African Traditional Religion : Odu Ifa discussion

Oturupon Meji
ese 1

Pepe, awo ile;
Otita awo ode;
Alapaandede lo kole tan,
Lo kojuu re sodoodo,
Ko kanmi, ko kanke.
O waa kojuu re sodoodo;
A dia fun Oyeepolu,
Omo isoro nife,
Eyi ti iyaa re o fi sile
Ni oun nikan sos lenje lenje.
Igba ti Oyeepolu dagba tan,
Ko mo ohun oro ilee babaa re mo.
Gbogbo nnkan re waa daru.
O wa obinrin ko ri;
Bee ni ko ri ile gbe.
Lo ba meeji keeta,
O looko alawo.
Won ni gbogbo nnkan oro ilee babaa re
To nda a laamu.
Won ni ki o lo
Si oju oori awon babaa re
Ki o maa loo juba.
igba ti o se bee tan,
Lo waa bere sii gbadun araa re
O nlaje,
O lobinrin,
O si bimo pelu.
O ni bee gege ni awon awo oun wi.
Pepe, awo ile;
Otita, awo ode;
Alapaandede lo kole tan,
Lo kojuu re sodoodo;
Ko kanmi, ko kande,
O waa kojuu re sodoodo.
A dia fOyeepolu,
Omo isoro nife,
Oyeepolu o mokan.
Bepo le e koo taale ni,
Emi o mo.Bobi le e koo fii lele ni,
Emi o mo.Boti le e koo taa le ni,
Emi o mo.
Oyeepolu o mokan.
Gbogbo isoro orun,
E sure wa,
E waa gboro yi se.


Pepe, Ifa priest of the inside of the house;
Otita, Ifa priest of outside;
It is the sparrow which builds it's own nest
And puts its entrance face-down in a curve;
The nest neither touches water nor rest on dry land;
But it's entrance points down in a curve
Ifa divination was performed for Oyeepolu,
Offspring of those who perform the ancient rites of Ife;
Whose mother left all alone
When he was very young.
When Oyeepolu grew up,
He did not know all the rites of his family.
His life became unsettled.
He sought a wife to marry but found none.
And he did not have peace in his own home.
He therefore added two cowries to three
And went to an Ifa priest to perform divination.
He was told it was because of the ancient rites of his family
Which he had forgotten
That he was in such confusion.
He was told to go
To the graves of his fathers,
And ask his ancestors for power and authority,
After he had done so,
He started to enjoy his own life.
He had money,
He married a wife,
And he produced children as well.
He said that is exactly what his Ifa priest predicted.
Pepe, Ifa priest ot the inside of the house;
Otita, Ifa priest of the outside.
It is the sparrow which builds it's own nest
and puts it's entrance face-down in a curve.
The nest neither touches water nor rest on dry land;
But it's entrance points down in a curve.
Ifa divination was performed for Oyeepolu,Offspring of those who perform the ancient rites of Ife;
Oyeepolu did not know anything.
If oil is the first thing to be poured on the ground,
I do not know.If kolanut is the first thing to be put on the ground,
I do not know.
If wine is the first thing to be poured on the ground,
I do not know.
Oyeepolu did not know anything.
All the divinities and ancestors of heaven,
hasten here,
And help us perform this ritual.
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ese 2

