA NI KI OUN(irosu) RI OWOFI WO OMO NAAKI (irosu)O WA RUBOIGBI MEJIO KO KO RUBO

-ISESEREFOGBESE’ YE LI O DIFA F’AKUKO ADIYEWON NI KI O FI FILA PUPA TIOWA LORI RE SEBOATO OGBOKANLA OWOO KO KO RUY OUN KO MAA FI FILA OUN SEBOAWON BABALAWO NI IFA NI:PIPA NI WON MAA PAAAKUKO-ADIYE NI KO BURU SA

-ADEISI LI O DIFA F’ ATAPARIATAPARI MI LA GBA FILA LOWO ORISA WON NI KOSI ENITI O MAA LE GBAA LOWORE KI EJE KO MA YII ATI PE KO MAANI FILA MEJINITORINAA OJU A MAA PON ENITI IROSUMEJIBA BI.

OWONRINMEJI

-IGI-NL’A NI NGBA AGOGO-IDE L’ ENUAGBIGBO-NL’A NI NFO RAGAJIGI L’EGANOPE-IHAHA KO ‘RAN IWOSIY K’ ENIKENI MA SO ‘GBA KEREKEREKERE LORI OUNA DIFA FUN OLOGBO OJIGOLO NSAWO REILUA’ JE W’ON NI:A YO BOBI O BA RUBOAGUTAN ,EYELE MEJI.ATI EWE IFA(LO EHA-IDE,EHA-OJE ATI ESO WEREJEJEPO KI O FI SIN GBERE SO AGOGO-OJU)O GBO O RUWON SE EWE IFA FUN UN GEGEBI A TI WI

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PE KIOLOO LEHIN TI O TI RUGO.

-GOOROMAAFIYUN,GOOROMAAFIBOLI O DIFA FUN ARUNLOJO ERANKONIGBI WON MI LOSAJOA NIKI WON RUASO DUDUWON KO WON KO RUOLOGBO NIKANSOSO LI O RUBO NINU WON NIGBI WON D’ AJO TI WON NREAAWON AJE NI WON BA PADE

AWON OMO ERANKO TI WON SO PE AWON KOJE FI ASO-DUDU WON RUBO LI AJE BERESIIPA JEWON RI OLOGBO LOKEREO F’ASO DUDU BORA BII TI WON OJU RE SI JE MERIN BII TIWONAWON AJE NI AWON KO NIIPA JE NITORIPE ARAWON NIISENIGBATI OLOGBO NBOWA ILE O NKORIN BAYIGOOROMAAFIYUN,GOOROMAAFIBO.

-OLOIREKOIRE,OLOORUNKOORUNLI O DIFA FUN OPAKETENLO KAN ORILE OMOBIBIWON NI KO RUIGBA IKOTI,IGBA ABERE,IGBA EKU ATI IGBA EJAOPEKETE GBO O RUO RE GEGEBI IFA TI WI.

OBARAMEJI

OTUNWESIN OSINWETUN NI OWO SE NMOLI O DIFA FUN IGI AWUNNIGBI AWUN NLO WE ORI ONDEROWON NI :ORI RE A D’ORI RERE

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NITORINAA KI O RUAGUTAN,EYELE ATI IYUNO GBO O RUWON NIKI O SO IYUN NA MO KANRINKANTI OUN YO MAA LO FUN WIWE ARA RE.

-OTUNWESIN,OSINWETUN NI OWO SE NMOLI O DIFA FUN ONDERONIGBATI IGI AWUN MBOWA WE ORI RE WON NIKI O RUBOKIO BAA LE RI ENIRERE WA WE ORI FUN UNONDERO NI KINI EBOBABALAWO NIKI O RUASO FUNFUN ATI EYELE KANO GBO O RUNITORINAA ENIKENI TI IFA YI BA BIA O SO FUN UN PE KI O MAA LA ASO FUNFUN.

-EGBETA OMO NI OUN MAA NBI LOJOOJUMOLEHIN TI WON TI SE EWE IFA FUN UNTIO SI TI JEEEWE IFA (se ewe biyenme at iyere tialo pelu ogi-ori irugba ati awon ohun ise ‘be miran ni obe ki eniti a difa yi fun jee)BEEGEGE NIKI A SE FUN ENITI A DA’ FA FUN TIO SI TI RU EBO TI IFA YAN.

OKANRAMEJI

-OSUNSUN-IGBO-YI-KOS’OJE,OBUROKOS’EJELI O DIFA FUN WON L’ALADE OWAA NIKI WON RUBOKI WON LE RI ALEJO WA LE YEOHUNKOHUN TI BABALAWO BA FE NI EBOWON GBO WON RU.

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OSUNSUN-IGBO-YI-KOS’OJE OBUROKOS’EJELI O DIFA FUN SAKOTO NIGBI OUN MI LO SILU OWAWON NIKI O RUEYELE,AGO-ALA,AGUTAN ATI AKARA METAO GBO O RUAWON BABALAWO NI:AKARA NAA,JIJE NIKIO JE WON KI O MA SE KO WON FUN ESUBI O TI NLO O KO AKARANAA L’ OWO O DE IWAJU ESU KINIO NA OWO AKARA KAN SIIO NI BI OUN BA MU AKARA YI FUN UN

ESU NAA YOO FI EJI PA OUN DE ILU WAO FI AKARA NAA S’ENU O JEEBI O TI NLO O PE O TUN DE IDI ESUKEJI ONA OWO AKARA KEJI SIIOTUN WI BI O TIWI NIDI ESU KINNIO KI AKARA NAA S’ ENU O JEEO TUN DE IDI ESU KETA NI KETE KI OUNTOO YO SI ILU OWAO NA OWO AKARA EKETA SI ESU NAAGEGEBI OUN TISE NI AKOKOBEREO SI JE AKARA NAAESU WA BINU WAYI O O SI FI EJI (ojo)PAA TITI OUN FI DE ILU OWAAWON ARA ILU OWA WA MU ALEJO YIWON FI JOBAAWON AWO NAA TI SO FUN WON TELE NIILU OWA PEENITI O NBOWA LE ‘YE.EJI LI O MAA PAA WO ILU.

- MO DAA PERE OSE PERE LI O DIFA F’OLU-IGBOMO DAA PERE O SE PERE LI O DIFA F’OLU- DAN.NIGBI WON MI LO GBA EWU TIISE OBIRIN INAA NIKI WON RUISU-OWO ATI EWE IFA(gbo ewe renren sinu omi)ABO ADIYE PELU ASO DUDUOLU-ODAN KO KO RUO NI LOJU ESUSU ONI’GBA OFON,LOJU WARIWAONI’GBA IDA LOJU IYORE ONI’GBA ITERE

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OLU-IGBO NIKINSOSO LI O RUBOO WA DI IJO KANEWU TI NSE OBIRIN INA JADE KURO LODO INAO LO FE OLU-ODANINA GBARADI O DI ILE OLU-ODANO NKIGBE WIPE:EWU,EWU,EWUINA JO ESURU ONI’GBA OFON O JO WARIWAONI’GBA IDA O JO IYORE ONI’GBA ITEREGBOGBO WON NI INA JO PA EWU SA TO OLU-IGBOINA DE ‘BE O NKIGBE WIPE:EWU,EWU,EWUOLU-IGBO WA TE OWO BO INU EWE IFA GEGEBIBABALAWO TI WI FUN UN TELEO WON ON SI INS LARA O NWI BAYI PEMO DAA PERE O SE PERE MO DAA PERE O SE PERE,BEE NI INA KU SIASO DUDU TI OLU-IGBO FI SEBO NIGBANAA LIOLU-IGBO FI NBO ‘RA TITI DI ONI-OLONI YI TI A NRI Y

-O KITIBIRIKITI LI O DIFA FUN OLUNIGBATI OMO RE JE OKANSOSOA NIKI O RUAGUTAN KAN TI KO NI DUDU RARA TI OJE FUNFUN IDAN EWURE ATI IDAN OBUKOIFA NI :OMO RE KANSOSO YI A DI MEJIOGBO O RULAIPE OMO NAA DI MEJINJE OJO TI OMO OLU DI MEJI NI ATI NPEODU YI NI :OKANRANMEJIAWIYE IFA YI NIIPE.ENITI A DA IFA NAA FUN OMO RE YOO DI MEJI

OGUNDAMEJI

-ALAGBARA NI NSOKUN ADE LIO DIFA F’ OGUNA NIKI O RU

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AGBADA AKUKO-ADIYE ATI ESUN-ISUIFA NI :AGADA YEN NI OGUN MAA FISEISE ORO KI O MAA MUU Ñ’ OWO KAAKIRIA NI KI O JE ESUN-ISU NAA O JEEORUNGBE SI NGBEE O LO SI ODO LO MU OMIBO O TI MU OMI TAN,O RI AWON MEJIKAN TI NJA NITORI EJA KAN TI WON PAOGUN NIKI AWON MEJI NAA MUU SUURUKI WON LO PIN EJA NAA NI ILEWON KOEKINI SO PE IWONRAN NI OUN TI WAEKEJI SI SO PE IWALE NI OUN TI WALEHIN GBOGBO EYITI WON SO FUN UNO FI ADA TI OWA NI OWO RE DA EJANAA SI MEJI FUN WONEKINI DUPE L’OWO REO NI :OUN NFE KI O FI AGADA OWO REYI LA ONA WA DE ILU OUN O NI OUN ASOO DI OLORO O NI OWO RE YOOTE OPOLOPO IN KAN TI OJU KO NIIFIPON ON KIO TOO DE ODO OUNENOKEJI TUN DUPE O BEE KI O MASAILA ONA WA DE ILU OUN BAKANNAOGUN NI OUN GBONJE OJO TI OGUN TI DA EJA SI MEJIFUN AWON MEJI TI NJA LI A TIN PEENI:OGUNDAMEJI

-AGOGO-OWO-KOSEIF’ APOKOSI LI O DIFA F’ OLOFINNIGBI OLOFIN AJALORUN MI A RAN OMO RE TI NJEOGUN WA S’ ODE AYE LATI WA LA ONA IWAWON NI:OGUN KONILAA TAN KI AYE TOSE ORI KOGOSUGBON KI O RUBONITORI ARALILE ATI AITETEKUAGBO KAN ATI EWON KONIKO KANO GBO O RUWON NI:EWON KAN KIIKE

-OKELEGBONGBO-AS’OFUN-KILO LI O DIFA F’ OGUN

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WON NI: BIOBARUBO A KO NIGBO IKU RE LAELAEGBOGBO AYE LI O MIAMAA BEE PEKIO BA WON TUN IWA WON SESUGBON KOSI ENI KAN NINU WON TI YIO BAAWON RU EBO NAAOLOFIN LO RI EBO NA SI IGUN MERIN AYE.

-IKOKO-IDI-S’AKUN-BERE LI O DIFA F’ ORUMILAWON NI: OBIRIN TO NI YI A BIMO TITIORUMILA KONIIMOIYE OMO RENITORINAA KI O RUEYE-AWO ATI EGBEWA OWOORUMILA GBO O RUALARE ORUKO TI APE AKOBI ORUMILAAYANI A NGBO OMO ALARE (LUWA RE OLODUMARE)ENITI A DA IFA YI FUN,OBIRIN (aya)RE A (bimo pupo) RE.

OSAMEJI

-KASA KAJA-KATETESA LI O DIFA F’EJI-OSAEJI-OSA NSAWO LOS ‘ALE IFEWON NI:INKAN KAN A MAA WA DERUBAAKONI JEKI O DURO SE ISE AWO RENITORINAA KIO WA RU AGBO ATI EDUN-AARAO KO KO RUNIGBATI WON DE ALE-IFE IJA DE WONJA WON KO LE JA WON SANJE OJO TI ENIMEJI SA KIA MAAPEE NI OSAMEJI.

-IGBIN KO YA PALAKA ESE LI O DIFA F’OSA KANNIGBI OUN NIKAN RIN KIRI AYEWON NI A PE MEJI BIOBARUBOEYELE MEJI,IGBIN MEJI AT EWE (biyenme)IFA

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KIO LOO KIO FI EYIN ADIYE SEE FUN UN JEO GBO O RUEMITI A DA’FA YI FUN YIO O BIMO PUPO.

-OKAN-ATEGUN-KOSE-IRODE’LELI O DIFA F’ ORUMILANIGBI OUN MI LO FE OLUYEMITIISE OMO OLOFINWON NI:BIOBANI OUN NIKANSOSO,OLA RE A GAABO,ADIE MEJI EWURE MEJI ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO LI EBO.

-OLIYENMEYENME LI O DIFA F’ AJAWON NIKI O RUIGBI MEJI ATI EWE IFA(gbo ewe tetregun sinu omi kiofo igbin sii) KIOFI WENITORI OHAHA KI ARA BAA LE ROOAJA KO KO RUBOO NI ITO ENU OUN TI TO LATI PA OUNGBEIFA NI:ARA KO RO ENI-OHUN TI ADA YI FUN.IKAMEJI

-ODAN-GEJE AWO ATA-NDE LI O DIFA F’EYINWON NI KI O SEBO NITORIIGBONAGBOORU.AKUKO KAN ATI OHUNKOHUNTI BABALAWO BA FE NI EBOEYIN Y T’ OUN TI ADE ORI OUN YEPETE YILIO MAA LOSODO BABALAWO KAN LATI SEBOO KO KO RUIFA WIPE:ORAN IGBONAGBOORU DE FUN ENITIA DA IFA YI FUN.

-ETUSESEFI’NU-IGBOSE LE ONIWAKAWAKAFI’ NU-ISASE’BUDOWON DIFA FUN BARA AGBONNIREGUNNLOS’ODE IFE LO SE IRE OMOBIBI

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OKA MEJI ATI ABO, ADIYE MEJI NI EBOO GBO O RUO GBIN OKA OKA GBO TAN O SE MEJININU RE O FI BO OLUSUPEN REWON NI:EYITI O DE OKA MEJI TI OFIBO OLUSUPEN RE KIAMAAPEE NI IKAMEJIENITI A DA IAFA YI FUN YOO BIMO PUPO TABI OUN YOO RE PUPO NINU AYE.

-OJOJOSE-IDIBERE LI O DIFA F’ORUMILANIGBI OBIRIN RE MAA S’ AGBEREWON NIKIO RUORI EJO OKA MEJI ATI IGBA OPEKI WON MA LE GBA OBIRIN NAA LI OWO REOGBO O RU-OYE AND OWORE LI O NBA ORUMILA DU OBIRINWON KO LE GBA OBIRIN NAA NIGBATI ORUMILA TI RUBOOBIRI PRUMILA ORUKO TI AIPE OPE.

-OMIPENSE-AKODUN-KORO LI O DIFAF’OGUNMI A GBE OGUN LO JA ILU OTA REWON NIKI O RUAGBE-EMU ESUN ISU ATI EPOOGUN KO KO RUAWON BABLAWO NI IFA WIPELATI OHUN BOWALE NI WON TI MAAGBEINKAN BURUKU FUN UN JE NITORIAIRUBO REO DE OHUN O JA O SEGUN BI O TINYIPADA BOWA ILE OKAN NINU AWONIGBEKUN RE WA FII ESUN-ISU LOOO GBAA O JEE ISU NAA HASII L’ ORUNTOGEEGEE TI KO LE SE-I-GBEMI DARADARANIGBEHIN GBOGBO RE KO TUN LE SORO MOBIOBA SORO SII ORI AND OWO LIOFINDAHUN TIBI ONH.

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OTURUPONMEJI

-OKARAGBA LO O DIFA F’ EJI OGENLO S’ OLE N’ IFEWON NI AWON MEJINAA NI OMAA HAN N ‘IFEA NIKI WON RUIGBI MERINILOGUN IJAPA MERINDILOGUNEDUN-AARA MERINDILOGUN(mejimeji ti too lo)

ATI EWE IFA (ewe okunpale ati abo-igbo tabi agbosawa ati beebee ni ao lo fun sise ni obe fun jije eniti a da ifa yi funtabi eniti o fe lati loo ki oun le ni aasiki)BIO BA JEE TAN ENITI O JEE NAA FIEDUN-AIRA LE ORI IFA RE.

-ELULUSE’ DIDERE LI O DIFA F’ OLOFINNLO FE PUPAYEMITII SE OMO WON NI WONRAWON NIKI O RU EWURE MEJIO GBO O RUWON NI:OMO MEJI SAA LI A MAA BISUGBON GIGE NIKI O MA GE WONNITORIPE AWOM MEJI NAA A DIJIDAIRANJE AWON MEJI TI A NGE N’ IFE KIO MAA PE WON NI ‘’ OGE -MEJI’’

-AGBA IGBIN-F’IDIJELU LI O DIFA F’ODOWON NI KOSI IBI TI O NAA WA TI KONIINI IBJOKO SUGBON AYA NINI LI O MAA PAAIGBI KANODIMDIATAARE KANOGBOKANLA OWO ATI EWE IFA(lo ewe gbegi ati ataarebo igbin kan kiofi see ni obe fun enitiia na daa fun kiojee tabi eniti ti o wu lati loo)

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O GBO O RUA SE EWE IFA FUN JE GEGEBI ATI WI LOKE YI NITORIPEKIOBAA LE NI IBUJOKOAJATIRINMOLE NITI GBEGI NITORINAA KOSIIBITI ODO YOO DE TI KO NIINI ABUJOKO.

-KASAKAJA KATETSA LI O DIFA F’ OGEA NIKI O WA RUBO KI AYA RE LE MAAJA DIEDIEORI ATI EPO NI EBO KORUBOBIOBARUBO A BASE EW IFA FUN (pa ori pomo epo kiomaa fi para)NITORIPE ‘’BI OSAN BA PON OMINU A KO EPO ,OUN LO MAA M’EPO PE BIOSAN BA PON AYA A PA ORI OUN LO MAA M’ORI DAGABA.’’OGE ORUKO ODO.

OTURAMEJI

-ARUGBO-NLA NIISE ORI FEGUNFEGUN A DIFAF’OTUMI S’ AWO LO SALE IFEWON NIKI O RUOPA MEJI ATI AGUTAN MEJIWON NI:KO MI TETE BOOTU GBO O RUBOO PE.

-ARUGBO-OBA NI-NSO’ GBODI’LE IDI-AGBANI-NSE JEKUJEKELI O DIFA F’ORUMILANLO TE ILU DOWON NIKI O RUOWO IJAMJA OSEOGOJI OWO EYO TI A SIN LIOKUNKUN,ASOFUNFUN ATI IGI-ODANYI LO SINU IGBO KAN KIOGBIN IN SIBE KIOSOOGOJI-OWO-EYO TI A SIN LI OKUNKUN NAA MOO

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KIOMAA FI OSE NAA TIA TI GUN EWE ODAN ATI OWO-IJAMJA MA WE.KIOMAA FI ASO FUN FUN YEN BORA.BI IFA YI BA BI ENIYAN AO SO FUN UN PE KIOSE BEEGEGEBABLAWO NAA YOO SO FUN UN PELU IDANILOJU PE:IBITI O LO GBIN ODAN SI YENWON YOO N’OJA NIBE.

OkITI-OGAN-AF’IDIJ’AGO LI O DIFA F’OTUWON NIKI O RU AWUN MEJI WON NI A DI OLOROOTU GBO O RUAWON BABALAWO NIKI OTU MASE PA AWONAWUN NAA TITA NIKI O TA WONWON LE IBO LATI MO IBITI OUN IBA LO TA WONO LOSI ILU NAA WON YO WO AWUN TITIDE OGOJI OKEESU SO FUN UN PE KIOMA GBAENITI O BA RUBO NI ESU NGBENIGBI WON YO WO NI ESU SO FUN UN PE KIO GBABEE NI OTU DI OLORO SIAWON BABLAWO NI:IJO TI OTU RA AWUN MEJIKI AMA PEE NI OTURAMEJI.’’

-OLUSESE AWON NI AWO INU-IGBO.ELU-ODAN-AFIDIJ’ODUA DIFA F’ORUMILAWON NI KI O RUBO KI OWO RE LE KA ILU REORUMILA NI KINI EBOAWON BABALAWO NI:ENI MEFA IKODE MEFA EWURE MEFA ATI EGBEFA OWO NI EBO

WON NI:GBOGBO AYE LIO MAAMA WO TOO WA SORI ENI NAAORUMILA YARA RUBO GBOGBO AYE NI SI NWO TOO LORI ENI NALATI OJO NAA NI BABALAWO TI NJOKO LORI ENI DIFA.

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IRETEMEJI

-OKAN AWO OLUIGBO LI O DIFA F’ ORUMILANIGBI ORUMILA MI LO SI IFEWON NI IYE ENITI ORUMILA BA TE KO NI IKUEWE TETE EYELE MEJI ATI BEEBEE NI EBOO GBO O RUWON GBO EWE TETE SINU OMI KIO FI FO ORI

-ADA-ILE-O-MUKANKAN LI O DIFA FUN IRENNLO TE AWON MEJI NINU OMO OLOFINWON NIKI O RUBOAWON TI O NLO TE KO NI IKUWON NI:IJO TI IREN TE MEJI TI WON KO KUKI A MA PEE NI: IRE-TE-MEJI.

-ODAN-AB’ORIPEGUNPEGUN LI O DIFA F’AKONWON NI:IWA AKON KONIIBA TI OJA MUNITORINAA BI AKON BA FE KI IWA OUN BA TI OJA MU KIOWA RU.ATA-EPO ATI ASO OLOKOLETIAKON KO KO RUOWA DI OJO OJA AKON GBE ATA EPO TE RUO FI PANTETE BI O TINFE LATI DA ASOOLOKOLETI RE BORA BEE NI ATA (ikoko)EPO RE YI TIOSI SI OJU DE O FO SII LASOEPO TI O FO SI AKON LARA NI OJO NAALIOSI WA NI EHIN RE TITI DI ONI YI BI IFA YI BA BI ENIYAN,KI A KILO FUNENI NAA PE:KO GBODO MAAFI ASO-OLOKOLETI BO’RA

-ADILU-ABIDISUMUSUMU LI O DIFA F’OLUWERI,NIGBIOLUWERI MI LO RA AKON L’ERUWON NI ERU TI O NLO RAYI KONII JEKI ENIYAN TAN NI OWO RE

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AWON-TITUN,EWURE ATI EFUN LI EBOOLUWERI GBO O RUAKON (bimo) RE PUPO OMO-ENIYAN NI OLUWERI KO RA L’ERUWON NBUU NI IBUKUBU WON SI NLOAKON NIKAN NI KO LOKO EFUN SINU AWO TITUN NAA KIOPA EWURE FUN UN.

OSEMEJI

TITON-NKUN ‘LE TI-NMUK AWOTO LI O DIFA F’ARUGBOA NIKI O RUABO ADIYE.AGO-OWU ATI EFUN MERIDILOGUN KI OUN LE PA EWU S’EHIN NINU AWON ODUO GBO O RUO PA EWU S’ EHINNJE EYITI O PA EWU S’ EHIN NINU AWONODU KI A MAA PEE NI:AGBAMEJI.

-OSEKEREKE LI O DIFA F’AJEWON NI TIRE SA NI GBOGBO AYE YOO MAAFI SE ONA ISEO NI KINI EBOA NIKI O BA LE RI BEE OHUNGBOGBO TI ENU Y JE NI EBOAJE GBO O RUGBOGBO AYE SI NYO LE AJE SEKESEKE.

-AKUKO FI OGBE ORI RE SE INA LI O DIFA F’AJEA NIKI AJEBAA LE NI IBUJOKO KI O RU EKIRI APADAFA(ekiri tiapa laifi obe kan an )ODIMDI KANAJE KO KO RUNITORINAA TITI O FI DI ONI OLONI YI AJE KII JOKO S’IBI KAN.

OLUWEWEGBE NU-IGBO-TEFA LI O DIFA ‘EJI-OSENLO S’ALE IFEWON NI KI O RU

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OJO (ogojo) OWU ATI OPA MERIDILOGUNOPA MEJI ATI OJO-OWU LI O RUO MURA NLO S’ALE IFE BI OTI NLO LAIPE LOJU ONA OPA MEJI TIORUSE TANSUGBON OUN KO KUNJE BABALAWO NI:EYITI O SE OPA MEJI NINU AWON ODU TI KOKU,KI AMAA PEE NI OSEMEJINITIRINAA BIIFA YI BA BI ENUYAN ENI NAA AMAA DEJA EYINI MIPE OUN YOO MA MU AWON LI EKEENITI O SORO FUN LATI GBA OTITO GBO NI ENITI Y MAA D’ EJA.

OFUNMEJI(ORANGUNMEJI)

-OGBARAGADA LI O DIFA F’ODUMI A DA DEDE UWA (iwa-tabi gbogbo ohun ti o wa li aye)WON NIKI O RUOP ERIN IGBA ADEMU ATI EWONO GBO O RUWON NI KOSI ENITI YOO MAA YEE LOWO WONITORINAA KIOLO TI OPO MERIN NA KIOGBE IGBA YEN LEE LORI,KIOFI EWON YENSOO MO OWO ARA REO GBO O SE EBONAA SI OJUDE ARA RE BI WON TI SO FUN UNNI IJO TI ODU DA GBOGBO (odu ti o wa l’aye)IWA LI A TI NPEE NI ODUDUA(odu ti o da gbogbo iwa Oodua,oduduwa,olodumare)NINU IGBA NAA NI OUN DA GBOGBOUWA SI,NINU IGBA NAA NI GBOGBO(eda-adaaye)WA WA YIO

-ARUGBO-ILE-FI-SA-KEJEKEJE WON DIFA F’OLOFINNLO BI IRUNMALE MERIDILOGUNWON NI AWON OMO NA KO NII N’OWO LOWO

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NITORI KI WON BAA LE NI OWO LOWO KI WON RUIGBA EWO MERIDILOGUN IGBA EKURU MERIDILOGUN OLELE MERIDILOGUN,ATI AGUTAN MERIDILOGUNOLOFIN KO KO RU-O NI BI OUN BA TI BIMO SA O TOEBO TI ARA RE LO RNITORINAA NI AWON BABALAWO KOSENILATI MA SARE LATI KO OWOJO BIKOSE LATI KO OGBON ATIAGBARA JO NI GBOGBO IGBA WON LI AYE.

-BI A BA NI KI ABU ILE ILE A MO ILEPALI O DIFA DUN EJIGBE ATI AWON ODU MEEDOGUN TIISE OLODUYOKUNA NI KI WON RUBO TI IYA WON KOSILEWON KO WON KO RUNITORINAA NI BABALAWO KOSE JEOLRO NINU OWO BIKOSE NINU OGBON

-AGBAGBA-ILUF’IDIKODI A DIFA F’ ORANGUNMEJI A NI KI O RUAGUTAN KAN EYELE MERIDILOGUN ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO O GBO O RU BABALAWO PIN OHUN EBO SI MEJI O KO APA KAN FUN ARA RE O SI KO APAKEJI FUN ORANGUNMEJI PE KI O LO FI BO ORI ARA RE NIGBATI O BA DELE.BI ORANGUNMEJI TI DELE NI WON JISE FUN UN PE IYA RE TI RANSE DE ILE PE KI OUN ATI AWON EGBON RE MAA BO NI OKO NITORINAAOUN KO DURO BO ORI ARA RE MO NI ILE.O DI AWON OHUN-EBO NAA RU O LO BA AWON EGBON RE LATI JIJO LO SOKO LO BA IYA WON GEGE BI ATI JISE FUN UN.NIGBATIWON DEENU’BODEONI BODE BERE OWO IBODE LOWO WON.EJIOGBE TI ISE ASIWAJUGBOGBO AWON ODU KO RI IGBIO SAN FUN ONIBODE BEE NI AWON ODU MERINLA TI O TELEE KO RI OWO SAN AYAAFI ORANGUNMEJI

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TIISE ODU EKERINDILOGUN LI O RI OWO ABODE SAN KI GBOGBO WON ODU IYOKUN WA FI OGBEMEJI ATI ORANGUNMEJI SE OLORI LATI OJO NAA NI A TI NPE ORANGUNMEJI NI OFUNMEJI LATI OJO NAA NI A SI TI NWIPE:A KII D’ IFA BORI EJIOGBE A KII D’IFA BORI OFUNMEJI NITORINAA BIABA DIBO TIADA EJIOGBE TABI OFUNMEJI AWON LI A O GBA IBO FUN.

OGBE YEKU

-EKUMINI EKUMINI LI O DIFA F’ OLUKOTUNAJAMLOLO TI ISE BABA OITOLUWON NI NINU ODUN YI NI IKIN(ifa) RE YOO GBEEO PE DIE SA OLOFIN RANSE SI PE KIOWADIFA FUN OUNO NIKI WON LO SO FUN OLOFIN PE OUNSI NBO IFA OUN NI LOWOLOWO YI NA OOLOFIN TUN RANSE TOO NI ERINKEJI PEKIOMAA BOOUN SI TUN RANSE PADA OLOFINGEGEBII TI ISAAJU PE OUN SI NBOIFA OUN NAOLOFIN DAHUN O NI:IFA KINI OLUKOTUNAJAMLOLO MBO TO BAYI IFA NAA GBEE NDANNIGBOOSE OLUKOTUN AJAMLOLO DE O WOIFA FUN OLOFINO NI :OLOFIN KOSI OHUN TI NSE O O NI SISUNLI O SUN TI O KO LEE SUN RE L’ORUNITORINAA KI O RUAREMO RE KIOFI ILEKE OWO ATI TIESE RE SII L’0ARA AKE-EWURE MEJIATI EeJILELOGUN OWOO GBO O RUBI OTI NKO AWON OHUN EBO TI A NPEERU RE ILE AWON ENIYA BERE SII P’EGANRE ATI OLOFIN PEALASO KAN YI NI OLOFIN FA OMO FUNWON GBA OMOBIRIN NAA LI OWO RE

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WON MUU LO FUN OBA KAN PE KI O MAAFEE NITORIPE AYABA NI OMOBIRIN NAA BAMUOBA TII WON FA OMOBIRIN NAA LO FUN TUNSUN KO LE SUN’RE L’ORUO RANSE LO PE OLUKORUN AJMLOLOPE KI OWA WO IFA FUN OUNO DE O NI OBA KOSI OHUN MEJITI NSE O SISUN LI O SUN TI O KOLEE SUN ‘RE L’ ORU NINITORINAA BIOBA WIPE KI O MA KU KIO YARA MU OLORI(aya’ba) KAN WAATI ENI-AJOJI KAN TIO WA NI ILE REKIOFA WON FUN BABALAWO IOWA NIORI-ITE IFA AKE-EWURE MEJI ATIEEJIELOGUN OWO OBAGBO O RUOLUKOTUN AJAMLOLO KO INKAN WONYI LOSI ILE REO DE ILE TAN O KORIN BAYI:EKUMINI,EKUMINI BAYI N’ IFA SE NGBENI ATI BEEBEE.

-AWOD’ORO-AWO-OMODE IKA-O-TAN-BORO-AWO-AGBALAGBAEERETOKEREPAKESE-IJAM’ESE.A DIFAF’ALAGEMO-IJAM’ESEWON NIKI O RUEGBAAWA OWO IGBA EYELE ATI ONIRUURU ASOO GBO O RUAWON AWO SI SE EWE IFA FUN UNALAGEMO WA RANSE SI OLOKUN PEKIAKII F’OUN SE O OUN BOWA BAA PESIODUN ASO TI OLOKUN MAA LO TIOUN KO NIILO IRU RE GEGE OOLOKUN NI:HEN ALAGEMO NILE-ELEO NI O DI IGBATI O BA DE IHIN WA BA OUN NA OJO KO ALAGEMO DELOKUN BERESII LO ASOIRU ASO TI OLOKUN BA LO ALAGEMO ALOOWON JIJO LO ASO TITINIGBOOSE OLOKUN WABINU O NI OUNYOO DI ONA TI ALAGEMO YOO GBA PADASO ILE RE O LO BE AWON OSO AND AJE

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LOWE TII KI WON BA OUN SE IDIWOFUN UN LI ONA-AJO SI ILE REALAGEMO TUN TO BABALAWO LO PEKINI OUN IBA SE Y ONA-AJO OUN SILE LE DARAWON NIKI O RUBOENI-AGBAFI IGBA-EWO ATI ONIRUURUINKAN MIRANO GBO O RUWON SE EWE IFA FUN UN WON SI KOOLI ORIN TI OUN YOO MAA KO BAYIOSO IBE E JOWO MIAJE IBE E JOWO MIBI IGUN BA J’EBO AJOO ‘GBAATI PE KI O NA ENI RE SI OJU OMIKIOGUN LE ORI ENI NAA ALGEMO SE GEGEBI IMORAN AWONBABALAWO RE O SI BOWALE.

OYEKULOGBE

AGILA AWO AGILA AWO OPA-GILAGILA AWOWON DIFA F’ALADE MERINDILOGUN WON DIFA F’ORUMILAWON NI:AWON ALEJO KAN NBO IJA NI WON MI A MAAJA NIGBATI WON BA DE NITORINAA KIWON RUBO KIADEHINBO AKOKO TI AWON ALEJO NAA WA LE BOSIIRE FUN WONIGBI MERINDILOGUN,EWURE MEJI EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWOORUMILA NIKANSOSO LI O RUBO NINU WONNIGBATI O PE DIE AWON ALEJO NAA DE SIILE ALRA NIGBATI WON BERESIINA ARA WON,ALARA LEWON JADE WON DE ILE AJERO ATI GBOGBO AWONALADE MERINLA IYOKUN WON LE WON JADESUGBON NIKEHIN AWON ALEJO NAA WADE ILE ORUMILAWON BERESII NA ARA WON.ORUMILA NLA WON NIJA OWONBO ILEKE NBO SILE ORUMILA NKO GBOGBO AWONINKAN ALUMONI TINBOSILE LI ARA WON S’ILEBEE NI WON NSE LI OJOOJUMO TITI ILE ORUMILA

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FI KUN FUN OWO ATI AWON OHUN RERE MIRAN GBOGBOOYEKULOGBE ARA MI TU EDU NENE ORUKO AWONALADE MERINDILOGUN AGBA NAA NI:OLOWU OLIBINIALARA AJERO ORANGUN EWI ALAAFIN-OYO OWOREELEPE OBA ADADA ALAAJOGUN OLU-OYINBO OLU-SABEOLOWO OLU -TAPA OLOKO TABI OSINLEAWON OBA WON NI OWO TABI OHUN RERE MIRAN SIBESIBEWON KO NI ITURA ORUMILA NIKANSOSO TI O RUBO LIONIITURA PIPE.NITORI IDI EYI NI AWON OBA KO LE WA LAINIBABLAWO GEGEBI OKAN NINU AWON TI YOO MAA FUN WONNI IMORAN PAAPAA NIGBATI IYONU TABI WAHALA BA DE BA WON

-ARUN-POSE-IREKE LI O DIFA F’ OMO-NLENLO SE IBAKALE (oro) IPALERO

WON NIKIOMO-NLE RU:EIYELE MERIN KI O BAA LE RIBI RER JOKO SIO RUBO WON NIKI ORO RUBO KIOMA BAA GBA IBAKALE BUBURU TI O MIA MAA WAA NI DI S’ODEAKUKO-ADIYE KAN NI EBO ORO EYINI NI OGIRI KO RUBO.

OGBEWEHIN

-OGBEWEHIN-FF-AEJO-MBO OGBARA.EJIMA-TOTOA DIFA F’OGBENLOS’ODE IWORIWON NIKI O WA RUBOOBUKO META AKUKO-ADIE META ASO TIOWA NI ORUNRE ATI ORIDAN EKU KAN(kiomu eku naa si iduro lehin esu)NITORIPE O MAA B’ORO DE ATI PE KI ORONAA MA BAA FOOO GBO O RU

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-OGBEHOFAAFAA A DIFA FUN ALUKUNRIN(kanna-kanna)WON NIKIO WA FI ASO MEJI KAN BAYI(okan dudu ekeji funfun)TIOWA LOWO RE RUBO PELU OBUKO ATIAGBO KIOMA BAA SINWIN ATI BIOBAFE KI AWONAWO SE EWE IFA FUN OUNEWE IFA NAA(biobarubo)FI EJE OBUKO TELE IKOKO KIOTOO KO EWE(ogbo ati ewe esusu)MASINWIN LEE BU OMI SII KIOMA FIWEALUKUNRIN KO KO RUAWON TI IFA YI BA BI A MAA SINWIN

IWORIBOGBE

IWORIBOGBE Y JIJE IWORIBOGBE Y MIMUO NIKI WON MU IUN KO OMO KI OMO MA BA KUIYAN AGBEBE-ADIYE ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWOIFA NIKI A SE OHUN JIJE TI OUN WI YI KI A GBAAWON OMODE WEWE JO EGBE OMO NAA TI O NSAISAN YI KI WON JEE

-ORAN- BO NILOJUMABON NININULI O DIFA F’ERUKUKU ILE A BU FUN T’OKOISE-OMO LI NSE AWON MEJEJIA NIKI WON RUILA ERU-ISU ERU-IGI IKOKO ATIEGBERINDILOGUN OWOTI ILE O RUBO TI OKO KO RUTI OKO BI MEJI TI ILE BI MEJIT’ OKO O OUN KO SEBO BE OUN BIO LO KOLE SORI IGI EGUNGUN IJI EGUNGUN WUSIGBOGBO OMO ERUKUKU-OKO (adaba) KUO NKE:T’OKAN-T’EJI OUN KO NII’’ERUKUKU-ILE (eiyele)NKE ‘’OUN F’EHIN KOKO OUN KO KU’’

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OGBEDI

KUKUTE-AGBON KOROJIJI LI O DIFA F’OGBEOGBE NLOSOKO ODEWON NIKIO WA SEBO KIOMA RIBI AKAMO LOHUNOBUKO META,AKUKO METE EGBAA META OWOOGBE KO KO RUO DE OKO-ODE TAN OJO DE BIOTI NSURE LOO RI IHON KAN TI O GBORO, O SEBI IHO-IGI TABIOKITI KAN NI,O BOSINU RE KO MO PE ERIN LIOFE IDI SILEERIN PA IDI DE MOOBEE NI OUN KORI IBITI YOO GBA JADE MOAWON ENIYAN RE BERESII WAA,LEHIN IGBAPIPE TI WONKO RII WON LO SE EBO TI OUN KOSILEERIN WA YAA MO IGBENJE WON NI:OGBE TI O TI IDI BOKI A MAA PEE NI OGBEDI.

