Ogbe Ose Ogbe seere niseke A difa fun Akinlawon Igba ti n be laarin Iponju Won ni Ori re ni ko moo bo Ogbe

seere niseke Cast If for Akinlawon When he was in the midst of penury They advised him to always give reverence to his Ori Akinlawon was suffering. He searched and labored to get wealth, but he could not; since he had no money, he could not marry a woman. Without a woman, he had no children. He was suffering and decided to consult with his Babalwo. Babalwo asked him to offer sacrifice and always be devoted to his Ori. Akinlawon obliged and did as he was told. Soon, all the fortunes he sought came to abide with him and he became very happy. He said it was as his Babalwo told him Ogbe seere niseke A difa fun Akinlawon Igba ti n be laarin Iponju Won ni Ori re ni ko moo bo Riru ebo Eeru atukesu E waa bawa laarin ire

Ogbe seere niseke Cast If for Akinlawon When he was in the midst of penury They advised him to always give reverence to his Ori Offering of sacrifices And free booties to s Come and meet us in the midst of plenty fortunes Sacrifices/ 2 chickens, 2 hens, 2 snails, 2 coconuts as sacrifice to Ori with plenty of money

2 If says there is a particular place where this person will go as a group with some other people. It is necessary for him to offer this sacrifice so that he would be the one that outshines all the others when they finally go for the trip. If also warns that whatever this person is looking for, he should always be calm, controlled and patient but diligent so that he would always prevail and overcome whatever obstacles that come his way. Akaso lo duun goke Oju kikan o se nnkankan funni A difa fun Erindingun Od Igba ti won n lo ree se owo lori lode Ibinni Ebo n won ni ki won o se The ladder is easier to climb an elevation Being in haste has no benefit Cast If for all the Od On the day they were going to open up the packet of money in Benin They were all asked to offer sacrifice In the olden days, money used to be uncovered by luck from the earth. People will say Owo se; money is discovered. However, despite being uncovered, it is only those that are very strong and or have enough slaves that usually take the largesse. When all the other Od heard about the news of the Owo se in Benin, they all went into their arsenal to find strong slaves. Ogbe instead went to his Babalwo to ask what can be done to make him the winner of the day. Babalwo told him to offer sacrifice; he was also given a ladder which he was told that the ancestors would instruct him on how to climb the elevations over which the money is uncovered. Ogbe offered the sacrifice. When they got to Benin, the slimy part of money which always form the base, prevented most from getting their hands to the real money. It was only Ogbe who was able to climb to the top where the slimy part was not found. He was therefore able to take over the control of the money thereby becoming rich. People chorused, Ogbe se owo lori Ogbe was able to uncover money from the top. This is one of the poems leading credence to the name given to this Od Ogbe se Ogbe was dancing and rejoicing. He said it was as his Babalwo said Akaso lo duun goke Oju kikan o se nnkankan funni A difa fun Erindingun Od Igba ti won n lo ree se owo lori lode Ibinni Ebo n won ni ki won o se The ladder is easier to climb an elevation Being in haste has no benefit Cast If for all the Od On the day they were going to open up the packet of money in Benin They were all asked to offer sacrifice Sacrifice of this Od includes a he goat, money, duck, food and drinks.

3 If says there are some people that are enemies to this person. He is advised to offer sacrifice so that all the evil sent to him would rather turn to good fortunes. Ibaje dewa Babalwo Agbe lo sefa fun Agbe Ibaje dewa Babalwo Aluko lo sefa fun Aluko Ibaje dewa Babalwo Odidere difa fun Odidere mofe Awon meteeta ni n se wolewode Oosa igba owujin Malevolence has turned to beauty Babalwo of Agbe cast If for Agbe Malevolence has turned to beauty Babalwo of Aluko cast If for Aluko Malevolence has turned to beauty Babalwo of Odidere cast If for Odidere mofe The three of them were close allies of rs Owujin Agbe, Aluko and Odidere were close friends of rs. But rs took a personal interest in Odidere above the other two. This brought jealousy and anger to the extent that the two decided to create a discord between Odidere and rs. Agbe and Aluko colluded with humans who also had grouse with Odidere. In the beginning, Odidere used to be gray and the stash of red feathers used to be white. Humans with these two enemies poured oil on this white feather and turned it red. However, Odidere also had had a premonition of these enemies and had consulted with If. If asked him to offer sacrifice which he had done. Instead of the oil staining the white feathers, s made it beautiful for Odidere. When rs Owujin returned home later in the day and saw the red feathers, he commanded that they be stuck to the tail of Odidere because it looked so beautiful to him. The stain, which the enemies thought would bring ill luck to Odidere has rather brought him luck. If says this person should be resolute in offering sacrifices to s and If. Odidere was dancing and singing Eyin asebaje Ibaje o da nnkan Ibaje ofe dewa fun Odidere You enemies Malevolence brings no gain Malevolence has turned to beauty for Odidere NB It has to be checked if this If accepts birds as sacrifice because at times If may refuse. If allowed, it is 4 roosters, 4 hens, 4 pigeons and money. If not, 1 she goat with plenty of money is the required sacrifice here

