Èjìogbè/Ogbè méjì
EJIOGBE
1.
Ela gejegeje
A difa fun Omi-tutu
To n torun bo waye
Kin la ba Omi-tutu to n se?
Ela gejegeje!
A ba Omi-tutu to n taye se
Ela gejegeje
Cast Ifa for Omi-tutu (cool water)
When coming to the earth
What did we meet Omi-tutu (cool water) doing?
Ela gejegeje?
We met Omi-tutu normalizing the world.
2.
Okanjua e e je won o mo on pin
Eni apa to si
O n ranju si itan
Eni gegesi aya to si
O n ranju si komookun
A difa fun Ejendinlogun ojodu
Won n jija agba rele Olofin
Aimede pe won ni
N lo mara iwaju, to fi deni ikeyin
Aimede pe won ni
Aimowa hu won ni
N lo mara iwaju, to fi deni ikehin
Aimowa hu won ni
Jiji la ji la boba wa
Ajibo wa ba la bejiogbe
Jiji la ji la boba wa
Greediness robs them of sense of impartial sharing
The one who is supposed to receive an arm
Would be demanding for the lap
The one who is supposed to receive the chest
Would be demanding for the lung
Ifa declaration to the Sixteen basic odu
When going to Olofin to decide who ruled them
It was due to their improper use of language
That the leader became the least follower
It was due to their improper use of language
It was due to their improper behaviour
That the leader became the least follower
It was due to their improper behavior
We just woke up only to meet our king on the throne
We just woke up to meet Ejiogbe
We just woke up only to meet our king on the throne
Awon odu yooku ko gba Ofun ni olori won. Bee Olodumare naa ko fidi re mule fun awon Odu pe Ofunmeji ni oba won. Olodumare ni ki won lo sile aye, ki won sode, ki won si wa fi abo je oun.
Dide ti won dele aye, won n se ode, won n pa eran, Ofunmeji lo maa n mu itan, Ejiogbe ni korofo ori (ti won ti yo ahon, awon oju, awon eti ati gbogbo eran kuro lara re) to je kikida egungun si maa n kangun si. Ni opo igba ni Olofin aye maa n ranse si won fun ase. O n sakiyesi pe Ejiogbe lo maa n saaju gege bi won se to lojo ti won de si ile aye naa, Olofin a si tun maa bi won pe "ta a ni asiwaju yin?". Idahun to si maa n jade lenu won ni "Ejiogbe".
Lojo kan, Olofin pe won fun apeje. O pa odidi eran fun won. Korofo ori to je kikida egungun si ni won tun fun Ejiogbe bi ise won. Ni idaji, Olofin-Aye ranse pe Ejiogbe, o gbe e sori ite oba, o wo o lewu iyi, o si de e lade. Nigba ti ile mo, Olofin ranse pe awon odu yooku. Bi won ti n de iwaju Olofin, ti won n ki i ni won tun n ki oba Alade keji to wa legbee Olofin-Aye laimo pe Ejiogbe ni. Nigba to han si won pe Ejiogbe ni awon ti n se "kaabiyesi" fun, won fara ya. Olofin fi ye won pe awon ni won ti n pe e ni "asiwaju" atipe oun lo maa n wa ni iwaju won nigba gbogbo. Won fesi pe n se ni awon kan n se bee nitori pe "omode la fi n soogun ogboju" Orin ni Olofin ko pe:
Aimede pe won ni ooo
N lo mara iwaju to fi deni ikeyin
Aimede pe won ni
Olofin-Aye fi ye won pe ko tona ki omode maa wa ni iwaju nigba ti won ba n jumo lo si ode; Agba lo maa n wa ni iwaju ti awon ero eyin yoo si tele e bi won ba se dagba si. Leyin eyi ni Olofin tun fi ye won pe oun se akiyesi pe Ejiogbe ni won maa n fun ni ori eran nigba gbogbo ti won ba ni eran lati je. Idahun won lori eyi si fi han pe oju kokoro ati iwa ireje lo je ki won maa fun eni to kere julo ni korofo ori eran. Eyi mu Olofin ko orin pe:
Aimowa hu won ni ooo
N lo mara iwaju to fi deni ikeyin
Aimowa hu won ni
Rogbodiyan be sile laarin won nitori ti inu won ko dun si bi Olofin se gbe Ejiogbe le won lori. Ipinnu won ni lati pada si ode orun ki won le yanju oro naa. Orin ti won n ko lo si odo Olodumare lati fi aidunnu won han ni:
Jiji la ji oo la boba wa ooo
Ajibo wa ba o la bejiogbe
Jiji la ji oo la boba wa
Nigba ti won de odo Olodumare, leyin ti won ti so ohun to fa rogbodiyan, O beere ipin onikaluku ninu eran ti won n pa. Onikaluku ko eegun ipin tire sile. Olodumare si beere idi to fi je pe egungun ori ti ko ni eran lo n kan Ejiogbe ni gbogbo igba. Gbogbo awijare won ko turun. Olodumare ba won wi fun iwa okanjuwa. O si fi ote le yiyan Ejiogbe ni oba.