-OGBEDIKAKA,OGBEDILELE A DIFA F’ESU NIGBI OUN F’ARA SOFA LOWO ORISA -NLAORISA-OKO ATI OGUNWON NIKI ESU RUBO :EESAN EYELE MESAN ATI EGBAASAN OWOKIASE EWE IFA FUN UN KIOBAA LE SAN’GBESEESU KO RUBOLAKOKO NAA ISE EJA-DIDE NI ESU NSE,NIGBATI OUN BA NKO EJANINU IGERE RE AWON IRUMALE WON YEN A MAASE ILARA RE WONROPE ESU KONIIPE KIOTOO RI OWO FIGBA ARA RE NITORINAA WON WA PIMO LEHIN RE PE AWON O RAN AN NI SE LI ONA JIJIN LI OJO KANNAORUMILA RAN AN NI OKE-BISI PE KIOLOMU APO ATI ATE WA FUNOUN.BI ORUMILA TI RAN ISE TIRE TAN .O RONU PE P YEKI OUN DIFA

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ORAN NAA WO.O PE BABLAWO WON DIFA WON RI OGBEDIKAKA.A NIKI ORUMILA RU:EWU (okete)MEFA .EYELE MEFA ATI EGBAA MEFA OWOO GBO O RUWON SE EWE IFA FUN UN, NIPA EWU NEFA NAA SINU APO FUN UN WON NIKI O MASE JEKI APO NAA YA OUN JE ORISA-NLA NIKI ESU LOSI IRANJE(ORUN) KIOLO GBE OPA-OSORO ATI APO WA FUN OUN ORISA-OKO NIKI ESU LOMU ARERE WA FUN OUN LATI ODE-IRAWO.OGUN NIKI O LOMU GBAMDARI (ada-nla) WA FUN OUN LATI ODE-IRE ESU YARA BOSI OJU-ONA,O N’OGA S’ OKO GBOGBO INKAN WONYEN SI TOO LOWO NI WARAWARA. BI O KUKU TI LO NI AWON IRU-MOLE WONYEN TI LO KO IGERE RE NI ODO.BI O TI YI’ RAPADA NBO NI ILE O BA WON WON NPIN EJA. BI O TI YO SI WON FUU OLUKALUKU NYARA DI TIRE S’APO. O KO OHUNGBOGBO TI WON RANAN PE KIOLO MUWA FUN FUN WON OATAOATA.O BERESII BI OLUKALUKU WON LEERE PE:NIBO NI WON TI RI EJA TI WON NPIN AWON MIRANNBEE AWON MIRAN KO TILE SORO AWON TI NBEE NI AWON FI OWO AWON TI O WA NI OUN RE JII .KIOSA MAJEKI ENIKENI GBO PE AWON JALE .A KO SA GBOGBO GBO PE ENIKAN JALE NI OTU FE NIGBA NAA.ORUMILA L OUN KO JI EJA ESU O ESU NI ORUMILA JI EJA OUN. ONI OUN LI O DI SINU APO TIOWA NI OWO RE YI O NI GANGAN IMU RE LIOWA L’ODE YI WON KO EJO NAA LO SI OTU FE LO RO WON RO ‘JO TITI WON FISO PE KI ORUMILA DA OHUN TIOWA NINU APO RE SILE.O DAA SILE,WON RI EWU MEFA TI OUN DI SIBE.WON SI BERESII BA ESU WI ESU WA PADA NBE ORUMILA PE KI O JOWO FI ORI-JI OUN.ORUMILA KO FE ESU NI OUN FI ILE ATI ONA JI ORUMILA.ORUMILA KO FE AWON OTU(agba) IFE WA BI ESU LEERE PE:EWO NI IWO YOO SE WAYI O ESU NI OUN YOO BA PRUMILA LOSILE KIOUN MAA LO SIN IN.WON FA ESU LE ORUMILA LOWO .BI AWONMEJEJI TI NLO WON DE OJU’ DE ORUMILA,ESU FE LATI BA ORUMILA WOLE ORUMILA KO O NIKI ESU JOKO L’ ODE NIBE O NI OHUNKOHUN TI OUN BA NJE ILE,OUN YOO MAA MU TIRE WA FUN UN N’ITA(l’ode).LATI OJO NAA NI ESU TI GNBE ITA.

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IDIGBE

-BABA-AKIKIBITI BABA-AKIKIBITI LIO DIFA F ORUMILANIGBI IKU NWIPE OUN NBO NI ILE RE TI ARUNNWIPE OUN NBO NI ILE REWON NIKI O O GUN SIGIDI AMONU MEJIKIOFI IGBA EERU GUN WON LARAKIOFI AGADA IGI LE WON LOWO NI OKANKANKIOPA OBUKO KAN KIODA EJE RE SI WON L’ARAKIOGBE OKAN SI ENU-ONA IWAJU-ILEKIOGBE EKEJI SI ENU-ONA EHINKULEORUMILA GBO O RUO SI SE GEGEBI IFA TI SO FUN UNIKU DE ENU-ONA IWAJU-ILE O KI SIGIDI YI BAYIBABA-AKIKIBITI,BABA-AKIKIBITIOJOBI ONA KURO F’ AWO LONA K’AWO RIBI LO,KO DAHUN IKU PADAO LOSI ENU-ONA KEJI O NWI BAKANNAARUN DE O WI BAKANNA,KO DAHUNBAYI NI ORUMILA SE TI ARUN KO LE WOLE TOO.

IDIGBA IDIGBE LI O DIFA FUN SANGONBE LARIN OTAIFA Y A SE WONAGBO KAN ATI EGBETALELOGBON OWO LI EBOSANGO RUBO O SEGUN WON

OGBE ROSU

ONAGBONRANGONDON-NTI-IFE-WA LI O DIFA F ‘ABATITIISE AREMO ARAMFE ENITI GBOGBO IBI NKORITIWON NI IKU A GBEE TIARUN A GBEE TIEJO A GBEE TI OFO A GBEE TI

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WON NIKI O RUAGBO KAN ATI EWE IFA O GBO O RU

IROSU-OGBE

-OHUN TIOSE BAALE ILE TI KO NI KONGARA IDE,OUN LI O SE IYALEILE TI KO NI’BUSUN ALAA DIFA F’ AGBE-IMORIMODORINLO GBA BIOJELA OMO OLOFIN . EKU MEJI,EJA MEJI ADIYE ATIEGBERINDILOGUN OWOIFA NI: BABALAWO NIKI A FA OMO YIFUN LATI FISE AYA

-AIGBONIWONRAN AWO OLU-OJELI O DIFA F’ODUGBEMI TIO NSE BOROKINI AYE. WON NIKI ODUGBEMI WA RUBO,KIOMA BAA DI BOROKINI ORUNEYELE NI EBO BIABADAA NI ESNTAYE OMOTITUNAGUTAN NI EBO BIABADAA NI ITEFAAKIYESI:OJO KETA TABI OMOTITUN LIAMA NDA ESENTAYE WON WOIGBA TI A BA FE NI A LE TE IFA AYASEBI OMO NAA KO NYEE SAISANTABI KIOMAA NI IYONU MIRAN NIBAKUUGBA.

OGBEWONRI (OGBEWUNLE)

ODU OGBEWONRI speaks of the choice potential hunsband or wives.Sacrifice assures the correct choice and a successful parnership.Western observation:A great time to capitalize ,both in business and emotionally,on the client’s attractiveness to others

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AJAJE LI O DIFA FUN KOKONIGBI KOKO NLO SE OBIRIN APATA, NLO, SE OBIRIN AKUKO.WON NIKI KI O RU:EYELE MERIN ATI ASO ONIKOKO MERIN.O GBO O RU.WON NI: AKUKO NI LE KOKO.BI ORI BA SAN KOKO O SAN AKUKO.

AJAJE divined ifa for kokowhen she was contemplating marrying either APATA or akuko.She was advise to offer a sacrifice of four pigeons and four pieces of knotted cloth.She heard and heeded the advice.She was told that akuko would be her favored husband.If koko was successful,akuko would be successful too.

-OKITI-BAMBA-TIIPEKUN-OPOPO LI O DIFA F’OLOFIN.A NIKI O WA RUBO KI OGBE LE YE ORIWIWON LODO RE.AKUKO META ARABA IYAN METAATI OBE NI EBO .O GBO O RU.

OKITI-BAMBA-TIIPEKUN-OPOPO divined ifa for olofin.He was advised to offer sacrifice so that ogbe would givehim good companions.Three coks bowls of pounded yam, and soup should be offered.He performed the sacrifice.

OWONRINSOGBE

ODU OWONRINSOGBE SPEAKS OF WITCHCRAFT OR NEGATIVEVIBRATIONS INTERFERING WITH THE CLIENTS PEACE OF MIND. WESTERN OBSERVATION: THE CLIENT IS OFTEN INVOLVED IN AN EMOTIONAL RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS CLOUDED HIS OR HER JUDGMENT.

BONRONYIN AWO ODE_ESA, ERIGIDUDUAWO

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ILU SAKON .A DIFA F’OLOFIN OBELEJE Y YI NBA ‘BI SUN TO NBA BI JI. A NIKI O LO GBA ILE ILE RE KIOGBA ONA RE KIOPA OBUKO LEE,KIOGBEE LOS’ ELUJU (ODAN.)ONI GEGE A SIN ‘BI R ELUJU A KO RE WA’ LE. EWE DE WE OLOWONRAN-NSA-SAN,ENI l’ ALADE SIN ‘BI R’ ELUJU.EBO LI ONA TI AJE :EYELE MEJI KIOFI OKAN BO ORI EBO LI ONA TI AYA: ABO, ADIYE MEJI, KIOFI OKAN BO ORILEHIN TI O BATI FI ABUKO SEBO EWE OLOWONRAN-NSANSAN( OSOKOTU ) NIKI ENI OHUN FI GBALE ILE RE GEGEBI A TI WI LOKE .BONRONYIN AWO ODE- IDO, OGOROMBI AWO ODE- ESA, ERIGIDUDUAWO ILU SAKON WERE THE DIVINERS WHO CAST IFA FOR OLOFIN OBELEJEWHEN HE WAS SLEEPING AND WAKING UP WITH EVIL VIBRATIONSOLOFIN WAS TOLD TO GO AND SWEEP OUT THE FLOOR OF HIS HOUSEAND ITS SURROUNDINHS.KILL A HE-GOAT OVER THE GARBAGE, AND TAKEEVERYTHING TO THE FOREST.THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT A PERSON TOOK EVIT TO THE FOREST,HE WOULD RETURN HOME WITH GOOD. THE LEAF TURNED OUT TO BE OLOWONRAN-NSAN-SAN.TODAY ALADE HAD EXPELLED EVIL TO THE FOREST.SACRIFICE FOR WEALTH AJE TWO PIGEONS-ONE OF WHICH SHOULDBE USED TO APPEASE THE CLIENTS HEAD ORISACRIFICE FOR A WIFE AYA : TWO HENS-ONE OF WHICH SHOULD BEUSED TO APPEASE THE CLIENTS HEAD ORI, PROVIDED HE SACRIFICED A HE GOAT.THE CLIENT SHOULD SWEEP OUT HIS HOUSE WITH OLOWONRAN -NSAN-

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SAN OSOKOTU LEAVES AS PRESCRIBED ABOVE.

-ESU-PEREWE, EGBA- PEREWE. A DIFA F’OLU OGE TI O KORO l’ EJE T’ OMOT’ OMO A D’ EWE JOGBO, AYA OBE KORO AKUKO META, EGBETALA OWO ATI EWE JOGBO( EWURO) TIISE EWE IFA.BI ENITI A DA IFA YI FUN BA RUBO KIOFI OMI GBO EWE EWURO KIOKO IYE-IROSU IFA YI DA SII,KIO GBEE MU.IFA FIHAN’ NI PE AYA ENI NAA TI A DIFA YI FUN NJA TABI AYE DOJUKO OESU-PEREWE, EGBA-PEREWE CAST IFA FOR OLU OGE,WHO IS EXTREMELY BITTER LIKE THE JOGBO LEAFTHE SACRIFICE:THREE COCKS, TWENRY-SIX HUNDRED COWRIS, AND JOGBO BITTER LEAF.IF THE PERSON FOR WHOM THI IFA IS CAST PERFORMS THE SACRIFICE ,THEN CRUSH THE BINTER LEAF IN WATER, ADD THE IYE-IROSUPOWDER OF THIS ODU TO THE SOLUTION, AND ASK THE CLIENT TO DRINK IT.IFA REVEALS THAT THE CLIENT DOES NOT HAVE PEACE OF MIND OR FACES STIFF OPPOSITION FROM PEOPLE.

OGBE ‘BARA

-KUOMI, ADIFA F’ADIYEA NIKI WON WA RUBO KI ARUN KAN MABAA DE BA WON NIGBA OWOREOBI MEWA TI EGBAAWA OWO LI EBO.APAKON WON LI O RUBO.

IPALERO-AD’ENUMOGIMOGIMAMO ‘NILOWO LI O DIFA F’ ORUMILANIGBI KAWOKAWO ODE ORUN DEWON NIKI O RU:EWURE ATI IFA (IKIN) MERINDILOGUN

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PA EWURE FUN IFA NI ATA-NDE KI KAWOKAWO ODE-ORUN MA BAA KOO MO WONORUMILA GBO O RU. OBARABOGBE

-OBARABOBO AWO EKO LI O DIFA F’ EKO TIISE OMO AJALORUN.A NI EYITI EKO BA WI NI WON MAAMUR’ORUNAGUTAN NI EBOO GBO ORUIFA L ENITI A DA’ FA FUN A L’ ASE NINU AYEEMI RE YOO GUN.

-IROFA-AB’ ENUJIGINI AWO ILE ORUMILA LI O DIFA F’ ADIFALA NLO DIFA F’ OSIN O NIKI OSIN RUBO KIOMABA KU TIT OJO MEJE AGBOMEJE ATI EGBAAJE OWO NI EBO OSIN KO KO RU.O MU ADIFALA DE.ASIFALA NKORIN BAYI:EMI ADIFASE LETI OPON IBARATIELE,IBARATIELE,OLA DANDAN L’OSIN MA KU IBARATIELE,IBARATIELE,A GB’ AMU A RE ODO.IBARATIELE.A M’ ‘OWO A GBALE’DE IBATIELE,IBARATIELE.A GBE’BA A G’ORULE ATI BEE BEE.BABALAWO NAA NSE BAYI LOJOOJUMO. O WA DI OJO KAN BAYIOJO NAA JE OJO TI WON NGBE IYAWO BOWA FUN OSIN L’OKERE.OSIN NI:OUN A YARA GBALE KIMO TOO GBE IYAWO DE,O MU OWO O NGBALE TAN O NI OUN A GUN’KE KI OUN SOWON WO.O GBE IBA O GUN ORULE LATI RI IYAWO L’OKERE.O SUBU OGIRI WO LUU.WON RANSE LO DA ADIFALA WA.ADIFALA NI:KI-WON YARA LO RU OHUN MEWA OKE ILE,AGUTAN MEWA AKUKO-ADIYE MEWA MAALU MEWA ATI IYAWO TI WON NGBE BO L’ OKANKAN ATI BEE BEE.BI WON TI NRUBO LOWO NI OSIN JI.IFA NIKI AMASE D’ EJA BABALAWO. OGBE KANRAN

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-OKITIBAMBAM-TII-PEKUN-OPOPO LI O DIFA F’OGBE . OGBE NLO SI OTUUFE.WON NIKI O RU.SERIN MERIN ATI EGBAA MERIN OWO.SERIN META ATI EGBAA META OWO LIORU.BABALAWO TI SO FUN UNPE.NIGBATI O BA TIDE OJU-ORERE (ni popo) NIKI O TI BERESIIKAN SERIN NAA MO ‘LE NI OKOOKAN TITI LO.ODE OJU-ORERE,O KAN SERINKAN MO’ LE OWO YOJADE SII O KOO.O TU RIN SIWAJU DIE,O KAN EKEJI MO ‘LE OBIRIN YOJADE SII.O KO WON MO’ RA.OTUN SI’ SESIWAJU DIE,OKAN SERIN KETA MO ‘LE,OMO SEYO SII.O KO WONMO’ RA.O NI:HA! IBASEPE MO RU SERIN MERIN PE NBA NI OHUNPUPO JU AWON WONYI LO.O PADA S ‘EHIN O LO HU SERIN EKINI,O WA KAN AN SIWAJU.EJO OFO ATI BEEBEE WA YO SII.NJE OJO TI OGBE KAN ORAN KI A MAA PEE NI OGBE KANRAN.EERINDILOGUN-AGBON-KOSEEKODABI-IFA A DIFA FUN BIKIBINLO MU ‘LE NI ‘GBO OGUNWON NI ILE IBE A GBEEAJA KAN NI EBOBIKIBI GBO O RU.

OKANRANSODE

PANDERE-FOLU-OMI-LIKITI LI O DIFA FOLITIKUNTIISE AREMO EWI I’ADOWON NIKI O FI OGOSAN AKARA SE’TE.OBUKO ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.OLOTIKUN GBO O RU.PANDERE-FOLU-OMI-LIKITI LI O DIFA FOLITIKUNTIISE AREMO EWI I’ADO.AKUKO MEFA ATI EGBAAFA OWO LI EBO.OLITIKUN GBO O RU.WON FI JOYE T’ EWISE.

OGBE’ GUNDA OGBEYONU

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KUKU-NDUKUN, PERE-INOKI.A DIFA FUN WON I’EGUN MAJOI’WON A N’ORO YEYE.ELEDE MERIN OKE MERIN OWO ATI AGBA OTI MERIN NI EBO.WON GBO WON RU.IBINU AO ALARA LI O DIFA F ALARA, EDOFUFU AWO AJERO LI O DIFA F ‘AJERO, PELETURU AWO ORANGUN LI O DIFA F’ORANGUN, IFA Y WON MAA FI INKAN KAN RANSE SI WON MAMA KO O. O PE DIE LEHIN EYI, WON FI EEPA KOKO (EWE KOKO TIOTIGBE) TI A DI RANSE SI ALAARA ALARA BINU O NI: EEPAKOKO NI IYA OUN RI FI RANSE SI OUN NINU GBOGBO INKAN TI O WA I’AVE VI: O KOO. IYA WON SI TUN FI RANSE SI AJERO. AJERO TUN KOO. NI IBINU WON MUULO SIODO ORANGUN ORANGUN GBAA, OTUU WO. O BA ILEKE NINU RE.ORANGUN SA TI RUBO TI BABALAWO RE YAN FUN UN. ORANGUN TI RU:ESO ERU EYELE ATI EGBAAJO OWO. ORANGUN SIN IKARUN KAN NINU WON O FI RANSE SI ALARA PE KI O RAA NITORIPE OUN RII PE O BAAMU ALARA RAA.OTUN SIN IKARUN EKEJI O FI RANSE SI AJERO PE KI O RAA. O SANWO NITORIPE ORANGUN OHUN DIDARA DU NI WON SE RAA. O SI FI AWON ILEKE IYOKUN PAMO FUN ILO TI ARA RE. OGUNDABEDE

EKE RE’BI OGUN ODUN KO DE EKE RE AJO OSU MEFA KO BO OTITO INU NI AJEKU JU IRO LO.A DIFA FUN BABA IMATE AB’EWU-GEREJE. A NI: BIWON D’AYE TAN IRO NI WON MI A MAA PA. A NIKI WON RUBO,WON KO WON KO RUBO. IRO NAA NI AWON IMALE NPA TITI DI ONIOLINI. WON A MA WIPE AWON NGBAAWE OLORUN NI ODOODUN .ESU WA TO WON LO NIJOKAN.O BERE LOWO WON PE: KINI IDI RE TI WON MAA NWIPE AWON NGBAAWE OLORUN NI ODODDUN E NSO NIPA EYI PE: OLORUN KU NI TABI O NI IBANUJE OLORUN KO HA JE OTITO-INU BI O NI:HEN NGBAAWE OLORUN OLORUN KIIKU.

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EDUMARE KIIS OKUNRUN ORAN IBANUJE KIIBA OLODUMARE.LILE NI ESU LE AGBAJO WON. NITORINAA, GBOGBO WON SI TUKA LO. ORIN TI ESU KO NI OJO NAA NI: A MAIGBOKU OLODUMARE O, A F’EKE O A F’ERE....KARANGBA-AKARA-NGBADA ILE OWA NI MO WA KI OWO TITUN O WA MI WA KI AYA TITUN O WA NI WAKI OMO TITUN O WA NI WA ATI BEEBEE.BI OMODE BAFI OJU BA ALAKARA A SO ISU NU OGUNDASORIIREF’OGBE,KIOSE ORIIRE FUN MI EWE IFA NAA:FI AKARA FULE MEFA JE ODU OGUNDASORIIREF’OGBE TI A TITE NI IYE-IROSU,TIAPE IFA TIOWALOKE YI SI.FI ASO RERE BO’RA KIO JOKO LORI ENI DARADAR KIOTOO SA IFA YI.

OSA’GBE

-Y OSA MI OSA GBEY EKU TIOTI OSA WA Y OSA Y GBEY EJA TIOTI OSA WA Y OSA Y GBEOMO ENIYA TIOTI OSA WA NI OSA Y GBE

-ATIBA P’AJA E R’OJU J’ AJAATIBA P’ AGBO E R’ OJU JE AGBOATIMUNU P’OBUKO E R’ OJU J’OBUKOESU-ODARA LAAJE KI’ MI K’ORO DE LEETUTU IFA NA:DA EPO SILE NINU ILE TABINI ITA GBANGBA TABI KI O DA EPO SORI ESU

OGBEKA

ESUMARE ABIDI-DODODOLI O DIFA F’OGBARA-OJO

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A NIKI O WA RUOKO,ADA ATI OBUKO KI AWON OMO ARAYE MA BA MAA DARI RESINU IGBOO GBO EBO KO MAMA RUOUN NI OMO ARAYE BERESII DARI SE SINU IGBONIGBATI O WA RUBO NI IKEHIN NI AWON OMOARAYE TOO BERESII MAA TUN IWA RE SE DIE DIE.

-OWO NI PEBE ESE NI PEBE LI O DIFA FUN ARINWAKA TI ISE ONISEGUN OWONIWON NI KAAKIRI AYE NI WON MAAGBO ORUKO RE.NITORINAA KIORU:EKU,EJA ATI ABO-ADIYEO GBO O RU.

IKAGBE

-Y AFOJUDI,MI AFAGBADI Y WO KIIFOJUDI’NA KIWON FIM’ ASO KAMI WON KIIFI OJUD’ EJO KI WON FIS’ OJAGBA,WON KII F’OJUDI OMO OLOJA KI WON KAN NI IKO ATARI. KI WON BU OWO ATI BEEBEE FUNMI LONI.PE IFA YI SI IYE-IROSU TIOTITE NI ODU IKAGBE.KIOFI IYE NAA SA ORI.

-ORINOTEERE AWO INU IGBO LI O DIFA F’ ADEILOYE TI NSOKUN AIRIBI,TI NSOKUN AIRIPON.AGBO MEJI ATI EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO TABI OKE MEFA OWO LI EBOO GBO O RUO LA’ WO O LA ‘MO ORIN :DEILOYE D’OPAGUNE W’OMO YOYO LEHIN MI O E W’ OMO YOYO ATI BEEBEE.

OGBETURUPON

-JIGBINNILI O DIFA F’ESIN O DIFA F’ERANLAWON NIKI ERANLA WA RUBO KI IWA RE MA BAAR’EHIN SIT’ESIN

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OKO META ATI EGBETALELOGBON OWO NI EBOERANLA GBO EBO KO MA RU OESIN GBO EBO O RUUERANLA LI O TIJE EGBON ESIN TELE RIESU WA SO FUN ENIYAN PE KIWON FA ESIN MORA NITORI ENITI ORUBO NIESU NGBE.ORIN IFA NAA:JIGBINNIN O O WA L’ORUN ESIN-JIGBINNI O WA L’ORUN ESIN.

-OGBETUNMOPON-SUNMOSI,BI-OMO-BA-NKE-IYA-RE-NIAAGBEFUNLI O DIFA F’ALAWORO-ORISATI KOR’OMOGBEPON TIO NBA IGUN KIRIWON NIKI O RUASO FUNFUN KAN BAYI TIOWA LORIORISA L’EBOEGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI ABO ADIYE MEJIO GBO O RU.

OTURUPONGBE

-DO’NIDONI-O-GBODO F’ORI-OKO-BA-INA,OSORO.O.GBODOYI-WO’NU-EGUN-SORO,O JOPURUTUPARATANIILEMOKURO-L’ALEDE O DAA F’ OMO ILE OLOFIN ATAKITI-GBA-EGBEWA.WON NI:ORO KAN’DASINU NITORINAA KI O RU:AKUKO ADIYE MEJI EGBEFA OWO ATI OKUN IJARA LI EBO.O GBO EBO SUGBON KO RUBO.IYA OMO NAA LIO LO RUBO NAA NIGBATI ORAN DE BA OMO REITAN IFA NAA LO BAYI:NI AKOKO NAA OKUNRIN KAN WOLE LO Y BAOBIRIN OLOFIN SUN. O YA OLOFIN LENU BI LENU BI ENIKAN TISE LE GBOJU GBOYA WO INU ILE AILOJU TI OUN FI AWON OBIRIN OUN SI YI LATI LOSE IRU IKA BEE.NITORINAA O BERE SIIWADI. NIGBATI O WADI ORAN NAA TITI TI OUN KO MO ENITI O LOSE IRU ISE IKA YI. O PE GBOGBO ILU JO. O GBE EGBAAWA OWO SILE PELU OBUKO KAN PE:ENIKENI TIOBA LE TA’ KITI WO’ NU AGBALA OUN YI KIOGBE EGBAAWA OWP TI OUN FISILE PELU-ERN

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OBUKO.GBOGBO ILU SEE WON SEE TI.NIGBANAA NI OMO ILE OLOFIN KAN WA TIOSI TAKITI WO ‘NU AGBALA NAA.OLOFIN MU OMO NA PE OUN LI ENITI O WO INU AGBALA OUN LO SIKA YI.ODEE NIGBATI IYA OMO NAA GBO O YARA SARE LOIRUBO TI OMO REKOSILE BI IYA RE TI RU EBO NAA TAN NI ESU WA FI OHUN SI OMO OLOFIN KAN L’ENU PE:OUN OLOFIN PAAPAA LIOLOBA OBIRIN RE SUNKINI O LO GBE OMO-OLOMO DESI TIOSI NFEE PAA OLOFIN WA TU OMOKUNRIN NAA SILE NIKEHIN O SI GBEEGBAAWA OWO TIOTISE ILERI RE FUNO NAA PELU OBUKO NAA.

OGBETURA

-PARA OLUKU OKO, ODEDE OLUKU ADA LI O DIFA F’ ORUMILA NIGBI OUN MI BOWA SI ODE AYE.WON NI KONIITE TITI.EWURE,EKU ATI EJA LI EBO.ORUMILA GBO EBO O RUNITORINAA LATI IGBATI A TI DA AYE ORUMILA KO TE TITI O FIDI ONI OLONI YI.ORUMILA LI O DA ILE,OUN LI O KO TEE OUN LI O KOAWON AWO NI EKO IFA TIO SI FI AWON ODU SI AYE WON.SIBESIBE OUN KIIKO ETI DIDI SI EBO TIABA YAN FUN UN NITORI TI OUN TIFIHAN GBOGBO EDA ALAA YE PE:A KIIGBAISEBO KI ARAKIORO’NI .NIBI PUPO NIU EKO IFA LI A SI NRI APEERE RERE RE PE: OMO ENIYA KO LE GBAISEBO KI ARA KI O ROO.ATI PE:EBO KEKEKE NI NIGBA ALAIKU LA ENITI O BA SI NWA IRE LIOMAA NS’EBO ENITI O BA SI FERAN OO REISE PAAPAA FUN AWON ALAINI OUN PAAPAA KO NIIYE NI IDUNNU.

-AJIWOYE-ODEDE LI O DIFA F’OLOMO-AGBETIWON NI :GBOGBO INKAN TI OMAA NI ODEDE NI WON O MAA WABAAEKU EJA ATI AWORAN MEJI LI EBOO GBO O RU

OTURA-ORIKO

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PENRENMIYENMI PERENMIYENMI,ORAN MI D’ ETE ORAN MID’EROA DIFA F’ AGBADOMAA T’ ODE ORUN ROS’AYEWON NIKI O WA RUBO KI AWON OMO ARAYE MA BAA MAA FI OMO REJEASO ODUN KAN ATI OBUYO NI EBOKO RUBO

-ALUKERESE-F’IRAKORORIN LI O DIFA F’OLOKUN-SONDEO GO O NWO NI.WON NIKI O RUBO NIGBI AYE RE WA NI SENPENNEWON NI A DI NLAAMU MERINDILOGUN,AGUTAN MEJI ATI EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWOO GBO O RUO DI OBA-ONIBU-OMI.

OGBEATE

-IYALETAJAJA LI O DIFA F’ EWON,IYALETAJA-JA LI O DIFA F’IRO IYELETAJAJA LI O DIFA FUN IGEDE TI NSE OMO AGBONNIREGUN.A NIKI WON MA DE SI YUN OKO .WON NI :WON BA LO SI OKO NAA WON A BA IKU PADE.WON KO GBO.ILE MO WON LO SI OKO.WON SI BA IKU PADEIKU PA EWON,OPA IRO O GBE IGEDE OMO AGBONNIREGUN MI.AGBONNIREGUNGBO O TO BABALAWO LO WON DIFA FUN UN WON NIKI O RUBO IKOODE ILEKE TUTU-OPON ARABA-IYAN META ATI EYELE MEJI WONNI KI O GBE NAA LOSI OKO NI IYALETA.O GBO O RU.O D OKO O BA OKU EWON NILE, O BA OKU IRO NILE IKU PE AGBONNIREUN O PO IGEDE LEE LOWO O NIKI O GBEE MI.O NI OJO TI ORAN BA DUN UN NIKI O MAA POO.

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-ASANIGBORO ARINNIGBORO,OBURIN-BURIN BU OMI IGBORO BO’JU LI O DIFA F’ORUMILA.WON NI IGBORO NI ORUMILA MA LAA SINITORINAA KI O WA RUBO:EKU,EJA ATI ABO ADIYEO GBO O RU .WON FI EKU ,EJA ATI ABO -ADIYE BO IFA.

IRETEOGBE

ATEGBE ,ATEGBE AWO OLOKUN LI ODIFA F’ OLOKUNAGUTAN ATI EGBAA MESAN OWO LI EBOWON NI A DI ALAJE A DI OLOMOO GBO O RUO DI ALAJE O DI OLOMO ATI BEEBEE

-IRE-NTEGBE AWO AKISALI O DIFA F’ AKISA NIGBI OUN MAA FUN IFA RE L’OYIN. WON NIKI O RU:OYIN AADUN ATI OBI.O GBO O RUIFA FUN OUN NAA L’OYIN BEE.

OGBE-SE

-ERO-ILE-KOMOPET’ONA-NBO LO DIFA F’OLOIDE NLO NGBE AMI NIIYAWO.WON NI GBOGBO AYE LIOMAA WA PE MOO NIGBI AYE BA YEWON YEWON.EWURE KAN LI EBOO GBO O RUOTAN IFA NAA LO BAYI:O DI IJO KAN GBOGBO EYE PEJO.WON BERE LOWO OLOIDE PE AWON NFEE MO AMI TIISE OBIRIN RE.OLOIDE NI O DARA KI WON LO PE SI OJA.KI WON NI OTI,EMU ATI BEEBEE.OJO PE NITOOTO,GBOGBO EYE OKO PE ,WON KO OTI EMU AIT BEEBEE JO .ODIDERE DE WON JE MU TAN.ODIDERE DIDE O FI AMI IDI RE HAN AWON EYE OKO.O NKRIN IJO KIRI BAYI: MOWA F’ AMI HAN YIN O ,OLOIDE MO WA F’AMI HAN YIN O OLOIDE,MO WA F’ AMI HAN YIN O EYE OKO.INU GBOGBO WON DUN WON NKORIN WON SI NJO PELU RE.

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SEESE WOOWO LI O DIFA FUN IRESU-ELE NWA NI ODE AJALAYE.WON NI:OGUN NI O MAA TUN ORI RE SE.NITORINAA KI O RUAPERE IWEN AKUKO-ADIE META ,ESUN ISU ATI EGBETAELOGBON OWOO GBO ORU.

OSO-OGBE(OSOMINA)

-ARINNAPERANJE-ESE,OLOGBOF’OSIS’ORUN-O-NJAREGE,ORUMILA L WON IBA F’ OSISIWAJU KIWON F’ OROS’EHIN KIWON M’EWURE K’EDUY WON JE WON KO FUN IGALIYERE JE WON MU WON KO FUNIGALIYERE MU.IGALIYERE NFI OSUSU SU WON LOJUIGALIYERE ORUKO A P’ESU.

ITE-YUE LI ODIFAF’OLOJA-ERU,WON NIKI O RUBOOBUKO ATI EGBETAELOGBON OWO KI WON MA BAA FI IBI SUU.KO RU BOOLOJA -ERU ORUKO A PEO BA WON R’ERU D’OJA WON FI IBI SUU.

OGBEFUN

-MOSAA-LI-O-NI-OPA, EROGBONRE-O-MESE LI O DIFA F’OGBEOGBE NLO GB’OBIRIN OFUN.WON NI:A GBAA GBE.ABO-ADIYE,EKU,EJA ATI EGBEJIELOGUN OWO LI EBO.O GBO O RU.

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-OLIWOWOJI,OLIWOWOJIWO: ADIFA FUN IKU,A DIFA FUN ARUN WON LO FE LASUNWONTAN OMO ORISA.ORISA Y ENITI O BA LE BA OUN WA ORI TUTU MOKANLERUGBA SA NI OUN MAA FI OMO OUN FUN.GBOGBO WON PADA LOWA BIWON O TI SE RI .IKU GBA ONA-OKO LOWA ENI PA NI WARAWARA O TI DA ORI MOKANLERUGBA JO SILE.O DIWON PO.P GBE WON RU.BI O TI NLO LO’NA O NGBO IRO ENIKAN TINKORIN BAYI:

BI MO R’IKU MA BAA JA.OLIWOWOJI, OLIWOWOJIWO.BI MO R’ARUN MA BAA J.OLIWOWOJI,OLIWO-JIWO.

BI IKU TI GBO IRO YI O YARA DA ORI MOKAN-LERUGBA NAA SILE.OSALO NITORIPE O YAALENU PUPO PE ENIKAN SSI TUN WA TIOL’AYATOBEE TIOLE MAA LERI OUN ATI ARUN.KO MO PE ARUN LIOWA NIDI IWA BURUKU YI.ARUN SA TI LOS’ODO BABALAWO KAN PE KI O JOWO BA OUN WA ONA BI OUN YOO TSE TI OUN LEFI NI LASUNWONTAN OMO ORISA LI AYA.BABALAWO SO FUN UN PE:KIO LOMU IGBA KARAHUN IGBIN WA.O KO WON WA. BABALAWO SO WON PO.O FIKOO L’ORUN.O KOO NI ORIN TI YOO MAA KO ATI BEEBEE.NIGBATI IKU DA ORI MOKANLERUGBA NAANU TIOSA,ARUN KO AWON ORI NAA LO FUNORISA ORISA SI FA LASUNWONTAN OMO RE FUN UN GEGEBI ADEHUN .NITORINAA LI A SE NWI NINU OWE PE:’’IKU LI O RUBO FUN ARUN GBA’GUN’’ OHUN TI NDUN BII SAWORO AAJA,AGOGO ATI BEEBEE,A MAA LE IKU ATI AWON EMI BUBURU JINA NITORINAA LI AWONONISEGUN SE NFI WON SI ARA AWON OMODE TIONI ARA,ORIABIKU TABI ELERE.

OFUN ‘GBE

-IGI-RERE,IGI-IGBO,IGI-RERE,IGI-ODAN,PEREGUN NWANINI AWO ESUMERILI O DIFA F OFUNOFUN NLO NA OGBE PA

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WON NIKI OFUN RUBO KI OGBE LE NDEAGBO KAN LI EBO O GBO O RUIFA YI FIHAN NI PE:IJA KAN ATI BEEBEE MBO...-OFUN NO RA, AJA NO RALI O DIFA F OLOBAHUN IJAPANLO BAWON N OJA EWELE.A NIKI O WA RUBO KIOMA BAA GBE S OHUN.AKOKU ADIYE META,EGBETAELOGBON OWO ATI EDE.O GBO O RU.

OYEKUNBIWORILODO

-OYEKUBIRI LI O DIFA F’ EYELEWON NI EYELE A RENITORINAA KI O RUBO:IGBA EREE EGBEWA OWOO GBO O RUEYELE REWON DA F’ ADABAWON NIKI ADABA RUBOADABA RUBOO RE. -OYEKU-AWO-OMODE,IWORI-AWO-AGBALAGBABI OYIN KOBASEERE-OFUFU-LIAFIITINI’DI WON DIFA F’OROMINANLO JAGUN ILU AJATIRIWON NI BI KO BA RUBO KONIILE WOLEEBO:AGBO META,OBUKO META,AKO-AJA-META,AKUKO-ADIYE META,AKO-AJAPA METAATI EGBAA METAELOGBON OWO.O GBO O RUO WOLE.ORROMINA ORUKO,TI AIPE OKO.

IWORI ‘YEKU

-OGUN AGBOTELE KIIP’ ARO LI O DIFA FUN IWORI

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WON NI KI O MURA GIRI.IKU MBO.SUGBON BIOBA RUBOAYE AYEEEBO:IGBA-EWO,OPOLOPO OBI FUN TIITOREAGUTAN ATI EGBAA MEJILA OWO.O GBO O RU.

-OHUN-TIYOOSENIKIGBAISE ‘NI ENIYA-KAN-DANDAN-LIO-MAABI-YEKUN OMO:A DIFA F’OLOFINWON NI:OMOTITUN TIOBI YI BIOBAYE A SAISAN KANWON A WOO TITI A SAN SUGBON A YE’KUN.WONNIKI OLOFIN MA BINU BIOBARUBO OMO NAA RIRE DANDAN.EBO:AGUTAN KAN,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (EWE IROYINATI EWE EWURO NIKI A GBO SINU OMI,KI ENITI A DA’FA FUN FIWE PELU OSE)

OYEKUF’OWORADI

BI OYIN BI ADO LI O DIFA F’ ORUMILAIFA NSAWO LO SILUOBIRINWON NI AYE A YE ORUMILA LOHUN PAPOJUNITORINAA KI O RUBOEYELE MERINDILOGUN ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO -EYOO GBO O RU -OGIDOL’EGBA SAGAMO AWO ESAWON DIFA F’ORUMILANIJO TI IKU NFI ILE RE LOTI ARUN NFI ILE RE LOWON NI BIKOBA RUBO Y YOO KU.EBO:AJA DUDU MEJI ATI EGBEJIELOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU.

IDIYEKU

IDIYEKUYEKETE LI O DIFA F’ OLORI-OGA

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WON NIKI O FI ASO FUNFUN KAN BAYI TIOWA NI ILE RE RUBOATI AGUTAN PELU EGBAA MOKANLA OWO,KI-WON MA BAA FI ASO NAA DI OKU RE L ODUNNIO GBO KO RUORIN IFA :EDI-OYEYE,EDI-OYEYE ...OLORI- OGA F’ASO RE BO’RI O EDI-OYEYE,EDI-OYEYE.

-AWO-IRE-IRE-NIIFI-EHIN-TAN’NA LI O DIFA F’OKUNKUNSU NLO SI OTU-IFE WON NI ORO NIKI O BA WO ILU NAA LEHIN TI O BA TI RU.EKU KAN EJA KAN,ABO-ADIYE KAN,KIOFIBO ORI(olusupen) RE .IFANI A RIRE LOHUN PAPOJU.ITAN IFA NA:BIOTIDE OTU’FE NI ORU,ESU BERESII KIRI OJULE WON O NRO-IHIN RE KA PE:BABALAWO KAN WO ILU NISSIYI,KIIDE ILE ENIYAN KAN IBITI O GBE WA NI WON NTOO SUGBON OHUNKOHUN TIOBA WON SE AFIN.BEENI BIAFI OJU KAN AN KO KUN ENIYAN LOJU.BAYI NI ESU SE FUN UN TI GBOGBO ILU NWO TOO.BEELI O KOO OWO ATI ORO PUPO BOWA ILE RE.

OYEKU’ROSU

-AJAWESOLA,ATE-IYE-IROSU-SE-OLALI O DIFA FUN GBEREFU TIISE AREMO ORUMILAWON NI IKIN RE NIYOO GBE E LA,WON NIKI O RU:EKU,EJA ATI EWUREO GBO ORU

-AWOKEKERE-ILE-ENI-KOTAN’NIJE LI O DIFA F’OLOFINO NIKI O RUBO AJA.ESUN-ISU,EMU ATI EGBETA LELOGBON OWOKI O MA BAA RI IJA-OGUNO GBO KO RU.OGUN PA A.IFA NI KI A MAFI OJU DI BABALAWO KAN PE KO NILAARI TABI O KERE.

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IROSO TAKELEKU

Odu IROSU TAKELEKU spearks of envy and seduction and calls for sacrifices to avoid dire consequences.WESTERN OBSERVATION:A change of jobs will bring improvement.

-ORO DUDU AWO INU IGBO LI DIFA F’AMURENIGBA AMURE NLOGBA OBIRIN SANGO WA ILE.WON NI BI KO BA SAN EBO NAA LIOMA PAAOBUKO META EGBETALOGBON OWO.O GBO O RU.

