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Ìrètè Òtúrá

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Ifa Irete Otua
Odu Ifa Yoruba Oracle 2 Languages Sacred Pattern
This Odu highlights the need for patience and perseverance.
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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ifa Irete Otua

The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray

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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Petenbole Okirini Kisi Ka susu oo le kafi disa eera Adifafun ijimere To oun aaya jo n sota Ebo won ni won o se Ijimere ni nkan ni be leyin ti n tubo Ero ipo Ero ofa E ba ni laru segun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi orubo, ko si bo eegun pe eegun ni o ba eleyi segun ota Ore eleyi kan si ree ti won jo n sore, ko sora fun ore naa nitori ore naa yio gbabode fun ko si ma maa so oro enu re fun eleyi tan

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo Eko Agbado Owo A o fi eko olele, obi, ati oti bo eegun.
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Eti erin ni odojo poju erin Adifafun orunmila Baba n be laarin ota Ebo won ni ose O gbebo nibe o rubo Ero ipo Ero ofa Eba ni laru segun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyii o rubo ko maa woran lenun loo lo yii nitori kire ajere ole to lowo, nitori ire aye eleyi ni orunmila wa lo toba wa nbo toba ba eleyi lode o ijo yio wo wipe eyin ewo eni toun torire nwa ajere kiri ki orunmila o maa baa wa ko irere fun elomi.

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo Eko Agbado Owo
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ese — Yoruba Verse

A da taka agbigbo Adifafun igunnugun Omo agbelu jofe Igba ti n tomi oju sogbere ire gbogbo Ebo won ni ose O gbebo nibe o rubo Ero ipo Ero ofa E ba ni bola ba pere gede
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi orubo, eleyi n se wahala kotori Owo sugbon korubo ko ni se wahala mo koto ma n rowo sele aye omo orunmila ni eleyi ise awo leleyi yio se to yi o fi da

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo Eko Agbado Etu Owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Pepele ni ogbeleji Adifafun orunmila Baba o fowo adugbo se tie Ebo won ni o se O gbebo nibe o rubo Ero ipo Ero ofa E ba ni ni moro ire.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi orubo pe ire eleyi n be ni to si ire kire re ole te lomo keleyi osi ma n ma n se ahun ko si dimo oun ifa daada.

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo Eko Agbado Owo

Awure — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

ISEGUN Ori ikun meji ori alegba meji ikoode meji odidi atare kan a o jopo oyin la o ma n fi laa laaro laaro

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Ìrètè Òtúrá is one of the 256 sacred Odu Ifa — the corpus of divination verses that form the foundation of the Yoruba oracle system. Each Odu contains multiple Ese (verses) alongside their Ase (spiritual power), Ebo (sacrifice), and Akose (alchemical remedies).

This Odu is also known as: Ifa Irete Otua. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.

Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Irete Meji, Ìrètè Ogbè, Ìrètè Òyèkù, Ìrètè Iwòrì.

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