Ogbe Iwori also teaches the importance of not lending what you cannot part with, as the borrower may be unwilling to return it.
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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Lala toroke ile nibo
Adifafun efufu lele
Ti o ni oun o mun oun
Ile je gbe
Ebo ni won ni ki ile ose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje efufu lele oni mun
Oun ile je gbe lailai
Adifafun efufu lele
Ti o ni oun o mun oun
Ile je gbe
Ebo ni won ni ki ile ose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje efufu lele oni mun
Oun ile je gbe lailai
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ire fun eleyii, pe ki eleyii orubo ki aye mon ba gba eto re lowo.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele meji
Akuko adire meji
Epo
Eko
Akuko adire meji
Epo
Eko
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni iwori bobobo
Babalawo ekolo
Adifafun ekolo
Ngbati nlo isale abata
Nitori omo
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Ekolo ni oun ti sebo
Iwori bobobo
Babalawo ekolo
Adifafun ekolo
Ngbati nlo isale abata
Nitori omo
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Ekolo ni oun ti sebo
Iwori bobobo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyii orubo
Ntori omo ko le badi
Olomo laye
Ntori omo ko le badi
Olomo laye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Abo adie meji
Eyele funfun meji
Epo
Eko
Eyele funfun meji
Epo
Eko
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ona gburugburu gburu
Ejeka to wo bi aba
Ri ire nibe
Adifafun iwori ti nlole ree ko ire ba ogbe egbon nile
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje iwori wo ni
Iwori tolo ko ire ba
Ogbe nile ni
Ejeka to wo bi aba
Ri ire nibe
Adifafun iwori ti nlole ree ko ire ba ogbe egbon nile
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje iwori wo ni
Iwori tolo ko ire ba
Ogbe nile ni
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ki omo iya meji orubo ki won o le ko ire dele lati irin ajo Ki enikan osi mon soroju
Ki won o si mon ja arawon niyan
Ki won o si mon ja arawon niyan
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele meji
Agbeboadie meji
Epo at eko
Agbeboadie meji
Epo at eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
Ao toju ewe ajilekese ti o po dada egbo feru ao gun mon ose dudud aote iyere osun ni iwori bogbe
Ao se adure si ao mon fi we lori okuta ako ni ojo ketaketa
Igbin to pinu merin, ewe sajeje topo ewe adurosusu, ao lo pelu iyere ao fi se igbin yen lepo niyo je, ao te iyere osun ni oduifa iwori bogbe ao je ti abafe sun lale.
Ao toju ewe ajilekese ti o po dada egbo feru ao gun mon ose dudud aote iyere osun ni iwori bogbe
Ao se adure si ao mon fi we lori okuta ako ni ojo ketaketa
Igbin to pinu merin, ewe sajeje topo ewe adurosusu, ao lo pelu iyere ao fi se igbin yen lepo niyo je, ao te iyere osun ni oduifa iwori bogbe ao je ti abafe sun lale.
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
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Ogbe Iwori 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: Ogbe Oyeku, Ogbe Odi, Ogbe Irosun, Ogbe Owonrin.
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