Oro dudu awo inu igbo divined ifa for amure,when amure was going to take SANGO’S wife home.They said if he failed to sacrifice,death (iku) would take him.The sacrifice:three he-goats and sixty-six hundred cowries.He heard and perfomed the sacrifice.

-ITAKUTALI-AITA-ASO,IRIKURIKI.AIRI-OFILI O DIFA F’ORUMILA NRE ‘LE OLOKUN-SANDEWON NIILE OLOKUN NAA A SAN AN PUPOPUPOJU.NITORINAA KI O RUEYELE MERIN,AKEREGBE IYE-IROSU ATI EGBERINLELEGBAARIN OWO NITORIPE NIGBA O BA J’ERU TITI ARA A LA WON.O RUBO.WON NI KI O TUN RU OBUKO META ATI EGBETALELOGBON OWO SII.O GBO O RUNIGBATI O J’ERU TITI ARA LA WONO NKORIN BAYIAWO RE’LE LO F IYE WA OIYE AWO KO DE KUIYE AWO KO DE KUAWO RE’LE LO F’IYE WA OIYE AWO KO DE KU.

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Itakutali-aita-aso,Itakurili -airi-ofidivined ifa for orumila,who was going to the house of olokun-sanndeHe was told that olokun-sande’s house would be very auspicious for him;therefore he should sacrificefour pigeons a gourdful of iye-irosu and eighty-eight hundredcowries.becuase he would be envied when collecting his feesHe offered the sacrifice.He was asked to sacrifice further three he-goats and sixti-six hundred cowries.He heard and performed the sacrifice.He was envied when he collected his fees.He sang the following song:awon is going home to replenish his iye powder.awo’s iye powder has run out.awo’s iye powder has run out.awo is going home to replenish his iye powder.awo’s iye powder has run out.

OYEKU WONRIN

-OKITIBI-AKETEKIITAN-NIDI-OPE LI O DIFA FUN LAWENIBUA NIKI O WA RUBO KIOSI WA KA’’KO BIOBAWIPE KI OUN MA KUEWURE KAN LI EBO TIOBAWIPE KI OUN MA KU IKU ORAN NAAO GBO ORUIFA NWIPE OBIRIN TI A DA’FA YI FUN NDOKO.

-JAFIRIJARI,KEMKEJAKE,AGADAGIDIWONU-ODO-EF’ARABO-OMILI O DIFA F’ODE.O DIFA F’ORUMILAODE NRE IGBO OLIKOROBOJO.WON NIKI O RUBO KIOMA BAA KUS’OHUN.AKUKO ADIYE MEJE ATIEGBAAJE OWO.

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ODE RUBO

ORUMILA NLO S’AJO TI O JIN GBUNGBUNGBUN BI OMIWON NIKI O WA RUBO KIOMA BAA KUS’OHUNATA(IKOKO) EPO,AKUKO-ADIYE MESAN OBUKO MESAN EKUMESAN,EJA MESAN ATI EYELE.ORUMILA GBO O RUBO.

OWONRIN YEKU

SIPISIPÍ-LI-A-NRI’GBA-AJE,DUGBEDUGBE-LI-A-NLU-A-GBEE-YEBA,A KILU AGBEE YEBA KIOMADUN KEREDUDU KEREDUDU:A DIFA F’ORISA-NLA NITORI YEMOWO TIISE IYAWO RE TI NLOS’ OKO LO D’ OKO. NJE ITORIPE KIOMA BAAFI OKO-DIDO PA OMO-ORISA. A NIKI O RU.EYELE MERIN,EGBAARIN OWO,ATI IGBIN MERIN.O RUBO.IFA YI KANNA LI O DA FUN AJANAA-WEREPE TIISE ALE YEMOWO. A NIKI O RU .OBUKO META ATI EGBETAELOGBON OWO KI OUN MA BAA KU.

-AJALORUN Y KUKUTEKU AWO EBA’NOLI O DIFA FUN KUTERUNBE NLO S’OKO ALORO ODUNWON NI:BIKOBASOOSE NINU ODUN YI NI IRUGBIN OKO RE MAA PAA.EBO:GBOGBO IRUGBIN OKO.AKUKO-ADIYE MEJE ATI EGBAAJE OWO.KO RUBO.

OYEKUNBARA

OYEKUN-PABALA,OYEKUN-PALABA LI O DIFA F’ AWUN NIGBA TI O NSE OLOFA FUN ESI WON NI BIOBARU,EGBEJIDILOGUN OWO ATI EWURE LI EBO.AJE OWO OHUN GUN. O GBO O RU.ITAN IFA NAA:

O PE DIE TI AWUN TI NSINGABA O WA JOKO-SILE GBA OJO MARUN

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TIKO LOS’ODO OLOWO RE.O DI EGBIRIN AKO-OKUTA ,O FIF AKUN KAN SII O MUULO SILE FUN ESI.ESI BOLWALE WON JISE FUN UN. O GBE EGBIRIN NAA JUNU SINU’GBO KAN. AWUN WA BERE BI O RI OHUN NAA TI OUN GBEWA SILE DEE.ESI NI OUN RII OUN SI TI GBEE SO S’IGBO.AWUN NI HA O GBE IYUN SO SI’GBO LAIFAAGUN ORO NAA DI EJO TI AWON MEJEJI NAA LO RO NIWAJU AWON AGBA ILU NAA TI NSE IDAJO NIGBAANAA.ESIN LI O JEBI ORO NAA,NITORINAA WON NIKI O FI OWO ILEKE NAA DI OWO AWUN YA LODO RE.

OYEKU-PABALA,OYEKU-PABALA AWO ESIN LI O DIFA FUN ESIN WONNIKI O A RUBO NITORIPE NIGBATI O BA BIMO KI IYA MA BAA JEE.IGBA OPA,OBUKO,EGBETALA OWO ESIN GBO ESIN KO RU.ITAN RE:ESIN LOS’ODE OYO NIGBATI O SEE BIMO.EU NIKI WON GUN UN WON NI HA.O SESE BIMO NI.ESU NI IYEN KO WIPE KI O MA LE RIN. O NIKI WON WA MU OPA LOWO KI WON MAA FI NAA.WONGUN UN.O NRIN.IGBA TI KO BA RIN TOBEE,WON A MAA NAA.ESIN Y OUN IBA MO,OUN A SEBO OYEKU PABALA,OYEKU PABALA, OYEKUPABALA,PABALA,PABALA ATI BEEBEE.

OBARA YEKU

-ALUKOSO OBA Y OUN KO DE SIN ‘BA.IBARA-OYEKU O GBO BEE RI AALU’LU-OBA Y OUN O TUN SIN’BA.OBARA-OYEKU O GBO BEE RI AERU NI OUNKO SIN OLUWA.AGBEBO-ADIYE NI KI AFI BO IFA.BIABAFI AGBEBO-ADIYE BO IFA.IFA YOO GB’EBE.

-ISIN-NIIF’ ORI-GBOGBO-IS’ADE,OGBO-OPE-NII-F’ORUN-I-S’ARONWON SE IFA F’ORUMILA.NIGBATI WON KO SIN IN MOEKU-AWOSIN MEWA,EWE(IRE) ATI OSE NI EBO.

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O GBO O RU.BABALAWO GUN WON PO FUN UN KIOMA FIWE.

OYEKUN-EGUNTAN

-ENI L’OJA EWON OLA L’OJA OWELI O DIFA F’OYEKU TII WON NFI OJO IKU RE DA PIRITI (ojo merin)WON NIKI O RUAGBO KAN OGBO O RUOJO TI WON NDA KOIPEIMO IKU AWO KOIJO’RA.

OGUNDA’YEKU

POROKIPOROKI MO LE HUN’SOKEKEKE MO LE R’ERUMO TA MO JEREIDI ENI LI AIWO BIOTI L’SRO SI,O SE IFA FUN TETEREGUNNIGBATI YOO PON OMI ORO KO OLOKUN.A NIKI O RU.ORI,IGBIN MEJI ATI EGBAJO OWOTETREGUN GBO O RUO PON OMI LO FUN OLOKUNOLOKUN NI:IWO TETREGUN TO ABARIWON A RO E LORUN,ASO KONIIWON E.I OUN A MAA MI SIIORIN IFA NAA:TETEREGUN S’ OLA O PON MI ORO KO OLOKUN ATIBEEBEE.POROKIPOROKI MO LE HUN’SOKEKEKE MO LE R’ERU,MO TA MO JERE,IDI ENI LI AIWO BIOTI L’ARO SI.

-EKIKAN-ILE-ABARAGBARADODOGBARADODOA DIFA F’ENU-ONA-ILE.ARIN-KERE-KAN’BIWON NIKI O RUBO.

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ENIYAN KO NIIWON ON.EYELE MEERIN ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO O GBO O RU.

OYEKU GASA

ILE-EW-AB’OJUSOKOTOLI O DIFA FUN WON L’OGERE-EGBE.A NIKI WON WA RUBO KIWON MA BAA TA’HUN I’AYEIGBA IREGBE-OGURO,EYELE MERIN,EGBERIN OWO.WON KO WON KO RU.

-ERIN KUS’OKO OLIJEDE.OF’IRUSOKO ONITIYO.AWON ARA ILUONITIYO NI AWON LI O NI ERIN.AWON ARA OLIJEDE NI AWON LI ONI ERIN.ERIN TI O KUS’OKO OLOJA MEJI ,OGUN NI. A NIKI WON RUBO NITORIPE WON MAA JIJADU LORI OHUN KAN BAYI.OBUKO ATI EGBAAFA OWO NI EBO.LEHIN OSU META WON WA RUBO TI WONKOSILE.ERIN TI RA.ESU WA PIN EHIN ERIN NAA FUN WON LIOKOOKAN O NIKI E MA JA MO O.

OSA YEKU

-OSAYEKU,A DIFA F’ONATOOROOSAYEKU,A DIFA F’ONAGBOOROA NI:OJO ONA A GUN NITORINAA KIOMA RUBOEYELE,AGUTAN ATI EGBAA MOKANLELOGUNWON GBO WON RU.

-OSAYEKU:ISAKUSA-ISAKUYA NIIMUNIIYE’KUNA DIFA F’EKA-IGIA NIKI EKA.IGI WA RUBO KI O LE NI ISIMI LOJO IJIA NIKI WON RU OBAWUN,EYELE ATI EGBEWA OWOKO RU U.

OYEKUBEKA

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GBINGBIN EREKE AWO ETI ODO LI O SE IFA F’OYEKU,O BU FUN EKA KAN ANIKI AWON MEJEJI WA WA RUBO:AGBEBE-ADIYE MEJI,IGBADO ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWOOYEKU KO RUBO.ITAN IFA NAA LO BAYI:AWON MEJEJI OYEKU ATI IKA LO SAWO.IKA RISE OYEKU KORISE.EKA NI: YA. BI WON TI NLO WON DE ODO OLOKO OYEKU LIOKO DE IBE.O BE OLOKO PE KIOBA OUN BI EKA LU ODO.EKINI MU EGBEWA KO OTUKO.EKEJI MU EGBEWA KO OTUKO.YESI PE KIWON JA ERINWO IFE S’OMI OMI KIIGBE AKON .ALAJA MA NI O.OYEKU JEKI WON BI EKA LU OMI,EDUN LI O YO EKA.

IKA YEKU

-AKUSABA-IYANDA,AWOONIMERI-APALA LI O DIFA ONIMERI-APALA NIGBATI OUN MI RIN-RINAGAN NIGBI OJILEGBEJE OBIRIN LO TITI O KU OKANSOSO.A NIKI O RU ADIYE MERINDILOGUN EYELE MERINDILOGUN.ILE ALADIN ATI EWE IFA (LOFI OSE EGBEFA KO EE RA ILE ALADIN KIOSI BU DIE LARA ILE ALADIN PAAPAA KIOWA GUN UN POMO EWE OLUSESAJU SAWEREPEPE ATI ORIJI KO OSE NAA SINU IGBA ADEMU DARADARA TITUN KIO PA ABO-ADIYE KANKIO DA EJE RESII FUN WIWE) KI GBOGBO AWON OBIRIN RE TIOTILO LE PADA BOWA SODO RE.KIWON MAA LOYUN.KI WON MAA BIMO.O GBO O RU.WON SE EWE IFA TI A WI LOKE FUN UN KIO MAA FIWE.LAIPE OBIRIN KAN TIOWA PELU RE LOYUN, O BIMO AWON TI O TI LO SI TUN PADAWA SILE ONIMERI NIGBATI WON GBO IRO RERE YI.AWON NAA LOYUN WON SI TUN NBIMO NIBE.

-ARISA-INA,AKOTAGIRI-EJO,A DIFA F’EJO-OKA A BU FUN AIKA NIGBI AWON OMO ARAYE NFI WONSE ELEYA NITORI IWA-OJO NITORI IWA-OJO BI A PE WON N’IJA WON A SA NITORIPE KI WON MA BAA TE.KI WON MA BAA FI ARA PA ATI KI WON MA BAA KU.BI AWON OMO ARAYE BA MU IJA TOWON WA TABI IKU NI NTO WON BO.WON A KAKO GBINGBI.BAYI NI WON NYE IJA AYE SILE ATI IKU.NIPA IWA YI

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WON DI ENI YEPERE LOWO AYE.A NGBE WON SANLE A NFI WON SERE OWO.O PE TITI ARA TA WON.IRU IPO BEE KO TE WON LORUN MO.WON PE BABALAWO KIO WAYE WON WO.AWON BABALAWO NI:BIEBAWIPE KI E NIYI NINU AYE AFIBI E BA RUBO KI A SE EWE IFA FUN YIN.WON NI KILI EBO AWON BABALAWO NIKI WON RU:OFA OBE EDUN-ARA,AKUKO-ADIYE,ATAARE,EGBAA MEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA (LO IPE -ELE IRIN PELU ATAARE.KIOMAA FI FO EKOTUTU MU,FI EDUN-AARA SINU INA TI NJO KI O PON KI O TOO YOO SINU EKO TIO TI FO SINU IGBA,FIEDUWE-KOKO BOO NI GBUGBONA KI EWE NAA LE RO.KI ENITI A SEEFUN GBEEMU).OKA NIKANSOSO LI O RUBO NINU WON.SUGBON KO RU OFA PELU.O WA DI IJO KAN TIODI ORAN IJA PELU AWON ENIYAN DIE ‘NIKAN NINU WON GBE OKA LATI FI SANLE BI IGBA ATIJO.BI O TI DIIMU,ESU NI NITORI KINNI O SE RUBO OBE.BIOBATIGBE O SANLE TABI O FI OWO KAN O NI IRU KIOMAA SA WON L’ABE TIORI RU.OKA SI NSA WON .BIOTISA ENI MEJI NINU WON TI WON SUBULU’LE NI AWON IYOKUN NINU WON TI SALO.AIKA,NIGBATI IYA KO YEE JEE,WA RUBO NIKEHIN.DIE NI EBO TI O RU.O FI APANDI ATI BEEBEE SEBO .IPE WA SUJADE LI ARA RE.KO YA LATI DDA OWO IYA TEE MO BI IGBA ATEHINWA.IFARAPA KO SI FUN AIKA MO.

OYEKUN BATUTU

ORUMILA FI’JIMI,OJIJI FI’ HUN JIMI.BI OMI BAPO’ NI WON A FI JII.BI OLOJA BA PO NI WON A FI JII.BI OBA BA PO NI NSE NI WON FI JII.ORUMILA KI WON F’ORAN YI JIMI.GBOGBO ILU NII F’ORAN JI EEJI AKUKO MEJI ATI EGBEFA OWO LEBO EWE IFA: LO EWE TUDE KIOKOO PELU IYE-ROSU IFA YI SI OJU OWO-ERO MEJI KIOFI GBEREWU-OWU BO FI OWU WEE DARADARA KI O MAA FI K’ORUN.

-OYIN-WONYINWONYIN AWO ILE OLUFON IBARAJUBA-IBARAJUBA AWO ILE OLUFON A DIFA F’ARIBIJO TIISE OMOKUNRIN OKE-APA.A NIKI O MA YAN IPINHUN IKOKO

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KIOA YAN TI IBABA LAELAE.GBAMGBA-GBAMGBA NIKI O YAN IPINHUN OWO.EWURE,EKU.EJA,AGBEBO-ADIYE MEJI.OTI OBI ATI EGBETALELOGBON OWO LI EBO.

OTURUPON YEKU

OKEBEEBEE AWO AYE LI O DIFAA F’AYE.O DIFA F’ OMODE. WON NI: ERE LI AO MA BA OMO-AYO SE. BIADA NBA OMODE SERE A MAA FI AYO INU RE RAN NI. A DIFA F’ ONILE-OWO TI KO NI IDUNNU.WON NIKI O WA RUBO:IGBA-IYAN,AWO-OBE,ONIRUURUU OUNJE,EGBAA MEJILA OWO PELU AYO NINU OPON.KI GBOGBO ENIYAN MAA WA BA O JEUN,KI WON MAA BA O TA AYO NI ILE RE BI A WIPE KI IBANUJE RE LE TAN,KI O MA BA KU.

OYEKU BATUYE

-OROPOTO LI O DIFA FUN SORANGUN.A NIKI O RUBO KIOBA LESE ORAN NAA GUNEBO:AKUKO-ADIYE MEJI,EKU IGBEGBE,EGBETALA OWO ATI EWE IFA (fi ewe gbegbe mejo di eku igbegbe kan kiolo riimole ninu igbo)

-IYAN.BI-ATUNGUN,OBE-BI-ATUNSE, OKELEGBONGBO-DI-ATUNBU-BAALEWON DIFA F’ONI-ALAKAN-ESURUNIGBATI O MAA RIRE AYA MEJI LOOJO NIGBATI O MAA RIRE AYA MEJILOOJOWON NIKI O RU:AGBEBO-ADIYE MEJI ATI EGBAAJO OWOOGBO O RU.

OTURA-AIKU

-F’ORILAKU AWO OTU,OTU OLOKO OJU-OMI. WON NI OBIRIN KAN NBOWA PELU AWON ERO WA WO INU OKO RE.OBIRIN NAA DARA PUPO.YOO WU O PE KIO FISE FISE AYA.BIOBAA SORO Y YOO GBA.OYE NI WON NPE OBIRIN

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NAA.KI O YARA RUBO .KI ESU MA TI O LO BAA SORO. KI IWO MA BA KU.EB:PERE EPO MEJI TABI EPO PUPO,EGBAA MEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA (GBO EWE OLUSESAJU ATI EWE ESOSINU OMI TABI KIOGUN WON POMO OSE KI O MAA FI WE).OTUGB’ EBO E RU.I EBO TI OUN TI NRU LATIJO A DA.OUN KOLESE KI OUN MAFE AREWA OBIRIN.

OYEKU-IRETE

-AFINJUYELE,OKUNRUN-KOJEKEWAFUYI,AWOWONSAN AWO WON NI’ LE KUSERU LI O DIFA FUN KUSERU.WON NI OMOKUNRIN KAN WA NI’ILE RE.O TI TEERE RI ARUN KAN KOLUU.O KUN OLWO O KUN LESE OJU ATI IMU.A NIKI O WA RUBO .IFA A WOOSAN.EBO:EYELE MERIN,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (BU OMI SI EE PO-IGI-AYE,EWE ASUNRUN OPOLOPO IYO ATA WEERE PUPA DIE.KIOSE WON PO NINU IKOKO FUN WIWE ATI MIMU)

IRETE YEKU

-ORIFUSI BABA ELU,I OUN NWA IBI A BA YE IKU SI KIO MALE PA OUN. OMO OUN ATI AYA OUN,BI AYE TI NKOKIKI AWON YI.MUJIMUWA AWO OPAKERE BONRONYIN AWO ODE-IDO OGOROMBI AWO ODE-ESA GBEMINIYI AWO ILUJUMOKE KUYINMINU AWO OPE A DIFA F’ORI-FUSI A DIFA F’ PEREGUN NIGBI WON NWA IBI AWON IBA YE IKU SI A NI:BIEBAWIPE KI IKU MA LE PA YIN,KI E RUBO,KI E SI WA TE IFA EBO:EYELE MEWA,ADIYE MEWA,EGBAAWA OWO,OPOLOPO EPO NIDI ESU.IFA YOO MAA KO YIN NI ISE ATI IWA TIKIJEKI A KU.WON NI BIEBA RUBO KI E BERESI RERE-ISE LATI ONI LO JU TI ATEHINWA.LASAN LI E RUBO BI E BA DIN IWARERE KU EO KU.KI E KO AWON EYELE ATI ADIYE LO SI ILE YIN.KI E KO WON DA SILE. KI E MASE PA WON.KI E MAA FUN WON NI OUNJE BI WON BA JE WA ILE.E KO GBODO PA OHUNKOHUN LATI ONI LO NITORI ENITI KO FEKI IKU PA OUN KIOMA SE IKU PA OHUNKOHUN AFI OSIKA EJO.PEREGUN GBO O RU.ORIN IFA NAA:IKU MA SO’LE MI D’ODE,NKO MA SIKA.ARUN MA SO’LE MI D’ODE ,NKO MA SIKA AT’OTA AT ODI MO SE WON

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L’OORE,NKO MA SIKA.EJO BA WON L’OKO MO DARODARO MO SE WON L’OORE NKO MA SIKA EJO MA SO’LE MI D’ODE,NKO MA SIKA.MO B’ENIMEJINJA MO LA WON NKO MA SIKA OSI MA SO’LE MI D’ODE,NKO JE S’OLE.ESU-ODARA KII J’ATA,ESU-ODARA KIIJ’ADIN MO F’EPO F’ASENI,NKO MA SIKA OFO MA SO’LE MI D’ODE NKO JE JALE.

OYEKU-ISE

-K’AMATETEKU AWO ILE ALAYO,AITETEKU-ISE AWO WON NILE IBANUJE,BI-IKU-BA-DE-KA-YIN-OLUWA-LOGO AWO IGBOYA EWA ALOGBON-ON-MAKU-NINU,MASIMALE NINMEYENIYI AWO AFINJU-MAKU-MASE’BAJE,OYEKESENIYI.A DIFA F’AWON ENIYAN SASA TI WON GBARA JO NPE BABALAWO WA DIFA IKU WOPE:EETIRI TI IKU FI NPO ‘NI TI KOS’ENITIKIIKU AWON BABALAWO NI IFA WIPE:IRE LI AMUNIWAPE NFI IKU SE. OMI TI KO SAN SIWAJU TI KO PADA S’EHIN A D’OGODO,OGODO OMI IBAJE.OGODO OMI ARUN.OMI NGBE WON LO RERE,OMO NKO WON BO RERE,OLOKUNRUN KARE’LE LO GBA AWOTITUN ASEBAJE KARE ‘LE LO GBIWA-TITUN BOWA’YE.ALASINWIN NI NWO ASINWIN SAN.AWON BABALAWO NI: EWO NI KO DUN.AWON ENIYAN FORIBALE FUN IFA-NWIPE:ORUMILA IBORUIBOYE,IBOSE WON TUKA LO WON KO TUN GBA IKU SI ORAN EDUN MO ORISA-NLA LIAPE NI AMUNIWAYE.

OSE YEKU

ODU OSE YEKU offers prosperity and popularity.

WESTERS OBSERVATION:The client’s everyday life is in flux.

AJISEGIRI,ANIKANSEKOSUNWON,A DIFA F’OSE.WON NIKI OSE WA RUBO KI O BAA LE DI OLONI,KIO MA BAA DI ASISE.A NIKI O RU:IGBA ELEPO,IGBA OLORI,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (GUN EEPO EGBO IGI IROYIN (ifon)EPO INU ARIDAN TI

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KO WO ATI OSE PO.KIOTI IGBA ELEPO ATI IGBA DIEDIE TELE OSE TI A GUN NAA NINU IGBA ADEMU,FUN WIWE).O GBO O RU.

AJISEGIRI,ANIKANSEKOSUNWON divined ifa for ose who was asked to sacrifice in order to become popular and not poor .He was advised to sacrifice:a calabash of palm oil,a calabash of shea butter,thirty.two hundred cowries,and ifa medicine (pound the bark of the root from the iroyin tree with the inside of aridan (type of fruit),mix the compound with black soap;place a bit of palm oil and shea butter at the bottom of the soap in a calabash)The medicine should be used for bathing.He haard and performed the sacrifice.

OYEKU FUN

-ADUROGANGAN AWO OPAAYEGIRIDANU AWO ORI PEPEWON DIFA F’ABARALILE-OSISE-OSABO,ENI ARUN KAN KOSE RI,WON NI: ARUN KAN NBOWA,ARUN OJIJI,ARUN NAA YOO YEENI’KUNO NI KINI EBO A NI:IGBIN EJA-ARO,EPO,EGBAAWA OWO PELU EWE IFAO GBO O RUARUN NAA DE DANDAN,O MU OWO-ERO,O SI SAN.

OFUN YEKU

AMOOSEMATE,AMULUDUN AWO ISIMIBAKALE LI O DIFA FUN ISIMIBAKALE,ANIMASAWUN, AFOJOOJUMO FUNNIJIJEMINU, OREONILE.ORE-ALEJO.ENI-ALEJOKAN.KO-GBODOKI.A NI :BI EBI BA NPA O KIOPA WA JEUN.BI OUNGBE BA NGBE O

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KIOYA WA MU.WON NIKI ORUBO: E MAA KU,E MAA TE.EBO:ASO MERIN OKE MERIN OWO ATI OYIN.WON NI :IWAYE OYIN KIIKORO.BIOBA RUBO TAN,KIOMAA YERA FUN AWON OMO ARAYE. KIO MAA FI IGBA KAN LOS’OKO,KIOMAA FI IGBA MIRAN RE AJO,KI O MAA SE OORE RE’ F’ AWON OLUPONJU. O GBO KO JA FARA RARA KIO TOO RU EBO NA .

IWORI WO’ DI

Odu IWORI WO’DI establishes the ifa concept of rebirth and immortality.WESTERN OBSERVATION:The client needs children to reach a spiritual aquilibrium.

-KOSI ABIYAMO TI KO LE BI AWO LOMO KOSI ABIYAMO TI KO LE BI ORUMILA BABA-ENI BIOBABINI NIPIPE,BOPETITI A TUN NBI BABA-ENI LOMO YEYE-ENI BIOBABINI NIPIPE BOBAPETITI A TUN NBI YEYE-ENI L’OMO A DIFA F’ ORUMILA TI O WIPE OUN MAA M’ORUNBOSAYE OUN MAA MU AYE L’OSORUN.KIOBAA LESE BEE DANDAN, WON NIKI O RU OHUN GBOGBO NI MEJIMEJI AKO ATI ABO KAN BAYI:AGBO KAN AGUTAN KAN,OBUKO KAN,EWURE KAN AKUKO-ADIYE KAN ATI AGBEBO-ADIYE KAN ATI BEEBEE.O GBO O RUBO BEE NI AYE NBISII TI WON SI NRE SII.

There is no childbearing woman who cannot give birth to an ifa priest.There is no childbearing woman who cannon give birth to Orumila.Our father,If he gives birth to us in full, inevitably we shall in time give birth to him in turn.Our mother,if she gives birth to us in full,inevitably we shall in time give birth to her in turn.Ifa oracle was consulted for Orumila,who said he would bring the heaven down toearth,he would take the earth back to heaven.In order for him to accomplish his mission,he was asked to offer everything in twos,one male and one female-one ram and ewe,one he-goat and one she-goat,one cock and one hen ,and so

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on.Orumila heeded the advice and performed the sacrifice.Thus the earth became fruitful and multiplied greatly.

IDI WORI

Odu IDI ‘WORI speaks of the necessity of developing our intellect and warns against with wrongdoers.

WESTERN OBSERVATION:The client is ignoring potential rivals in business or a relationship.

-IDI AWO E JU RI.IDI AWO E JU MO,OKUNKUN DE’ NIMOLE BI ORU,AWO ILE EDU. IFA NSE OHUN TI ENIKAN MO .EBO NIKI A SE, KI OMA BAA DI ENI-EHIN TI A KII WAEBO:EYELE MERIN,EGBAARIN OWO ATI EWE IFA(gun ewe awun ati ewe omo pomo ose kiomaa fi we).O GBO O RU.

Idi awo ejuri.idi awo ejumo,okunkun e ‘nimole-bi-oru,the diviner of edu’s house.is ifa doing anything beyond human intellecit is necessary to pertorn sacrifice in order not to be relegated to a posicition of lesser importance.The sacrifice:four pigeons,eight thousand cowries,and ifa medicine (pound awun and leves together;mix with soap for bathing)He heard and performed the sacrifice.

-BI A L’AGBARA NIMU BI AKO LOOAAO D’OLE NIA DIFA FUN AWON ENIYAN MAB’OLOGBON-RINMB’ASISE S’ORE ERO ISA LE AYE. Y FANBA O WI,O NI:IWO KO BA ENIIRE RIN,IWO KO BA ENIIRE S’ORE.ORIBURUKU NII MAA MUBA ENIYAN.EBO:ADIYE MEJI ATI EGBEJIOLOGUN OWO.

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If we haves wisdom and fail to apply it,we become ignorantIff we have power and fail to apply it,we become indolent.Ifa divination was perfomed for the underworld people who are not associating with the wise and hardworking men.Ifa warns,you are not relating to people with good character.This often brings bad luck to people.

The sacrifice:two hens and forty-four hundred cowries.

IWORI ROSU

-BI OJUMO BA NMO A KONIY OGBERI BI OJO-ANO LI O DIFA FUNKOMO TI O NRONU BI OUN TI MAASE KINI YI SI LANA.O RONU TITI OO SUN.NIGBI OJUMO MO TI OYE LA KOI MO EYITI OUN MAASE DANDAN.NJE KI A JEKI OJO BORI OJO, BI KOBA TO KI OSU BORI OSU, BOPETITI AO MO EYITI A MAA SE.EBO:AKUKO-ADIYE MERIN,EGBAARIN OWO ATI EWE IFA (ko isomerin sinu omi tutu kioma mu omi naa)

-IFA Y YOO SE ABIYAMONGO RA OSU KI MIRI OHUN MU FI PA OMO LARA.A DIFA F’ORUMILA WON NI AYA RE MAA LOYUN O MAA BIMO.EBO:AGBEBO-ADIYE MEJI,OSU ATI EGBEJIE-LOGUN OWO KIAMUOSUIGI-OSU FUN UNKI O TOJU RE NI IRETI LA TI FI PA OMO L’ARA.

IROSU WORI

-KAFINUDIDUN SEE ENIMAALO-KOMAALO ENIMAADELIN-KODEHIN DANDAN ENIYA LIAYAN KI WON MURE ‘LOSAYE.MORANTAN AWO ORUMILA LI O DIFA F’ ORUMILA.

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O NI AWON OMO -ARAYEA NBOWA BIILEERE ORO KAN.A NIKI ORUMILA RUBO:EJA IGBA EKO,ORUMILA GBO O RU.NIJOKAN,AWON ORISEKU OR’EMERE OLE ATI GBOGBO AWON ENIYA-SUNWON GBARAJO WON TO ORUMILA WA.WON NI IPARA AYE YI SU WA ORUMILA.NITORINAA KIOJOWO JEKI A SIMI SI ORUN.ORUMILA Y EYIN KOLE SAIMAA PAARA ODE-AYE TITI EYIN O FI DE IPO RERE NAA TI ODUDUA TI YAN FUN GBOGBO ENIYAN.LEHINNA LI EYIN YOO SIMI SI ORUN. WON NI: KINI IPO RERE NAA ORUMILA NIKI E JEWO OBUN.WON NI: AJEWO OBUN,OLUWA DASO RO WA.ORUMILA NI:IPO RERE NAA LI AYE-AMOTAN OHUNGBOGBO AYO NIGBAGBOGBO,WIWA LAISI OMINU TABI IBERU OTA,IJA-EJO TABI ERANKO BURURU MIRAN LAISI IBERU IKU, ARUN, EJO,OFO,OSO AJE TABI.ESU LAISI IBERU IFARAPA OMI INA EWE ORO TABI IWO LAISI IBERU AINI TABI NITORI AGBARA INU YUN,IWARERE ATI OGBON. NIGBATI EKO JALE MO NITORI IRORA TIO NINU RE FUN OLUWA OHUN-INI.ODUDUA ATI AWO EGBE RERE MIRAN TI O WA NI ORUN TI NBA WA S’ ORE TI WON SI NFE IRE SI WA,O KO WA SILE.AO PADA SINU OKUNKUN AYE A KO NIIRI AWON EGBEEE RERE NA MO TABI IRANWO WON PE AO SAN OHUN NAA TIAJI PADA DANDAN.MIMOPE BEE NI IWABURUKU GBOGBO NI AKOWABA EWU ATI ABUKU WON NI OTOOTO OHUN TI YOO GBE WA DE IPO RERE NAA:OGBON TI O PO TO EYITI A LE FISE AKOSOSSS AYE IRUBO TABI IWA IFERAN OOREISE FUN GBOGBO ENIYAN TIISE ALAINI TABI TI O NFE IRANLOWO LODO WA ITARA FUN TABI SISA IPA LATI FI KUN IRE TIOWA LI AYE LAIJEKI IRE TIA TI NI LO.AWONENIYA YOO MAA LOSI ORUN WON YOO SI MAA PADAWA S’ODE AYE LEHIN IPADADA (iku)WON TITI ENIKOOKAN WON YOO FI DE IPO RERE NAA.OPOLOPO OHUN RERE LIOWA LI ORUN TI AYE KOITIINI TI AYE YOO SI NI DANDAN. NIGBATI AWON OMO ODUDUA PEJO AWON TI O YAN LATI KO IRE WASI ODE AYE LI A NPE NI:ENIYAN.

-BIAJE ADUN TITI LAIJE IKORO DIE SII AYE A MAA SU NIIJE ENITI KO JE IPONJU RI KOMO ADUN ORO. A DAA FUN AWON TI WNWIPE:GBOGBO IGBA AYE IBA JE KIKI OJO AYE IBA

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DUN-ADUNTAN.WON NI AWON A RUBO KI BARA AGBONNIREGUN JOWO YE GBA WON.ORUMILA NIKI E WA RUBO NITORI WERE YIN ATI PE KI AYE LE MAAWA BI OODUA TIDA AYE SI IGBA-OJO ATI IGBA-ERUN KIOMA TASE.EBO:EWURE MERIN,EGBAARIN OWO ATI BEEBEE.WON KO RUBO.ORUMILA WA JEKI OJO RO PUPO LI ODUN NAA TITI A KO FIRI OORUN RARA.ENIYAN BERESII S’OKUNRUN.WON SI KU PUPO NINU ODUN NAA,OHUN-OGBIN ATI BEEBEE KO DARA. WON PADA WA RUBO PELU EBE ORUMILA NI:ERU GOKE.O DI MEJOMEJO,EWURE DI MEJO ATI EGBAAJO OWO.

IWORI WONRIN

-OLUGBEMIRO AWO OKE-ILEEMIBAJO AWO OJU-OMIA DIFA FUN JOWORONLO OJU OMIWON NIKI O RUBO:EDE AGUTAN ATI EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWOO GBO O RUWON NI:JOWORO KII MAA KU IKU OMI,A MAA WE A MAA LE TEJE.

IWORI WONRIN

A DAA FUN WON NI OTU-IFEWON NI E NWA AWON ENIYAN KAN BAYI.EO FI ORAN NAA SE ERIN RIN NI-IKEHIN NITORIPE EO RI WON.EBO:EYELE MERIN,EGBAARIN OWO WON RUBO.

OWONRIN WORI

Odu OWONRIN’WORI speaks of hard work as the madicine that cures poverty .It also offers remedies for emotional illness.

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WESTERN OBSERVATION:The client is often lazy as a result of spiritual unrest.

-ISU WON EPO WON,AGBADO WON OHUNGBOGBO TI ENU NJE LI O WON ADIFA FUN WON L’ODE IWORI.WON NI OHUNGBOGBO TI WON FUN WON L’ODE IWORI YI,KI WON WA RUBO KI OPO LE DE FUN WON .EBO : IGBA OKO ,IGBA ADA,EKU EJA ATI EGBAAWA OWO.WO GBO WON RUBABALAWO NIKI GBOGBO OKUNRIN KO ATI ADA KIWON MAA RE OKO LO SISE KI OPO LE DE.ISE NIIDE IPONJU.

Yams were dear,palm oil was dear,corn and other foods were dear.IFA DIVINATION WAS PERFOMED AT IWORI.iT WAS OBSERVED THAT ALL FOOD ITEMS WERE EXPENSIVE.They were advised to ofter sacrifice so that food iterms could become inexpensive.The sacridfice:two hundred hoes,two hundred cutlasses,tats,tishes,and twenty yhousand cowries,They heard and performed.sacrifice.The babalawo said all the men should take up their hoes and cutlasses and go work on the farm so that food items could become inexpensive.Only hard work can lessen indigence.

-WERE-NSE-ELEYAKA’DE WON NRERIN:A DAA F’OJUGBEBIKANA NIKI O WA RUBO KI AYA RE MA DI WERE,BIOBATI DI WERE KI O LE SANEBO:IGBIN MERIN,EGBAARIN OWO ATI EWE IFA.

Were-nse-eleyaka’de -won-nrerindivined ifa for ojuogbebikan

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who wa advised to sacrifice to preent his wife from beconming mad,to regain hersanity.The sacrifice:four snails,eight thousand cowries,and ifa medicine.

IWORI’BARA

--IWORIBARABARA,IWORIBARABARAA DIFA F’OLE A BU OPUROA NIKI WON WA RUBO KI WON SIWO NINU IWA TIKO SUNWON.KI ORAN BARABARA MA BAWONEBO:OPOLOPO OBI ,EPO EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO,EYELE ATI BEEBEE.KIA MAA FI OWO TORE KIA MAA FI OBI TOREWON KO WON KO RU.

-INA KUF’ EERUB ‘OJU,OGBEDEKUF’ OMORERO’POA DIFA F’ ABOWABA OMO AFESOSAYEWON NI A PE LAYE A DI ONITAN NINU EBISUGBON KI AWON OMO RE BAA LE GBEHIN RE KI O RUBO KIOBAA LERI ENIRERE S’EHIN OUN.EYELE MEFA EGAAFA OWO ATI EWE IFA LI EBO O GBO O RU.

OBARA WORI

-OROBANTA-AWUWOBI-OWU:A DIFA F’ AYE NIJO TI GBOGBO OMO ARAYE NPON OWO PE KOSI OHUN MIRAN MO NINU AYE TIO TUN NIYI MOO RARA.WON NI AWON O KO OHUNGBOGBO SILE,AWON O MAA SARE MO OWO.ORUMILA NI EYITI E NRO NITI OWO BEE NI EYITI E NRO NITI OWO BEE KO.IFA LIA BA MAA YE.OGBON LIA BA MAA YE AWON LIA BAAMA BU IYIN FUN.ABENIGA LAAPE OWO.ABIWAJE LAAPE OWO.ENI BA FERAN OWO L’AFEJU IWA RE A BAJE.IWARERE LI OSOENIYAN.BI E N’OWO LOWO KO WIPE KI E MA DI AFOJU KO WIPE KI E MA DI ASIWERE,KO WIPE KI E MA DI ARO KO WIPE KI E MA DI OLOKUNRUN ATI BEEBEE ABUKU ARA GBOGBO LE DE BA YIN.EJE LO TUN OGBO GBON,KI O TUN ERO GBA,KI E MU IWARERE KI E MU OGBO KIE WA

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RUBO KI ARA LE RO YIN TINUTODE.WON NI:KIL’EBO EKU,EJA,EWURE,IGBA-EWO-IGBA-EKURU.EGBAAWA OWO.WON KO WON KO RU.WON GBU BABALAWO,ONISEGUN ATIADAHUNSE.WON NFI WON SE YEYE KA’DE.O PE DIE SA NI WON BERESII SAISAN.ARA WON KO’DA.IBINUJEE WON PO.WON KO R’ENIGBA WON.WON NKU LI OJOOJUMO ORAN IBAJEEE ATI ITIJU GBA WON. WON KO LE PE BABALAWO ATI BEEBEE WA GBA WON. O PE TITI ARA WON KO GBA EYI MO.NIKEHIN WON WA BE BABLAWO.LATI OJO NAA NI AWON BABALAWO TINNIYI NINU AYE.