4 Gbogbo nnkan ele;yiun o gu;n to;. O: si je; ibanu;je; okan fun. Ifa; pe; ko; mo; ronu;, sugbon ; ko; ru; koto omi kan ti; won ; o; fi moo ; ponmi si; idi; Esu A se; si;hii;n A se; soh ; uu;n Lomi koto e e; fi;i; ku;n Ti;i; fi;i; wonu; ile; A d fn Odder Ti; n; fosu gbogbo sowo ej e Odder ni; n; se nnkan ni o lr yin Ou;n le se nnkan rere by? Won ; ni; ki; Odder o; rbo Won ; ni; gbogbo nnkan e ni; o; ba;ra mu..10 Odder ba; rbo : rbo ta;n laye; ba; ye e; Gbogbo nnkan ti; o ti da;a Ti; o ti lj Ti; o ti bmo Osu gbogbo ni; fi; n; sowo ej e Won ; ni; ko; tj nnkan iponmi Ni ko; fi rbo Won ; gbbo fn s Be;re; be;re; idi; e ba; tu;n dowo;.....20 Ni in e n; dun N ni; wa; n; jo; ni; wa; n; yo Ni; n; yin awon Babalwo Awon Babalwo n; yin If : ni; bee ; lawon Babalwo tou;n w A se; si;hii;n A se; soh ; uu;n Lomi koto e e; fi;i; ku;n Ti;i; fi;i; wonu; ile; A d fn Odi;dere ; ...........30 Ti; n; fosu gbogbo sowo ej e Yo;o; domo Owo ej e kan owo ej e kan Ta;wa se lo;su yii; Yo;o; domo Omo ni; o; mm da If says this person had been trying his hands on series of things but had not been successful. If says he would become successful but should offer sacrifice. He should fetch for a container and use it to fetch water beside the Esu spot.

The manner of spilling here And spilling there Is the reason why the water in a koto32 can never be full On reaching the house Cast divination for Odder The one that trades in blood all months Odder had been doing all things without having success Would I be able to do something good? She asked They asked her to offer sacrifice They told her that her things would be as she desires Odder performed the sacrifice..........................11 She finished observing the sacrifice and life pleased her All her things in which she had never been succeeding She had never had wealth She had never had children She started trading in blood all months She was later asked to prepare a water container And use it as sacrifice They offered the sacrifice to s The feathers at her tail became a source of wealth She became very happy.21 She was dancing and rejoicing She was praising her Babalwos Her Babalwos were praising If She said it was exactly what her Babalwos predicted The manner of spilling here And spilling there Is the reason why the water in a koto can never be full On reaching the house Cast divination for Odi;dere ; ............30 The one that trades in blood all months38 It would become a baby A certain blood trading Which we performed this month It would become a baby It certainly would become a baby

5 If sees a woman here. Either the wife or child of the person of this If, It is necessary to initiate her into Egbe quickly so that the heavenly mates would not take her away. Candies should also be given to kids to share to save the same woman from sickness

Ogbe se logun Ogbe se logbon Ogbe se laadota woroworo A difa fun AJiregbe Ajiregbe tii saya rnml Ogbe se logun Ogbe se logbon Ogbe se laadota woroworo Cast If for Ajiregbe The wife of rnml Ajiregbe the wife of rnml had always been sick and seeing her heavenly mates in her dreams. rnml then went to consult If about her. If told him to initiate her into Egbe and also gather children to feed them with candies. rnml did as was told. All the heavenly mates that had been troubling Ajiregbe left her alone when she did not respond to their calls again. rnml was dancing and rejoicing, he said it is as his Babalwo said Ogbe se logun Ogbe se logbon Ogbe se laadota woroworo A difa fun AJiregbe Ajiregbe tii saya rnml Ohehe mole Aya awo o ku mo o Atiku aya awo A doran si Ikin lorun Ogbe se logun Ogbe se logbon Ogbe se laadota woroworo Cast If for Ajiregbe The wife of rnml hitch Ohehe has held to the earth The wife of Awo will not die again The survival of the wife of Awo would become a must for Ikin

Akose Leaf of Ohehe, mark If in Iyerosun of this If and grind this with soap. Kill a chicken and pour the blood. Mix all together and give to the woman to bath. The heavenly mates would not trouble her again.