Ofun was not accepted as the leader by other basic Odu. Also, Olodumare did not impose him on them. He sent them to the earth for hunting expedition and requested feed back.
When they got to the earth, they hunted and divided the games among themselves. Ofunmeji always took the lap while Ejiogbe was always given the head which is bony. Olofin-Aye often sent for them for feast. He noticed that Ejiogbe was always in the front as he led the group the first day they landed on the planet earth. He always asked them"who leads you all?”. Their response was always "Ejiogbe".
One day, Olofin-Aye invited them for a feast. He killed a goat for them. They gave head of the animal to Ejiogbe as usual. Very early in the morning, Olofin-aye sent for Ejiogbe, he put him on a royal seat: dressed him royaly and crowned him. In the morning, he sent for the other odu. As they prostrated to great Olofin-aye, they also proatated to greet the other crowned king baside Olofin-Aye unknown that it was Ejiogbe. When they later realized that it was Ejiogbe they had been greeting "kaabiyesi", they were furious. Olofin-Aye defended himself by saying that they were the one who called him their "leader" and that he had always been in their front wherever they went. They responded that they did so because "the young one is better used to bell the cat". Then, Olofin-aye sang thus:
It was due to their improper use of language
That the leader became the least follower
It was due to their improper use of language
Olofin-aye also made them realise that he noticed that anytime they had meet to serve, they always gave head of the animal to Ejiogbe. Their response made it clear that it was because, head is full of no meat but bones that it was always given to the most junior of them. This made Olofin sang thus:
It was for their improper behavior
That the most senior became the most junior
It was for their improper behavior.
There was crisis among them because, they were not happy about the enthronement of Ejiogbe which they considered an imposition. Their decision was to go back to the celestial world to solve the problem. They embarked on the demonstration to Olodumare with the song:
We just woke up only to meet our king on the throne
We just woke up and we meet Ejiogbe
We just woke up only to meet our king on the throne
They told Olodumare all that happened after which he asked for the portion of each of them in the games they killed on earth. Olodumare demanded to know why they gave the head which had little or no flesh to Ejiogbe always. Their defence did not hold water. He admonished them for their greediness and approaved the appointment of Ejiogbe as the king. With sadness, they returned to the planet Earth
3
Enu saa
A difa fun Ogbe to n torun bo waye
Won ni ko ni bese re jari
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O gbebo nibe o rubo
O ni to ba se bi ise temi ni
O ni iro ni won n pa
O ni eke ni won n se
O ni emi o ba ese temi jari
Oko kii mese oko aimo jaa
Ada kii mese oko aimo jaa
Afarekojana ni ti inunurin
Bi kanranjangbon ba fenu mugi
A si to o lara doke
Enu saa
Cast Ifa for Ogbe while coming to the earth
They said he would not accomplish his mission
He was advised to make ebo
He complied
He said "if it is my case"
He said they are only telling lie
He said they are only deceiving themselves
He said"I will accomplish my mission"
Hoe never starts a farm row without accomplishment
Cutlass never starts a farm row without accomplishment
Crawling across the path is the act of inunurin
When kanranjangbon lays its hand on tree
It climbs it to the top.
A ni ki Ogbe rubo aseyori; eyele, eko, epo, owo, ada ati oko. Babalawo gun ose fun un pelu ewe kanranjangbon ati inunurin. O te eha oko, eha ada ati iyerosun ni odu re. O pe Ifa si i. O po o mo ose naa fun Ogbe lati maa fi we.
Ogbe was told to make ebo for accomplishment of his missions; pigeons, corn meal, palm oil, money, cutlass and a hoe. The babalawo made soap with kanranjangbon and inunurin leaves. He filed cutlass and hoe and mixed the dust from those items with iyerosun. He imprinted the odu on it. He recited the incantation, mixed it with the soap and gave it to Ogbe to bath.
4
Ejieji ni mo gbe
N ko gbenikan mo
A difa fun Ojuoro
To n re isale abata
To n lo ree kanrile omo ni bibi
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ki ni oo so Ojuoro dolomo?
Isale abata!
Ifa ni oo so Ojuoro dolomo
It is both the two I favour
I do not favour one alone
Cast Ifa for ojuoro
While going to the swampy area
To start begetting children
She was asked to make ebo
She made the recommended ebo
What will make ojuoro a mother of children?
Swampy area
It is ifa that will make ojuoro mother of children
A ni ki Oju-oro ru ebo omo; eku, eja, abodiye, ki o si mase jinna si ibi ti omi ba wa. O se bee, o si di olomo.
Ojuoro was asked to make ebo to have children; rats, fish, hen and to stay close to riverine area. She did and became parent.