IWORI-OKANRAN

-ARIMASAROKA-IWOGBE AWO ORUMILALIODIFA F’ORUMILAA NIKI O RUBO KIOMA BAA RI ORAN-EJO LATI ODO GBOGBO AWON TI NWA PEE KIOYE WON WO YI O ENU-AIM’ENU,ETE-AIM ‘ETE NIISE IKU P’OGBERIKOSI OHUN OJU AWO KIIRIKOSI OHUN AWO KIIRIAWO KIIS’AROKAEBO:IGBI MERIN,EWURE ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.

OBELEWOBELEWO,BI EWURE BA MAADUBULE A BE ILE IBE WO LIADA FUN MAKANJU-HUWA IRIN-GBERE-OLA.WON NI OHUN TI O MA SE YI KO NIILE D’ORAN S’ORUN FUN UN BIOBATIRUBO SA.EBO:EWURE ADIYE,EGBAARIN OWO ATI EWE IFA (ko iso merin sinu omi tiomo kiomuunigbati o ba muu tan kiaso fun un pe:ero re a maa s’ ori)OGBO O RU.

OKANRAN IWORI

-BI A DAKE T’ ARA ENI A BANI DAKE .BI A KO WI T’ENU ENI F’AYE GBO A KII ‘AGBORANDUN.A DIFA FUN ALAAMU A BU

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FUN KOKORO GBOGBO O NI ORAN TI O DE BA OUN YI,OUN KO NII RO F’ENIKAN. ONF’ ORI SO OPE ATI EGBE OGIRI.WON NI:ELEGBE A WON ON NIDI ORAN NAA.EBO: OBUKO ,AKUKO ADIYE,EYELE ATI EGAARIN OWO.KO RUBO.AYUNBOLI-OWO-NYUN-ENU LI A DA TUN MOYEBO,MOYEBO LOS’AJO E TETE DE.IYA NRETI RE,BABA NRETI RE ,WON NI:MOYEBO A DE EBO MIKI A SE.AGBEBO-ADIYE,EYELE EGBEFA OWO. WOM GBO WON RU IFA NI:ENRETI ALEJO KAN.OUN YOO DE BIEBA RUBO.

IWORI-EGUNTAN

-OGUN TAN,OTE TAN,ENI-NBAMIJA-O-SIWO -IJA.A DIFA F’OLULATEJA,ABATASEREKEREKEREGB OKO.WON NI:ORI BURUKU MAA DI ORIIRE.EBO:EYELE,ASO-FUNFUN,EGBAASAN OWO OGBO O RU.

-IWOWOTIRIWO LI O DIFA F’OLOBA,A NFI OJO ODUN RE DA ORUNNI.WON NIKI O RU:EKU MEWA,EJA MEWA ATI EGBEWA OWO KIO BAALE RI AYE SE ODUN RE. OLOBA KO KO RU.O NI OUN NYARA LO SINU IGBO LO PA EKU WA.OLOBA DE INU IGBO TAN,ESU DIIL’OJU KOM ‘ONA BOWA ‘LE MO. ODUN DI OLA TAN AWON OMO RE PADA LO RUBO.O DI OJUMO ODUN,WON GBARAJO NKORIN LOSI’GBO’MALE OLOBA BAYI PE:IWOWOTIRIOWO O.ONI MA L’ODUN OLOBA O.GBOGBO ILU GBO WON SI WOJOWA BAWON KORIN YI NINU IGBO’MALE NAA.NIGBANAA NI ESU WA KA OKUNKUN KURO LOJU OLOBA.O SI NTO’PA ORIN BO TITI O FI WA YOSI WON NINU IGBOIMALE NAA.

OGUNDA WORI

-WERE-NY’OBE WERE-NYO-ELE,WERE-NSORO-TI-KO-SUN-WON-S’ETI-AYE,O-NLEWON-KIRIAOFEWERE,OGUN DA WERE

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KINI AO TI S’OGUNEJEKI A RE’LE ORUMILA LO BERE WO A DE ‘LE ORUMILA.O GBE IFA SILE WO.ORI OGUNDA-WORIORUMILA Y OGUNDA WORI Y EMIWO NI.I EMIWO KIIJA ESO IROKOEMIWO MA KUN INU AYE,EMIWO GBOGBO OTOOTO,KOS’OHUN TI O DUN BIIK’ALAJ’ EMIWO.KI A LAGBARA BI OGUN KI A GBON BI IFA.IFA NIKI E MU WERE WA WO WERE A SAN O.EBO:IGBIN,EWURE,EGBAA MESAN OWO ATI EWE IFA.

IWORI-OSA

-ENI A SA OLA A SAA DIFA F’OBAHUN IJAPAS’ORAN TI KO SUNWON O NSALO SINU IGBO.WON NI: OJO TI OWO BA TE IJAPA DIDE NI WON MAA DEE I’OKUN BOWALEKI O WA SEBO KIWO MA LE DEE I’OKUN LATI OKO BOWALE.EBO:EYELE,EGBERINDILOGUN,OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO KORU.

-ATIKARESETE AWO ORUN:A DIFA F’ OLODUMARE ATI AYE.NIGBI WON OMO-ARAYE NSARE TO OLODUMARE NITORI OHUN GBOGBO,NKE BABA,BABA MO DE GBA MO JOWO GBA MI.O NI:EETIRIENITI MO FUN I’AGBARA KO LO AGBARA ENI TI MO FUN I’OGBON KO LO OGBON INU WON TI MO FUN WONA NIKI OLODUMARE RUBO KIOFI SE ASA-OKUNKUN S’OJU AYE.EBO:ASO-DUDU,AGUTAN DUDU,EGBAA MEWA OWO ATI EWE IFA OGBO O RUWON NI:OMO TIKO RI BABA RE A SA IPA INU.

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OSA WORI

TEMIGBUSI:A DIFA F’ AJETUNMOBI.WON NI:AJETUNMOBI IRE-OKUN,IRE-OSA MA DE.AJE NWOLE WA.O WO OJU BABALAWO TERINTERIN O NI: EYINKOMOPE OHUN TI MO TI NTORIRE SARE KIRI NIYEN TI MO NWO’HIN-W’OHUN WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI ARA LE YOO PESE,AGUTAN EYELE,OGEDE WEERE TIO PON ATI EGBAA NEJILELOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU.WON KO APAKAN OGEDE TIOFI RUBO FUN UN PE KIOJEE ATI PE BEE NIKI O MA JE OGEDE WEERE.

-OSA WOO,IWORI WOO:A DAA FUN IGUN GBOGBO AYE PEJO WON NIKI IGUN RUBO:EGBIRIN OBI KAN AGUTAN ATI EGBETALELE-GBARIN OWO,KI AWON OTA RE MA LE PAA JE BI AWON EYE MIRAN.O GBO O RU.NIGBATI OMO DE ISALU ORUN,O JISE TI AWON OMO ARAYE RAN FUN OLODUMARE,OLODUMARE I’OUN KOITIIRI AYE DAHUN IBERE RE NITORIPE OUN SE KINI KAN LOWO.OUN TILE NWA OBI LATI TUBO FISE OHUN NAA YANJU.NITORINAA KI OMO WA OBI LO FUN OUN WA NA OMO NYARABOWA ODE-AYE LATI MU OBI LO FUN OLODUMARE.BIOTIDE IKORITA ORUN ATI AYE NIDI ESU O BA OBI TI IGUN FI RUBO NIDI ESU.O GBEE LO FUN OLODUMARE.O PE DIE LEHIN EYI.IGUN TIKALARARE WASI ISALU ORUN WA KI OLODUMARE.O MU NINU OBI TI OMO GBE WA FUN UN.O FISE IGUN I’ALEJO.IGUN YE OBI NAA WO.O NI OBI YI MA FEREE JO OBI TI OUN FISEBO LA’NA.O KO O RO FUN OLODUMARE.IDI RE TI OUN FI LOSODO BABALAWO TI OUN KO AARUNITE’NI ATI EEJI ADIBO.NIGBA TI OUN GBO PE AWON OMO ARAYE PEJO NGBIMO PE WON IBA MA PA IGUN JE BI AWON EYE MIRN,TI ARIYANJIYAN KOJE TOOBEE TI WON FIRAN OMO WASI ISALU ORUN LODO RE KIOLO BERE WA.KI WON TOOLE MAA PA IGUN JE TABI KI WON JOWO RE.BI OUN TI RUBO TAN NI ESU NIKI OUN LO KI OLODUMARE NI ISALU-ORUN WAYI O LI OUN FI NBOWA KI O .OLODUMARE NIKI IGUN MAA LOSINU AYE.NIGBATI WON KO BA RI OMO WON KONIILE PA O JE.MO TIGA EBO RE O DA.OMO JISE ORO RE FUN MI SUGBO KOI TIIGBA ESI SA NI. OMO WA NIBI NA.IWO MAA LO SINU AYE

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BIWO KO BA RI OMO WON KONIILE PA O JE .NIGBATI AWON OMO ARAYE RETI FUN IGBAPIPE TO TI WON KORI OMO WA JISE FUN WON.TI ELEGBARA GB’ODE AYE KAN TI O NLERI KIRI PE ‘’KOSI ENITI O GBOBO PA IGUN JE LI AYE.’’ ‘’ENITI O RUBO NI ESU NGBE.’’NITORINAA NI ESU SE WA LEHIN IGUN PE WON KONIILE PA JE .LATI OJO NAA LI A TI NPA OWE YI PE.’’A KO RI OLUMO BA JE IGUN WA LI AYE,OLUMO WA LI ORUN.’’

IWORI-OKA

ANIKANJA-OLE-EJO,AJUMOJA-OLE -EJO ,-,IJOTIABAM’ OLEOLE -A-KA’RAWON LIADA FUN KUSIKAATI AWON EGBE RE TINSE AWO -ORU.WON NI:OWO A TE KUSIKA ATI AWON EGBE REBI A PE KI OWO MA TE WON,KI WON WARUBO:OHUN-OLOHUN GBOGBO TIOWA NI ILE,AKE-EWURE ATI EGBAARIN OWO.BI WON BARUBO,KIAKO OHUN-OLOHUN TIOWA NI ILE DASIIKORITA LI OGANJO ORUKI WON GBA IKILO YI PE:KIWON YE’KA-ISE.

IKA ‘ WORI

-SERARE-SERAREENITI O DA EERU LI EERU Y TOSERARE-SERARESIKASIKA FI IDAJI SE ‘RAREA DIFA FUN INUKOGUN NGBERO IBI WON NI OHUN BURUKU TIOMA SEYIYOO DEHIN BOWA BAAJEA NIKI O WA RUBOKIO KO IWA-IKA SILEEYELE MEJI,EGBEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA LI EBO.

-OKAKARAKA-AF’OWO-TI-IKU

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A DIFA FUN IKAIKA NWO OLOKUNRUN KAN NINU ILE,OLOKUNRUN NAA YOO KUKI IKA RUBO KI ARUN NAA MA LE RAN ELOMIRAN NINU ILEEWURE,ADIYE,OTI-OYINBOATI EWE IFA (lo ewe laubosa sinu epo ki won maa fi pa’ra)

IWORI’TURUPON

-IWORI OKO OTURUPON BIMO O KU IFA NI OBIRIN YI A RUN FI INU SE OYUN A TUN FI EHIN GBE OMO PON.KI IWORI WA RUBO KI OMO RE MA BAA KU MO.AGBEBO-ADIYE EWURE,EJA-ARO,EGAASAN OWO ATI EWE IFA (lo ewe ela mewa ati iyere die kio fi eja-aro see li obe-jije fun obirin naa ni kutukutu owuro oyun di osumarun)O GBO O RU WON NI:ELA KIIBA IGI OKO WO’WE.

-EKITIBABABA:A DIFA F ORUMILA NTU OWO-ERU JO.A NIKI O RU:EWURE ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO O GBO KO RU.ORUMILA RA ERU NAA LIA RUBO PE O TO KI OUN RU KIOTOO RAA.ERU NAA JE OBIRIN.OJOKETA TI O RAA LI O KU.AWON ARA-ILE ORUMILA BERESII KIGBE WON SI NSOKUN NITORI RE.ESU GBO.O WOLE WA BAWON.O BERE LOWO WON PE:KINI NSE YIN TI E NSOKUN TO BAYI ORUMILA NI:ERU TI OUN RA NIJETA LIOKU NISISIYI.ESU NI:OLUWA MI IWO KO HA DIFA KIOTOO RAA ORUMILA NI MO DIFA NITORI RE.ESU NI OLUWA MI ABIKUJIGBO O HA RUBO NAA BIORUMILA NI OUN KIOTII RUBO NAA.ESU NI:IWO NI KOSE BI O BA TI SE NIGBANAA.NJE LO RU EBO NAA BIOKO BAFE KI OWO RE TI O FI RA ERU NA SEGBE O.ORUMILA LO RUBO ESU WA GBE OKU ERU NAA.O LO WEE OROO I’ASO.O WE GELE FUN UN DARADARA.O GBAA I’OJA.O FI IDI REJOKO NI IKORITA KAN O FI ORIN SII I’ENU.O GBEE ATE ASARA SIWAJU RE.OJO NAA JE OJO OJA TI OPOLOPO

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ENIYAN NWO KOJA LOSI OJA.WON NKI OBIRIN NAA LAIMO PE ALAAYE KO.BI OUN KO TI DAHUN OLUKULUKU WON NSARE KOJA LO KURO LODO RE.ESU PAAPAA FI ARA PAMO SINU IGBO KAN NITOSI IBITI O GBEE JOKO SI.NIKEHIN AJE WA NREKOJA LOSI OJA PELU AWON ERU RE.BIO TI DE ODO OKU YI PELU AWON IGBA ENIYAN TI OUN NILI ERU TI WON MA NRU ERU RE TI O NFE LATI RA ASARA TIODI SINU IGI.NITORI GBOGBO AROYE WONNI TI AYE TISE SUGBON TI OUN KO DAHUN SI.AJE BINU.O GBA IGI KAN LOWO OKAN NINU AWON ERU RE LATI FI LU OKU NAA.O LU OKU NAA.LAIPE OKU YI SUBULULE.ESU WA FOJADE NINU IGBO NIBITI O TI SA PAMO SI.O NI HA AJE KILI O SE YI O PA ERU ORUMILA AJE BERESIIBE ESU ESU KO O NI:AFIBI AJE ATI AWON ERU RE GBOGBO BA KALO SILE ORUMILA KIWON SI DI ERU RE PELU IWO AJE PAAPAA .AJE TI BERESIIBE ESU PE OUN A FI ERU KAN DIPO FUN ORUMILA,NIGBATI ESU BA KO OUN A FI OKAN KUN UN TITI DI IGBA NAA TIOSO WON DI IGBA-ERU RE LATIFI DIPO ERU ORUMILA OKANSOSO YI TI ESU NKO TITI AJE PAAPAA WA FI ARA RE KUN WON.NIGBANAA NI ESU WA TI WON SIWAJU LO SILE ORUMILA LATI DIPO ERU ORUMILA TI O KU BAYI LI AJE DI ERU ORUMILA SI.

OTURUPON’ WORI

ABAMO NI NGBEHIN ORAN IGBA LI A NMU RE ERI.AKIMU-AWO-RE-ERI LI A DA FUN WON NI OTU-IFE NIJO TI WON MAA MU AWO RE ERI.WON NI:IGBA NIKI A MU LO AWO A RI.WON KO FEE GBO.WON MU AWO LO WON DE ERI BI WON TI NPPON OMI,AWO BO I’OWO WON SINU OMI.BI ENI NAA TI AWO BO LOWO RE TI NJIJADU PE KI OUN LE MUU OUN NAA BO SINU OMI.O MU OMI YO O SI KU NIPA EWU YI WON NI HA A BA MO KIAMU IGBA REE PON OMI.LATIOJO NAA NI A TI NMU IGBA LO PON OMI WA O.IBASEPE WON RU:IGBIN MERINDILOGUN,EGAASAN OWO ATI EWE IFA.WON KI BA TISE OHUN ABAMO.NITORINAA BI WON BA RUBO KI A SE EWE IFA YIFUN WON (lo ewe eso kiafi igbin kan tiati bo see li

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obe jije tabi kiagboewe naa sinu omi,fo igbin sinu agbo naa ki gbogbo ilu naa buu diedie fi para ki a ma baa se ohun abamo)

-AGBERUPON:A DIFA FUN AGBADO.WON NIKI AGBADO WA RUBO KIOBAA LE SO OMO TI OUN YOO PPON KALE LI ALAIFI ARAPA ATI AIKU PELU.EBO:EYELE.EGBERINDILOGUN OWO,OJA-IKALE ATI EWE IFA.O GBO KO RU.

IWORI WOTURA

IGI-WOROKO NIITU INA KAENIYAN IWERE NIITU ILE ARA RE KAA DIFA FUN BABA-EJO ATI AWON OMO REWON NI:AWON OMO EJO KONIILE NI AJOHUN KIWON KO ARA WON JO KIWONWA KO’YA I’OJO IJABI BABA-EJO BA PE KIWON NI AJOHUN KIWON WA RUBO:IGBIN MERINDILOGUN EYELE,OOGUN BURUKR ATI EGBAAJO OWO.WON GBO WON KO RU.OTURA WORI

IFA-ILE IFA OKO NITI ARUKOOMO MAAJE OHUN GBOGBOOMO MAA N’OBIRIN OFEA DIFA F’ORUMILAWON NI :IFA MAA FI OHUN RERE GBOGBO SE IFA JE.EBO:AGUTAN,EYELE,EGBAAWA OWOO GBO ORU.

-K’AMAFI’PONJU IYAN LA OBE GBIGBONA.BI A BA FI IPONJU IYAN LA OBE GBIGBONA AMAAJO’ NI LENU.A DIFA F’AKINSUYIWON NI :ODUN ORO DE KI O RU:EWURE,ADIYE,EKU,EJA ATI EGBAASAN OWOO GBO O RU.

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IWORI-ATE

-ARORATEWON-RORATEWON KI AWON OMO ARAYE MA SIWAJU ENI SE RERE O SEE FUN RA RE.ENI SE IKA O SEE FUN RA RE ,NI IFA TADA F’AYE Y EYIN OLE KI E MA DE JALE MO O .WON NI AWON KOLE SAIJALE.I ENI JALE A S’ESIN,I ENI JIWON I’EGBERUN A S’OFO EGBAWAI’AYE.ENI R’AKEBOE KIOFI OORE SEE.ENI SOORE EGBERUN A FI GB’EGBEWA.OODUA OLUWA MI ATERIGBEJI LO MAA SAN AN.A NIKI WON RU:IGBIN EJA.ARO ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.

-IWORI-TEJUMO ‘HUN-TIISE’NIBI O BA TE’FA TAN KIOTUN IYE RE TEIWORI-TEJUMO’HUN-TIISE ‘NIAWO MAMAFI EJA-IGBA GUN OPE.IWORI-TEJUMO ‘HUN TIISE’NIAWO MAMAFI AIMOWE WO OMI IWORI.TEJUMO ‘HUN TIISE ‘NIAWO MAMAFI IBINU YO OBEIWORI.TEJUMO ‘HUN-TIISE’NIAWO MAMASAN BANTE AWO IWORI-TEJUMO ‘HUN-TIISE’NIA NIKI WON RU:EJA,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (fi eja-aro se ewe eso i’obe fun un je)

IWORI-OSE

ISE KIIDE KIOMANMU IRE RE BO ‘NITIBITIRE-EJIWAPOA DIFA F’ OWOKOSI-ENIYAN-KOSUNWONWON NI:OJU TIORI ISE KIOMA BARAJE.KIOTOJU ORUKO RERE.ADUN NIIGBEHIN EWURO.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI ISE LE DI ORO FUN UNEBO:EYELE,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IDA (gun ewe ewuro ati olusesaju pomo ose tabi kiogbo awon ewe naa sinu omi fun fifiwe pelu ose)

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-OBIRIN DARA E W’ASEONA-NGBASE-ABIYAMO DAA DAA F’OJU,OLORUN-EWAWON NI EBO NIKI O WA SE KIOBAA LE SE ABIYAMO.EBO:AGBEBO-ADIYE,EWURE,EGBAA MEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA.OSE WORI

-TEMI-A-SE-RIWO:A DIFA F’ OSE A BUFUN IWORIENITI O BA DARISO APA,APA-A-PAAENITI O BA DARISO IROKO A KOO LONA.WON NI:OSE WORI A DI ENI-NLA,A SEGUN ODI A REHIN OTA.KI WON RU:AGBO IGBA OKO,OGBONKANLA OWO ATI EWE IFA(lo ako-okuta pomo ataare fun fi fo komu)O GBO O RU.

-UTLEUTLE-EGA KOLE TAN FI ENU ARA RE TUU.A DIFA F’ OLUFIJABI ABINUTAN-FI-OGBUNG-GBUN-TU -ILE-KAWON NIKI O WA SEBO KI ILE RE MA LE TUKA:IGBIN ORI ,EPO,OGEDE WEERE TI O PON,EGBAAJO OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO KO RU.BI P BA RUBO:EWE IFA RE NI ISO FUN UN PE KIOMAA JE OGEDEWEERE TI O PON NIGBAGBOGBO KI A BU EPO LE ELEGBARA LORI, KIA SI FI ORI LE IFA.

IWORI-OFUN

AWO RERE LI O DIFA F’ORUMILAIFA NSAWOR ‘OSA IFA NSAWOR’OKUNWON NI :IFA YOO MAA GBA IYI Y YOOMAAGBA EYE ATI OLA.A O RI IRE AJE T’ OHUN BOWALE.KI O RU:

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AGUTAN FUNFUN,EYELE FUNFUN ATI EGBAARIN OWO. O GBO O RU.

OFUN WORI

-OLAKANMI :A DIFA F’AJEWON NIKI AJE WA RU,KI OMO-ARAYE BI WON TI NWAA I’OKE YI KI WON LE MAA WAA I’ODOEREE IYO ,OYIN ATI EGBEWA OWO LI EBOO GBO O RUAJE WA MOOMO BINU WO ODO OMI LO NIJO KANAWON OMO-ARAYE LO WAA NINU ODO NISALE OMI.

-BIABA.N’INU’RE-OMO- OLOMO-A-MAA-DI-OMO-ENIA DIFA F’ OBONHUNBONHUN TO KOLEK’AASE TAN TIKOBIMORARA.WON NPEGAN RE KIRI PE:KO BIMO O KOLE.A NIKI O RUBO:EKU MEWA,EJA MEWA,EYELE MEWA ATI EGBEWA OWO.O GBO O RU.O PE TI WON LI NPEGAN RE ENITI O BA SI RUBO NI ESU NGBE,NITORINA ESU PADE OBONHUNBONHUNNIJO KAN ONA OKO.ONIKI IWO MAAGBE OMO KOKORO TIOBAWU OLO SINU ILE RE,KIOMAA FI ERUPE LEE MO IBE.ODUDUA YOO SOO DI OMO FUN O .O GBAIMORA NAA O DI OLOMO,IWA NAA NI OBONHUNBONHUNNHU TITI DI ONI.

IDI-ROSU

-ONTA MI,IDI-AGBA KO JEKI AGBA (joko) SIMI. A DAA F’ AGBA-KUOMI TI ARUN KAN NSE NISALE IDI.WON NIKI O SEBO KIOMA GBA EWE IFA A SAN.IGBIN MESAN,EGBAA MESAN OWO ATIEWE IFA

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O GBO O RU.

-ILE AWO RE.ODEDE AWO REOSU-GAGARA AWO ATANDE:A DIFA F’ORUMILAA NIKI ORUMILA RUBO:OSU LI O MAA JEKI AYE MO E IKO-IDI OODE NIIJEKI A MO OODE.ADIYE,EPO,EKU EJA,EGBAAWA OWO.OSU ATIBEEBEE LI EBO O RUBO.WON RI OSU S’ODE ORUMILA WON KO OHUN-EBO TI A WI FISE ETUTU SIDI OSU S’ ODE ORUMILA ,NIGBATI WON TI TU EPO SII (osu)I’ARA.

IROSU’DI

BIMOBAWONDI-A SAN:A DIFA FUN IROSU WON NI GBOGBO OGBE TI IROSU NBA WON DI A SAN.KI O RUBO OJA-IKALE-IDIMO,EJA-ARO EGBAAJE EWO ATI EWE IFA (gbo ewe irosu pelu omi.kiofiwe ikin eniti a da ifa yi fun). OUN YOO DI ONISEGUN.BIOBASE NI ESENTAYE TABI NI ITEFA LI A DAA,EGBO NI OUN YOO MAA RI WO JU.-OJA -ABOAMO-ADITU LI O DIFA FUN IROSU.WON NI KI O WA RUBO KIO BAA LE DI ABIAMO OWO.O RU.

IDI OWONRIN

IDIWONRINWON-IDIWONRINWON LIO DIFA F’OBAHUN-IJAPA WON NIKI O WA RUBO KIOLE MAA GBA IYIN NIBI ERE NIGBOGBO AGBAYE. IYUN MERIN,EYELE MERIN ATI EGBAARIN OWO.O GBO O RU.OBAHUN D’OSERE PATAKI O TIFI IYUN RUBO ERE.

-EMIKOMAAKU-YIYENINMAAYE LI O DIFA F’ OPE WON NIKI OPEWA RUBO KIOBAA LEFI IDI MU ‘LE KIOMAA BAA KU:AGUTAN,AGOGO,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE

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IFA.O GBO O RU.WON NI:OPEA TI ‘RIN MU’LE,OPE A YE.EWE IFA NAA:FI EWE KUTI WE IFA(ikin),KIOSIFI AGOGO LE ORI IFA.ORIN IFA NAA:IKUTIM’OJU O KAKAKIMIKUMADEWEKUTI (leemerin) KIAMAA LU AGOGO FI GBE ORIN NAA LESE.

OWONRIN DI

OWONRIN-DIMOWO,OWONRIN-DIMESE A NIKI O F’ OHUNTORE KI AFEFE LE MAA F’ERE WA ‘ LE.O NI OUN KO F’ OHUNTORE.A DIFA F’ OBAHUN IJAPA.A NIKI O WA RUBO KI ORAN IPONJU MA BAA DE SII EGBIRIN OBI,ARABA-IYAN IKOKO-OBE EYELE MERIN ATI EGBAWA OWO

-GBADANI-GBASILE,BIABABI’NI-KIAF’ OHUN -F’OLOHUN.IRE LI AIGBA. A DIFA F’OKE A BU F’ APO.A NIKI ENIKOOKAN WON WA RUBO KI OMO ARAYE BAA LE MAA FERAN WON.EYELE MEJI,ATI EGBEJILA OWO.WON RUBO.WON NI:TO ABARIWON ENITI NFI F’OLOHUN KO MAA YEE NI LOWO.

IDI BARA

-EDIDI-NDI-WON-LOWO,OBARA -NBO-WON MO’LE:A DIFA FUN IGI INU ETI WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI-ETI-LE-TAN LIORUN RE.A DIFA F’OPE WON NIKI OPE WA RUBO:ADA,AAKE,IGBA(tiafi ngunope) EKU-EMO,EJA-ARO,EYELE ATI EGBAASAN OWO.IGI ELETI KO RUBO,OPE LI O RUBO.WON S’EWE IFA F’OPE.WON NI:PANTI KIIP’OPE.ENITI O RUBO NI ESU NGBE.OPE YOO MAA FUN ‘NI NI OHUN RERE GEGEBI OPE TINFUN OUN ESU PAAPAA NI OHUN RERE.O NIKI AGBE FI AWON OHUN OWO RE TUN OPE SE NA.AGBE GBA IMORAN NAA.AYANII:AGBE NTUN OPE SE OPE NFUN NI NI OHUNRERE.

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-EDIDI AWO-OKO,OBARA AWO-ILE, ADIFA A NIKI AWON MEJEJI WA RUBO KIWON MA JA TITI AYE.ADIYE MEJI TOBITAKO OBUKO ATI EWURE,EGBAAWA OWO.OBARA RU,EDI KO RU BEENI EDI BIOBATI OKO DE A MAA LO KI WON NI’LE ANARE,NILE OLOFIN.O PE O WON NI OBARA AYA RE TOOGBE,OUN OBARA TIISE AYA RE KO FERAN EDI TIISE OKO RE NITORINAA OUN A MAA SEGAN RE PE ARA OKO NI KINI OUN MAA FI ARA OKO SE NIGBOOSE EDI WA NBE OBARA.OBARA KO FE RARA RARA. O PE TITI,EDI WA LO RUBO TIOBI KOSILE.OBARA IBA KOO DANDAN BIKOSEPE O LO RUBO.

OBARA ‘DI

-EERIN-WARA:A DIFA F’ OLOFIN. A NI:AWON ENIYAN KAN MKOWA BAA NI OJO AIPE.WON YOO MAADE ARA ILU I’OKUN NILE TABI LOKO LOSI ILE MIRAN.A NIKI OLOFIN RUBO.EPO KIAFI BO ESU NIPA TITUUSII LORI EYELE MERINDILOGUN,KIO MAAFI OKOOKAN BO ORI LOJOJUMO.KI O GBO EWE OLUSESAJU ATI EWE ORIJI SINU OMI KIORO EJE EYELE SINU OMI AGBO NA KIOGBE IKOKO (agbo) EWE IFA NAA SI OJA KI GBOGBO ILU MAA FI PA’RA.

-IGBA ORI-AMU AWO AWON OBIRIN.A DIFA F’ AGBERE OBIRIN GBOGBO OKURIN KIINIYI DI ALE.OBIRIN KII F’ OWO IDI ILA.A NIKI O OJE-WO OHUN KIOWA RUBO :EYELE MEJI,IGBI MEJI,ORI EGBAARIN OWO ATI EWE IFA.LO EWE ESO PELU IYERE DIE KIOFI IGBIN TI O TIBO SEE LI OBE JIJE FUN UN.KI O TUN LO EWE ESO KIOPOO MO ORI KIO MAA FIPA ABE TABI OBO RE.A LE GUN EWE NAA PELU OSE KI O MA FI WE.

IDI-OKANRAN

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IDIKONRANDIKONRAN,IDIKONRANDIKONRAN-IDI-ISU LI O DIFA F’OLE MEJI NLO OKO-AWO A NIKI WON WA RUBO KIAMA BAA FIKANRINKANISU DI WON BO LATI OKO WA SILE.ILE NIIBA OLOHUN M’OLE OWO-ETE MA I’OLE O WON NI:KIL’EBO A NI :IGBINMERIN,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (gbo ewe eso ati olusesaju pelu omi fun fifiwe:kiomaafi igbin se ewe eso i’obe je)WON KO WON KO RU .A DE WON BO OKO NITOOTO.WON NKE:NBAMO MAASEBO IDIKONRAN-DI-ISU.

-EDIDI AWO-OKO,OBARA AWO-ILE,A DIFA A NIKI AON MEJEJI WA RUBO KIWON MA JA TITI AYE,ADIYE MEJI TOBITAKO,OBUKO ATI EWURE,EGBAAWA OWO.OBARA RU,EDI KO RU BEENI EDI BIOBATI OKO RE NITORINAA OUN A MAA SEGAN RE PE ARA OKO NI.KINI OUN MAA FI ARA OKO SE NIGBOOSE EDI WA NBE OBARA .OBARA KO FE RARA RARA.O PE TITI,EDI WA LO RUBO TIOTI KOSILE.OBARA IBA KOO DANDAN BIKOSEPE O LO RUBO.

OKANRAN-DI

IKOKO DUDU KOGBO TI ARA RE TI ARA RE O NGBO TI ENI-ELENI KIRI. A DIFA F’ORUMILA NLO M’EHINMOLA S’AYA.GBOGBO IRUMALE LIOTI FE EHINMOLA TI NIKI ORUMILA RU:EYELE EGBEFA OWO ATI EWE IFA.ORUMILA GBO O RU.WON NI BI OBIRIN NAA KO BA TETEGBORO NAA SIILENU KI O MA BINU O .ESE ARA OBIRIN NAA NIYO FI WA O WA SIBIKIBI TIOWU KIOWA.NIJO TI ORUMILA TI FEE TIOKO NI OUN TI PAALE LEE TIOSITI BA TIRE LO SI’LE ADO AYIWO.O TO ODUN KAN GBAKO LRHIN TI ORUMILA TI LO TAN NI OKAN EHINMOLA WA YIPADA.O NFE LATI NI OKO.O WA NYI ODO GBOGBO AWON IRUMALE KA SUGBON KOSI OKAN NINU GBOGBO WON TIOLESI AALE TI ORUMILA PA LEE.WON FE SEE TITI SUGBON WON SEE TI WON KO LE SEE.NIGBANAA NI EHINMOLA WA DI ERU BI ENITI NLO ILE-OKO TI O SI TO ORUMILA LO NI ILE ADO.ORUMILA NSE ODUN ISU-TITUN GEE LOWO NI EHINMOLA YO SII.ORUMILA PELA ISU-TITUN TAN KO RI EPO ATI IYO BUS’OJU

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RE .BEEENI EHINMOLA YARA TU ERU RE.O SI MU EPO ATI IYO JADE FUN ORUMILA,NIGBATI ORUMILA SETUTU TAN O WA PE EHINMOLA O BILEERE O NI:KINI O TILE WA DE IHINYI EHINMOLA DAHUN PE:IWO NI.NIGBANAA NI ORUMILA KO ELA -ISU MEJI NINU AWON TITIFIS’EBO.O NFI WON KIRIN ARA WON .O EHINMOLA.BAYI NI OUN DI AYA ORUMILA SI ,TI A SIIMAA BERE PE TANI-M’EHIN-OLA’’WON A NI:’’ORUMILA LI O M’EHIN OLA O ‘’ LATI IGBA NAA WA TITI DI ONI.

IDI-OGUNDA

ORUMILA Y IDI-OGUN-DAMO NI IDI-OGUN-DA ORUMILA Y BI IDI OGUN TI DARA YI KIOWA RUBO KI ORI RE LE DARA PELU.AGUTAN EYELE EGBAA MEJIELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.OGUN GBO O RUORI OGUN DARA.IDI OGUN DARA.ORUMILA Y IDI OGUN DA,MI IDI OGUN DA.A DE LE OGUN A KOB’ENIKAN,MO NI EETIRI ILE OGUN TIAKOB ENIKANGBOGBO ILE DA KESEKESE,WON NI :IWA OGUN KO SUNWON,NJE BIABIWIPE KI ILE OGUN KUN SOMUSOMU EBO NI KIASEEWURE,EGBAAWA OWO AATI EWE IFA.

OGUNDA’DI

-OGUN NRE AJO O DI ERU KALE.ORUMILA I’ONA AJO OGUN A DARA.OGUN A BOWA BA ILE NI IRE EBO:AKUKO-ADIYE,EPO OBI ATI EGBEJIELOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU.

-OJO-SURUSURU AWO ORUN LI O DIFA FUN KEREGBETITUN WON NI:IDI AKEREGBE A MAA JO.A NIKI O WA SEBO KI EDIDI LE DI IBITI O NLO FUN UN.

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EBO :ATE EGUN EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (lo ewe daguro kio fi eja-aro se li obe fun un kio jee) ARUN IDI TABI IYAGBE YOO MAA BA ENITI A DA IFA YI FUN JA,BEE NI IFA WI.

IDI’SA

IDISAWOLE IDI-REEJOKO IDI KOLEJOKO O TUN DIDE.IDI KO SIMI,A NIKI O WA RUBO KIOBAAA LE SIMI:EYELE,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (gun ewe jokoje ewe eso ati ose po fun wiwe eniti ifa yi da fun)

-ORUMILA I IDI-OSA MO NI IDI-OSA IDI SA TITI WON NWA IDI KIOWA JOYE IDI SARE EHIN-EKU WON KO WA IDI MO ORAN YI DI ITUJU ORAN NAA DI EGAN WON NIKI IDI WA RUBO KI AWON OMO-ARAYE LE MAA WA A.OWA MEWA EYELE MEWA AGUTAN MEWA EGBAAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RU,NITORINAA NI WON A MAA WA IDI TITI DI ONI.

OSA DI

-ONA OSA KIOLA ONA OSA MA DI O ORUMILA Y’ EBO NIKI A SE KI ONA LELA FUN OSA.ATUPA-AMO EPO,EGBAA MERIN OWO ATI EWE IFA(lo ewe ila pomo ose kioma fi ewe)KIA TAN ATUPA NAA BIABA NS’EBO I’OWO.

-ORUMILA I’AGBOKA ORAN AYO.EMI Y AGBOKA.O NIKI E WA BAWA WI FUN GBOGBO ENIYAN.ENITI A NWA MA DE O .OBI OROGBO. ATAARE,OTI-OKA,EMU ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO LI EBO.KI A MAA FI WON TORE FUN GBOGBO ENIYAN.

IDI’KA

-A NWADI OSO.A NWADI AJE,A NWADI ASENI,IJO TI EKA S’ORO(seoro) TARI EKA MU LI AIPA EKA.A DAA F’ABATENIJE,WON NI:ODUN YI NI OPIN MAA DE FUN IWA-IKA

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ABATENIJE,OSIKAPA-ADIYE-ADUGBO-RUN,AT’ENIYAN-AT’ERANKO-KON EEWO.EBO:OHUNKONHUN TI BABLAWO BA FE ATI EWE IFA(gbo ewe oriji ati ewe olusesaju sinu omi kiofiwe pelu kanrinkan titun ati ose)PELU IMORAN PE KI ENITI A DA ‘FA YI FUN KI O YARA MAA FI PUPO NINU OHUN INI RE’TORE TABI KIOWA RE IFA.

-ASIRIBOMOMO A DIFA F’ OLOKUN A BUN F’OLOSA. A NIKI ENIKOOKAN WON WA RUBO:IKOKO-AMO MERIN EYELE MERINDILOGUN,OKE MERIN OWO ATI EWE IFA .WON RUBO WON NI:A KIIRI’ DI OKUN. A KIIRI’ DI OSA.ASIRI OLOKUN KIITU ASIRI OLOSA KIYOO TU.

IKA’DI

-BIABA.RO-LI-AROJU,LAISE-LAIRO-BI-OMINU-NKO’NI,IYA KIIGBAIJE’ NI A DIFA FUN KODUNMI-AGBA WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI IYA MA BAA JEE I’AYE EYIN-ADIYE MEWA ORI EDUN-AARA,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (loewe oriji ewe olusesaju ati iyere kiofi eyin-adiye kan see li obe.fi edun-aara sinu obe yi nigbati o ba soo kale kioji jee li ooro-kutu)AGBA GBO KO RU.

-BI OMODE BA NSAWO OGBOJU,BI O BA KO OGBO AWO LONA.KIOGBAA I’OJU BI O BA KO AGBAISEGUN NI YA LOPOLPO BI O BA BURINBURIN TIORI AGBA ALUFA NIBITI O NFI ORI KAN’LE KIOD’OJU RE DE’BE.A DAA F’ AWON ALAIGBORAN TIIWIPE:KOSI ENITI

VER AL DORSO DE ORIGINAL ODUN 114.

IDI-OTURUPON

IDITIRIPON,IDITIRIPON IDI ABIYAMO TIRIPON-TIRIPONA DIFA FUN OLU-OGAN,WON NIKI OLU-OGAN WA SEBO A BIMO RE PUPO.ESO ILAMERINDILOGUN,OBISU(ewura) MERINDILOGUN,EWURE MERIN EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.OGBO O RU.

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-OSUNSUN AWO OLUIGBOLI O DIFA FUN ONDUGBEA NIKI O WA RUBOKI OMI BA NI ARUN IDI AKUKO -ADIYE MEJI,AJA,EGBETALELOGBON OWO PELU EWE IFABI O BA TI RI ARUN IDI KI OBAA LE SAN.