osa pe ire aje
irunmole pe ire omo
osa pe ire aiku
osa pe ibi ti a gbe ri agbalagba osa l'ori ate
osa says that where we see the elderly dieties on the tray
osa pe k'a lo bo egun eleru
osa says we should make an offering to egun eleru
osa pe egun eleru na pelu atokun re, on ore re
osa says this egun eleru along with his escort, his friend
ki won k'o ru'bo
they should make an offering
ki won ki o ma pa ara won
so that they would not kill each other
atokun egun eleru yi, on ore re
this escort egun eleru and his friend
ki won k'o ma pa ara won ebo re ni ki won ko ru
so that they would not kill each other an offering is to be made
ida kan nbe l'owo won
each held a sword
osa pe ki won k'o fi ida na ru'bo
osa says they should offer their swords as an offering
ki o ma wa fi ida na pa ore re
so that one would not kill his friend with his sword
bi osa ti wi nu
as osa has spoken
o ko ri ona ti osa gba ti fi je be?
don't you see the way that osa says this is so?
igbo nla ni mu'ni mu ori
a big forest covers a person completely
a da fun egun a bu fun agunfon
cast for egun and shared with agunfon
o ri egun
you see egun
won ni ki o ru'bo
they said he should make an offering
ki o ma pa ore re
so that he would not kill his friend
agunfon ni awon kini wonyi won nfe te?
agunfon said, what do these people want?
won ko mo ohun ti won nso
they don't know what they are saying
ore on ni yio wa pa on?
my friend would kill me?
won ko won ko ru'bo
they refused to make the offering
esu ni won ko ru'bo
esu said, they did not make the offering
won ni hen
they said yes
o wa di ijo ti egun yio wa ja'de
they came for egun to come out
agunfon wa bo si iwaju egun
agunfon came in front of egun
be iwaju egun ni agunfon ma njo
so in front of egun agunfon was dancing
agunfon sa njo lo se, o un'mu emu ni won nlu
agunfon was dancing on, and they were drumming intentions
nigbati o ba se onilu a ni
after awhile the drums said
o le se bi o ti nse. be l'ori danu, be l'ori danu
you cannot do like you used to do. cut off his head, cut off his head.
nigbati o di ekan ti egun gbe ida ise ti agunfon bere bayi
the very first time egun took his sword when agunfon bent down like this
l'o ba gbe, l'o gbe ori re ka'ri
he did it and he put his head on his own head
ni won wa npe e o wa wo atari ehuru l'ori egun
and they were saying look at ehurus head on the head of egun
egun ba mi'nu pa ore re je o
so egun killed his friend
l'o ba gbe ori re
and took his head
ni esu wa njo, ni esu nyo
and esu was dancing, esu was rejoicing
o ni be ni awo ti enu on se rere wi
that his diviners had spoken the truth
igbo nla ni bi'mu ori
the big forest covers a person completely
da fun egun a bu fun agunfon
ibi ti osa pe ki ore on ore ru'bo
this is where osa says two friends should make an offering
ki won k'o ma pa ara won nu
so that they do not kill each other
osa su ni be, irunmole i le le
as osa says, the immortals ordain it
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ÒTÚRÚPÒN MÉJÌ
ese1


Head - of - the - tender - palm cast Ifá for Ikusigbade (death forget
me) on the day death was looking for her. Ifá advised Ikusigbade to
make ebo. Ikusigbade made ebo and received a blessing of long life.
Commentary:
Ifá says if this person is expecting a baby they must make ebo to
prevent abiku. Ifá says the baby has promised the Immortals the baby
would return to the land of the ancestors soon. Ifá says ebo must be
made so the baby will change its promise to return to the ancestors
before becoming full grown.
Etutu (offering): Mariwo (palm fronds), 1 eiyelé (pigeon), 1 adie
(fowl), 1 epo (bottle of palm oil), 1 white plate and 50 nira (money),
offered to Ìbejì.
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ese2

Thin - leather - that - covered - the - face - of - Egungun cast ifá for
Yaya and Yàyá on the day they both wanted to build a house. Ifá advised
Yaya and Yàyá to make ebo. Yaya refused to make ebo. Yàyá made ebo.
The house made by Yaya fell down. The house built by Yàyá lasted the
rest of his life and he lived comfortably from that day on.

Ifá says this person is looking for a new place to live. Ifá says this
person must make ebo to find a comfortable place to live.
Etutu (offering): adimu to ancestors, offered to Egungun and Ìbejì.
Éèwu (taboo): three sided kola nut.
 
ese Oturupon-Meji

Now we have arrived at this text from Oturupon-Meji,
all those who listen to what I chant here
(for like in days of yore we do nowadays),
they turn their backs towards this Odu, for I,
Agboju Odebunmi, will not speak further, not unless
this client and all others who are present
have turned their backs on us and closed their eyes,
for they are not allowed to see this Odu.
Now make ebo for health!
"The good deeds of the Hornbill Bird
backfired on him, and no one since
has done such kindness anymore,
fixing their eyes in wonder
and amazement on the Hornbill Bird"
cast Ifa for "Death caught Owner",
both worshippers of Black Ogun,
and Awo of the Early Dawn.
He says: "What's that?"
They say: "Do ebo, my friend,
in order not to find yourself in trouble."
It is from Heaven that the palm weevil
brought his adversity into this world.
They say: now go and tell it to
"Elder who broke the palm oil keg",
that is Obatala, he who
by covering it all, made it all right...
"It is a starting war, an inner struggle,
that goes on in the backyard of the skull,
which is the sacred home of Iponri,
the secret home of Iponri, that is"
cast Ifa for "She gave him Nightly Favors", concubine
in Oba's palace until daybreak, shining clearly,
so we see honor, wealth and health abundant:
that is how Odu got her name Odu.
Now it turns out (don't fear!)
that He-dog mates with Night, and hence becoming
his mother's husband, for his mother: that's what she is.
We say: Ifa has come, oh, Ifa comes!
Ifa now dims the light, so that the dog
can bite and show his teeth.
This obscure mating better happens in the dark.
Away, you weird placenta of the Night!
Evil and badness, turn away from me!
Oh yes, and now may those who turned their backs on us
and Odu, turn around and face us once again.
The He-dog still philanders with the Night:
women are all the same to him, all women,
and so he is the husband of his Mother!
This is the hidden side, forbidden, of Oturupon.
Let those who want to praise this sacred Odu
wait after dark has fallen, kill the lights
until the praising has been duly finished.
And if it happens in the afternoon, do close your eyes,
and turn around, on Odu turn your back.
When worshipping Ifa by chanting Odu
from the beginning to the end, when you arrive
at texts pertaining to the Odu
Oturupon-the-Twins, do keep some kola,
some kola nuts behind you, at your back,
and say: "Now go away, all evil things,
turn back, and watch the Dog
having his Mother."
And then the evil things will turn away,
and if you now all leave yourself and others
in peace and quiet calm, the evil things
will leave you too in peace.
Salute the offer
that's given and accepted,
and we'll survive it all.
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In the fixed order of Orunmila, Oturupon-Meji occupies the twelfth position.

