Read This Odu in Other Languages
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Eda ogbogun ebo ni
Ifa ni ka mon se dada
Adifafun aweda ti o gboju
Le oogun ju ebo lo
Nje iwori aweda,
Eda ogbogun
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
O mon gboju le oogun
Etutu ni ko mon se
Dada
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbeboadie meji
Okete kan
Epo
Eko
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Eda ogboogun
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eye etu meji
akuko kan
Obi
Oti
Epo
Eko
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Rere da
Iwori wo oun rere da
Ifa bi o bada rere tan
Ki o se rere ku fun mi
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nfomi oju sogbere aje
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meji
Eyeetu meji
Epo ati eko
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Eda o gbo ogun
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meji
Eyele meji
Okete
Ki ofi eye etu kan
Bo ori re pelu obi ati oti
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ori okete meta ewe mon fowo ba omo mi pupo odidi atare meta ao jo papo
Ao pe ifa si ao mon fi fo eko tutu mun lalelale
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
Ao pe ifa si ao mon fi fo eko tutu mun lalelale
Ewe aje pelu ewe etipon ola ao lo papo ao fi se igbin meji ao se adure si dada ao je gbogbo re.
Explore Ifa
Iwori Ogunda 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: Iwori Aweda. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Iwori Meji, Iwori Ogbe, Iwori Oyeku, Iwori Odi.
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