OTURUPON’DI

-ILE AYE DARA.ORUN MA SUNWON O .ODUDUA NIKI AWON OMO ARAYE MAA PADAWA KI OUN TUN WON SE.OMODE NI OUN KO LO AGBALAGBA NI OUN KO LO.A NI EETIRI WON NI:ORUN KO YA RE’ BO AWON IBA MAA LO.ORUMILA I’ORUN DARA. I’ORUN NI ILE EWA.ODUDUA KO JE GBE IBI TI KO SUNWON.IBI RERE LI AIBA ORISA.ENI A BA PE KIOJE IPE.ABIAMO KI IPE OMO WA J’ORO. SIBE SIBE OMO ARAYE NKO’DI .A NIKI WON RUBO KI OKUNKUN LE KA KURO LOJU WON.BI EBA NSISE KI E LE MAA WO ORUN.EFUNMERINDILOGUN.ASO FUNFUN,EGBAAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA.BI EBA RUBO TAN KI E MA DE SUNMO’TOSI EJE.WON KO RUBO.

ONI E WIJO E NI OTURUPON’DI LI O JEBI.OLA E WIJO E NI ELA KOSE AYE RERE.O M’ODUNDUN SE OBA EWE.O MU TETE SE OSORUN RE.SIBESIBE E NWIPE ELA KOSEAYE RERE.ASEHINWA-ASEHINBO ELA TA OKUN O RE ORUN.NJE ELA TAKUN WA KIOWAGB’URE,ELA EBO:EYELE,EJA-AARO ATI EWE IFA (gun ewe oriji pelu ose fun eniti a da ‘fa fun kiomaa fiwe lehin ti o ba ti rubo naa)KI AWON OMO ARAYE MALE PE IWA RERE RE NINU AYE NI IBI.

IDI-OTURA

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-BABA OMO NIISE T’ OMO NI IRE.IYE OMO NIISE T’OMO NI IRE.OGBO ATI ATO D’OMO EDU:A DIFA F’OLUYEMI A NIKI O WA RUBO NITORI ARUN IDI.EBO :EYELE,AGBEBO-ADIYE,EJA-ARO,EGBAASAN OWO ATI EWE IFA OMO YI NI ESENTAYE TABI ATEFA,BIOBAJE OKUNRIN,OUN KO GBOGBO D’EHIN BABA TABI IYA RE FE AYA.BIOBAJE OBIRIN OUN KO GBODO JE ERAN ILE TABI ERAN OKO EJA TABI IGBIN NIKI O MAA FISE OBE.

-OKO RE-I-KO IWA ILE JO: A DIFA F’ ALARA.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI AWON EBI RE LE MAA JO KI WON MA TUKA.EBO:ISU.OWO EJIGBERE-EYELE EGBAAJO OWO ALARA GBO O RU.WON NI:TO ABARIWON Y YOO MAA YE O O ALARA YIYE NIIYE ALARA.

OTURA DI

-ARIBA ABIDIYOO:A DIFA F’ ORI-AWO TIISE OMO WON LODE OMUKO-EGI.WON NI:A FI ORI E ADE BABA RE NITORINAA KIOFI AGUTAN S’EBOEMIGIGUN.

-IJIMJIKUTU LI O DIFA F’ADIADI NLO SE OKO IYALETA.WON NI:IGBA TIOBA RII AYA RE YOO MAA JA.AKUKO ADIYE META ATI EGBETAELOGBON OWO LI EBO.KO MA RUBO O.

IDI-IRETE

-OMOYIN AWO IRE OMOYIN WE ORI OLORI,ORI-OLORI MO.OMOYIN WE AWO-ALAWO NKE RORO.A DIFA FUN ADEGBITE.AWEROROGBOLAWON NI:ADEGBITE AWEROROGBOLA

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WON NI:ADEGBITE A JOBA LOLA.EYELE MEWA IKOODE ATI EGBAAWA OWO LI EBO.O GBO O RU.

-IJIMER AWO IDARAYA ASUNWON-LEWA LI O DIFA F’ ARISEMASE IDIRETERETEWON NIKI O WA SEBO KI ISE LE MAA WUN ISE,ENI ERU ISE NBA.EBO:AGBO OKO ADA AJA.A NI:ENITI.

IRETE’DI

-IJOKO-AGBA-BIIK’ENI-MA-DIDE-MO.AGBA-M-’OPA-I’OWO.A DIFA F’OLO.A NI IBITI OLO JOKO SI KONIIWUU KI O DIDE MO.A NIKI O RU.EYELE MEJI,EGBEJIELOGUN OWO ATI EWE GBEGBE.O GBO O RU.WON NI:OLO MAAR’ENI GBE OUN.

IDI-OSE

-OJU LIAFI NSO ORI OHUN TI NSE OSE KO TO INKAN,A NIKI WON WA RUBO KIWO MA BAA GBA ALEJO BUBURU TIYOO PA WON.A DAA F’ ORUNLOJO IGI:OBE MERIN ORI,EPO ATI EGAASAN OWO .WON GBO WON KO RU.OPE RUBO SUGBON KO RUBO PE.PEREGUN NIKAN LI O RUBO PE WON SE EWE IFA FUN WON.NJE O DI TO ABARIWON AFOMO (ose)KIIP’OPE,AFOMO KIIMO PEREGUN AFOMO TIKO GBORAN BIOBAMO PEREGUN OJU PEREGUN NI YOO SE KU DANDAN.

-OSESEWON WON NWADI OSE,BIABARUBO TAN LIA-DI ASENI.

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A DAA FUN BAALE-ERO WON NIBI-O-BA-RUBO-A RIDI ASENI.O NI:KINI EBO.WON NIKI O RU:ADIYE MERIN,EGBARIN OWO ATI EWE IFA.

OSE’ DI

-A KIIM’ OLE KIAMA YAN AN.BI A BA SEGUN KI A M’OLOTE DE BI A KO M’OLOTE DE, ENITI A SE BI O BA SIMI TAN,A NI OUN LI O S’ENI.A DAA FUN SAANU-OTE,A NIKI O WA RUBO KI ASEJU AANU MA BAA SOO DI ABOSI.OHUN-GBOGBO LI OLORUN FE,OLORUN KO FE ASEJU EBO:OKE-ID’ERU MERIN,EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.OKE KIIGB’ERU KI O MA DI Y.

-OJIJIFIRI LIODIFA FUN IDI,A BU FUN OFUNWON NI:ORAN IDIDEFUU(airotele)NBO,KIWON WA RUBO KIOLEJE FUN RERE. AGUTAN EYELE EGBAASAN OWO ATIEWE IFA (loewe aikujegunre kiofi eyele tabi eja-aro see i’obe)KIOJEE TABI KI GBOGBO ILE JEE NI KUTU OWURO.

-EDIDI NDI WON MO’LE OFUN NFUN WON MO GBO,TANI LE GBA’NIORUMILA LO LE GBA’NI.TANI LE YO NIORUMILA LO LE YO NI.A DAA FUN WON N’IFE-OOYE NI JO AKAMO.WON NI EBO NIKI WON SE,KIWON RU:ORIYA,EYELE ATI EGBAAMEJILA OWO NITORIPE:BI AYE IRUN BA DI’JU,ORIYA NI Y YAN’JU RE.

OFUN’ DI

-OFUN DI REMO WARAGBASEWARA KI OFUN MA LE PA’NI.A DAA F’OLORIN-OGA ANI ENITI O DI IRE MO’LE KIRI T’ODE

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GBA.WON NIKI O WA RUBO EYELE AGUTAN,OPO OBI ATI EGBAAWA OWO.KI IRE BAA LE MA SAN WA ILE.

IROSU’WONRIN

IROSU WONRIN WONRIN,IROSU WONRINWON: ADIFA FUN WON I’ALEDE OWA A NIKI WON WA SEBO:EYELE MERINDILOGUN,AGUTAN,IGBIN MERINDILOGUN EGBAAJO TABI OKE MEJO OWO.KIWON BAA LE ROJURAYE MAA KO ILE WON KI IJA MA BAA SELE LAARIN ARA WON.

-ERINTUNDE A RI’RE:A DAA FUN WON N’IFE-OOYE.WON NI ODUN ENI ODUN OWO ,ODUN ENI ODUN OMO AGUTAN,EYELE EGBAA MEJO OWO NI EBO WON RUBO N’IFE-OOYE.

OWORIN ‘ROSU

-ERINMUYE AWO IRE:A DIFA F’OLAWUNMI NIGBI OLAWUNMI SUN TIOLA ALA OJUMO MO O NIKI A PE BABALWO WA WO IFA F’OUN A LO PE ERINMUYE AWO IRE,O DE.ADA’FA LIA RI OWONRIN’ROSU.O WO TITI O NI OLAWUNMI SISUN LI O SUN TIOLA ALA LORU NITORI EYI LIOSE PE BABALAWO.LOJU ALA O NGBO IRO AGOGO-IJO ENIKAN NRERIN SI O .ALA TIOLA IRE NI.NITORINAA KI O RUBO:EYELE MEJI ADIYE MEJI.EGBIRIN OBI MEJI EGBEJILA OWO.O GBO O RU. A FI EYELE BO ORI FUN UN.WON NI :IWO OLAWUNMI KO NI GBAI LLA.

IROSU-OBARA

-BUFUNMI-KI-MIBUFUN O AYE A MAA GUN.A DAA F’ORUMILA NLO S’OTU-IFEO MAA KOWON NI ISE ILE,ISE OKOWON NI :ORUMILA AWIFUN WON,WON A GBO

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SUGBON KIO WA RUBO KIOTOO MAA LOWI FUN WON OPOLOPO OROGBO.EWE OGBO,OGEDE AGBAGBA EGBAJO OWO.ORUMILA RUBO.

-OMO KO ALAJE,OTA NTAWARA:A DIFA F’OYINBOA NIKI OYINBO WA RUBO A MAA TA PUPOJU.IYO IGBIO,ADIYE-FUNFUN EYELE FUNFUN,EGBAAWA OWO.OYINBO GBO O RU.O DI ALAJE.

OBARA -IROSU

-OBA BIMO RE O SO OMO RE I’ADE.OLOWO BIMO RE OLOWO O SO OMO RE I’AJE.EHINKULE ENI TI LI IWO KIA TOO SO OMO ENI I’ORUKO. EYIN KO MOPE OMO OBARA-IROSU ,BABALAWO NIISE A DAA FUN WON NIJO TIARI OBARA-IROSU NI IGBO-IFA.A NIKI WON RU EKU-MEWA.EJA MEWA.OSU ATI EGBAAWA OWO KI O BERESIIKO IFA,BIOBAMO IFA KIARI OSU FUN UN.

IFA GBE’NI LUYI KIABO IFA,ORISA GBE ‘NI LUYI KIABO,ORISAORISA -NLA LI O NGBE’NILUYI OMOA DAA F’ESUSU.WON NI :ESUSU MI A NIYI OMONITORINAA KIO NI EWURE EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.

IROSU ‘KANRAN

-OLUKONRAN-IWOSI.OLUKOYA-IWOSIENITI KO LE KOYA IWOSI,IYA KIIYEWON Y JE:

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ADAA F’OLOGBO OMO- AWOOLOGBO Y OUN MAASEGUN ODI OUN MAA RI EHIN OTA.A NIKI O WA RU:OBE ATAARE,OGBOKANLA OWO ATI EWE IFA.

OKANRA ‘ROSU

-ORAN-KIIBA’NIKIAYE-ORI,ENIBARI-ORAN-HEEPA-ONADA,ONANIYI-ADUROTIWON.A DIFA F’ ADIYE A BU F’AWON OMO ADIYE NIGBATI WON MAA KIRI DE’GBO EWON.A NIKI WON WA RUBO BI WON TI NFE LATI MAA RIN KIRI YI KIWON MAABAA SEGBE SIDI IDADURO.EBO :OSU,EKU,EJA.EGBERINLA OWO ATI EWE IFA.

-IMORAN-SE-IBIKOSUNWON,ENITI-NSE-IBI-BIOBABEBE ORAN,ORAN-A-TAN GBOGBO AYE NI NFI ORI JI MEMO,IMORAN-SE-IBI-KOSUNWON:A DIFA F’OS’ORAN-S’ AKIN MEBELUFE.GBOGBO WON NI NFI EJO RESUN,BIOBA BEBE-ORAN WON A NI:O TAN.O WA DI IJO KAN.WON NI:OSO,AJE ATI ESU BABA WON DI’RE MO ODO OLORDUMARE. NITORINAA KI O WA RUBO.EYELE MERIN,AGUTAN OBI, EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA(gun ewe olusesaju,oriji ati ose po fun wiwe).O RUBO WON NI:OLODUMARE A SO FUN ESU KI WON FI ORI JII.

IROSU-EGUNTAN

AJA SIAN TITFIDE EHIN ENU WON,AGBO SIAN TITIFIDE JOJO.A DIFA F’AWA ENIYAN NI ‘KA OLORUN LI O WIPE KI AWON OMO-ARAYE MAA SEBO ORUMILA LI O PE OOGUN NI SISA.O NI BI AWON OMO ARAYE BASEBO’TAN TI WON TU ERUTAN KI WON WIPE KI ELEGBARA JOWO BA WON GBE EBO DE ODO OLODUMARE.OLORUN KO TORO EBO BEENI KO BEERE ERU ENITI NWA IRE NIISEBO.ORISA-NLA LI O WIPE KI OMO-ARAYE MAMAA RAN ESU NI ISE TI O BURU O NITORI AJADEHINBO.EYELE MERIN,AWENU,OSUN ATI EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO LI EBO WON RUBO LATI OJO

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NAA LI ORUMILA TI KO ENIYAN LI ASA IWE OJO META OJO MERUN ATI IF’ OSUN P’ARA.

-EKITIPETE:A DIFA F’ODE-AYE A BU F’ ODE-ORUN,A NIKI WON RU EYELE MERIN ATI EGBAARIN OWO KI OKO-ODE TI WON LO LE SAN WON BO.ODE-AYE KO RU,ODE-ORUN LI O RU.ITAN IFA NAA:ODE-ORUN NDE’GBE NIJOKAN,O BA EYIN-NLA MARUN PADE LABE PANTI O KOO.O DE IKORITA O KEESI ENIKEJI RE WIPE:ODE-AYE PELE O .WA KO INKAN TIMO FISILE DE O NIBIYI O.O WII TAN O PADASI ILE’BA RE, O SE WON JE.OJUMO MO,ODE-ORUN LO Y BE EYIN TIRE WO NIBITI O KO WON PAMO SI.ENU YAA LATI RI EGBAAWA OWO OKUN NIDI EYIN KOOKAN.O SI KO ONA METETA NAA.O YARA GBE OWO WONNI KURO LOJO KINI ,LOJO KEJI ATI LOJO KETA.O NI:ODE-AYE,PELE O O O O TISE EYIN RE IJETA O ODE-AYE DAHUN O NI:SISE NI MO SE WON JE O .BIOTIRI LENU RE O OMA DUN I’ADUNJU O NIGBANAA NI ODE-ORUN DAHUN WIPE:HA O TAN O KU O OWO ODE-AYE KO NIILAMO O ODE-AYE YARA DAHUN PE:EYIOWU KIAGBE INU AYE SE ORUN LIOMA NI ILA O.AYANI A NWIPE ORUMIMLA.ITUMO EDE YI NIIPE:OLORUN NIKAN LO NI OLA LOWO.OUN LO SI LEFUN ENIKENI GEGEBI O TI WU U.

OSA’ROSU

-KEKEPARERE,OSA ‘ROSU AYE-I-KELE NI IGBIN WA,OSA ROSU A DIFA F’ ALAGEMO.WON NIKI ALAGEMO MAA FI ESO ESO SE AYE,.AYE ALAGEMO A TUTUWON NIKI O RUEPO ORI EJA-ARO NLA ATI EGBAASAN OWO.O RU U.

-ENITI-O BAN OWO LOWO A RI OHUN RERE RA.ADIFA FUN EEKA-ALAJEWON NI: EKIKA AFI OWO RE SE OHUN RERE.A RE EBO:ADIYE MERIN ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO

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O GBO O RU.

IROSU’KA IRO-AGOGO-AGBOKAA DIFA F’ORUMILAWON NI NIBI GBOGBO AYIKA AYE NI WON MAA GBO ORUKO RE TI WON SI MAA A MOO.WON NIKI O RUBO KI ARA LE ROOEBO:EJA-ARO,EYELE EGBAAWA OWOO GBO ORU.

-AROKA-AGBOKA,A DIFA F’OSUA NIKI OSU WA RUBO KIO MAA BAA DUBULE AISAN.KIO MAA BAA KU.EBO:OFA INU APO AGUTAN EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO O GBO ORU.WON NI:OFA KIIDUBULE NINU APO.

IKA’ROSU

-AYINKA AWO IROSUA DIFA FUN IROSUA NIKI IROSU WA RUBO KIWON LEFISE AAYO LAARIN AWON IGI.EYELE,AGBEBO-ADIYE FUNFUN,EGBAAFA OWO.O GO O RU.

-YINKA AWO IROSUA DIFA FUN IROSUA NIKI IROSU WA RUBOAIKU LI AYEAGUTAN.PEPREKU,EGBERINDILOGUN OWOO GBO ORU

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WON NI:AFUWAPE NITI PEPEREKU.

IROSU’TURUPON

PUPADAMOFUNFUN :A DIFA FUN SOPONNA AF OLUGBORODA ‘JU-ORAN-RU A NI IWABURUKU KONIIJEKI ORUKO RE SUNWON LENU AYE. WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI ORUMILA LE BAA YANJU IWA RE. EYELE(tikise adikala)EGBAASAN OWO ATI EWE IFA SOPONNA KO RUBO.IBASEPE O RUBO NAA ORUMILA IBA BAA YANJU IWA RE TI ORUKO RE IBA FI SUNWON LENU AYE.

-IROSU TURUPON :A DIFA F’ ABIMOKU.A NIKI ABIMOKU WA SEBO. ABIMOKU MAA BIMO LA ATUN MAA PON OMO.IJAPA ATI EGBAAJO OWO.O GBO O RU.WON NI ORUKO RE DI MOLA LATI ONI LO O TO ABARIWON ABAWUN KIIBIMOKU.

OTURUPON’ROSU

-OTURUPON’ROSU,ARIWO NI:A DIFA FUN DELUMOWON NI OKO KONIIJE KI AYA KO SIMINITORINAA BII DELMO BA RUBO OKO RE A JEKI O SIMI.IGBIN MEJI ATI EGBEELOGUN OWOO GBO O RUWON NI :IGBIN MEJI KIIJO ‘RAWON LENU.

-ESURU AWO IREA DIFA F’ OTURUPON NLO GBE IROSU NI YAWOWON NI:WON A BIMO.OMO WON A MAA BA WON BIOPOLOPO OBI ,ADIYE ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO LI EBOO GBO O RU.

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IROSU ‘TURA

-ENIBURUKU-NI-OJOTI-A-NYIN-WON:A DIFA F’OLODUMARE WON NIKI O RUBO KI ENITI O MAA RAN NISE YI MA LE KO ISE NAA.KI AYE LE MAA GUN.IJAPA MEJI EWE OGBO ATI EGBETALELOGBON OWO.O GBO O RU .WON BO ORUN RE,NIGBATI O RUBO TAN,O WA RAN IROSUTURA LOSI ODE-AYE.AWON ARAYE NIIWA IROSUTURA KO SUN WON.ODUDUA NI:IRE NI OUN FISE D’AYE.NITORINAA OUN KO JE FI ELOMIRAN RO’PO RE.O NI:BI EGBE BA JO BOBAJE WON A TUKA.BI OJA BA KUN BOBA-PE TITI A TU.BIIBATIRI BI OMO-ENIYAN BA JO TITI TII WON KO BA LE TUKA LO ILE WON.

OTURA-IROSU

GBASIDIGBARA A DIFA F’ONIKOJIA NI ONIKOYI GBA OHUN-OLOHUN TOJUONIKOYI NI OUN A OHUN-OLOHUN NAAASE TI ARA OUNWON NI:IWA YI A D’OGUN A DI ARIWO.NITORINAA KI O RU:IGBIN MEWA ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO KIA FI OHUN F’OLOHUN.

-OTURA SIMI,IROSU SIMI:A DIFA F’OLU-IWOWON NI:OLU-IWO A SIMI.AYA RE A SIMI.EYELE ATI EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO LI EBO.O GBO O RU.

IROSU-ATE

IROSU-ATE:A DIFA FUN ORUMILAWON NI ORUMILA A MAA TE WON NIBIGBOGBO AGBAKA AYE.

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WON NIKI O WA RUBOADIYE EWE TETE ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWOO GBO ORU.

-AIKU-EGBON-IWA:A DIFA FUN IROSU A BU FUN IRETEWON NIKI IROSU PELU IRETE WA RUBO KI ORUMILA LE BA WON REKI WON MA BAA KU.EWURE ATI EGBAAWA OWO LI EBO WON GBO WON RUWON NI:ORI IYE-IROSU NI ORUMILA YOO MAA GBE.

IRETE’ROSU

-IRETE’ROSU:A DIFA F’OLOFINWON NIKI OLOFIN WA RUBO KI ORAN GEBEGBE MA DE EYELE FUNFUN, ADIYE FUNFUN ATI EGBEJILA OWO LI EBO.

IROSU-OSE

-A NGBURO OSU-OSE WONRANRANKIWON A NI KIL’OSE NSE TI A NGBUROOSU RE WONRANRANKIWONWON NI: OSE SEGUN OTA RE.OSE R’AWO SE.A NI :IFA MAA RAWO SE.EBO:EYELE EKU ,EJA ATI EGBEWA OWOO GBO ORU.

OSE-ROSU

-OGUN KO DUN ILU KO DUNA DIFA F’OSEWON NIKI OSE WA RUBO KIOLE MAARI OHUN IDUNNUEBO:AGOGO OPOLOPO OBI,IGBA-IYAN,AWO OBE,EGBAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA.

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KO RU BO.

-OBIYENMEYENMEADIFA FUN TAKOTABO DIYEWON NI ADIYE A MAA ABIYAMO KI WON RUBOEWURE ATI EGBAAWA OWOWON GBO WON RU.

IROSU’FUN

-IROSU’FUN:IRO EJI AGBOKAA DIFA F’ EKUN WON NIKI ORUBO KIOMARI IJA SOPONNA.EBO:OPOLOPO EPO NINU AGBADA OKA TI A DIN,EKO TI OMI FO SINU IGBA.EKUN GBO O RUBO SUGBON KO RUBO PE.O NI :KO DAJU BI OKUNRIN KAN WA TIOLE TE OUNLOJO IJA.WON NI:SOPONNA A BAA JA SUGBON KO LE PAA.

-IROSU FUN :OMOTITUN TI O WA J’AYEIROSU ‘FUN:A O WE ORI OMO.AWOA DIFA F’ORUMILAWON NI:IRE NBOWA LONA FUN UN.EYELE ATI EGBAWA OWO LI EBOO GBO ORU.

OFUN’ROSU

-OFUN’ROSU:A DIFA FUN EWA-OLU.WON NI AYE EWA-OLU A DUN TITIALE.EBO:IGO-OYIN ATI EGBAA MEJE OWOO GBO ORU.

-OFUN NFUN IRE KA OFUN KO PARIWO,ENIYAN BI IRU WONYI SOWON I’AYE

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ENI MAA DASA KOW’ORUN SE ORUN NI’LE OLAA DIFA F’AWON ENIYAN A NI IKU MI A MAA MU WON LOWOISE-ORUN.A NIKI WON RUBO KIOMA BAA SI OKUNKUN ATI IBANUJE LONA WONADIYE FUNFUN MERIN,IJAPA MERIN ASO FUNFUN MERIN EGBERIN OBI MERIN.WON GBO SUGBON WON KO RUBO.

OWONRIN’BARA

-O MI RI MI ,ME RIIOWONRIN ‘BARA;A DIFA FUN OWA WON NI:OHUN TI A NWAMBE NITOSI ENI AFAIMOWON NIKI A RUBO KI BARA AGBONNIREGUN LE FIHAN NIORUMILA LERIN IPIN,IBIKEJI OLODUMARE:O NI OHUN TI A NWA NBE NITOSI ENI AFAIMOEBO:AGBEBO -ADIYE,EGBAAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA (ori awonriwon meji)O GBO ORUWON NI :TO ABATIWON,OOWA A MAA RI OHUN TI NWA O.

-AWON MBE N’IBARA APEJA LIADA FUN DE’DOWON NI:APEJA NI DE’DO MAA SEWON NIKI O WA RUBOEMIGIGUN ATI ARALILE,PEPEREKUN,AGUTAN EYELE ATI EGBERINLA OWO O GBO O RU.

OBARA ‘WONRIN

-AGBE I’OLOHUN-ERE, ALUKO Y’ OLOHUN-ORO,OBARA WONRIN OLOHUN-MASOROMA-SORO.A DIFA F’ EGBIN OL’ORUN-GOGORO NLO S’AJO IJO,WON NIKI O RU :AGBEBO-ADIYE MEJI ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.EGBIN GBO O RU,O DE OJO,O F’IJO TE GBOGBO WON BIATISO FUN UN.INU BI AWON ELEGBE RE NI AJOIJO,WON RAN ESIN LO MU OOGUN WA KI WON

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LEFIPA EGBIN,ESIN NBO LONA OJO DE O TU AGBO IJO O PA--OOGUN MO ESIN I’ARA ORO-OOGUN NAA TIIMAAMU ESIN TIIMAA TU PUU LOJIJI TIOMAA NTIKARAARE SARE KIRI LAISI ENITI NLE E.

-KIL’ALEMO-EYISIAYO-LIALEMO-EYISIA DA F’ORUMILA ALADE NBE LAARIN IPONJUWON NI:ODUN ORO DEEYELE IYO ATI EGBEWA OWO LI EBOO GBO O RU.

OWONRIN’KONRAN

-OJO KAN MBE OJO-ERIN OJO MIRAN MBE OJO EKUN.A NI EWO NI A KAN YI WON NI:OJO IBANUJE,A DAA F’OBAHUN IJAPA AF’ ORAN-BI-EKUN-S’ERIN.WON NI ONI OJO EDUNRUNMO NITORINAA KI O RUBO EFUN,OSUN,EYELE EWE OWU ATI OGBOKANLA OWO O GBO KO RUBO.O NI KOS ORANIBANUJE TIO LE KAN OUN LI AYE KI OUN MAFISE ERIN RIN.O WA RUBO NIKEHIN NIGBATI EDUNRUNMO PAPOJU. NITORINAA KIWON TOOSE EWE IFA FUN UN,WON NI: ERU GOKE.O GBO O RU WON SE EWE IFA FUN UN EYIINI NI NIPA GIGUN AWON EWE TI A DARUKO LOKE PELU OSE KIOMA FIWE.

-OJO KAN MBE OJO ERIN OJO KAM MBE OJO EKUNA DAA F’EGASESE EYE ORI OWU.O NI:EWO LI EYIWON NI:OJO ATI OJO ERE ,A NIKI O RUBOEYELE,IGBA-IYAN,AWO-OBE,EMU ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.O GBO ORU.

OKANRAN’WONRIN

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ROJUFORITII A DIFA F’OKANRAN,EJO DE TI ARIN NI (afi nirerin) LO JU WON NI EBO NIKI A SE KI OKANRAN MAA KUS EJO.EBO :EYELE,AGUTAN.ATI EGBA MOKANLA OWO.O GBO O RU. WON NI:OKANRAN A SIMI O OTUN ATI OSIN NI EYELE FI NKO ‘REE WOLE,IGBAGIGUN NITI AGUTAN,AGUTAN TI GBA ‘ RE KAROJUSAYE,GBOGBO AYE NIIFERAN OWO.AIYESI:AOFI PUPO NINU OWO IRUBO NAA TORE DIE SAA NI BABALAWO YOOFI JERU NINU OWO NAA.

-JEKOSEKA NGBE OSIKA,JEKOSEBI NGBE ASEBIA DIFA F’ AWON AFOIGBO TI NWIPE ORUMILA NKIL ORAN JU TI INU AWON LI AWON MAASE WON NSE IBI,WON NSE IKA,OHUN AYE NDARA FUN WON, ALO WI FUN ORUMILA-O NI:BOBAPETITI-ELESAN MBOWA,GBIRIGBIRI-AYIKAN,OTTUMOLERUKALE,ASEJEJESISE,BIOBA DE GBOGBO WON A SA.WON NIKI A SEBO KI JEKOSEKA ATI JEKOSEBI MA LE R’AYE BOSI IKUN ENI,KI AWON EGBE ATI OGBA MA BA FI WA RERIN ELEYA NI IGBEHIN.EBO:IGBIN MERINDILOGUN,EPO EGBAA MESA OWOWON GBO WON RU.

OWONRIN-EGUNTAN

OWONRIN-EGUNTAN:A DIFA F’ ODAN,ODAN MBE LAARIN-OTA (gbogbo igi oko ni nse ota re) WON LO BE EWELW (oro) LOWE WIPE KIOLO BAWON LU ABA (odan) TI NFI OJOOJIMO (tosantoru)DURO NI ITA,BIOBAKU KI A LEFI AWON IGI MIRAN TI NSE OTA RE RO ‘PO RE NINU OJA ATI ITA GBOGBOA NIKI O WA RUBO KI EWELE MALELUU.EBO:EKU,EJA-ARO,EPO ,ORI EGBEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RU.WON NI:EWELE KII LU ABA ITA,OWO YOO MAA JE FUN O .

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-PEREGUN-SUSU:A DIFA F’ OWON A BU F’ EGUNTAN,A NIKI WON WA RUBO,AYE OWON ATI TI EGUNTAN AYA RE A GUN.EYELE ,AGUNTAN,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (gbo ewe oloyinwin sinu omi kiofifo ori pelu ose)O GBO ORU.

OGUNDA WONRIN

-OLE NSUN NIGBI OLISE-NSEE,SEE TAN WON NSE ILARA.A DIA F’OGUN,A NIKI OGUN WA RUBO KI AWON TI ILARA RE BAA LE RUN KURO:AMU(isa ti npon omi si)AGBO,EGBAA MEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA LI EBO .O GBO O RU.WON NI:KEREGBE TIOBAA AMU NSE OTA ONA ODO NIIFOSI,AWON TI NBA O SE OTA YOO KU.

-TE IYE-IROSU NI ODU OGUNDA WONRIN KIOPE OHUN IFA-NAA BAYI:OGUNDA WONRIN IJA TI GNO JAYI KI MI NIYI-SII,AJAGBUYI NITI EKUN,AJAGBUYI NITI AARA OGUNDA IWO LO NDA WON NI JAKADI LOJOGBOBO NILEKILE.IJA TI NGO JA KI MI NIYI SII.AJAG-BUYI.DA IYE-IROSU IFA NAA SI EPO FUN LILA KIOTOO LO SIBI IJA.TABI KIOLO IPE-ELE,IYI-EKUN ATI TAARE-AAJA PELU EDUN-AARA,KIOMAATE E NI FISA ORI KIOTOO LO SIBI IJA.

OWONRIN -OSA

OWONRIN-OSA:ELEGBARA KIISA LOJO IJA,AJAGBUYI NI TI ELEGBARA.AARA KIISA LOJO IJA,AJAGBUYI NITI AARA .EKUN KISA LOJO IJA,KI AWON OMO (ogun) EHIN MIMA (le)SA LOJO IJA.KI A GBA IYI KIABA OLA NINU IJA NAA.AKIYESI:PE OFO TABI IFA YI SI IYE-IROSU TIOTITE NI ODU OWONRIN-OSA,KI O DAAPO MO IPE.ELE TILO SINU IGBA KIOFI FO AGIDI MU PELU AWON OMO-OGUN TIRE.

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-IKUN AWO OJU-ONA:A DIFA F’ OWONRIN WON NI:OBIRIN KAN ISANSA NBOWAA SE AYA RE,WON NI EBO NIKI O SE KIOBA A LEFI ESO DE SINU ILE RE.IGBIN,EGBEWA OWO ATI EWE IFA(fi igbin tiobo se ewe eso fun un je) O GBO O RU.WON SE EWE IFA FUN UN JE.

OSAWONRIN

EW OMO LI O DIFA F’ OSA,WON NI SISA TIOMAA SA YI AYE A RIIMU, WON A MAA FI RERIN WONNI:EBO NIKI O SE KI ORAN ITIJU MA BAA DE SII.IGBIN EYELE,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU.NIGBATI O RUBO TAN A NGBO IKA O HE OSA MAMA TU ASIRI ORE O HEN OSA MAMA S’ EKE O HEN ORAN MI D’EYEYE,MOM’EYE RUBO (leemeta)ORAN MID’EYEYE ATI BEEBEE.GBOGBO ENIYAN TIOWA NIBE SI NBA WON GBE ORIN NAA.

-ATEWOGBA LI O DIFA F’ASOLE (aja) A NIKIASOLE WA RUBO KI IWA RE BAA LE WO AARIN AWON OMO ARAYE.O GBO O RU.

OWONRIN’KA

ORUMILA I’OWONRIN’KA MI OWONRIN’KA.MO NI EETIRI TI OWON FI NRIN KAAKAA.ORUMILA DAHUN O NI:OWON NRIN KAKAA NIGBATI OWO GUN GEGE.WON NGBE OHUN GBOGBO WA SORI IWON:OWON KIIJEUN KIOMAWON ON KIOTOOJEE,OWON KIIMU OMI KIOMAWON ON KITOOMUU,OWON KIILO ASO KIOMAWON ON KIOTOO LOO,OWON KIIKOLE KIOMAWON ON WO KIOTOO KOO ADIFA F’AFIWON-SE-OHUN-GBOGBO N’IFE-OOYE A BU F’OYINBO,A NIKI WON WA RUBO KIWON MA BAA JU IWON NU LAELAE.ATAARE MERIN,EWE EMU,ADAN MERIN OKE ID’ERU(oke tiafi ndi eru)MERIN EGBAA MOKANLELOGUN OWO LI EBO.WON RUBO A S’EWE IFA FUN WON WON GBAA.A NI:OHUN EMU (ba) MU KIIBO.ADAN KIIMU ‘GI KIOBO.

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-KARINLO,KARINBOWALE,BI OMO KO RIN OMO KIIGBON LI A DA F’ADEMOORIN AYANKALE,WON NIKI O WA RUBO KIO MA BAA BOS’OWO IKU BIOBA BOS’ OWO IKU KI OKU MA LE PA A.ABAWUN, ESO-IKU ATI EGBAA MEJILA OWO.O GBO O RU.

-OWONRIN KAYE :A DIFA F’ORUMILA,A NIKI ORUMILA RUBO BI OUN TI MAA NRIN KA AYE YI ,KI OWO AWON ABATENIJE MA LE RAN.OBI-GBIGBE,OMO-AYO,OROGBO-GBIGBR,EYELE,ADIYE,EGBAAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RU.WON NI:EEKANNA ELEEKNNA KIIRAN OBI-GBIGBE.EEKANNA KIIRAN OROGBO-GBIGBE EEKANNA EKEEKANNA KIIRAN OMO-AYO KI OWO AWON ABATENIJE KIOMA LE RAN O .BAYI NI ORUMILA SE TI OWO AWON ABATENIJE KO FI LE RAN AN.

IKA’WONRIN

-IKA-ENIYAN KIIWON OHUN TIRE KIOTOOSEE.A DAA FUN ALABAMO.WONNIKI O WA RUBO KIOLEMAA SE OHUN RERE.EBO:IGBIN MERIN EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO ORU.

-IKA-NPOYINKA ‘WON ,OWON NRERIN .A DIFA FUN WON NI IFE-OOYE.A NIKI WON RUBO KI OTA MALE SI WON NI ‘PO ,KI OTA WON MALE BU (ola) WON KU.EBO:EFUN,OSUN,EYELE AGUNTAN.EGBAAMEJILA OWO.WON GBO WON RU.WON(awon babalawo) NI: TO ABARIWON ,ENITI O BA WIPE KI IFE MA FE A RUN KURO I’AYE.ORUMILA AWO KO WIPE KI IFE MA FE O K’AS’AYE PE.KIILA TIWA MA RUN NINU AYE.

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OWONRIN-OTURUPON

-ABANIDARO LI O DIFA FUN EKUN-O-DE’BE NITORI ABIKU OMO RE WON NIKI O WA SEBO KIOLE YEEBI ABIKU OMO-EHIN NIGBAGBOGBO.EBO:AGBEBO-ADIYE,MERIN,EGBAA MERINLA OWO ATI EWE IFA.

-OWONRIN NRE AJO O KO OTURUPON I’ONA,A DAA FUN ORUMILA WON NI :ORUMILA A RI’RE BOWALE EBO:EYELE MEJI ATI EGBAA MEJI OWO O GBO O RU.

OTURUPON -OWONRIN

-OTURUPON-OWONRIN A NJO A NJOOTURUPON-OWONRIN ERE LI ANSEA DIFA FUN WON I’ODE OYO:WON NI OHUN TI (maa) YO WON NINU NBOWA.O DE TAN,KIWON RU:EYELE MERIN EPO EGBAA MERIN OWOWON GBO WON RUWON NI:ESU KONIL BA AYO WON JE O.

-OWO RI MI O TELE MI OTURUPON-OWONRINAYA RI MI O TELE MI OTURUPON-OWONRINOMO RI MI O TELE MI OTURUPON-OWONRIN.A DIFA F’OLASIMBO ATEPAMOSE-KOLAMALELO . A NIKI OLASIMBO WA RUBO KI OLA MA LE LO:AGUNTAN ATI OGBOKANLE-LOGUN OWO LIE BO.O GBO O RU.

OWONRIN -OTURA

-IJAMJA KO TURASILE LEEKAN.A DIFA FUN IGBIN OMESO NLO B’ EKUN JIJA OJIJI

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WON NI:EKUN W NI IMURATELE NIGBGBOGBO KI IGBIN MASE ENITI A KOLEMU OLORUN LIAA FUN.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI IPIN LE JA FUN UNEBO:ABAHUN-IJAPA,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.O RUBO.

-A WAA-WAA :A RIIA DIFA FUN EWE-GBEGBE,WON NIKI O WA RUBO KIOBA LER OHUN RERE GBEKELEEBO:OROGBO MERINDILOGUN EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWOO GBO O RU.WON NI :IKU KONIIPA GBEBE ARUN KONIIDEE GUN ‘LE ARA YOO MATUU TOJOTERUN.

OTURA-WONRIN

-KAIRKASIKATAAA-IMORIMO-NMOWON ARA OKO NM’ ARA ILE ERO AYE AT ERO ORUN AO TUN’RA WA RI.ETUTU KITUKA KIO MA GBARAJO. A DIFA F’AWA ENIYAN TIIMAA SOKUN OKU.IBI OMO ARAYE TI WA NI WON NPADA SI.EWO NITI EKUN EWO NI TI IBANUJE,EWO NITI IGBARASANLE,EWO NITI AIJEUN ENITI O RAN NI WA LI OTUN NPE’NIPADA KI A BOWALE.EYITI NWU WA NINU AYE KO WU EDUMARE.OMO ARAYE MAA JOKOS’AYE KI WON MAASE IBI,EDUMARE KO FE, EUMARE KO GBA.NJE BI MO BA WIPE LO E MAA LO:BI MO BA WIPE BO,EMAA BOO OMO KO LE GBAIMO BABA K’AYE GUN.IKU LIOMU OMO WA MO ORUN.TANI NRO TI EDUMARE.BIKOSITI ESU TANI JE RO TI AKEBOJE ONIKALUKU NRO TI ARA WON:WON NWA JIJE-MIMU EEMO OKUNKUN OMO KO MO BABA FO SI MI KIMI FO SI O OHUN LAFI NMO ARA ENI NINU OKUNKUN MOKOLEGBAIMO BABA AYE GUN.EBO:EYELE FUN FUN MERIN,AGUNTAN MERIN EEGBAARIN OWO.WON GBO WON RU:NITORIPE KIWON LEMAA PE NINU AYE ATI PE KIWON LE MAA RI IRE.

