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Òyèkù Ogbè Excerpt
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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
Opa gila awo ni
Opa gila awo ni n se
Adifafun agbaagba mefa tinbakin sota
Ebo ni won ni kifa o se
Orunmila gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E wa bani larusegun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa fore isegun fun eleyii, pe awon agbaagba mefa kan wa ti won n ba eleyii sota, pe ki eleyii o rubo, ko si bo esu ko lee ba a segun won.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie kan
Obi meji
Epo
Eko
Opolopo owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oyeku logbe labara
Babalawo awonriwon
Adifafun awonriwon
Ti n be laarin awon ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E wa bani larusegun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa fore isegun fun eleyii, ifa ni eleyii yoo ni ota kan ni egbe ti yoo maa soro fun sugbon ki o so enu re pelu iru eni be, pe yoo segun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eku meji
Eja meji
Abo adie kan
Alabahun kan
Akuko adie kan
Epo igo kan
Eko meji
Opolopo owo.
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oyeku logbe labara
Kasape kafijaro adifaje
Ti n tikole orun bowale aye
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
Aje wa jede tuturu
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa fore aje fun eleyii, ifa pe eleyii yoo rire gbogbo nibi ijoko re ati lenu ise.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ekuru funfun
Opolopo eyin,
Ogede omini,
Oyin ati
Obi Meji
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa tiri
Adifafun Orunmila
Aje nje lo ti ko yale wa
Ebo ni won ni ko se
Orunmila gbebo nibe won rubo
Nje ki lonire aje o yaw a bawo
Ototo oya lonire aje o yaw a bawo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni oju aje n pon eleyii, ifa ni ko lowo lowo, ifa ni ki eleyii o rubo, ko si fi oya bofa, ifa ni aje o ya ile re.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Oya kan
Obi meji
Opolopo oti
Epo
Opolopo owo
Eyele
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
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Ao bu yangi esu die, ewe segun sete, ewe alupaida, oko ataare kan, ao lo po, ao fi sin gbere igba ati eyokan la ori eni ja
Explore Ifa
Òyèkù Ogbè 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 Iwòrì, Òyèkù Òdì, Òyèkù Íròsùn.
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