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This Odu emphasizes the importance of patience and perseverance.
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Aliases: Ifa Ofun Irosun
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ofun ro irosu ro
Adifafun oloun lawe
Tinbe laarin ota
Ebo won ni o se osi gbebo nibe o rubo Nje ota awoku
ota awo rorun belebue
Sokan yoo soriko
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni keleyi orubo aarin ota leleyi wa yio segun awon ota ti oba jawo leyin orun eleyi
ifanin won oman kunin
keleyi osi man se dada si
gbogbo eninyan
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ofun roro ro
Irosun rororo
Adifafun alabahun ajapa
Oun opolo jo n sota
Ebo wonin won ose opolo ninkan ninbe
Leyin tintubo
Ero po ero ofa
Eba nin laru segun
Esin ni mawo ona koto koto Koto
Adifafun apan olukoyin
Igba tin fomioju sogbere ire
Ebo ni won ni o se
Osi gbebo nibe o rubo
Ruru ebo
Eru Atuka esu
E wa ba ni ni je buture
Ope jebutu ire
Laba ni lese oba orisa
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
ifa loun pere isegun fun elelyi ebo ni komanru ota elelyi kanree ti eleyi nana si daman keleyi oman sora fun kosiman wipe kosinti ose nintori koman je pe kojo awada kojonkan nin yio fi wolesi eleyi lara
ifa pe ire fun eni toda ifayi
ko rubo si enu isere
ifa ni aje n pon eleyi korubo
ifa ni awon kan ba eleyi sota
nidi isere korubo kole bASE gun won
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Akuko adie kan
Owo
Eyele
Eye etu
Agbebo adie
Epo
Eko
Opolopo owo
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ofun rotiki babalawo
Oba lodifa fun
Oba tinfomin
Oju sogbere ire
Ebo wonin ose
Oba si gbebo nibe oba rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E wa banin ni wowo ire
Mo pe tikun pe tikun
Emi o ri eni wesewese tin difa
Mope eti osa peti osa
Emi o reniyan tutu tin dibo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba o fi arede so binrin
Ebo won ni ose
O sigbebo nibe orubo
Nje arede o aya awo
Orunmila oni fi arede le lo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Keleyi orubo nintori aje
ajenbofun eleyi
eyi yi ori ire aje lati pase
obinrin kan
ti eleyi bari ajenan tan
koman fibi su obinrin
nan nintori odo obinrin nan ninre re wa
Ifa pe ire fun eni to da ifayi ki elelyii o rubo ifa ni oju aya mi pon eleyi to ba se pe obinrin loda ifayi koru bo ibujoko ki aye ole ba bani ile oko re
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Eko
Epo
Agbebo adie
Akuko adie
Opolopo owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ofun ro irosunro
Adifafun ipile oro
Ti n fomi oju sogbere ire
Ebo wonin ose o gbebo nibe o rubo
Kee pe
Kee jinna
Aje wa jede tututru
Ofun wanrin wanrin
Moja lailo oro n po to
Iyun moja lailo meta la pasi
Moja lailo meta aye
Ti se obinrin ogberi
Adifafun Orunmila
Baba nlo lee gbeye
Tiise obinrin ogberi
Ebo won ni ose
Osi gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje yee yee ifa n gba ye lo
Ogberi omo ti aye fib a fa lo ogberi o mo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa nin keleyi orubo
kosibo aje
nintori ajenbofun eleyi
omo ifa sinin elelyi
keleyi odi man ifa dada
keleyi oman fi eku eja abo adiekan obi oti owo koman ribofa
Ifa peire fun eni to da ifayi korubo ki aye ole ba gbatie
ki eleyi osi rubo ifa ni obinrin kan ni elelyi fe gba lowo awon kan korubo ifani awon to fe gbe obinrin yi ni agbara tabi nikankan ni eleyi fe gba lowo enikan korubo ko le bari gba tori eni naa magba na
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Eyele kan
Owo
Akuko adie
Agbebo adie
Eyele
Eko
Epo
Opolopo owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Egbo elebue
Gbongbo toba tajannan
Eeso ikan
Odid atare kan
Aojo po
Aofi sin gbere meta meta lorike rike ara ao fi yoku fokomun
ti won fise obe wara ojo ao gun omo ose ao ko sinu ikefunfun ao mafi we loro laro pelu kankinkan tutu
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
ifun aja tiwon fib o gun ifun agbo tiwon fibo sango ori aye lekeleke meta odidi atare meta ao jo po mo arawon ao ma fi fo eko tutu mun laro laro
Explore Ifa
Òfún Íròsùn 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 Ofun Irosun. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Ofun Meji, Òfún Ogbè, Òfún Òyèkù, Òfún Iwòrì.
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