OWONRIN-IRETE

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KOS’OGUN NI PAPA,KOS’ OTE LAARIN ILU,A DIFA FUN LOFIN IWAJO.WON NI:OTE (igba) RE LORI OYE A SUNWON.WON NIKI OLOFIN RUBO:KI AYO IGBA RE MA LE MU OPOLOPO ENIYAN DI OLE TABI ASINWINEBO:IGBIN MERINDILOGUN AJA EGBAAJE OWO.O GBO O RU.

-OWON NRIN IRETE:I KINNI IRETE MA SEWON NI:IRETE LE TEE RIA DIFA FUN OKUNRIN KAN A FI’NIS’EGAN.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI ESU MA TIILO BA ENITI O JUU.EBO: IGA EWO IGBIN MESANO GBO O RU.

IRETE WONRIN

-IRETE WONRIN A DIFA FUN ORUMILA.WON NI:GBOGBO AWON TI NBA ORUMILA S’OTA TI WON NPEGAN RE LI OJU YOO TI A KI YOO GB’ORUKO ORUMILA TOUNTI OLA NINU AYE.AGUNTAN EYE ETU,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO LI EBO.O GBO O RU.

-AGBE NGBE IRE WA ‘LEIRETE NTE WON M’OWOA DIFA FUN TEMITAYOWON NIKI TEMITAYO WA RUBO AJEPE AYE.AGUNTAN EYELE PEPEREKUEGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWOO RUBO.

OWONRIN-SE

-OWONRIN -SE A DIFA FUN ORUMILAWON NI :ORUMILA ATI AWON ARA ILE RE KONIIRI ORAN EKUN LAELAE.

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WON NIKI O RUBO,EYELE ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.O RUBO.

-OWONRIN KOSE,OWONRIN KORO WON NDUNRUNMO OWONRIN .A NI OWONRIN A SE WON .KI OWONRIN WA SEBO AKUKO-ADIYE,EDUN AARA OGBOKANLA OWO.O GBO O RUO FI EDUN -AARA LE IFA.

OSE-OWONRINOSE.ONIWO,OSE-OLOOGUN

-O SU MI AWO AYE,O RE MI AWO ODE ORUN.A DIFA FUN POKOLAKA NLO WO OGIRI (ipalero)I’ARUN.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI OGIRI MA LE KU SIIL’ORUNEBO:AKUKOMETA,EGBETALELOGBON OWO.O GBO KO RU.POKOLAKA ORUKO TI AIPE IGI ABUKALA.

-AO TE ODU.OSE.ONIWO NI IYE-IROSU,KIOFI TELE IKOKO KO OPOLOPO EGBO (igi)ITO ATI OPOLOPO EERU SINU IKOKO NAA,BU OMI SII.DE IKOKO NAA KIOFI EERU TIAFI OMI PO LE IDERI MO IKOKO NAA FUN OJO MEJE,FI OWU DUDU ATI FUNFUN SOEERU MESAN MO IKOKO AGBO NAA LI ORUN KIOSI AGBO NAA NI OJO KEJE KI O BERESII WEE .ISE RE:AGBO NAA BIABA NWEE:EDI(tabi efun ) KO NIILE DI E EFUN KONIILE MU O .IRE RE YOO TO O LOWO.

OWONRIN FU

-OWONRIN FU,OWONRIN FU,A DIFA FUN WON NI IFE-OOYE,WON NI:IGBAA KAN MBOWA,IGBAAN MA NBO O AWON OMO ARAYE YOO MAA RIN NI OFURUFU AYE ATI ORUN (bi eye) WON NIKI IFE(gbogbo ilu naa)WA RUBO KIOMA BAA SI

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OFO PUPO NIGBANAA.KONIIBERE NI IFE,SUGBON OFO TIOMAAMUWA YOO KARI AYE.EBO:OWU EGUNGUN,EYELE FUNFUN MERIN,AGUNTAN FUNFUN MERIN.MAALU FUNFUN MERIN IYE-AGBE,EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO.WON GBO WON KO RU.WON NI AWON TI RUBO ATEPE LORI ILE O ,AWON KONII RIN LOFUURUFU.

-OWONRIN FU IPE.A DIFA F’ORUMILAWON NI ILE ORUMILA KONIIDERO (opo eniyan ni yoo maa wa)GBOGBO ENIYAN NI YOO MAA GBO USI RE TII WON O MAA WAA.EBO:IGBIN EWE ESO,EGBAAWA OWO.O GBO ORU,WON SE EWE IFA FUN UN.WON NI GBOGBO IRE YOO MAA GBA ESO WA.

OFUN-WONRIN

OFUN FUN WON KE,OFUN FUN WON SO:A DIFA FUN ODUDUA.ODUDUA MAA SOORE KARI AYE: O NIKI A SOORE KARI AYE LI O DARAJU NI IWA.WON NI APAKAN KO NII S’OPE OORE LOWO RE AWON MIRAN KO TILE NIIMO TIWON Y LO.O NI:BABA OMO KOLESE KIOMA FI OHUN RERE FUN OMO .IYE (yeye)OMO KO LESE KIOMAFI OHUN RERE FUN OMO .WON NIKI O WA RUBO:KI OHUN RERE GBOGBO TI O NFI FUN WON,BII WON BAFIS’ OFO LI AYE,KIWON LE MA TUN PADA TO ODUDUA LOWO.EBO :EYELE .EWI (awun okun)EGBAAJO OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GO O RU.

-OFUN FUN WON KE.OFUN FUN WON RIN.A DIFA FUN OLAKAAMI.

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WON NI:EDUMARE NMUREE BOWA.KI A RUBO KI APA OTA MA ‘ LE KA NI:KI OTA MA LE FI OHUN INI-ENI S’ OFO.OBE META AKUKO META ATI EGBAATA OWO.O GBO O RU.

OBARAKANRAN

-OBARAKANRAN LI O DIFA F’EYE-IWOWON NIKI O WA RUBO KIOMALE S’ORAN TI AWON EYE-OKO MAA FI MAA BINUSII.EBO:OKA (agbabo)ATAARE ATI EGBEWA OWO.O GO O NI. OUN KO MAA RUBO.

-O NFEWI-KOLEEWI,OBARAKANRAN KOJE.ENITIMOSE O NFEFOKOLEEFO,OBARAKANRAN KOJEKI O RO JO MI FUN AYEGBOIGI-EKU NIIKI’RAN M’EKUNINU.IGI-EJA NIIKI’RAN EJANIMU ELEMBERUN KIIWI TI ENU RE F’AYE GBO.EWE IFA:IGITIAFISIN EKU IGI TIAFISIN EJA,KOLAWE KAN ATI EWE ELEMBERUN.KIAKOWON JO SINU OWU GBEREWU,KIAFI OWU DUDU ATI FUNFUN DI WON PO KIOLE DANYINDANYIN.KIOMAAWA NINU APO-EWU.KI A MAA JE ATAARE MESAN FI WUSA RE.

OKANRAN-BARA

OKANRAN-BARA A DIFA FUN OLASONI.WON NIKI O WA RUBO EMIGIGUN NINU AYE ATI ARALILEKIOMABAAKU I’OJO AIPE EBO: AGUTAN ATI EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO.O GBO KO RU.

-OKANRAN-BARA A DIFA FUN OLA-OGUN, WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI AARA (sango)MA LE SO’LE NI ILE REEBO:AGBO.IGBIN EPO PUPO OGEDE WEERE TI O PON EGBAA MEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA(ewe eso ogede weere ti o

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pon ati igbin)AO WA ‘LE NINU ILE KIADA EPO SI ITELE KOTO NAA KIATOOKO GBOGBO INKAN WONNI LEE,KIA-KO ERUPE BOO.KIAFI OMI TUN ILE IBE SE DARA DARA.

OBARA-OGUNDA

-A WO IWAJU AO R’ ENIKAN,A WO EHIN AO ENIKANA DAA FUN OLOFIN IWATUKA.WON NI BI OLOFIN IWATUKA BA NFE KI ILE OUN JO (ki opo eniyan wa ni ile re)KIOMA SEBO (ajole)O NI KINNI EBOWON NI :EYELE ,EGBAAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA (ewe olusesaju sawerepepe,ile aladin ati eera inu re.kialo fi ose egbefa tabi egbewa koo,kiagun won po ki eniti a da’fa fun maawe lehin igbati a ba ti pa eyele kan sii) KI ENITI A DA’ FA FUN PA ORUKO DA BIOBA RUBO.

-ILE OLU DARA ,ODEDE OLU SUNWON:A DIFA FUN OLU-IWOWON NI OLU-IWO KONIITE LAELAE.WON NIKI O RUBO KIOMATETE KU.O NI KILI EBO WON NIKI O RU:AGUTAN IJAPA,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RU.WON SE EWE IFA FUN UN (lo ewe ifosi,iyere,irugba ati ewe oriji.kiofi ijapa see li obejije li owuro kutu)WONNI:ARIWO IFOSI KIIPA ELETI, ARIWO AYE KONIIPA IWO.

OGUNDA-BARA

-ODIDI-AFIDITI,A DIFA FUN OGUN NIGBI OGUN MAAFI OBARA SE OBIRIN.WON NI OBIRIN NAA KIIDURO PE NI ILE OKO.OGUN Y OBIRIN NAA WU OUN.WON NI:AFIBI OGUN BA LE SEBO.WONIKI O RU:EPIPI ADIYE,AGO-ADIYE,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RU.

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-RITIRITI NI IJO ,RITIRITI NI IJAA DAA FUN OGUN NLO BA OBARA JA IJA KANWON NI:OGUN A DAA SUGBON KI OGUN WA S’EBO KI OBARA MA BA KUSIIL’ORUN.EBO.AGBON IRAWE MEJI.ADIYE MEJI ATI IGBIO(igba owo eyo) MEJIO GBO O RU.WON NI:ADIYE KIIBA ADIYE JA(ki-o-ku) K’ OKUAGBON IRAWE KIIWUWO KIOD’ERU PA NI.

OBARA-OSA

-OBARA-OSA:A DIFA F ETA ,WON NI OKAN NINU AWON TI O NRA OJA LOWO RE NFEE SALO KIOLEJE OWO RE GUN NITORINAA KIO-WA RUBO KIOLE MAA RI AWON ONIBARA RE KI OWO LE MAA WUWON ON SAN FUN UN:EYELE ,AGBEBO-ADIYE,OGBOKANLA OWO ATI EWE IFA (gun ewe eesin,ewe tagiri ati ose po pa adiye sii kiomaa fiwe)O GBO O RU.WON S’EWE IFA FUN UN.WON NI:IJO TI EESIN BA SIN OWO RE NIIGBAA.

-LO EEPO IGI-ERUN GBIGBE GUN EWE JASOKE ATI OSE PO .KOOSINU IGBA ADEMU DARADARA KAN,DA EBU NAA LEE LORI KI O TEE NI ODU OBARA-OSA KIOSI KESI IFA BAYI:OSO RI MI ,O NI EMI OMO TANIMO L’EMI OMO OBARA-OSA,AJE RI MI O NI EMI TANI:MO L’EMI OMO OBARA-OSA IKU RI MI.O NI OMO TANI.MO L’ENI OMO OBARA-OSA.ARUN RI MI.O NI ENU OMO TANI.MO L’ENI OMO OBARA-OSA ESU RI MI.O NI EMI OMO TANI.MO L’ENI OMO OBARA-OSA OMO OBARA-OSA KIISA.IKU KIIPA OMO OBARA-OSA,ARUN IIGBE OMO OBARA-OSA DE OMO OBARA -OSA KIITE.AKIYESI:GBE IGBA-OSE NAA SINU APO ASO FUNFUN .KIOFI KOS’OKE BIOBAFE. KIOMAA BU OSE NAA FIWE ARA.

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OSA-BARA

-OJO NIIBARAJE,A DIFA FUN AKEREGBE,NIGBI AKEREGBE GBEKELE OBIRIN ATI AWON OMODE.A NIKI AKEREGBE WA RUBO KI AWON TI NSE ELEGBE LEHIN RE MA LE YEESILE LOJIJI LOJO TIOWA NINU OLA RE.EBO:EYELE ADIYE,EGBETALELOGBON OWO.O GO KO RU.

-OSABOWARA,BIOBASALO KIIPEDE (lagbaja)SEKIOBOWARA.WARAWARA LI OMODE Y BO OKO EESIN (lagbaja) SEKI OBOWARA .EWE IFA: AO PA OBI (iwarefa) ALAWE MEFA,EWE EESIN(funfun) WARA MEFA.AO TE IYE-IROSU NI ODU OSA-BARA NINU OPON-IFA KIAPEE BIATIWI LOKE ATI ORUKO ENINAA TI O SALO,AO MAA BU IYE-IROSU NAA SINU EWE EESIN ATI AWE OBI KAN KIAMA GBEE LO SIDI ESU NIGBAMGBA ITA TABI LIOMA NI ENUBODE ILU.BAYI LI AOSETI AOFI RIN NIGBA MEFA LO SIDI ESU.EYI LIATI NPE AISA BOWALE OHUN IYANU TIOWA NIBE NIIPE BIATINPEE OUN YOO MAAGBO OHUN WA NI ETI RE.EWE EESIN KAN ATIAWE OBI KAN TITI YOO TI TAN.KI A TA EPO SORI ESU BIABA TI SETAN.

OBARA-KA

OBARA-KA,A DIFA FUN OLUBOLAJIWON NI:ESE RE AGBILE A L’ENIYAN KA IBIGBOGBO.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KIO MA BAA S’OFO PUPO.EBO:EYELE ADIYE IJAPA ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU.O SEBO TAN A NKORIN:MO KA ‘LE MO KA KO OBARAKA,MO R’OJU MO R’AYE OBARAKA. A NJO A NYO OBARA-KA.

-KOWEE AWO AYE,OGBIGBI AWO ISALU ORUN.BI KOWEE-AWO-AYE BA KE,AWON AGBAGBA AYE A MAA GB’ODE ORUN LO.BI OGBIGBI AWO ISALU ORUN BA KE,AWON OMOWEWE ORUN AMAA BOWA SI AYE ESE OBA A KA YE ESE OBA AJAKA.WON SA’GEDE FUN ORUMILA.

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OTA ROGBA YII KA.WON NI :IWO A SEGUN ODI,IWO A R’EHIN OTA EWE EWO NI YOO MAA WO AWON OTA RE’GB ODE ORUN LO.EERU NIYOO MAA RU IBI TO WON LO.OBARA KA KI O BAMI KAWO AWON OTA MI.EWE IFA:EWE EWO (iru ewo kan bayi eyitiiseelewe) WEWE,EHIN LI AO FI JA OKUN EWE NAA.AO KA OWO S’EHIN KIATOO FI EHIN MAA JAA.AO FI OWO KOO BOWA ILE,EERU AWO-IKA KAN TIIGBIN KAN KI A JO WON PO.KI A LOO.KI A DA EBU NAA SINU ATO (ado) KAN .BIABA NI OTA (pupo tabi die) KI AMAA DA DIEDIE SI ORI ILE(tiatigba) NINU ILE WA.KIATE EBU NAA NI ODU OBARA-KA KIAPE OFO RE SII,KIAFI ENU (ahon) LAA NI IKUNLE.BIABA LAA TAN KURO NI ILE,KIADA EPO YIKA ORI ILE BIRIKITI NIBITI A DA EBU NAALE.NIGBAKIIGBA TABA LOO BAYI NKI A MAA SEE.A LE MAA LOO DIEDIE LI OSOOSU.

IKA-BARA

-ERIN KIALO WERE E FO KIABO WARA.A DIFA FUN ASA A BU FUN AWODIWON NI KIEWA RUBO KI AWON OMO ARAYE LE FERAN YIN.EBO:IGBIN MEJO EGBAAJO OWO ATI EWE IFA.WON GBO WON KO RU.

-KEK MOO JO,EYE MOO RA,A DIFA FUN LEKELEKE A BU FUN AYA RE.WON NI:LODO YIN LI AWON EYELE TI MAA WA KO ARA TI WON MA MAA DA BI WON BA RUBO.WON NI KIL’EBOEBO :EFUN MEJI KEKE IRANWU MEJI EGBEJI-LA OWO(egbefafun enikookan).WON RUBOAKIYESI:LATI OJO NAA LIATI NPOWE PE:EYIN KO RI LEKELEKE ELEWA OOUN LOF’ARA KI’ YELE.

OBARATURUPON

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-OLADIPUPO A DIFA FUN AROKO (ila) AROKO NSOKUN AIROMOGBEPON TI AYA RE,WON NI :BIOBARUBO A R’OMOGBEPON.EBO :EWURE ATI EGBAAJO OWO .O GBO O RU.

-OMO-MAARA ADIFA FUN OLOFINWON NI :OBIRIN KAN TI O NWU OLOFIN LATI RA (l’eru)YI,OBIRIN NA A RE (bimo) PUPO SUGBON KI OLOFIN WA RUBO NITORIPE KI AWON OMO OBIRIN NAA MAMAAKU KI OLOFIN BAA LERI ERE PUPO JE LAISI IBANUJE.EBO :IJAPA,AGUTAN ATI EGBAAJO OWO.O GBO ORU.

OTURUPON’BARA

-OLASILO-NLE OLADEHINDE,A DIFA FUN IYAMOOKE,WON NI OMO NAA TIOBI KONIKU,KONIIRUN SUGBON OMO NAA KONIIGBE ODO RE NIGBATI O BA DAGBA NITORINAA EBO NIKIOSE KI OMO NAA LE MAA PADA WA ILE.EBO :EYELE-EJIGBERE ,EGBAFA OWO.

-OKO NYIN AYA WON OKO-OLOKO NIKOJE YIN NI A DIFA FUN TENIMASUNWON OKO AJEMOORINWON NI:OBIRIN NAA TI O MAA FE YI,OBIRIN RERE NI KIOWA RUBO KIEMA TETE KU.EBO:AGUTAN,IGBIN ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWOO GBO O RU.

OBARA -TURA

KEKERE AWO OLOYO A DIFA FUN OBA OLOYO NFEE RA OBIRIN TIOWUU I’ERU.WON NIKI OBA OLOYO MA RAA TULETULE NII.O NI KIL’EBO BI OUN BA RAA KIOMA LE TU ‘LE

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EBO:IGBIN MEJI IGBA EWO EYELE MERIN EGBAA MEJO OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO KO RUBO.

-APAPAITAKO,ATUWON-NILETUWON-LOKO,A DIFA FUN ONILE-ADIYE ATI AWON OMO REWON NI OTA TI O LAGBARA JU WON NBOWA BAWON,BIEBASA KURO NI’LE LOS’OKO IYOO TUN WA BA YIN L’OKO SUGBON BIEBA SEBO EO YE OWO A JE FUN YIN.EBO:IGBIN EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (ewe owo ati igbin sise l’obe kiajee)ONILE-ADIYE DIE RUBOWON NI ‘’AWODI KOLERI F’IGBIN SE:AWODI WO IGBIN KORO.

OTURA-BARA

-PAARAKODA,A DIFA FUN OLOBEDE IPETU WON NIKIORU OBUKO KAN ATI OBE TIOWA LI OWO RE KIOTOOLOS’ OKO .O KO KO RU KIOTOOLOS’ OKO.OLOBEDE IPETU SISE TAN L’OKO,O MBOWA ILE LI ALE. O YA NIDI IKAN YI LATI JI DIE KANIBE.BIOTI NA OWO LATI KA DIE NINU IKAN YI O GBO ORIGBIBE TIAFI PAALE LEE NFOHUN O NWIPE: MAF OWOKAN AN MAF’OWOKAN AN:IWO KO RI MI NI ERU BA OLOBEDE IPETU O SARE BOWA ILE,O LO ROHIN NI AAFIN OBA PE OUN RI ORIGBIGBE LE SORO ,OLOBEDE TENUMOO PE BEENI,O DAJU PE ORIGBIBE TI OUN RI NSORO BIKOBARIBEE KI OBA KIOPA OUN,OBA WA YAN ENIYAN MEJI TELEE.NIGBATI WON DE IDI IKAN,OLOBEDE SEBIOTISE KI ORIGBIGBE TOO SORO ORIGBIGBE KO SORO.AWON IKO MEJI TI OBA IPETU RAN WA WO EEMO YI SI PA OLOBEDE SIBE GEGEBI OBA APETU TIFI ASE FUN WON.BIWON TI YI EHIN PADA NBOWA ILE ORIGBIGBR DAHUN O NI, E MA SEUN O,OO RO MI SISISI O RO MI WOWOWO.ERU BA WON,WON YARA BOWALE WON ROHIN FUN OBA.OBA TUN YAN ENI BII MEJO TELE WON LO WO EEMO YI.WON TELE AWON MEJI NAA TI O BOWA ROHIN.AWON MEJI NAA SEE WON SEE TI,ORIGBIGBE KO SORO.AWON IKO TI OBA APETU RAN TELE WON SIPA AWON MEJI NAA SIBE,SUGBON BI WON TI NYIPADA BOWALE ORIGBIGBE DAHUN O NI:E MA SEUN O O ROMISISISI,O

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ROMIWOWOWO.AWON IRANSE TUN PADA LO ILE WON ROHIN OHUNTI OJU FI ATI OHUN FI ETI WON GBO EBO FUN OBA.LAIFA ITAN YI OUN GBO ORO BAYI NI OPOLOPO ENIYIN TIN TIWON FI EGBE SI ORAN NAA.AWON TI O EGBE SI ORAN YI FERE TO OGORUA ENIYAN AWON AGBA ILU WA TO ORUMILA LO BERE WIPE KINNI OHUN FI A BA SE (lehin igbati a ti so ohungbogbo fun orumila tan) TIOLEDA’ WO AKUFA YI DURO:ORUMILA YAN EBO FUN WON:EWURE ADIYE,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (ewe woro)WON GBO WON RUBO ORUMILA DAHUN O NI:KIELOGBE ORIGBIBE NAA KURO LORI IKAN E GBEE SINU POSI E KO EWE )woro) IFA LEE KIEBOO KI E SIN OKU NAA TEYETEYE,KI E KI ‘TA ,KI E KI JE RE.IBIKIBI TI E BA RI AALE (aile) E MA FOWO KAN AN,E KILO FUN ARA YIN.E KILO FUN AWON OMO YIN,E MAMA KI OWO BO AILE O.

OBARA RETE

OBARA-RETE,IRE TE MI LOWO.A DIFA FUN AGBONNIREGUNWON NI IRE MBOWA BAA.WON NIKI O RUBO:EYELE,IGBIN ATI EWE IFAO GBO ORU.

-OBARA-RETE A DIFA FUN ORUMILAWON NIKI O RUBP.KI OHUN TI O WUWOJU MA LE DE SII.PE OUN NIKI O LE MAA TE (ori)OHUNGBOGBO ATI ARA RE.EBO:IGBIN ASO FUNFUN,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFAO GBO ORU.WON NI:OHUN TI O WUWOJU SI ORUMILA,ORUMILA LIOTE ARA RE N’ IFA,OUN NI YOO MAA TE WON NIBIGBOGBO.

-OBARA -RETE,A DIFA FUN AKINTELU,WON NI ILU TIOTE (to) YI KIOWA RUBO KI ILU NAA LE JO SII LOWO.EBO:IGBIN MEJO,AGUTAN,EGBAAJO OWO ATI EWE IFA O GBO O RU.

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IRETE-BARA

-KOS’ ENITI APA OBA KO KA,KOS’ ENITI TETE KO LE TEA DAA FUN ORUMILA ALADE NBE LAARIN OTA.WON NIKI O RUBO A SE WONEBO:OBUKO KAN ATI EGBETALELOGBON OWO O GBO ORU.

-ASEJEJESAJE,ASEJEJESAJE,ASEJEJESAJE,WARAWARAMASEWARAWARAMASE,WARAWARAMASE IRETE-OBARA KIOMU IRE UWA BA EWE IFA:SE EWE TETE-ATETEDAYE L’OBE JIJE NIGBAKUUGBA PELU EJA-ARO KIOSI MAA DIGBA LO EWE WORO ATI IYERE,KIOFI EJA-ARO SEE LI OBE FUN JIJE.BIOBATUTU KI O TE IYE-IROSU NI ODU IRETE-OBARA KIOBE OHUN RE SIIGEGEBI A TI PEE LOKE YI,KIODAASINU OBE NAA KI OMO TI IWA RE BA LE PUPO JEE

OBARA-OSE

WON NI BABAMI NKO MO NI BABA MI KU O WON NI IYA MI NKO .MO NI IYA MI NBE L’AJA ILE O NFO RERERER.WON NI EMI OMO TANI.MO NI EMI OMO OBARA-OSE TIIP ‘OLOJA TI GBOGBO WON NGBA MI LOJU IPOKI-IPOKI,WON NKANMI NI’KU IGBONGBON-IGBONGBON..WON NSE MI SIBASIRE BI EWURE ILE MU OHUN BAALE ILE JE.IYA KIIJE OMO OBARA-OSE,OBARA-OSE MAMA JEKI OMO AWO JIYA.EWE EJA MASAIBA MIJA (awon ota mi)WONR’ORUN IYA KIIJE OMO OBARA-OSE,OBARA-OSE MAMA JEKI OMO AWO JIYA.EWE IFA:LO EWE EJA (hariha) ATI EWE ARERE TIOWOSILE KUNA KIODA EDUNAA SI OJU IGBIN KAN KIOTEE NI ODU OBARA OSE KIOTOOPE OFO RE SII BIOBAPE IFA NAA KIOFI ASO DUDU WE IGBIN NAA FI OWU DUDU DII DANYINDANYIN.KI O DIJU GBEEJUNU SINU IGBO KAN KIOFI SO KO SI ONA JINJIN.

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-AISIRE F’AGBON ISALE PALE,BIOBAWIPE KI EJI SU EJI A SU BIOBAWIPE KI EJI FO,EJI A FO.WON SA ‘GEDEFUN WON NI OJO KO MAA PA ERINWO OSIN KIOFUN ASO,ASO TI OMO MUWAS’ODE YI OBARA-OSE MA JEKI OJO PAA.ORIN MAMA J’EJI RO O MAMA J’EJI RO OBARA-OSE O MAMA J’EJI RO O EWE IFA:KI A DA IYE-IROSU SILE NIBIGBIGBE,LI ATA NDE.KI A TEE NI ODU OBARA-OSE KIAPEE BIATI PEE LOKE KIAKO IYE-IROSU IFA NAA SINU ASO FUNFUN KI A TAA NI IKOKO,KI A SOORO SORI EPORO TABI IGI GIGA KAN LI ATANDE.AKIYESI:BI ENIKENI KO BA DA OMI SI ATANDE SORI TABI SI ARA IFA NAA TIOWA NIBE,OJO KONIIRO LI OJO NAA.

OSE-BARA

-OSEBARA A DIFA FUN OMOTITUN ALEJO AYE .WON NI:ISE IBUGBE A SE OMOTITUN YI BIOBA DAGBA NITORINAA KI WON RUBO KIOBAA LE ROO LORUN LI AYE.EBO :EJA-ARO EEGBA A MEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA.

-OSEBARA A DIFA FUN BAALE ILE TI O NLOS’ERO WO SILE ONILE NILU ONILU.WON NI:ONA-AJO BAALE KO LE SUNWON KIOMAMALO O .O NI OUN A RUBO.WON NIKI O RU :ADIYE MEJI ATI EGBAARIN OWO PELU EWE IFA.

OBARA-OFUN

-ARALEMIKAKA AWO OBARA-OFUN (leemeta)O RO MI GBEDEGBEDE AWO OLIPOMOJE (leemeta) ORO MI PO P KELE(leemeta)LO O DIFA FUN BARA AGBONNIREGUNORIN:OWO YEY NI’LE YI ,O OMUKA KIIKA EYO OKA NILE,OWO YEYE NI’LE YI O OMUKA KIIKA EYO OKA NI’LEEWE IFA :AJE (eso)EFUN-OLELE,ESO OKABABA(tiesinnje) LI AO LO FISE EBU IFA NAA KITEE NI ODU OBARA-OFUN KI O PE OHUN RE BIATI PEE LOKE KIOPOO MO OSE FI IKOODE NAA YOS’ODE L’ENU ATUPA MAA.MAAFI OSE NAA WE OWO LI OROWURO KO OWO-EYO SILE YI ATUPA NAA KA (a ko gbodo mo iye owo-eyo naa).PA EYELE DARADARA KAN FUN OSE NAA NIPA DIDA EJE RE’LEE LORI KIOSI TE ORI EYELE NAA BO INU OSE NAA.PA OBI ALAWE MERIN KAN SIDI

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ATUPA NAA KIOMAA KORIN IFA NAA NIGBATI O BA NSISE OSE NAA LOWO (ewe aje=eso efun-olele)

-ITUN NTUN MII SE IFA NFA WON WA TOWOTOWO:ERO OKERE NWA MII BOWA.A DIFA FUN ORUMILA WON NIKI ORUMILA WA RUBO A MAA RI’RE LOJO GBOGBO.EBO:ASO FUNFUN EYELE FUNFUN ATI EGBEJILELOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU.

-OWO (aje) NPOYIKA AYA NPOYIKA:A DIFA FUN TEWOGBOLA A NIKI O WA RUBO:EYEYLE MERIN,ADIYE ATI EGBAAJO OWO NITORIPE EYE MAA GBE IRE OKERE WA FUN UN O GBO ORU.

OFUN BARA

-OFUN’BARA A DIFA F’OLU-OTA,A NIKI OLU-OTA WA RUBO NITORI AWON ABINU-ENI,NITORIPE OLU-OTA A MAA R’ ENI WA RA LOWO OUN OLU-OTA A MAA TA,AMAA RI OWO GBA WARA.EYELE MERIN,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFAO GBO O RU.

-OFUN NFUN OBARA OFUN NSOORE F’EYEJENIFOLO A DIFA F’OKUNRIN KAN WON NI OBIRIN KAN TIJOWUU MAA KO OWO RE LO KI O RUBO:OBUKO,EPO OBI ATI EWE IFA.

-OFUN NFUN BARA A DIFA F’OKUNRIN KAN ENIKAN NTORO OHUN OWO RE.EYEJENIFOLO MO KIOWA RUBO :OBUKO EPO OBI ATI EWE IFA KI ESU MA BA TI O FUN UN.

OKANRAN-EGUNTAN

-EWON BALE RO WOROJO.A DIFA FUN ORUMILA A BU FUN GBOGBO IRUMALE NIGBI OLODUMARE DI ERU ORO KA’LE O RAN SE PE GBOGBO WON KIWON WA GBEE LO SINU AYE.A NIKIWON RUBO OLODUMARE MAA RAN WON NI ISE:ARABA

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IYAN AWO OBE OPOLOPO OBI AGUTAN EYELE ATI ADIYE PELU EGBERINDILOGUN OWO .KIWON MA SI YE SE ALEJO NINU OHUN-JIJE WONYI TI WONFI RUBO.ORUMILA NIKON LI O RUBO.LEHIN OJO DIE,OLODUMARE DI ERU ORO KA’LE O RANSE NPE GBOGBO WON KIWON WA GBEE LO SINU AYE .IKO OLODUMARE DE ODO GBOGBO AWON IRUMALE:O JISE SUGBON AWON TI O JISE FUN KO YO MO ALEJO YI BEENI WON KOSE IKO NAA NI ALEJO SUGBONN NIGBATI O DE ODO ORUMILA ORUMILA YO IKO NAA SESE O SI NI ALEJO.NITORI OORE YI,IKO NAA S’OFOFO FUN ORUMILA PE KIOMASE KANJU GBE ERU NIGBATI ESE GBOGBO IRUMALE BA PE NIWAJU OLODUMARE NITORIPE ISE TI O TOBI JU GBOGBO ISE NBE NI AKATA OLODUMARE.ESE GBOGBO AWOM IRUMALE PE,A SO OHUN TI OLODUMARE PE WON FUN.GBOGBO WON DIDE WON SI BERESII DU ERU GBE NIWAJU OLODUMARE EYI NGBE ERU OWO T’OHUN NGBE ERU ASO ATI BEEBEE SUGBON IKO OLOUMARE NFI FEREWI TANTAN FUN ORUMILA PE: ORUMILA MASIM’EDO JOKO O ORI MBE NINU AIHUN.BYI NI ORUMILA MUSUURU JOKO NWO GBOGBO AWON IRUMALE TITI WON KO GBOGBO ORO OLA ATI OMIRUURU AWON OHUN ELO FUN OMIRUURU ISE ATI BEEBEE NLO SINU AYE.ORUMILA WA DIDE NIGBATI AWON IRUMALE WONNI TI LOTAN.ORIN LO GAARA SIWAJU OLODUMARE.O SI MU LARAHUN TI NBE LI AKATA RE O SI TI IBED’ORIKO ONA ILE AYE YI ORUMILA BA GBOGBO AWON IRUMALE WON NTI DISI ORUN L’EBA ONA ATIJADESINU AYE.O BIWONPE EETIRI WON NI OMI BO OJU AYE,KOSI ILE NIBIKIBI LATI TI ORUN BOSINU AYE.NIGBANAA NI ORUMILA T’OWOBO INU AIHUN (karahun) TI A WI ,TIOSI MU AWON KAN JADE TI INU RE WA,O SOO SI ORI OMI O TUN TO OWO BO INU AIHUN NAA O BU ERUPE JADE O DAA SORI AWONNAA O TOWOBOO NIGBA’KETA O MU ADIYE KAN ONI’GAN (omose)MARUN JADE O SO ADIYE NAA SORI ERUPE TIO TI BUS SORI AWON LORI OMI ADIYE NAA WA BERESII TAN ERUPE TIAWI,OMI NSA S’EHIN ILE NGBORO SIWAJU NIGBATI ISE NAA KO YARA TO,ORUMILA SOKALE O PASE FUN AYE KEKERE NAA PE KIOFE BAYI’’I-FE-WARA.I’-FE-WARA I-FE-WARA ‘’O DA NU DURO.ILE AYE SI FE .ARIWO AYO TA LI ORUN .IBITI ORUMILA

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DURO SI SO ORO ASE YI LI A NPE NI IFE-WARA NI ILE-IFE TITI DI ONI .GBOGBO IRUMALE SOKALE TELE ORUMILA ORUMILA LIODA ILE ,OUN LIOKO TEE.NITORINAA OUN KO JEKI AWON IRUMALE WONYEN BO SORI ILE TITI O FIGBA GBOGBO ERU ORO TI WON RU TI RUN WA LOWO WON TIOSI FUN OLUKU LUKU WON NI IYETIOTO SIWON TAYOTAYO LI OLUKULUKU WON SI FI NGBA EYITI O FUN UN.ORUMILA SI NKORIN WIPE.AYE MA NWA,IWA N’IWA O ,IWA I’EHIN O .AKIYESI:AWON ADOTALERUGBA ODU O LE MEFA LI A NPE NI IRUMALE NIHIN.A MAA NPE IMALE KANSOSO PAAPAA NI IRUMALE BAKANNA.

-ENI OWO NYA LI OGUN Y GBE LOJO IJA.ENIYAN TI KO LE JA TI KO LE SORO,KO NIILE GBE ‘NU AYE PE.IJA NSOLA ,IJA NSE IYI,A DIFA FUN OGUN-GBEMI,WON NI BI KO ITILE NIIF’IRAN NIGBAKIIGBA TI IJA BA DE SII KI O MAMAA SA O .ALGBARA LIONI AYE,KOSI ENITI O JE BUYI FUN OLE.AKIN LO NI AYE WON KIIBU OLA FUN OJO WON NI KI RUBO KI IYE INU MA RA ATI ARALILE.EBO AKUKO.OBE META,ATAARE EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.EYO ATAARE KAN SINU OMI UINU-IGBA,KIAGBEE FUN AKUKO ADIYE,KIOMU NINU OMI NAA KI ENITI A DIFA FUN MU OMI TI O KU NINU IGBA NAA.KI O JE ATAARE NAA ATIDIE PELU.

OGUNDA-KANRAN

OGUNDA’KAN.OKANRAN KAN,OKANRAN-KANGUN-KANGEA DIFA FUN EGUNGUN.EGUNGUN NS’OWO AIPE,WON NI ‘LI ODUN YI LI OUN YOO BO’RI NINU ISE.WON NI KIOWA RUBO:AGBON OBI ERUU-PASON.

-OGUNDA NIISE AWO OWO,OKANRAN AWO ESE.WON NI AWON MEJI YI LIOMAAMU IRE LOS’AYE NITORINAA KIWON RUBO:WON NI:AGUTAN KAN LI EBO.WON GBO WON RUBO.

OKANRAN-SA

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-MAJAMASA LI AIMO AKIN,AKIN TIOMOO JA TIKOMOO SA A BA AKIN IBOMIRAN LO.A DAA FUN AKINSUYI WON NIKI O RUBO KIOBAA LE MAAMO IGBATI AIYE ‘RA FUN IJA ,KI O BA LE MAA NIYILOJO GBOGBO.EBO:EYE ETU EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (ewe imo-ope,ojeleewe omo,ewe olusesaju.kiagboo sinu omi ,ki eniti a da ‘fa fun fiwe.kiomaa lo aso etu ) O GBO O RU.

-AWON OKO KOLEFI ARA WON RO KO AFI AWA ENIYAN TII SE ELEGBE LEHIN WON.AAKE KO LEGBIYANJU-ITEFETEFE,AFI AWA ENIYAN TIISE ELEGBE LEHIN WON.AFI AWA ENIYAN.AWON ADA KO LE FI ARA WON SAN INU IGBO LO AWA ENIYAN NIISE ELEGBE LEHIN WON AWA ENIYAN TIISE ELEGBE LEHIN RE ,AFI AWA ENIYAN.NJE KINNI ISE ELEGBE LEHIN ENIYAN AFI OLORUN ,AFI ENIYAN,A DIFA FUN ERIN A BU FUN ENIYAN,WON NIKI ENIYAN RU KIOLE MAA M’ERIN.ENIYAN GBO ORU.EBO:IGBIN MERINDILOGUN,ATALELEGBETA OWO ATI EWE IFA (ewe owo ati igbin tiabo kiasee li obejije li owuro kutu kiatoo fo ohun si eniyan)

OSAKANRAN

-OSAKANRAN,A DIFA FUN AGBORIN.WON NIKI O RUBO KI ORAN IWOSI TOO DE.KI OMA BAAKUSI OWO OTA KIOBAA LEGBA ARA RE SILE.WON NIKI O RU: ITI-APO,OFA,ITI ORUN,OGBOKANLA OWO ATI AKUKO-ADIYE.O GBO KO RU.ONI:OWO OUN TOO KO YA.WON NI LATI OKERE NI OTA TIMAAMA-RANSE WA TIYOO MAA KAN AN I’ARA.O NI:OWO OUN TI TO

-ARA MI KO GBA IYA,A KO ILE RE LOTO,A DIFA FUN IGBIN,WON NIKI IGBIN WA RUBO.

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ILE TI IGBIN MAA KO A TUU LARA.EBO:OBAHUN ATI EGBAASAN OWO.IGBIN RUBO.WON NI AKO NIIGBAAWE NILE IGBIN LAELAE,A KIIGBO EKUN NI ILE AHUN(AWUN IJAPA)

OKARAN-KA

-IJA NIWAJU, IJA LEHIN, BIKOBAPA’ NI A MAASO’ NI DI AKIN AFIJAGBUYI, AKIN AFIJAGBOLA. A DAA FUN OBAHUN IJAPA.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KIOMA BAA KU NIPA IJA.EBO: AGBO KAN, EGBAA MEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RUWON SE EWE IFA FUN UN.WON NI: IJA KONIIPAA LAELAE, KAAKIRI AYE (AMOKAYE) LI AIMO IJAPA (IJA-O-PA).AGBO KIIRE IBI IJA KI O KU.KOS ENITI ILE RE KO LEE D’ OKO.KOS ENITI OKO RE KO LO DI IGBORO.OTITO MU KO MAA JEKI EMID OKO.KOS ENITI IKU KO LE PA.KOS ENITI IKU KO LE PA OMO RE.AF ORUNMILA OLUWA MI ABIKU-JIGBO: AF AWON OLOTITO MU OMO EDUMARE.A DITA FUN APATA,WON NIKI O W A RUBO KIOMA BAA KU LAELAE FUN KORIKO HU.EBO:AGUTAN,EGBAA MOKANLA OWO ATI EWE IFAO GBO O RU

IKA-KONRAN

-IKA-KONRAN, A DIFA FUN EKA.WON NI IKU NBO NITORI GBOGBO IKA TIOTI NSE.BIABAWIPE KI WON MA LE PA EKA KIO WA RUBO:AGUTAN ATI ASO DUDU TI O NLO.KIOFI IWA-IKA SILE KIOMAA LO ASO FUNFUN.O GBO ORU.

