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This Odu emphasizes the importance of patience and persistence in achieving long-term goals.
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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
Opoku oroku
Odoodi niniwonrigba lakuo
Ti won ba n fori peni
Won a maa fidi peni
Adifafun pupayemi
Eyi ti n saya Agboniregun
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani larusegun
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki eleyii o rubo fun iyawo re ki awon ota o ma baa pa iyawo re.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meji
Orogbo meji
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Opoku oroku
Odoodi niniwonrigba lakuo
Ti won ba n fori peni
Won a maa fidi peni
Adifafun Olunlawe
Eyi ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani larusegun
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki eleyii o ma lo si oja fun odidi ojo meje pe awon ota fee fi oogun ba a ja.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele kan
Abodie kan
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo owo
VERSE TWO
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Opoku oroku
Adifafun Arugbo ti n loko yanrin
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani bola peregede
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ibikan ni eleyii n lo, pe ko rubo ki o to lo, pe yoo la bo nibe.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Efo yanrin
Obi meji
Akuko adire kan
Abodie kan
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Opo kurete
Eran esin kunmi tititi
Adifafun Akinsowon eyi ti o lalala
Ti o ra eru meji lojo
Ebo won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E ba ni bola peregede
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ire meji lo n bo fun eleyii pe korubo ki ire naa o ma baa se bo moo lowo.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eegun esin
Eye etu meji
Obi meji
Epo pupa
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Explore Ifa
Òyèkù 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: Oyekú Méjì, Òyèkù Ogbè, Òyèkù Iwòrì, Òyèkù Òdì.
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