The esoteric representation of Oturupon Meji is the baby in the mothers womb which symbolizes premature birth and abortion. It is an image of instability within the forces of the earth.
Regeneration --- Endurance
Abundance of Children --- Celibacy
Physical body element = Bones of body
Children would be disposed to be Scientists or Chemists.
This Odu denotes prospect of twin babies.
Oturupon Meji reveals how the faculty of intelligence came to the world.
Oturupon relates to Egungun (Ancestor Society).
The Egungun should be allowed to comment on the resolution of any conflict.
Oturupon deals with the spiritual consequence of lack of courage.
Oturupon people are very spacey. They have all these great ideas with no reality. They daydream often.
Predispose to a superior nature but fail to achieve
Clouded by too many details. Simplicity works fine.
Good intuitions, but one does not follow them.
"No one knew when Egherun married the Vulture and when she left him"


Be truthful, do good;
Be truthful, do good;
It is the truthful
That the divinities support.

ese1

There lived a hunter who had a secret agreement with the elders of the night to help him in his hunting expeditions. They provided him his game on the condition that he would always allow them to drain the blood of any animal he killed. Meanwhile, his wife was anxious to find out why he usually came home with headless animals. She decided to follow him to the forest to find out what was happening to the heads and blood of the animals he was killing. He did not know that the wife usually accompanied him to the forest.
On one occasion, the elders of the night told him to warn who ever was following him to the forest to desist from doing so. On getting home he told the wife about the warning and she pretended as if it had nothing to do with her.
On his next hunting expedition, the wife trailed him to the forest behind his back. On getting to the forest he started hunting. When he finished hunting, he went into conference with the elders of the night and they drained all the blood and emptied them into a clay pot. At that stage the elders of the night asked him whether in defiance of their instructions, he came with any spy. He denied coming with anybody. They insisted that someone came with him. They told him to keep watch. They removed the leaves with which his wife concealed herself and ordered her to come out. When the hunter discovered that it was his wife, he begged them to spare her life and forgive her. They told him that there was no forgiveness in the world of Eleiye.
They called her up and told her that since she was so curious to find out what they were doing with the blood of the animals being killed by the husband, she would have to pay the price of her transgression. They collected all the blood drained from the animals shot by the husband that night and made her drink it. After drinking the blood, she began to suffer from palsy, or issue of blood. She became so ill that the husband had no time to devote to his hunting. The night people had turned their backs on him because of the action of his wife. He later went to appease the elders of the night and after paying the fine stipulated by them, they agreed to modify the woman's punishment, by proclaiming that from then on, the woman would only see blood once a month which is the menstruation (from Irosun Meji) that all women have to this day.
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ese2

The large-faced drum.
The water used to bath,
In the bathroom,
Sprinkles on the walls and floor,
Of the bathroom.
No man is wise enough,
To count the sand of the earth.
No one travels far enough,
To know the dimension of the earth.
He who eats akara and moyin moyin
Knows the sobriquet of beans.
These were the Awos who made divination for Orunmila when he was returning to heaven through the sea. As he left for the sea (Okun) his followers asked him. Now that you are leaving us for good, who shall we call our father. He told them to refer to anyone they pleased as their father. He decided to go back to heaven never to return to the world physically again. He however told them that he would send them the instruments through the tree of life (the palm tree) through which he would always talk to them.
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