-ITO LI O DIFA FUN OWO WON NIKI OWO WA RUBO KI OHUN RERE GBOGBO LE MAA WA SI IKAWO RE; KI OHUN BUBURU MA LE KAN AN LARA.

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EBO:EYELE FUNFUN, ADIYE FUNFUN, EGBAAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO KO RUBO.WON NI: ATI IRE ATI IBI LI OWO MAA MA KA.

OKANRAN TURUPON

-IFAKIKO NIIMU NIMO IFA. ONASISI NIIMU ONA.ONA TIAKO RIN RI NIISE NI SIBASIBO.A DAA FUN OSANYIN NIJO TI OLODUMARE DE GBASILE NPE ORUNMILA PE KIOWA KI IFA SII OSANYIN NI OUN KASAIBA ORUNMILA LO WON NIKI O JOKO,ORAN WA LI ORUN RE, OSANYIN KO FEE GBO, O NI OUN YOOLO DANDAN. O BA ORUNMILA LO DANDAN. KI WON TOODE,OLODUMARE TIFI ABA-OWU FUNFUN KAN EJE ARA OBIRIN RE O DEE MO INU IGBA FUNFUN KAN,O GBEE KA ORI ENI NIBITI ORUNMILA MAA JOKO SI DA’ FA.ORUNMILA GBE IFA KALE,O DA’ FA ARI OKANRAN TURUPON.ORUNMILA KI IFA TITI O MO OHUN TI MBE NINU IGBA NAA,OLODUMARE YIN OLUNMILA PUPO.ORUNMILA YAN EBO:AJA KAN ATI EWURE KAN.OLODUMARE GBO O RU, OSANYIN BA ORUNMILA KO OHUN EBO PELU IWARAPAPA; BIOTIKO WON LADE TI O SI NMU AJA NAA KITAKITA LATI PAA LEHIN ODE, OBE TIOMU LOWO LATI PAA BO LUU LI ESE; O SI GBA OGBE NLA.ORUNMILA NIKI WON GBEE MAALOSILE DE OUN.ORUNMILA WOO SAN SUGBON ESE OSANYIN KO DARA FUN ISE LILE MO.ORUNMILA SAANU RE,O NFUN UN NI OGOOGUN EWE IFA (O NKOONI OGOOGUN EWE IFA) LORI ARUN KOOKAN, KIOLE MAA FI JEUN.BAYI NI OSANYIN DI ONISEGUN.

OTURUPON KONRAN

OMOTOLAMOYO IYOWUKODE-MAAR’ENIS EHIN-DEMI,A DIFA FUN EFUNBUNMI.WON NI EFUNBUNMI A BIMO PUPO SUGBON KI O WA RUBO KI OMO RE ( JOJOLO) TIOPON SI EHIN YI, NIGBATI O BA DAGBA MA BAAJE ODARAN OMOEBO EYELE,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA. O GBO KO RU.BIOBARUBO KIASE EWE IFA FUN UN KIOMAA FI WE.

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EWE IFA (GBO EWE OLUSESAJU ATI EWE ESO SIMU OMI KI OMO NAA MAA FIWE NIGBAGBOGBO KIOMAA FIWE NIGBATI O BA DAGBA PELU. ALE GUN EWE NAAPO MO OSE FUN WIWE.)

-OTUROPON KONRAN, OTURUPON KONRAN . A DIFA F’ ORUNMILA OTA MEJI NRO EJO RE NIDI ESU WON NBE ESU KIOBAWON PAA. A NIKI ORUNMILA RUBO : AKEREGBE MEJI AGBEBO MEJI. AGBEBO-ADIYE MEJI ATI ORINLENIRINWO OWO .O GBO O RU .O SO AKEREGBE MEJIYI KO APA NLO WURE NIDI ESU. BIOTI NLO AKEREGBE MEJI WONYI NLU ARA WON WON NDUN BIIPE MAAP’ OKANRAN MAAP’ OTURUPON, MAAP’ OKONRAN,MAAP’ OTURUPON BAYI LI O NSE TITI O FEREE DE IDI ESU NIGBATI AWON OTA RE GBO IRO ORO ILERI YI WIPE: LI AIRIWON NITOSI ORUNMILA NLERI TO BAYI , BAWO NI INKAN YOO TI RI BIOBAFI OJU KAN WON BEENI WON SALO SI. KI ORUNMILA TOODE IDI ESU BAYI NI ORUNMILA SE TIOFI SEGUN AWON OTA RE WONYI.

OKANRAN -OTURA

-SEMIKI’MISE-O-KIIJEKI-ORAN-O-TAN.A DIFA FUN OLUKOYAWON NI ORAN KAN WA LAARIN OUN ATI AWON EBI RE.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI ORAN NAA MAA LE BA IREPO JE NINU EBI.EBO :ADIYE MERIN,EPO,EGBAAJO OWO.O GBO ORU.

-OKANRAN-OTURA A DIFA FUN OLORI-EJO.WON NI :OLORI-EJO MAA BAWON JIJA KAN,WON NI NITORI ORAN IJA NIKO MAA JEKI O NI ORE NINU EBI RE MO AWON (ti oun bi) EBI PAAPAA KONIIBA ARA WON S’ORE MO .BI OLORI-EJO BA WIPE KI OUN MA BA EBI WON JE, KIOWA RUBO.EBO:ORO ATI OFA INU APO,AWON OOGUN BUBURU,

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EWURE ATI EGBAAWA OWO.OGBO KO MA RUBO O .NITORINAA NI AWON EJO KOSE NBA ARA WON S’ ORE.

OTURA KONRAN

-OTURAKONRAN ILU TUTU MEME:WON SA GEDE FUN ALAFURA.WON NI:ERANKO IGBO KIIB’ EKUN RO’JO EYE OKO KIIBA ASA RO’JO .AWON OMO ARAYE KO MAA BAMI RO’JO IWA MI.WON KO MAA BAMI RO’JO ISE MI.WON KIITORII GBIGBO PA AJA,WON KIITORII KIKAN PA’GBO.AWON OMO ARAYE KOMAA BAMI RO’JO ATI BEEBEE .EWE IFA: TE IYE-IROSU NI ODUN OTURAKONRAN KIOPE IFA NAA GEGEBI A TI PEE LOKE,KIODAA SINU EPO FUN LILA (bioba ni ejo)

-ORIJI AWO IRE.A DIFA FUN OTU.OTU MAAMU OKANRAN SE AYA,OKANRAN OMO OLOFIN.AWON OMO ARAYE NWIPE A DI EJO NITORI ENITI A FI OKANRAN FUN TI NA’WO PUPO LEELORI.ORIJI AWO IRE L OTU A RA OKANRAN KI OTU SA SEBO.EBO:IGBIN MEJO EYELE EGBEJO OWO ATI EWE IFA.

OKANRAN-ATE

-OKANRAN-ATE A DIFA FUN ENIAYEWU.WON NIKI O WATE IFA KI AYE BAA LE JU’UN SE.EBO:EYELE MEJI,EKU,EJA,ALESAN EGBERINDILOGUN OWO I’EBO.

IRETE-OKANRAN

-IRETE-OKANRAN LI A DA FUN ORUMILA NIJO TI GBOGBO AWO PEJO SILE OLOFIN NS’ORO SILE DEE :WON NIKI O GBAAWE SULE LONI KI ASUBI OROLELETAN FUN UN LONI.WON NIKI O RUBO.EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EPO.O GBO O RU.LI OJONAA AWON ,AWO TI O PEJO SILE OLOFIN WA RANSE SI ORUMILA PE KIO-WA BA WON FI MAJELE SINU EMU ATI OGURO WON FI ATARAGBA SINU ASO ATI ENI DE ORUMILA.NIGBATI

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ORUMILA DE ILE OLOFIN WON GBE EMU YI SILE FUN UN PEKI O MUU,O WOO TITI,O NI’’KINNI MBE NINU ORU TI NHO YAA YAA IWO NI MBE NINU ORU TI NHO YAAYAA IRETE-OKANRAN AWO KO MU LONI,IRETE-OKANRAN’’O PE DIE WON TUN GBE OGURO SILE FUN UN.ORUMILA WOO TITI,O TUN WI BAKANNA.LEHIN E YI ,OLOFIN WA TE IFA RE SILE NIKI WON WOO FUN AREMO OUN TIMBE NI IBULE AISAN.GBOGBO AWON BABALAWO NA A TIOPEJO LI O WIPE OMO YI KIYOO KU.OLOFIN BERE LOWO ORUMILA,ORUMILA NI OMO NAA YOOKU,AFIBI OLOFIN BARU ASO IGUNWA ATI ENI ORI ITE RE KIAFISE INKAN FUN UN .OLOFIN TIOTI NWA ONA LATI PA PRUMILA YO PE OWO TEE WAYI O NITORIMAA O MU ATARAGBA SI ASO ATI ENI NAA KIOTOO GBE WON JABE FUN ORUMILA .SUGBON BIATI MU INKAN WONYI JADE,BEE LI EYE KAN NKE KIKANKIKAN SI ORUMILA WIPE:ORUMILA ,MAMA JOKO L’ENI LONI O MAMAJOKO I’ASO LONI O JOKO LORI IFIN.JOKO LORI IFIN.WON KO ASO ATI ENI JAKE WA.ORUMILA NIKI AWON FUN ‘RA WON FI ASO BO’RA KI WON TIKARAWON JOKO LE ENI NAA.WON SE BEE ORO SI MUWON.ORUMILA SI JADE LO LAINI IFARAPA.

OKANRAN’SE

-ORAN ISE KO SUNWON,ORAN ISE KOSEERI A DIFA FUNOMO OLORO KAN ATIJO.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI ORAN ISE MA LE DE SII (lojo aipe)OMO-OLORO Y KINNI ISEWON NI OKUNRUN NI ISE OMO-OLORON Y KINNI ISEWON NI :AKAMO NI ISE AILENIYAN ISE.O NI O TO OMO -OLORO I’KINNI EBOWON NI :ASO FUNFUN EYELE AGUTAN,ADIYE ATI EGBAAWA OWO.

-RANTI OLUNI OLONIAWA RANTI OLONI,AWA YERANTI OLONI

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AWA RANTI OLONI AWA NYOOLONI KIIF’OWO TA’JU :EDUMARE KIIS’ OFOIBANUJE KOSI NI ‘LE OLONI ASISE KOSI NIBEORUMILA OLOWA AIYERE’ NI BIABA KAN ORAN ISE KIA RANTIOLONIOLONI IBANUJE KO BA O RIEYELE,ADIYE,ORI AWONRIWON MEJI EGBAAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA.EYIININI:ABUTORE NIGBAGBOGBO PELU ISESISE.

OSEKONRAN

-IWO KO FEE,EMI KO FEEISE NIKAN RINA DAA FUN OLORIBURUKUWON NIKI OLORIBURUKU WA RUBO KIOBAALER RNI BA RINEBO:ADIYE MEJI,FILA TABI GELE MEJI,EGBEWA OWO ATI EWE IFA,O GBO KO RUBO.

-SASAMURA ,A DIFA FUN OSEKONRANWON NI:OSEKONRAN A SE’ TAEBO:IJAPA,EFUN,OSUN EGBAA MEJILA OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RU.

OKANRAN-OFUN

-BI ORI BURUKU BA PE TITI LORI OLUWARE ,ORI BURUKU A DI ORI IRE.A DAA FUN OKONRAN-ABASEWOLU.WON NIKI O WA SEBO.OKONRAN-ABASEWOLU A RI OBIRIN TI O OLOWO FE.EBO:EYELE,ADIYE,EGBEFA OWOO GBO ORU.

ARABA-NLA ,A DIFA FUN OKANRAN A BU FUN OFUN WON NI IYA KONIIJE WON GBE KI AKO MA KOO FUN WON .KI WON RUBO:

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AGBO EGBAA MOKANLA OWO.WON RUBO,BEE NI IYA KO FI LE JE WON GBE.

-OFUN KONRAN

-OFUN’KONRAN A DIFA F’OLODUMARE NIGBI OLODUMARE MAA RAN ENIYA WA S’ODE AYE.WON NI OLODUMARE NRO TI IYA TI AWON ALAGBARA MAAFI MAAJE AWON ALAILAGBAA IYA TI OBA ATI IJOYE ATI AWO OLOWO YOO FI MAA JE AWON OLUPONJU.ORI AWON KOSEKORO TI WON NPA I’AYE TI WON NFI’YA JE,KI OHUN LE MAAJA FUN WON AWON TI ARAYE NSE NI’KA TIKOLETIKARAWON SAN FUN AWON OTA WON.A NIKI OLODUMARE RUBO:OBAHUN ,OBE ,OFA,AKATAMPO,ATA ATI EGBAASAN OWO.A NIKI O DA WON SILE I’ODE AYE.O GBO ORU.

OGUNDA’SA

-OKAN-SA-SA-SA LO DA FUN IFA,NIGBATI GBOGBO AYE YOO MAA WIPE IFA SA.WON NIKI O WA ENIKEJI KUN’RA IFA NIOUN FI OWO SI’KEJI ARA.WON NIKI O RU:EYELE ATI EGBAA MEJILA OWO.OGBO O RU .IFA N’OLA,OWO N’NLA,SUGBON AGBARA IFA JU TI OWO LO.

-OGUNDA’SA.A DIFA FUN OMOTITUN,WON NI .:OMOTITUN A DURO J’AYE KIWON RUBO KI IWA RE LE S’URE.EBO:EYE ETU,EYELE ATI EGBEWA OWO.WON GBO WON RU.

OSA’OGUNDA

-OSA OGUNDA ‘LE JA,OIDERE AWO IGBADO,OLUKO AWO IGBADO AIJAGOGOROGO AWO OLIBARA LI O DIFA FUN OLIBARA.OIDERE AWO IGBADE(alejo) O NI OUN RI IRE AJE

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FUN OLIBARA NITORINAA KIORU:EYELE,AGUTAN ATI EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO.O RUBO .ALUKO AWOIGBADO (oun naa alejo)O NI OUN RI IRE OMO.O NIKI OLIBARA RU:EWURE,AGBEBO-ADIYE ATI EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU.AIJA-GOGOROGO AWO ILE OLIBARA,O NI OGUN LI OUN RI,O NIKI OLIBARA RUBO:AGBO EGBAA METALELOGBON OWO . O NI BI OLIBARA KO BA RUBO.O NI OGUN YOO DE NI OJO MOKANLA.OLIBARA KO RUBO.OJO MOKANLA PE,OGUN DE OLIBARA SA’GUN KURO NI ILU.

-SUN-MIS’EBE.SUN-MIS’APORO ESE LI O DIFA F’AIKUJEGUNRE ATI OLOKO (agbe won niki aikujegunre wa rubo:igbin.abo-adiye ati agbo.won ni ko maa ku,a joye,agun aga.o gbo o ru.won niki oloko wa rubo.oloko komaa ku ebo:eran agbo,ada ati egbaa metalelogbon owo .)O GBO O RU NIGBATI OLOKO BA R’OKO A FI ADA KO AIKUJEGUNRE JO SIBIKAN.AIKUJEGUNRE A MAA WIPE,EMI JOYE LAKOJO,E BAMI WI FUN BABA MI LI ORUN.NIGBATI OLOKO BA R’OKO TAN TIOFI ADA RE KO AIKUJEGUNRE SI ORI KUKUTE.AIKUJEGUNRE A MAA WIPE:E BAMI WI FUN BABA MI LODE ORUN PE.EMI JOYE ORI AGA O NITORINAA, ORO IKEHIN TI AIKUGUNRE NSO NIIPE:KI OLOKO MA KU O KI EMI MA KU,KI A NJO FI AIKU J’EGBO S’ARA.

OGUNDA’KAA

-ORUMILA Y OGUNDA ‘KAA EMII OGUNDA’KAA.A DIFA FUN OMOTADEWON NIKI A BE ORUMILA KIOMA JEKI A RI’BI OLE NKA’NIEBO:ADIYE MERIN ,EKU EJA,EPO ATI EGBAA MERIN OWO.O GBO O RU.

OGUNDA’KAA A DIFA FUN ORUMILA,ALADE MBE LAARIN IPONJU.WON NIKI ORUMILA RE Y FI OKAN BALE,ORUMILA YOO RI OWO GBA LAIPE.

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EBO :EYELE MEJI ATI EGBEWA OWO.O GBO O RU.

IKA-OGUNDA

-OGUN-DAMIL’AREOGUN JOWO GBE MI.KOS’ENITI O NI EJO TABI IJA TIKIIWIPE,KI OGUN JOWO GBE OUNENI NSE RERE ARI’RE.ENIKAN DANDAN LI OGUN YOO GBE.A DAAFUN ADETUTU,OMO -OJOKOF’OKAN-BALEMI(eemi),akude’dajikijatoode.won niki o ru:aja kan,emu esun-isu ati epo. ogbo ko rubo.

nota parece que el odun 204 no tiene el final ademas hay un salto al 206 y despues al 210

OTURUPON EGUNTAN

-KEKERE LIATIIPEEKAN IROKO BIOBADAGBA TAN A MAA GBA EBO:A DAA FUN OTU,OTU ABIYAMO.WON NI: OMO KEKERE KAN TIABI FUN UN YI TI NPON’LEHIN;WON NI OLE NI OMO NAA YOO MAA JA BIOBADAGBA.KI WON WA RUBO KI OMO NAA LE MAA GB’ORO SI WON LENU.EBO:IGBIN EJA-ARO,OGEDE,EYELE,EGBETALELOGBON OWO ATI EWE IFA.BIOBARUBO.EWE ESO LI EWE IFA TI AO GBO SINU OMI PELU OMI-IGBIN KIAFIWE FUN UN.BI OMO NAA BA DAGBA,AO MAA FI IGBIN SE EWE ESO LI OBE FUN UN JE NIGBAKUUGBA KIOSI MAA JE OGEDE WEERE BEE.

OTURUPON EGUNTAN. A DIFA FUNORUMILAWON NI AYA RE MAA LOYUN,O MAA BIMO.WON NIKI OWA RUBO KI IGBA OMO NAA BAALE SAN WON EBO.AGBEBO-ADIYE,EWURE,EGBAA METALELOGBON OWOOGBO ORU.

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IRETE-EGUNTAN

TETE WA TE K’ARA O RO WONA DIFA FUN PEREGUNWON NIKI PEREGUN WA RUBO KI ARA LE ROO KIOWA TE IFA EBO:OGEDE WEERE TIOPON ORI EGBEJILELOGUN OWO .O GBO O RU .O TE IFAWON NI:ARA YOO RO PEREGUN TITI AYE:ARA RO PEREGUN.

-IRE-TE-MI-LOWOA DAA FUN ORUMILA ALADE NDE LAARIN IPONJU WON NIKI O RUBO ODUN ORO DEEBO:EYELE ,ADIYE,EDE ATI EGBEWA OWO.O GBO O RU.

OGUNTAN’SE

OGUNDAKOSE,OGUNDAKORO,EEWO,KIAMASE FI IYA JE OGUNDA,A DIFA FUN OLOWO.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KIOMABAA JIYA LAELAEEBO:EYELE ,AGUTAN ATI EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO.O GBO OR RUOWO E JEKI OMO OLOWO KIOMAALOO OWOOWO IKOKO LIAFIIWO IGI ,OWO ORISA LIAFIIWO AFIN:E FI OWO MI WO MI.

OSE-EGUNTAN

-ISE TAN,IYA TAN,A DIFA FUN TOTO.WON NIKI TOTO WA RUBO ORO TITIAYE.EBO:EYELE,AGUTAN ADIYE,ATI EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO O GBO O RU.

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ISE.EGUNTAN,ASO IRE LI AIBA LARA AGBE,ISE-EGUTAN ASO IRE LI AIBA LARA ALUKO,ISE-EGUTAN ASO IRE LI AIBA LARA ODIDEREGBOGBO IRE NIIT’OWO OLOKUN,OLOKUN OLORI OMI,GBOGBO IRE NIIT’OWO OLOSA,OSA IBIKEJI ODO.ISE-EGUTAN.TOTO NIKI GBOGBO IRE MAA TO MI LOWO.EWE IFA:IYE AGBE,IYE ALUKO,IKOODE,EWE TOTO.KIALOWON,KUNA KI A D EBU NAA LE ORI OSE EGBEWA.KIATE ODU ISE-EGUTAN LEE LORI.WIWE NI.

OGUNDA-FU

-OGUNDA F’OHUN F’OLOHUN,BI O KO BA F’OHUN F’OLOHUN,IJA GIDIGIDI.BEENI ESE GIDIGIDI KO NI MO FI WO ILE RE.A DAA FUN ORINNA TIYOOSE ERO WO NILE OKANJUWA:WON NIKI O RUBO KI OHUN INI RE MA LE GBE SI OWO OKANJUWA(ole) BAALE EBO:AGBEBO-ADIYE EGBAA MEFA OWO ATI EWE IFA (gunewetagiri,ewe eesin-wara ati ose egbefa po,kiokoosi ile ni korogun ile,kiopa agbebo adiye dara dara kan fun un.wiwe ni o )

-FUN MI OKO FUN O.A KOLEJIJA ILEKE DE ODE OYO KI A DE’LE OLOFIN,BIABATI NJIJA IKOKO NIJO TI A DE ILE OBA LI AISO OTITOA DAA FUN OBA TIAGBE APO ILEKE WA FUN PAMO TIOSETAN TIONI OUN YOO TI IWO (oogun buburu tabi majele) F’ ONILEKE JE,KI OUN BAA LE R’ AYE F’ILEKE SE TI OUN.WON NIKI O RU EYELE KAN ATI EGBEWA OWO.AKIYESI TABI ITAN ORO NAA:LI AKOKO KAN OKUNNI OLORO KAN TIONI OMO MEJI ,KU OKUNNI NI AWON OMO RE MEJEJI NAA O FI OHUN INI PUPO SILE FUN AWON ENIYAN RE. O SI JE ASA NI ILE WA PE AWON EBI ENITI O KU KIIFI OGUN FUN OMO JE NITORINAA WON KO GBOGBO INKAN TIOWA NI ‘LE AWON EBI OKU PIN IN.AWON OMO KURIN MEJI YI TI JI APO ILEKE KAN WON GBE APO NAA PAMO.WON NRORA YOTA NINU ILEKE OLOWO IYEBIYE NAA NIGBAGBOGBO,NIGBATI APO YI NFUYETI ILEKE OLOWO IYEBIYE NAA KU SI IDAAJI

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APO :EYI EGBONNFE LATI RE ABURO RE JE O WA NIKAN GBE ILEKE IYOKUN LO FUN OBA ILU PAMO,O SI SO FUN ABURO RE PE OLE TIJI APO OLEKE TI AWON FIPAMO LO.OBA PAAPAA SI TUN NRONU O NWA ONA BI OUN IBATISE PA EGBON TIOGBE ILEKE WA FUN OUN PAMO,BIOBAKU KI ILEKE LE DI TI OUN.SUGBON KIOTOO LE SE BEE,O NI OUN YOO DAN AWON BABALAWO OUN WONYI WO NA.O MU IGBA ADEMU KAN,O BU NINU ILEKE NA ASINU RE,O MU MAJELE TI O NFE LATI FI PA ONILEKE LEE LORI,ODE IGBA NAA DARADARA KIA MA LE MO OHUN TIOWA NIBE SUGBON BII BABALAWO BA MOO,OUN KIYOO PA ONILEKE NAA.O YA OBA LENU NIGBATI O RIIPE BABALAWO FU’BO.O RUBO,KOSI PA ONILEKE NAA MO.

OFUN-EGUNTAN

-OSU PAJEREJERE AWO ONIBARA,A DIFA FUN ONIBARA,WON NIKI O RU:AGBO KAN ATI OGBOKANLA OWO KI AGBERE OBIRIN MA KOO S’ORAN.ONIBARA MA KO KO RUBO.O NI:ORAN KINI OBIRIN KANSOSO LE KO OUN ODIDI OBA ILU SI ITAN ONIBARA LEHIN AIRUBO NAA:LI ODUN TIADA IFA YI FUN ONIBARA,NI OBIRIN KAN TI ILU EKEJI WA FE ONIBARA,OBIRIN,OBIRIN NAA SI JE AGBEERE OBIRIN.GBOGBO ENIYAN TIOTIMO OBIRIN NAA ATIAWON TIOTIGBO IROHIN IWA RE,WON NWA KILOFUN OBA PE KIOYUN OBIRIN NAA NU KIOMAALO NITORIPE AGBERE OBIRIN NIISE.ONIBARA OBA KO IMORAN ATI IKILOGBOGBO WON JALE PE OUN KONIIFI OBIRIN NAA SILE NITORIPE O JE AREWA OBIRIN TIOWU OUN PUPOJU.OBIRIN YI GBAOKAN OBA TOBEEGEE TIKIILE KO IBERE RE.OBIRIN NAA SOFUN UN PE :OUN KIIJE OHUNKOHUN BIKOSE ERAN.OBA PA GBOGBO ADIYE ILE,ERAN EWURE ILE,AGUTAN ILE TAN FUN OBIRIN NAA JE,LEHIN EYI OBA WA BERESIIDE OKUN MU ADIYE ATI AWON ERAN ELERAN TI NJE WASI EHINKULE RE.BI ELERAN BA NLO ERAN TABI ALADIYE LI O NLOO NI IJO’KEJI OBA A MAA WIPE WON NDA OLE OUN.SUGBON NIGBATI ADIYE ATI ERAN GBOGBO TAN LI ADUGBO:OBA WA RONU KAN ONA MIRAN TI OUN LE TUN GBA LATI MAA RI

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ERAN RI ERAN PA FUN OBIRIN YI JE .OWA LO GBA OOGUN PEMLEPE,EYIININI OOGUN TI AWON ENIYAN IMAA FISO ARA WON DI EKUN.NITORINAA OBA AIMAA JADE LORULORU A MAA LO GUN ERAN MO ORI ISO NIGBOOSE TI IDAAMU EKUN TI NWA GUN ERAN MO ORI ISO TI NPAA TIOSI NGBEWON LO YI POJU:AWON OKUNRIN TIISE ODE MURA GIRI WON SI PA EKUN NAA.NIGBATI A TA EKUN YI LI OFA,BI O TI NSARE LO O SUBU SI OJUDE ONIBARA LI ALEI’AKO KO OSUPA JEREJERE,ILE MO ,WON BA ONIBARA NINU AWO EKUN PELU GBOGBO ABE MIMU TIOFI NGUN AWON ERAN LI OWO RE ERAN TIOSIGUNLI ALE ANA NBE NI EGBE RE. O YA AWON ENIYAN ILU NAA LENU LTI RIIPE OBA WON LI O NSE EYI.NITORINAA WONYARA LO SIN IN NI IKOKO WON SI FA OBIRIN AGBERE YILO PA SINU IHO RE.LATI OJO NAA BIABA PA EKUN,AOFI INKAN BOO LI OJU,AO GBEE LOSI IKOKO,KI A TOO BO AWO REKURO LI ARA RE,NITORINAA LIASI SE NPE EKUN LI OBA.WON A SI MAA PA OWE YI LATI OJO NAA PE EKUN HU IBI O HU IPA TAN,O NIKI WON MMU OJU OUNBA (le) ODE.

OSA-KA

-OSA-RIN-KA A DIFA FUN OMOTITUN,WON NI:OMOTITUN YI A FERAN IRINKIRI NINU AYE NIGBATI O BA DAGDA.WON NI KI A RUBO KIOLENI IBUJOKO LI AYE.KI ARA LE ROO.EBO:IGBIN AIKA,OSE,EGBERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (jokoje) KIAMA FI IGBIN SE EWE YI NI OBEJIJE FUN ENI NAA TIADA IFA FUN ,NIGBAMIRAN AO TUN FI AIKA SE OBE NAA FUN UN JE.KI A GUN EWE NAA PELU OSE.WIWE NI.

-ORO-IKOKO-GBAMGBA-NI MBO.A DAA FUN AYEKOGBEJE.ENI TI A BA MULENI ‘KOKO NTUMO OHUN TIAJOSE,WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI O MA BAA SE ORAN ITIJU SI IKOKO,KI ORE MA LE TU ASIRI RE.EBO:IGBIN,EPO ORI,EYELE,EGBETELELOGBON OWO ATI EWE IFAOGBO O RU.

IKA-SA

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-IWABURUKU-NMU’NIIS’OJOA DIFA FUN OLEWON NI OLE KOMAA I’AYA BI OLOHUNWON NIKI OLE WA RUBO KIOBAA LEMAA GBA ONA ESO NI INKANEBO :IGBIN MERIN,EGBAASAN OWO ATI EWE IFA (lo ewe woro ati eso siseje gegebi obe pelu igbin)KO RUBO.

-AYE TUTU A SIMI,ENIBURUKU LO (kuro) LAARIN ILUA DIFA FUN JOKOJEWON NI JOKOJE A SIMI WON NIKI O WA RUBO:ASO DUDU OFEEFEE,EYELE,AGUTAN ATI EGBAAWA OWO.

OSA-OTURUPON

-KOROMOGBEPON.A DIFA FUN OSA ATINUSOJOWON NIKI O WA RUBO NITORIPE KIOBAA LE R’ OMO BIEBO:EWURE,AGBEBO OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO EBO KO RUBO.

-OSA -OTURUPON,OSA-OTURUPONA DIFA FUN AWO (eran)WON NI:ARA AWO A LE A PE I’AYE JU ERANKERANEBO: EYELE,AGUTAN,OBI ATI EGBAA MOKANLELOGUN OWOO GBO O RU.

OTURUPON -OSA

IGBOKEGBODO A DIFA FUN KONKON.

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WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI OMOTITUN TIABI YI MA LE KO ORAN AISIMI WA BA WON.EBO:ODO-IGI KAN IGBIN OPOLOPO EPO, EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWOATI EWE IFA (ewe jokoje ati ewe eso)KONKON MAYIKAN KO RUBO.

-OTURUPON-OSA. A DIFA FUN WON NI ILARA.WON NI IYE OMOTITUN TI AO BI NINU ODUN YI,AO PON WON SARE OGUN.WON NI:KINNI EBO EBO:EPO,OGEDE WEERE TOPON ORI EWE IFEN,JOKOJE,WORO ATI EGBAA MOKANLELOGUN OWO.WON KO RU U.

OTURA-SA

AYA MI KO FO,AYA MI KO JA,ARA TU MI NENE,A DAA FUN OLOKUN,WON NIKI OLOKUN WA RUBO ARA A TUU.EBO:IGBA-EPO,IGBA-ADIN,IGBA -ORI,IGBIN ,AGUTAN,EYELE,AGBO,EDUN-AARA,EGBAA MEJILELOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RU.-ARASA-ARASA ENIBURUKU GBE’MI LOWO LO.A DAA FUN-PEPEYE.WON NI:AWON ENI BURUKU MBOWA BAA RA OJA WON MAA SALO LAISANWO WON NIKI O RUBO KI OWO RE MA LE HA S’ONAEBO:EGBAA MESAN OWO,EYELE ATI EWE IFA (eesin,eesan)O GBO KO RUBO.WON NI :ORAN DI,HA BEE NI PEPEYE NSE TITI O FI DI ONI-OLONI TI NRI WON YEN.IBASEPE WON RUBO NIJELO,SE A BASE EWE IFA FUNWON NITORINAA KI A MASE JE AGBEBOMARU.

OSA-RETE

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-ANIKANSUN BIOBASUN SI ABURADI;OLORUN NIKAN NII JII LOJUOORUNA DA FUN AJEJI TIOLO SI ELUJU LO Y DURO,KIOBAA LERI ENI BA OUN GBE ‘RU DE ORI WON NIKI O RU.ADIYE,EGBERIN-DILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA (ewe olusesaju) KIAGBOO SINU OMI TUTU KIAFIWE PELU OSE.O GBO O RU.AJEJI DE INU ELUJU O DI ERU KA’LE O WO IWAJU KORI ENIKAN O WO EHIN KOEI ENIKAN.O NI: ERU YI MA DI ERU OLORUN O NJE EFUFULELE BAMI GBEERU YI D’ORI EFUFULELE EYIN KO MO PE:ENITI KO RU NIARA,OLORUN NI AGBOJULE OLUWARE.

IRETE-SA

-AR’OTESAKOS’OJO.OYIN-SITAN-F’AFADE ‘LE,EERUN SI TAN AGAN DE’ LE .A DIFA FUN ARAYE A BU FUN ARA ORUN NIGBA WON NGBOGUN SI ARA WON.A NIKI KALUKU WON RU:AKOTO-OYIN KOOKAN TOUNTI AKOTO EKO-FIFO KOKAN.ARA ORUN NIKAN LI O RUBO,ARA-AYE GBO WON KO RU.ITAN IFA NAA:AWON ARAYE WA SI GUB LO NFEE BA ARA ORUN JA,SUGBON BI WON TI DE EHIN ODI ORUN WON BA AKOTO EKO-FIFOTAPO OYIN-IGAN MO,WON KOMOPE IWO MBE NISALE GBOGBO EKO NAA TIAFO SINU AKOTO ,WON MU GBOGBO EKO NAA TIAFO,IYE AWON TIOMU EKO NA SI KU EHIN ODI ODE-ORUN AWON ARA ORUN SI RIN WASI EHIN ODI ODE-ORUN LEHIN IGBAPIPE DIE NI OWURO OJO’KEJI.WON BA OKU BERERE NI ILE.WON WA NA MEJE NINU WON NI PASON N’IGUN MERIN NI IBUDO AWON OMO ARAYE WON SI PASE FUN AWON MEJE NAA PE KIWON MAA RU OKU AWON ELEGBE WON KURO LEHIN ODI WON.AWON MEJE NAA SI NRU OKU AWON EÑEGBE WON DURO LI ORUN NI PIPAARA YI IBUDO KA.

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-IRETE-OSA,A DIFA FUN ADUROJA-ABAYAKO.WON NI KIOWA RUBO KIOBAA LE SE’TE AWON OTA REEBO:AGBO KAN AKUKO ADIYE KAN ATI EGBAA MOKANLA OWO.O GBO O RU.WON NI:ADUROJA-ABAYAKO,A SE’ TE AWON OTA RE.

OSA SE

ODU OSA-SEwarns against false accusations.

WESTERN OBSERVATION:The client may face sudden changes in his or her work or job.

-OSA-SE ORIN -SE ASA TI BABA OMO SE LI OMO Y HUN LIO DIFA FUN OLUIGBO A BU FUN OLUODANWON NIKI AWON MEJEJI LO FI EWURE RUBO.OLUIGBO LI ORU.WON NI:GBOGBO IRE LO MAA PE SI OWO RE TII WON MAA MAA WA GBAA.

OSA-SE Orin-se the child follows the pattern of the father.This was divined for oluigbo and oluodan.Both of them were asked to sacrifice a she-goat.oluigbo alone sacrificed.They told oluigbo that all good things would be in his hands and people would come to beg for them.

-OSA KOSE ,OSAKORO.ENITI A ROPE O SE NI KOSE’ NIA DIFA FUN OWA.OWA NFI OJU OLE WO ENIKAN TIKOSEWON NIKI O WA RUBO KI ESU MA BAA TIILO DUNRUNMO ENIYA KAN SAA TI KO SEEEBO: EYELE MEJI,IGBA EWO ATI EGBEJILELOGUN OWO.OSA does not offend.osa does not hurt.The one we thought had offended us did not offend.This was divined for owa.who was looking at a man as a thief when in fact the man was innocent.

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He was asked to sacrifice so that esu might not push him for falsely accusing innocent man.The sacrifice:two pigeons,a calabash of crushed,roasted yams (ewo)and forty-four hundred cowries.

OSE-SA

-OSE-SA ADIFA FUN ELEGBARAWON NIKI ELEGBARA WA RUBOELEGBARA KOMAA KU IKU EJO.EBO:ASO,OBI ALAWEMETA EPO EGBETALELOGBON OWO ATI EWE IFAO GBO ORUWON NI:OSESA OBI KIIKU IKU EJO,ELEGBARA KONIIKU IKU EJO

-MAJAMASA LI AIMO AKIN,A DIFA FUN OLOBAKUN IJAPA WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI IJA MA PAA,KIOLE MAA NIYI NIBIGBOGBO EBO:OROGBO,IYO OMO-AYO,AKUKO-ADIYE ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.OGBO O RU.WON SE EWE IFA FUN UN WON NI:OHUN TIRE KONIIBI AYE NINU.ARIWOWO NITI OWO ARIYOYO NITI IYO.A KIIRI AWUN IYO GBO.

OSA-FU

-ORUMILA Y OSA -FU EMII OSA-FU.A NSA FUN EJO MA BAA BU’NIJE,A NSA FUN ERIN KI ERIN MABAA MUNI.A NSA FUN EFON KI EFON MA LE BA’NIJA.A NSA FUN INA KI INA MA LE JO ‘NI A NSA FUNIGBESE KI OMO ARAYE MABAA FI’NISE ELEYA.A NSA FUN OHUN-OLOHUN KIAMA BAA DI OLE ,NIJOKAN AIROTELE KIAMA BAA PARIWO LE’ NI.A NSA FUN AALE KI ORO BUBURU AALE MA BAA MU’ NI. AWON TIOWA TI NWIPE AWON KIISA FUN OHUNKOHUN NINU AYEADUN KOSI FUN WON,AJEPE AYE KOSI.

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A DAA FUN AWON ENIYAN WON NIKI AWON ENIYAN WA RUBO KIWON LE MAA MO OHUN TI AISA FUN TI A NPE NIEEWO.EBO:IGBIN MERINDILOGUN EWE OMO EPO,IYO ATI EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO.APAKAN WON LI O RUBO.WON NI :EYIN TI E RUBO A PE NINU AYE ,AYE A MAA DUN FUN YIN.

OFUN -SA

-OTOORO AYE JA OGBAARA AYE LA KAN’LE.BI AYE BATI OWO ENI BAJE AIMOWAAHU WA NI. ADAA FUN WON NI AGBAYI GBO IFE,NIGBA AYE IFE FO BI IGBA A RANSE PE OLOTA NI’LE ADO,KO BA’NI TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA.O DE KOLE SE E .A NIKI A RANSE PE ENINMI LODE OWO,KOWA BA’NITUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA:O DE KO LE SEE.BEENI ADO NI’LE IFA,OWO SI NI ILE ETU.ARANSE PE OGUN LODE IRE KIOWA BA ‘NI TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA.O DE SUGBON KO LE SEE.ENIYAN GBE SI IDURO OJO KO RO:ENIYAN ATI ERANKO NSOFO.A NI TANIYOO BA’NI TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA WON NI O KU OBALUFON LODE IYINDE,LABERINJO LODE IDO JIGUNRE LODE OTUNMOBA,ESEGBA AWO EGBA:TIOKO WON LOS’IGBO EGBA.ASADA AWO ODE IJESA AKODA NI’LE IFE ASEDA ARABA BABA WON NILE IFE,KI WON WA’BA’ NI TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA.GBOGBOWON SEE WON SEE TI WON KO LE TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA.

-EYELE MORO ESELU IGBIN MO JO APAKO WON DA FUN WON I’AGBAYIGBO IFE NIGBA AYE IFE FO BI IGBA WON SEE TI-WON KO LE TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA.A RANSE PE OLUMO AWO ODE IMORI NI IJESA OGUN AWO ODE ALARA,OGBON ENITARA AWO OKE IJERO ODUDUGBUNUDU AWO ESEMOWE OBOLEBOOGUN BA-BA WON NI KETU.AWON NAA SEE WON SEE TI.WON KO LE TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA.