6 If pe; ki ely o; ru;bo egber ; un ki; awon egber ; un o; ma;se mu; u. Aso orun re, Agbo kan lebo e. ley ; in ely, ki; won ; o; ba; beere nnkan ti; If o; gba,

Ogbe seere ni sek e A di;fa; fu;n Aki;nlawon ; Eyi; ti; egbe; aye; n; ra;nni pe e; Teg ; be; or un na; n; ra;nni pe e; Ebo n won ; ni; ko; se Aki;nlawon ; ni awon egbe; e fee ; ; pa. O: ba; to awon Babalwo e lo. Awon Babalwo ni; ko; stt. Won ; ni; ko; ra agbo kan wa; won ; se e; geg ; e; bi; ako;se to; wa ni;sale. Awon egbe; re o ba; le pa a; mo. ; N ni; wa; n; jo; ni; wa; n; yo Ni; n; yin Babalwo Babalwo n; yin If : ni; bee ; ni Babalwo tou;n w Ogbe seere ni sek e A di;fa; fu;n Aki;nlawon ; Eyi; ti; egbe; aye; n; ra;nni pe e; Teg ; be; or un na; n; ra;nni pe e; Ebo n won ; ni; ko; se Emi ni o je; ko;ri; Aki;nlawon ; o; ba;ku; lo? Agbo kan girisa Agbo kan girisa ni o jo;ri; Aki;nlawon ; o; ba;ku; lo Agbo kan girisa Ako;se Iti og ed e kan to; ga de;e;de; eni a ru;bo fu;n, Aso funfun pu;po; ka; yaa; ni; de;e;de; nnkan to; ba; to;o; di iti og ed e yi;. Yo;o; gun agbo yi;i; ti;ti; Agbo yi; o; fi subu; lule, yo; tu;n agbo yi; gun bi;i ee m eta. A o; pa agbo yi;, Or; agbo la o; gbe si;bi iti og ed e nbi aso, o; di I: mo; iti og ed e yi;. A o; bu yrsn si; Or; agutan yi; ka; to; di I:, a o; si tu;n ku si; I: ba; a ba; sin iti og ed e yi; If enjoins this person to offer sacrifice so that his heavenly mates would not take him away. His cloth, and a ram is the sacrifice. After this, he should ask what If accepts

Ogbe seere ni seke Cast If for Akinlawon Whose Spiritual mates on earth are calling

His heavenly mates are calling him also He was asked to offer sacrifice

It was Akinlawon that his mates wanted to kill. He met with his Babalwos. He was asked to offer sacrifice. He was told to buy a ram and it was done as below. His mates cannot kill him again. He was dancing and rejoicing He was praising his Babalwo His Babalwo was praising If He said it was exactly as his Babalwo predicted Ogbe seere ni seke Cast If for Akinlawon Whose Spiritual mates on earth are calling His heavenly mates are calling him also He was asked to offer sacrifice What prevented the Or of Akinlawon from death? A whole ram It was a whole ram that prevented Akinlawon from death A whole ram

Akose A stem of banana cut in the same height of the person. Plenty of white cloths. It would be shred enough to tie this banana stem. The client would clim the ram till it falls about 3 times. This ram would be killed and the head of the ram placed at the top of the banana stem representing the head of the client. All these would be tied together after pouring the yrsn of this If. More yrsn would still be poured after tying before finally burying it

7 Ifa; pe; bi; a ba; ra oja kan ti; n; ba wa; ni;nu; je, ; ki; a; mo; ronu; lo;ri; e ni; tori; yo;o; di owo; ni;gbey in. Sgbn ojaa mo;ju; ku;o n;b ni. Aaba sek ; e; n sek ; e A d fn Osaala; srmgb Ti; o; feru; akor ; a se aro s lo; fe; ra eru; N:gba ti; o; ra Lo; ba; ra aro : ti gb aro de; ile; e ta;n Ni; wa; n; wo o; p ki;n lou;n a ra yi;? Oj ni; n; wo ngb ti; n; ra aro : si gbin oko agbado.......10 : ba; lo ru u; kale lo;ko agbado e Orooru;n ni s sii; se ibo N:gba o; to; geg ; e; ti; won ; o; moo ; se ibo sa; ba; wa; ile; Aro; n; be lo;ko agbado Aro; ba; jde lti in ahe;re; Ko; l wo oko agbado wo ba; ri; won Odder won Odder n; re; gbogbo yangan Aro; ba; l gb kunku;......20 mu; ada; s n Ni; ba; fi; n; yin yangan ni;dii; Bi; popo;o yanga;n ba; ti wo; lule won Odder ba; n; fese kan ile Won o ba; le lo mo; Aro; ba; n; ki won ; Ni; n; so won ; si;nu;u kunku; Kunku; ku;n Eti; n si ni sa; da;ko si; Igba ti; s o; fi ti ile; de;.30 Gbogbo yangan e ni aro; fee ; e; be; lule ta;n sa; ba; n; ke;e; bo la;ton a Eru; to;un ra ti boko oun je ; N:gba ti; s o; dee; in ile; Lo; ba; ri; won Odder n;nu;u Kunku; ki;tikiti O: kok ; o; rer ; ii;n si;nu; Ki;n lo; wa;a; de; to;o ge; gbogboyangan? Aro; ni; n;gba ti; won Odder fee ; ; moo ; je e; Ou;n ba; n; fi ada; yin i;n ni;dii;

