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This Odu signifies the importance of patience and persistence.
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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Olobara reterete
Babalawo oka
Adifafun oka alawo bobo
Ekun omo nisun
Ebo omo araye ni won ni ko se
Igbai sebo
Igbatu eru
Eyin ori ifa tawo ki bitin se
Ifa de alase ope abise waraware
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi o gbo oro ti
Awon babalawo ba so
Ki o si fi aso re
Alawo orisirisi ko firubo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Aso alaranbara
Akuko meji
Epo
Eko
Ori oka lebo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obara reterete
Babalawo omi
Adifafun omi
Igba ti ntori bo wa saye
Ebo ni won nikose
Osi gbebo nbe ori
Nje tomi babale
Omi anipa
Bi agbara ba bale
Ala iluja
Bomi babale omi anipa
ESE
Ko rubo ko leba
Nipa ire laye
Ki aye mon dowo
Bo ogo re mon
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Igbin pupo
Eyele meji
Epo ati eko
Agbebo adie
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Peegun loruko tape oka
Peregun loruko tape ere
Olobara beekube loruko tape igbin
Adifafun alaso dudu oke ape
Igbati nfomi oja sogbere omo
Ebo won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Nje olobara gigi kan osi o
Omo eni ni alawo jinji eni
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ki elelyi korubo
Ntori omo ki o mon
Badi eni ti ko ni ni
Omo laye mon
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbebo adie meji
Pelu igbin merin
Akuko adie kan
Fun ebo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Igunnugun bale
Ose gu o
Adifafun olobara
Ti n lo lee te irete nifa
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Nje olobara pele
Omo iya irete
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe omo iya eleyi
Ni yo se laanu ti yi o fi di
Eniyan pataki lawujo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele merin
Pepeye merin
Epo ati eko
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
Koni igi nla ko fi ewe parunparun
Kun ko wa gun papo mon imi ojo kosi
Eru pe ifa re obararete
Ki o mo se adura si ki o to mon fi para ao da sinu ipara ti o ba loorun
Explore Ifa
Óbárà Ìrètè 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).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Obara Meji, Óbárà Ogbè, Óbárà Òyèkù, Óbárà Iwòrì.
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