-A TUN RANSE PE AKONILOGBON.A BE WE PE AF’ONAHAN NI KIWONWA BA NI TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA,AKONILOGBON OUN AF’ONAHAN’NI DE;WON NIKI A RANSE PE OTOTO-ENIYAN TIISE AWO FUN WON LODE ARUFIN:KI OTOTO-ENIYAN WA FUN IPE SI ALAJOGUN KIOLO PE OLOFIN

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OLUWA MI AJALAYE,KIOSIPE OLUWA MI AJALORUN ATI OLUWA MI AGIRI-ILOGBON.OMO TIABI LOKO ITASE NIBI OJU TIIMO WA YE AFI OUN NIKAN I’O LE TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA .OTOTO-ENI-YAN DE O NI KINNI A PE OUN SI A NI A PE IWO OTOTO-ENIYAN KIOWA FUN IPE SI ALAJOGUN KIOLEWA GBA IPE OLU FUN OTOTO-ENIYAN KO O NI OUN KOFUN ‘PE.WON NI:SE OKERE NIIFUN ‘PEF’OKA.O NI EMI KOFUNPE KONKO NIIFUN PE FUN EERE.O NI EMI KO GBA IPE.AGBE NIIFUN’PE FUN OLOKUN,ALUKO NIIFUN ‘PE FUN OLOSA ,OLOBURO NI KA NIIFUN ‘PE FUN ENIORUN.A NI IWO OTOTO.ENIYAN NIITI FUN’PE SI ALAJOGUN.

-NIGBATI OTOTO-ENIYAN WA GBA IPE FUN NI ERIN YA WON LOS’IGBO ESLU,EFON YA WON LOSI ELUJU APAKO.EYE KEKEKE YALOS’ALE EKU WEWEWE YALO SI ITE WON.AWON ARO GIDIGBA EWE WON YALO SILE ODO -OMI AJA YALO SILU ILAJA,AGUTAN YALO SILU ILAGUNTA.GBOGBOERANKO YALO SI OLU ERANKO.ENIYAN YALO SI ILENIYAN.NIJONAA NI A SI ILE YA A SI ‘NA YA.ODIDE FIRIFIRI SI ‘LE EGUN YA.ASO GBOGBO YAKARAKARA,BABA NI O DI AYANU.MO NI O DI AYANU,O NI O DI ORAN.ABULE.MO NI O DI ORAN ABULE.EMI ABULE IWO ABULE TI KO JEKI OJO OSU KO PE.

-A DAA FUN OLOFIN-AJLAYE,A DAA FUN OLOFIM AJALORUN ATI OLUWA MI AGIRI-ILOGBON,OMO TIABI LOKE TASE NIBI OJU TIMO WA YE.O NI BIKOSEPE A R’EWE ALASUWALU,KIALO WA EWE ALASUWALU WA.A MU EYI WA. O NI KIISE OUN A MU T’OHUN WA O NI KIISE OUN.O NIKI E JEWO OBUN KI ‘MI DA’ SO.A NI A JEWO OBUN.OLUWA DASO BO WA.O TI OWO BO APO EGEDE O MU EWE LASUWALU WA GBOGBO WA NJO. A NKORIN:

‘’MI GB EWE ALSUWALU,ALADE SU ‘WA LEM’OWO RIGIDI.A GB EWE LASUWALU,ALADE SU’WA LEM’OWO RIGIDI,’’

NI JO NAA I’OJO RO TI O TUN AYE IFE SO BI IGBA.

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IKA-OTURUPON

-AWUN NJOLA IGBA,IRERE F’AYA GBENKEN OGBO AIRA NI Y SAN IROKO LORI TEWETEWE.A DIFA FUN ONILE OBIRIN KOLE-KAASE MERINDILOGUN .WON NIKI O RUBO KIOBALE RI ENIRERE FI EHIN TI ,KI OLE MA LE JI OHUN TIOMAA DUN UN JU LO.EBO:EYELE MERINDILOGUN PEPEYE MEJI,IGBIN MEINDILOGUN EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO ATI EWE IFA.ONILE OBIRIN KO KO RU .O NI :KINNI OHUN TI OUN Y BA MAA WA ALAFEHIN TI SE NIBO LI OLE YOO TI WA JA OUN NINU YARA MERINDILOGUN OBALUFON FEE O KO OSANYIN FEE O KO OGUN FEE O KO ORUMILA FEE O KO OBIRIN YII NITORIPE KI WOW AWON IKA ENIYAN MA BA TE OUN.OBIRIN NAAA MAA LO SUN NINU YARA KERINDILOGUN A SI TI GBOGBO ILEKUN ILE NAA LI ALE.NIJO TI ORUMILA MURA TAN TI O NLO DOJUTI OBIRIN NAA,IROFA OWO RE PELU IGEDE LI ENU RE LIOFI SI’LEKUN GBOGBO LOBAA.NINU OHUN GBOGBO WONYI TI ORUMILA SE NINU ILE NAA ATI SI OMOBIRIN NAA,KOSI ENIKAN TIOJI LOJU OORUN ATI GBOGBO AWONOLUSO ILE NAA.NIGBATI ILE MO TI OBIRIN NAA JI LOJU OORUN O YE ARA RE OWO O RI IHUN GBOGBO TIA SE SII I’ARA TI KO SI MO ENITI O SEE. O BI AWON OLUSO ILE,WON KO LE SO FUN UN JU PE AWON SUN NI GBOGBO ORU MOJUMO ONI.O WA PASE PE KI GBOGBO AWONOMO ILE OUN KO AGOGO KI WON BO SI ODE ILU,BI WON TI NLUAGOGO KI WON MAA SEPE SO ENITI O WA SILE OUN WA SIKA LORU MOJUMO (ijo naa) ONI.WON WIWI WON FOFO TITI.WON KO RI ENI DA WON LOHUN.NI KUTUKUTU OJOKEJI NI ORUMILA TI BOS’ODE PELU AWON MOSUMORE RE:WON NLU AGOGO WON NKORIN KAAKIRI BAYI PE:EPE A P’ELEPE AWEREPEPE,EPE A P’ELEPE,AWEREPEPE ATI BEEBEE.NIGBATI OBIRIN NAA MOPE ORUMILA TIOTIFE OUN TI LIOYE INKAN YI.O WA RANSE LO BEE ATI PE KI A BA OUN SO FUN UN PE:ORUMILA LI O TOOSE OKO OUN NITORINA A KI O MAA BO NI ILE OUN O ‘’ITUMO IFA YI:BIABA DAA IFA YI NIGBATI A NGBO’RI TABI LIAKOKO ESE-NTAYE OMOBIRIN AOSO FUN AWON OBI (baba ati iya) OMO NAA PE AYA BABALAWO NI OMOBIRIN YI YE KIOJE,OMO NAA YOO NI OHUN-ELO AYE YI PUPOPUPO.KI O BAA LE NI ISIMI,BABALAWO NI OKO RE.

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OTURUPON -KA

ABIJOLE IRE OKO ANIMO.A DIFA FUN OTU WON NIKI OTU WA RUBOAWON AYA RE’ A MAA BIMO NILE ,AWON IGI TI A NKA I’OKO A MAA SO ESO FUN WON KAEBO:OGEDE OPOLOPO OBI OPOLOPO OROGBO YANRIN (erupe) ATI EWE IFAO GBO O RU.

-OSANGEDEGBE B’OKURIN-JA.A DIFA FUN DEJUGBE OKUNRUN-TAGOBOLE,AWUWOLAPA.WON NI BII DEJUGBE BA NFE KI APA TI NDUN OUN SAN WON NIKI O RUBO:EYELE MEJI ADIYE MEJI EPO ATI EWE IFA (lo ewe itapara kuna kiogun un po mo ose fi epo poo ,kioma fi para)PELU EGBAARIN OWO.

IKA-OTURA

-IKA TI MI EMI KOSUBU.IKA NRAN IBI SILE MI.ILE MI KO TU,GBOGBO IRE NKOJO.A DIFA FUN ORUMILA WON NI :OJU A TIGBOGBO AWON TI NBA ORUMILA S’OTA WON NIKI O RUBO:EYELE MEFA EGBAA MEFA OWO ,ATAARE ATI EWE IFA (jo ewe kuti ati ewe ito po kiogun un ppomo ose wiwe ni)OGBO O RU.

-IKA-OTURA,AKOWONJO ,LAPAWONPO BAMIKOWO JO BAMOKO AYA JO,BAMIKO OMO JO,KIOWA KO GBOGBO IRE JO SILE MI.AO TE IYE-IROSU NI ODUN IKA-OTURA,KI A BUU FISA ORI TABI KIADAA SINU EPOKIALAA.

OTURA KA

-ASAREGEGE LI AIPE IKU.ABIRINGBERE LI ORUKO TI AIP’ARUN.BI ERIN BA JA’ BATA A MAA TURAKATAKA.

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OTURAKATURAKA KI O BAMI TUMO OSO KI O BAMI TUMO AJE,KI O BAMI TUMO ODI ,KI O BAMI TUMO OTA.EWE IFA :LOEWE ELA ATI IYERE KIOFAA SINU ATUPA-AMO KIOFI EJA-ARO ATI BEEBEE SII KIOGBERE KA INA KIOSEE LI OBE KIOSOO KALE BIOBA TUTU KIOTE ODU OTURA-KA LORI IYE-IROSU KIOPE OHUN IFA NAA SII LORI KIODAA SINU OBE NAA KIODA EPO SILE YIKA ATUPA NAA KIOTOO JEE.

-OTURA-KA.A DIFA FUN ADEYIBOWON NIKI ADEYIBO WA RUBOKIAMA BAA RI’BI OLE NKA NIEBO:IGBIN MERIN EYELE EGBAA MEJO OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO KO RUBO.

-ORUMILA Y OTURA -KA EMI Y OTURA-KAWON NI :KINNI OTURA NKAAORUMILA Y LOWO NI OTURA NKAA DIFA FUN ILE-SANMI MBE LAARIN IPONJUWON NI:ODUN ORO DE.WON NIKI O RUBO:EYELE ERIN ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWOO GBO O RU.

IKA-IRETE

-IKA-IRETE A DIFA FUN AWOFUSIWON NI :IBIKIBI TI AWOFUSI BA WA NI OHUN RERE MAAMAA TEELOWOWON NIKI O RUBO:EYELE ADIYE EGBAA MEFA OWOATI EWE (jo ori {ejo} OKA EWE OLUSAJU ATI ESO PO KIOGUN UN POMO OSE WIWE NI)O GBO ORU.

-IKA-IRETE,A DIFA FUN ATIKARESETE.WON NIKI ATIKARESETE MAMAA GBEKELE ENIYAN O KIOMAMAA BA ENIKENI DA OWO PO O.

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WON NIKI O WA RUBO:OYIN (igo kan) EYELE MERIN AIKA ATI EGBAWA OWO.O GBO ORUWON NI :AYE ATIKARESETIRE A DUN.TIRIMOMO LI AIRAN’HIN OYIN.

IRETE -KA

-IRETE-KA ADIFA FUN ORUMILAWON NI :ORUMILA A MAA R’AWO SE KAAKIRI WON YOO MAA PEE.WON NIKI O WA RUBO:EYELE MERIN,EGBAA MERIN OWO.O GBO O RU

-IRETE-KA .A DIFA FUN OLU IBINI,AGBA ILESI ADAKETE-PEMPE PARI AKUN.WON NI OWO OLU-IBINI A KA ILU REWON NIKI O RUBO:IGBA (tiafi ngun ope) EGBAA MEJILA OWO .O GBO O RU.

-IKA -SE

-IKASE,IKASE A DIFA FUN OSIKALEKA.WON NI :ISE A SE OSIKALEKA LI AYEO NI KILI EBO KI ISE MA LE SE OUN LI AYEWON NIKI O RU :EYELE MEFA,OPOLOPO OBI,GBOGBO OOGUN BUBURU TIOFI PAMO SINU ILE TABI OKO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO KO MA RUBO O.

-WON NDUNRUNMO KOSEKORO,BOPETITI ELESAN A MAA SAN FUN AWON ADUNRUNMO NI.A DIFA FUN OLABOSIPO ENI NFI OJU IKA WO.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI ILE LE MAA BAA MU AWON OTA RE.EBO .EESAN (ekuro) YEYLE MESAN,AKUKO ADIYE ATI EGBAASAN OWOO GBO O RU.

OSE-KA

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-OSE.KA A DIFA FUN DEYUNLENU ABOWOSERIN (abeleserin) WON NIKI O WA RUBO KI AWON OWOSE MA BAA KAA NIJO ORAN BA BURU TAN.EBO:EYIN ADIYE MEJO,ORIN (ti o nrun) EGBAA-MEJO OWO.O GBO KO RUBO.

-OSE-NSEGUN-K’AYE A DIFA FUN ORUMILA WON NI:ORUMILA A MAA SEGUN OTA KAAKIRI NINU AYE.WON NIKI O WA RUBO:AGBO EDUN-AARA PELU EGBAA MOKANLA OWO.O GBO O RU.OSE SE WON KA.

IKA-FU

-IKA -FU A DIFA FUN OLOBAHUN IJAPAWON NIKI OLOBAHUN IJAPA RU:EYELE MEWA EGBEWA OWO ATI EWE IFA KIWON BAA MAAMU EBUN (nla) WA FUN UN.O KO KO RU.WON NI:ENITI A DA’FAA YI FUN NRETI ORE KO NIIRI NAA GBA.

-IKA-FU A DIFA FUN OLOBAHUN IJAPA.WON NIKI OLOBAHUN WA RUBO KIOBAA LE RI OWO GBA LOWO AWON TIOJEE NI’GBESE.EBO:EYELE EGBEWA OWO ATI EWE IFA(ewe eesin funfun) KIOFI EWE NAA KIRIN (oju)IWAJU ORI.A LE JO EWE NAA PO PELU ATAARE KAN.KI A MAABUU FISA ORI.TIABA NFE GBA OWO LOWO AWON TI O FERAN IGBESE.KIAFI AWO -ETU BORA FUN ADO NAA.

OFUN KA

-OFUN-FUN-RE’KA.A DIFA FUN ORUMILA ALADE MBE LAARIN IPONJU.

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WON NIKI ORUMILA SA WA RUBO A R’OWO GBA.EBO :EYELE,OPOLOPO OBI (tiore ni )EPO ATI EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU (kiatu epo sori yangi esu kiofi eyele bo ori lehin igbati o ba ti we tiofi aso rere bo ara re)

-OFUN-KA A DIFA FUN DEKASI (eni oba ko kasi)TI O NWIPE OUN KASAIJOYE BABA OUN,WON NIKI O RUBO KIOBAALE JE OYE BABA RE.

OTURA-TUTU

-EPO KETE ALA KETE.A DIFA FUN OBATALA OSEERE-IGBO NTI ODE IRANJE LO GUNWA LODE AYE.WON NIKI O RU :ASO FUNFUN ,IGBIN ATI EGBAAWA OWO .WON NIKI O MAMAMU EMU RARA O.O GBO O RUBO SUGBON KO RUBO PE WON NIKI O FI ASO FUNFUN BO’RA LOS’ODE AYE.O FI ASO FUNFUN BO’RA SUGBON KOFI EMU GBEEWO,O MU EMU YO TAN EPO FOSIII’ASO.O WA RU IGBIN NIKEHIN O SI KO EMU SILE NITORI ITIJU.IKILO:ENIKENI TI IFA YI BA BI KO GBODO MU EMU RARA.-OTURA-TUTU A DIFA FUN OLUBOLADEWON NI OLUBOLADE MAA N’OBIRIN KAN,OBIRIN NAA A BIMO PUPO FUN UN WON NI KIOWA RUBO KI AWON OMO NAA MA BAA TUTU YA ODI.EBO:ADIYE MEJI (takotabo) EYELE MEJI EYE ETU MEJI ATI EGBAA MERIN OWO.O GBO O RU.WON NI :OMO -AWO (eye-etu) KIITUTU YA ODI,AKUKO ADIYE KIIGBAFOHUN ENU RE BI OJUMO BA MO.

OTURUPON-RETE

-OTURUPON.RETE.A DIFA FUN IYA ADEPON WON NIKI IYA ADEPON WA RUBO KI AWON OMO RE MA BAA RI’BI ARUN ETE.EBO:ADIYE DUDU MERIN TAKOTABO,EGBETALELOGBON OWO ATI EWE IFA.

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O GBO KO RUBO.IYA ADEPON ORUKO TI AIPE IBEPE.

-OTURUPON-RETE.A DIFA FUN OWA ILESA.WON NI :OWA ILESA OGUN MA DE.WON NIKI O WA RUBO KIOBAA LE SEGUN AWON OTA RE EBO:AGBO (ori -aise)EWE IFA ATI EGBAA MOKANLA OWO.(biobarubo,kiafi ori-aise le’ ri ifa eniti o rubo.)

IRETE-TUTU

-EMI A R’OMOGBEPON,EMI A R’ OMOGBESERE,A DIFA FUN ADON ,A BU FUN OODE,WON NIKI WON WA RUBO .KIWON LE BIMO PUPO SINU AYE.EBO:AGBEBO-ADIYE MEJI ,EWURE MEJI,EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO.WON GBO WON RU.

-OKA GE ILE BABA RE NI ORO TIRE LENU,ERE GBE ILE BABA RE NI OWUN,OLA TI A FIFUN ERIN TIKOFIGA NI OWO IJA RE FI GUN GBOGBOROGBO.EYO MA NITI MARIWO -OPEA DAA FUN OBATALA OSEERE.IGO TIYOO JOKO SIBIKAN TI GBOGBO IRUMALE YOO MAA WA INKAN SII I’ENU.O NI:BI OUN BA PASE FUN OKAN TI KO GBO,GBOGBO AWON EGBE REIYOKUN A DAWOJO BAA WIJOWON NIKI O RU :AKUKO-ADIYE,EGBAAWA OWO ATI EWE IFA.O GBO O RU.

OTURUPON-SE

-AYE KO DUN IBITI AIGBE TITI,OMODE LI O NWIPE AYE DARA.A DAA FUN ORUMILA A BU FUN (awon)ENIYAN.WON NIKI ORUMILA WA RUBO KI AYE LE MAA DUN FUN (awon)ENIYAN.

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EBO:EYELE,EYE-ETU(awon)OYIN,EGBAA MOKANLELOGUN OWO ORUMILA Y BIWON KO BA TIKALARAWON SE OHUN ARA WON.WON HA LE MO ADUN LI AYE BAYI WON NI OMO ASE K’OMO Y JE,BABA OMO NIIKOO SE FUN OMO JE.ORUMILA GBO O RU.A NIKI AWON ENIYAN WA SE EBO TI O KAN WON ,WON NWA DIEDIE.ENITI O BA SEBO AYE RE A DUN.

-OTURUPON-SE A DIFA FUN IGI-JEWERE.IGI-JEWERE BIMO TITUNS’OWO WON NI OMOTITUN ATI IYA RE.BIABAPE KI OJU MA PONWON ATI OMO ATI IYA KI WON RUBO:EYELE MEFA ,ADIYE MEFA,EGBAA MEFA OWO ATI EWE IFA.IGI-JEWERE,ORUKO TI AIPE ATA(igonran).O GBO KO RU.

OSE-OTURUPON

-OSE-OTURUPON A DIFA FUN OLU-NLAWON NI AWON OMO RE A SEGUN ODI WON A REHIN OTA.WON NIKI O WA RUBO:OLUGBORO ERAN AGBO,AKUKO-ADIYE ATI EGBAA MOKANLA OWO.O GBO O RU.

-OSE OTURUPON.A DIFA F’OBIRIN KANWON NI OKO RE TIOMAA FE YI,A FI ISE SEE A MAA FI IYA JEE.BEENI IWO (wa)A BIMO FUN UN.O NI :KINNI EBOWON NIKI O RU:IGBIN MEJI ASO-ETU,ATA-EPO ATI EGBAA MESAN OWO.WON NI:IGBIN MEJI KIIBA ARA WON JA.O GBO E(ko) RUO NI E TI SO PE MAA BIMO O TO.

OTURUPON FUN

ODU OTURUPON-FUN speaks of the need to share our good fortune

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WESTERN OBSERVATION:The client’s lie is filled with good fortune,monetarily and emotionally.

-OTURUPON-FUN,A DIFA FUN IGI-OSANWON NIKI IGI-OSAN MAA FUN WON JE ,KIOMAA FUN WON MU :IGI-OSAN KOMAA YEE NI BIOBARUBO.WON NIKI O RU:OGO-IYO,AGBON-EDE,ASO-FUNFUN ATI EGBAA MESAN OWO.O GBO ORU.OTURUPON-FUN (won )NI :NITI O BA NI PUPO KIOFI DIE FUN ENITI KOINI TI NWA KIRI,TO ABARIWON,IWO KO MAA YEE NI’’

OTURUPON-FUN was divined for the osan tree.The osan tree was instructed to give food and drink to others and was told that she would never be in want if she sacrificed.The sacrifice: a package of salt ,a basket of shrimp a white cloth,and eighteen thousand cowries.she obeyed and sacrificed.OTURUPON -FUN(they said) :anyone who has much should give some of it to those who re in need.well eternallyYou shall never be in want.

-OTURUPON-FUN A DIFA FUN BAALE ILE,WON NI ALEJO KAN MAA FUU,ABIYAMO OLOMOLEHIN NI.KI BAALE RUBO KIO LEBAA FI ESE RERE TE ILEEBO:EYELE MEJI ,EGBEJIELOGUN OWO. OGBO O RU.OTURUPON-FUN was divined for the landlord.They said the landlord would soon receive a strager a woman carrying a suckling.He was told to sacrifice so that she would enter his house with a good (lucky)footThe sacrifice:two pigeons and forty-four hundred cowries.He heard and sacrificed.

OFUN OTURUPON

-OFUN-OTURUPON A DIFA FUN OBATALA OSEERE-IGBO.

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WON NI OMO A PO LOWO RE GBOGBO AYE NI YOO MAA WA TORO.WON NIKI O RUBO KIWON LE MAAYIN IN NITORI AWON OMO NAA.OBATALA Y ORUMILA A MAAKOWON.WON NIKI O RUBO KI INU ORUMILA LE DUN SI (ise naa) YWON NIKI O RU:OYIN IYO OPOLOPO ADIYE OPOLOPO EYELE ATI EGBAA MOKANLELOGUN OWO.O GBO O RU.

-OFUN -OTURUPON A DIFA FUN OBIRIN KAN TI NW’OKO KIRIWON NI OKO TI O NLO FE YI.IYOO MAA NAA BI KO BA WA RUBO.WON NIKI O RU:AIKA IGBIN MEJI (igbin meji ki y bara won ja )EYELE MEJI(eyele meji kiibinu ara won ) ATI EGBAA MERINDILOGUN OWO.O GBO KO RUBO.IOKO OUN DARA PUPO KO JE JA,AREWA ENIYAN KO GBODO JA NITORII K’EWA MA BAJE.

OTURA-RETE

-OTURA RETE,TUN RARETE.BIABI’NI A TUN ‘RA ENI BI,OTURA -RETE,AMUWON,AMUWON,ENIMO ‘WON KIITE.EMI Y TANI MO ‘WONORUMILA Y ENITI NSISE.EMI Y TANIMO’WONORUMILA Y ENITI KIINA ‘WO OWO RE TAN.EMI Y TANIMO WONORUMILA Y ENITI KOJE JALE.EMI Y TANIMO WONORUMILA Y ENITI KIIJE’ GBEESEEMI Y TANIMO ‘WONORUMILA Y ENITI KIIMU OTI,ENITI KIIMU EMU ENITI KO JE DALE ORE.OTURA-RETE,OJIKUTUKUTU BA’ NU ARA SIRO NITORIISISENINU EGUN NINU ISO.MARIWO-OPE A YO’RISOKE,JOWORO KIINA’WO TAN,JOKOJE KIIDA’GBESE ,EESAN KIIDA’GBESE KIOMASAN AMUWON LI AMESO.EWE IFA:EWE JOWORO,EWE JOKOJE EWE ESO.OSE OGOFA TABI IGBIO,EESAN OWO-EYO NIKI A TEMOOSE NAA YIKA BIRIKITI ,LEHIN IGBATI A TI GUN EWE IFA MOO.AO TE ODU

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OTURA-RETE NI IYE-IROSU LE OSE NAA LORI NINU IGBA ADEMU.WIWE NI.-OTURA-RETE.A DIFA FUN EWI I’ADO,OBA TO JE NI TITUNWON NI BI EWI BA RUBO:OGUN KO MAA DE,OTE KO MAA TE ENIYAN NI IGBA TIRE.EBO:EYE ETU MEJI,EYELE FUNFUN MEJI TABI MERIN.O GBO O RU.

IRETE-TURA

-IGEDE

IKU KOMO AWO,ORUN KOMO ISEGUNIKU PA OLAMBA O SE OBA EJIO KANRINKANRINO PA OROGIDI OMO ORISA .O PA EJI,OGOGO-AGBEBIKOPON’WOLA.AFEFE OWO OTUN NSE EWE AGBON GBAOROGBAOROAFEFE OWO OSIN NSE EWE AGBON GBAOROGBAORO.A DIFA FUN ORUMILA AGBONNIREGUN TIONI OUNLO TE IKU NI IFAO FI AGO SE OJUMONAIKU TIIBAPA AWO LONI AGO,AGOAWO NLO AGO,AGOAWO NLO,AGO,AGOARUN TIIBAPA AWO LONI AGOAGO.AWO MLO AGO,AGOAKIYESE:IGEDE YI JE IRU-EYITI A NLO FUN ENITI O DAKU LOJIJI AO TE ODU-IFA IRETE -TURA NI ILE IBITI ALAISAN NAA DUBULE,AOKO ERUPE TIAFI TE IFA NAA SIWAJU ALAISAN NAA,AOPE ORUKO(alaileranaa)RE DIPO (awon) AWO TIOWA NI UN IGEDE YI NIGBATI A BA BERESIIPE IGEDE (ifa) YI BIATI WI LOKE AO SI MAA PE ORUKO ALAILERA NA TI OWA NI IBULE.BI ERU BA NBA’NI LONA AJO AO SA IGEE NAA BIOTIWA NIHIN AO KO ERUPE NAA LO SIDI IGI NINU IGBO-EBO.

OTURA-SE

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OYERE(oyehere)ORI IMO LI O DIFA FUN OTU.OTU NLO JAGUN ILU AJASEWON NIKI O WA RUBO A SEGUN.EBO:OBUKO MEJI,EGBEJILELOGUN OWO O GBO ORUO SEGUN.

-OSESEWON LO DIFA FUN WON N’ILU EYO (oyo).A NIKIWONRU:APERE(agbon) ESURU,OSE,ERAN AGBO EYELE,ADIYE ATI EGAAWA OWO.WON GBO WON RU WON KO RI JAMBA MO.OSE KO SE WON MO AWENU LO BA WON WE ORAN IBI NU ATI BEEBEE.

-OSESEWON LI O DIFA FUN WON,IKUMIJA NGBOGUN LO SI ODE EYO A NIKIWON RU:ERAN OBUKO,MESAN ATI OKE MESAN OWO WON KO RU.

OSETURA

IGEDE

AKAKANIKA,AKAKANIKA,ALAKAKANIKI,ALAPASAPA IJAKA ‘LU,EYEKAN FO FEEREFE O WOLEAKAKANIKA LI AA PE IFA,ALAKAKANIKA LI AAPE ESU-ODARA,EYE KAN FO FEEREFE O WOLE LI AAPE AJE OMO OLOKUN-SANDEOBA OLUBU-OMI OGO OWONIESU-ODARA,IWO LIOTE ILU YI DOIWO NIKIIJEKI EBI KIOPA ALAWO ILUIWO NIKIIJEKI EBI KIOPA ONISEGUN ILUIWO NIKIIJEKI EBI KIOPA ADAHUNSE ILU.EMI ALAWO ILU YI REE,EMI ONISEGUN ILU YI REE,EMI ADAHUNSE ILU YI REE,ESU-ODARA MAJEK’EBI PA MI ATI BEEBEE.EWE IFA NAA :EWE ABAMODA KAN ,EBU (erupe

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agbede) ARO EFUN ATI OSUN.AO TE ODU OSETURA LORI ERUPE-AGBEDE TIABUWALE,AO SA IGEDE TIOWA LOKE YI BI A TI PEE SIBIYI SORI ERUPE (ebu)NAA,KIADAA POMO EFUN LI OWO OTUN LATI FI TE ODU OSE KIADAAPOMO OSUN LI OWO OSI PELU ERUPE NAA LATI FI TE ODU OTURA SI ARA EWE ABAMODA NAA.KIAPA OBI ALAWE MERIN TIODARA FUN IFA YI.OWU DUDU ATI FUNFUN NIKI A PAPO FI SOORO SOKE NINU ILE.EYO ATAARE MEJE ATI AWE OBI KAN NIKI A MAA JE FI FUN UN NIBITI A SOORO SI.AO MAA FISA IGEDE NAA BIATIPEE NIBIYI LOJO OJUMO.

-IGEDE

OSETURA AMUKERE (ikere),ITEKUN IRISA DAJI,APOJOJOMATE,OWO LAARI SE IYI,OWO LAARI SE OLA.OWO LI AARI SE ODIGBA LORUN OLOMO KERIRIKERIRI OSETURA MIMO LIOMOO PIN;O PIN FUN ALARA O FI D’ADEO PIN FUN AJERO,O W’ EWU ILEKEO PIN FUN OBA ORNGUN O TE PA OSO RO JA ‘.KO.O PIN FUN OLUPOPO AMUYUN-BO’LE.O PIN FUN ERINMAGAJI EHIN EKU JAMO,O PIN FUN ADO ,AGBA ILESI AD’AKETE PEMPE PARI AKUN.O PIN FUN OLU-OYINBO AM’OKUN SURE.

OFUN-TURA

-OFUN-TO’POLAA OFUN-F’ OLELEBO-IYO,OFU NWA OHUN-TO-DUN-TODUN JE.A DIFA FUN ESU-ODARA NLO GBE EPO NI IYAWO. A NI:WON KONIIYA ARA WON TITI LAELAE,KIWON RUBO :AKUKO META,EGBAA META OWO O GBO O RU.-AREREMARE.AREREMARE LO DIFA FUN OLOWU. WON NI :BI AYE TI NYE OLU TO YI ,KI OLU WA RUBO KI O MA BAA DI ENI OKO EBO:AGBO META OKO (riroko) META ATI EGBAA META OWOO GBO O RU.

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IRETE-SE

-IGEDE NAA:F’ ORILAKU,F’ ORILAKU,F’ORILAKU.AGBOGBNIWONRAN.EKUN AMOMONIBUU,EKUN AMOMONIBUU,EKUN AMOMONIBUU.ENITI O BA DUGBOLU EGUN OGAN EGUN OGAN A GUN UNENITI O BA DUGBO LU EGUN ESU EGUN ESU,A GUN UN. ENITI O BA DUBOLU ESU ,ESU A SEE ATI BEEBEE.EWE IFA NAA:YANGI(okuta)ESU OBE TITUN META TIARO LI AGBEDE ILE WA ,EEPO IGI IPARA,ONIRUURU PAKUN (itakun) ELEGUNKIAGEE SI WEWE,KIAKOWO SINU IKOKO AGBO NAA;KIATEE NI ODUIFA IRU-EKUN,KIAPE IGEDE RE SII KIAGBAA DASINU IKOKO AGBO NAATIBUTIBU OMI SII,KIADEE EERU TABI ERUPE TIPO SAN AN TABI LEE FUN OJO MEJE KIATOOSII.KI A MAA FI AGBO NAA WE;A KOGBO DO MU NINU RE.

-IJALA,IJALA,IJALAALAGERE-IDE,ALAGERE-IDE,ALAGERE-IDEOWORONIKOKO,OWORONIKOKO,OWORONIKOKO.ONDESE NI YEYE WON.NIGBI WON MAA RO,WON SORI GBAKONGBAKON MEJI.OLODUMARE WA PASE Y GBAKON- GBAKON MEJI KIIJA ARA WON.OMO AWUN KIITO AWUN LEHIN ATI BEEBEE.OMO IGBIN KI Y TO IGBIN LEHIN ATI BEEBEE.OMO EJO KIITO EJO LEHIN ATI BEEBEE.IFA OKU KIIRO OMO ELOMIRAN KI ISASI AWONOLISASI MA LE MU MI ATI BEEBEE.EWE IFA NAA:OLOBAHUN,IGBIN,EJO IGI IROKO MEJI TI OD’ERU,KIASA EEPO WON ATI IFA OKU.KIAJOWON PO KIAAKOO SINU (ato) ADO KAN.KIAMAA BUU DIEDIE NINU RE KI A MAA TEE NI ODU EKUN-FIIRUNA ‘LE,KIAMAA DAA SINU EPO KIAMAA LAA.KIAMAA FI NINU RE PA’RA BIA BA FE.ENIYAN DIE LE BA WA LAA NINU EPO .KIAMAA PE IGEDE RE SI ODU NAA KIATOO DAASINU EPO FUN LILA.IFA YI JE AROBI FUNGBOGBO ISASI.

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OSE-BI-IRETE-SILE-AJE

IFA Y O DI ALAJUBARAKA.EMI Y 0 DI ALAJUBARAKA,BI A BA LO JUBARAKA KI O JUBARAKAOBI OLOTOORO,O BI OLOTEERE.O BI ONAWOFUNMIRIN.ONAWOFUNMIRIN LIOBI AJE,AJE LIOBI ENIYAN AJE DI O R’OKUN,ENIYAN DI O RE IRADAOSE KIOSAREGEGE RE Y MU AJE WA FUN MI ILE OLOKUN...IRETE KIOSAREGEGE RE IRADA KIOLOMU ENIYAN FUN MI WA...APE KIOMAJEKI IRE MI PE KIOTOO DE.EJIRIN KIOMAJEKI IRE MI RIN JINNA KIOTOO-DE.BIAGBA’LEGBA’NA ODO ATITAN LI AIKO ORI RE SI.EWE IFA YI:GUN EWE APE,EWE EJIRIN,ERUPE ILE ATITAN ATI OSE EGBEFA PO KIOTE ODU OSE-IRETE S’ARA EGBE OGIRI NINU ILE(yara)EFUN TIAFI OMI PO NIKI A FI TE ODU OSE KIASIFI OSUN TIAFI OMI PO BAKAN NA TE ODU IRETE.PA EYELE MEJI TI O DARA,OKAN FUN OSE ATI EKEJI FUN IRETE.EYITI O SIKUN NINU EJE EYELE MEJEJI NAA KIADAA POMO OSE TI A GUN NAA;KO OSE NAA FI LE EGBE OGIRI OKE ODU TIATITE NAA.ILO RE: AO MAA BU OSE NAA FUN WIWE NIGBAKUUGBA TI AO WE.

-ASEWAA NITI AIRA .BIABAMU GBAF’OPE,OPE A GBAA.ADIFA FUN AKUKO-ADIYE,WON NIKI O RUBO KI AWON EGBE RE LE MAA GBA ORO RE.EBO:EYELE ATI EGBEWA OWO.O RUBO.WON NI:EYITI AKUKO BA WI LI AWON EGBE RE YOO MAA GBA.

-OSE-BI-IRETE,A DIFA FUN OLOFIN.WON NIKI OLOFIN AJALAYE WA RUBO:AGBO ATI EGBAAWA OWO.O GBO O RU.WON NI:ASE RE A TE ILU.

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IRETE-OFUN

-IRETE-OFUN A DIFA FUN ORUMILAWON NI ORUMILA MA A R’AWO SE.AWON ENIYAN YOO MAA WA GBA IFA WON YOO MAA WA TE IFA.WON NIKI ORUMILA WA RUBO:EYELE ADIYE,EGBAAWA OWO.O GBO O RU.

-IRETE-OFUN A DAA FUN ANIMO-OLA ANIMASAHUN.WON NIKI O WA RUBO WON NI:OHUNGBOGBO TI ENU Y JE NIKI O WA RU,IGBA IYAN ATI AWO OBE OBI ATI EGBAAWA OWO.O GBO O RU.WON NI :OLOORE KIIGBAINILAYE.

OFUN-RETE

-WON TE MI.MO TUN’RA MI TE.A DIFA FUN OLUSESOWON NI :ENITI O DARA LOJU AYE NI YOO MAA WU OLUSESO LATI SE WON NIKI O WA RUBO.KI AWON OMO ARAYE LE MAA BU ‘YIN FUN UNEBO:EYELE MERIN,EGBAA MEWA OWO ATI EWE IFA (ewe agbonyin [ayinre} ati agbayunkun) KIAGBOO KIOFIFO ORI KI A FIWE IFA RE.O GBO ORU.

-OFUN-RETE,A DIFA FUN OMI.WON NIKI O WA RUBO WON NI :ENIKENI KO MAA S’OTE RE LAELAE.EBO ;IYO ,EPO EYELE.OBAHUN (ijapa)ASO ETU EGBERINDILOGUN OWO.O GBO O RUWON NI:ENITI O NBA OMI IS’OTE Y YOO KU IKU ATI OJO.KI MAAFI ASO-ETU BO’ RU.

OSEFU

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-B’ORI O SUN WON,OGBON INU NI KOITOOMI NBE NI’ LE OLOKUN ,OKUN OLORI OMI.OMI MBE NI’LE OLOSA,OSA-IBIKEJIOGBON MBE NINU AKODA,AKODA TI NKO GBOGBO AYE N’IFA ORO NBE NIKUN ASEDA ,ASEDA TINKO GBOGBO AGBA NI IMORAN.OGBON MBE NINU ORUMILA AMAYEGUN.ODUDU TI NDU ORI EMERE ATUNRITIKOSUNWON-SE.A DAA FUN AWON KOMOOSEKOMOOWA TI NFI OJOOJUMO KEGBE ORI AISUNWON,PE OBA ELEDA TI SE AWON NI IBI. A NIKI WON RUBO:OSE (awefin),IBORA ASOFUNFUN ATI EGBEWA OWO.APAKON WON TO RUBO,WON NIKI WON LOFI (ose) AWEFIN WON LO WE,KIWON MA GBAIWE NI OJO META TABI MARUN,KIWON MAA FI ASO FUNFUN BO’RA KIWON RE ILE LOTE IFA;BIWON BA TE IFA TAN,KIWON KO IFA.WON GBO WON RU.WON NI:KOMOOSEKOMOOWA TIOKO IFA,ORI RE A SUNWON NIGBEHIN.

-ORUMILA Y ARODE MO NI ARODE.A DAA FUN AWON OMOWEWE NLO SINU AYE TI ONIBODE NDA WON DEHIN LONA.WON NKU LI OMO KEKEKE.WON NI EETIRIA NI WON KO DURO DE ORUMILA NI .MEJI ,T’OKUNRIN-T’OBIRIN NINU WON TI ORUMILA BIILEERE PE:TANI E HA NDURO DEWON NI:IWO ORUMILA NI.O NI NJE O DARA E MAA KALO.WON BA ORUMILA LA DE IBODE,ONIBODE FE DA WON DEHIN.ORUMILA BEBE FUN WON.O SAN OJOJULUGBA OWO LORI WON.AYANII OORI OJOJULUGBA OWO NAA LI A NSAN FI GBO OMOTITUN TITI DI ONI.

OFUN-SE

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-OFUN-SE ADIFA F’ ENIMANI ILU OSO (ii’oso)WON NIKI O WA RUBOKIOMA BAA FI OHUN-INI TIYOO S’OFO SE’WO NI KU TUKUTU OWURO(ohun-akoni)EBO:OBAHUN (ijapa)IGBIN ATI EWE IFA PELU EGBETALELOGBONOWOO GBO KO RUBO

-OFUN KOSE,OFUN KORO WON NDUNRUNMO OFUNWON NIKI OFUN WA RUBO KI ELESAN LE MAA BAA SAN IBI WON FUN WONEBO:IJAPA ,OBE.EESAN (ekuro)ATI EGBESAN OWO.O GBO O RU.WON SE EWE IFA FUN UN,O NFI RO ORI SUN.

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