Lou;n fi ko; gbogbo won Odder inu;u kunku;......................40 s ba; du;pe; lw eru; e : ni; so;o ri; kinni; idi; won eye yii; Bo;un ba; ta a; Owo; gidi ni fo;un s o se mj mo; N ni; wa; n; jo; ni; wa; n; yo Ni; n; yin Babalwo Babalwo n; yin If : ni; bee ; ni Babalwo tou;n w Aaba sek ; e; n sek ; e. ............................50 A d fn Osaala; srmgb Ti; o; feru; akor ; a se aro Eru; to;o ra oba lo je sl owo;o re; o gb! Eru; to;o ra oba lo je

If says this person would buy a certain article that would make him sad. If asks him not to feel bad because the article would ultimately become a source of wealth. It is however an article for long-term investment. Aaba sek ; e; n sek ; e Casts divination for Osaala; srmgb That would buy a cripple as his first slave s is the one that was looking for a slave to buy He searched and got one to buy He bought a cripple He had arrived home with the cripple Before he started regretting buying him saying What a waste of money? He was only looking at the physique when buying the cripple He meanwhile has a maize farm...10 He ultimately decided to dump the cripple at the maize farm However, s do observe devotional prayers on each Oru;n When it was about the day of his devotion He left the farm for the city The cripple at the maize farm The cripple on one occasion left the hut To work on the maize farm He saw parrots The parrots were eating the maize cobs He quickly fetched for a basket cage.20 And the cutlass of s He started scooping sand off the base of the maize stands The maize stands would fall down

As the parrots legs touches the ground They could not fly off again The cripple started picking and packing them He packed them into the basket cage The cage was very full The maize farm however was along the pathway By the time s returned from home............30 All his maize stands had been pruned In amazement he started howling angrily from afar This useless slave that I bought has destroyed my farm As soon as he entered the house He saw the parrots inside the basket cage He smiled inwardly Why then do you need to cut down the stands, s asked When the parrots were set to eat them the cripple said I used your cutlass to scoop sand off the base and pruned them I then was able to pack the parrots into this cage s thanked his slave while examining the parrots Can you see these red feathers at their tails........42 If I sell them It is good money, s said s did nothing else He was dancing and rejoicing He was praising his Babalwo His Babalwo was praising If He said it was exactly as his Babalwo predicted Aaba sek ; e; n sek ; e.................................................50 Casts divination for sl srmgb That would buy a cripple as his first slave The slave you bought had made you a king sl, your money is not spent in vain The slave you bought, had made you a king

8 If warns that this person must never neglect instructions of If. He or she should watch out for whatever If Says. Aro lo kun efun Aro n difa Aromimokiya ni kun Iyerosun Ajalubete Awo ile Onilaremokun A difa fun Olofin Eyi to loun o dan Awo wo Bifa se ri The cripple rubbed on chalk The cripple was casting If Aromikiya rubs on Iyerosun Ajalubete is the Babalwo of Onilaremokun Cast If for Olofin Who said he would test his Babalwo To know if If is actually potent Olofin had always called on Babalawos in the past to cast If about wealth, wives and children. Each of the time when he calls on Awo, Babalawos had always told him the words of If and If had always been true. One day, he thought within himself All the true predictions of these Babalwo must have been because they have an inkling of what I was thinking before they cast their If. He decided within himself to test the words of the Babalwo. He asked someone to tie him and asked that a ballot be used to touch his head and be given to the Babalwo to cast If. When the Babalwo cast If, he said there is someone bounded from head to toe and if sacrifice is not offered quickly, the person would cross to heaven. When Olofin heard, he quickly voiced out from his concealment and started giving reverence to If and appologising for his stupid acts. He paid a fine of goats, chickens and plenty of money before he was let off the hook

Aro lo kun efun Aro n difa Aromimokiya ni kun Iyerosun Ajalubete Awo ile Onilaremokun A difa fun Olofin Eyi to loun o dan Awo wo Bifa se ri Riru ebo Eeru atukesu Eyin o rifa Awoki Bi ti n se The cripple rubbed on chalk The cripple was casting If Aromikiya rubs on Iyerosun Ajalubete is the Babalwo of Onilaremokun

Cast If for Olofin Who said he would test his Babalwo To know if If is actually potent Offering of sacrifice And free booties to s Come and see the predictions of If coming true

Offering of sacrifice