IFA AND ORISA PRAYERS BOOK BY BABALAWO OBANIFA VOLUME 1

Babalawo Obanifa has been working assiduously on daily basis to bring light and undiluted knowledge of African Ifa  and Orisa spirituality available to the seekers around  the globe with little or no effort on their part. Prayer has been one of the major tools of communication by human being to the spiritual forces of the universe. There are dearth of work on prayer in Ifa and Orisa Spirituality. Hence Obanifa make this esoteric work available for the general public who seek the truth. The work here will serve as practical spiritual prayer guide to any Ifa and Orisa devotee around the Globe as well as anybody who have keen interest in African Ifa and Orisa spirituality. It is instructive that this work is strictly subject to copyrights law, nobody is allow to reproduce this work in any form for commercial purpose .it is made available for the use of mankind in the pursuit of their dream and happiness ..The whole work is culled from Babalawo Obanifa unpublished work

SECTION TWO

IWURE (PRAYERS)

CHAPTER  FORTY-FOUR

Iwure (Prayers) And Places Of Prayers IN Ifa And Orisa Tradition

Iwure (prayer) is the communication of our aims, needs, or intentions to Olodumare(God) Who create us.  It is a  direct address to Olodumare (God).Iwure which in English, is term as prayer  is derive from the Latin words  precari which mean  "to ask earnestly, beg, entreat" It   is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. Considering it more from religion perspective, prayers are solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to Olodumare( God ) or another deities/ divinities that do act as  intermidiary between Olodumare (God)  and human beings.Wikipedia make a concise accurate reasons  and mode of prayers thus :'Prayer can be a form of religious practice, may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words, song or complete silence. When language is used, prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. There are different forms of prayer such as petitionary prayer, prayers of supplication, thanksgiving, and praise. Prayer may be directed towards a deity, spirit, deceased person, or lofty idea, for the purpose of worshiping, requesting guidance, requesting assistance, confessing transgressions (sins) or to express one's thoughts and emotions. Thus, people pray for many reasons such as personal benefit or for the sake of others (called intercession)' this description given is very accurate for our purpose.

Having known what prayer is and their usefulness. That brings us back to the major themes of this chapter; that is places of prayer. People in all religión be it Ifa or Orisa devotee, Christian or Muslim etc. do attach importance to places of prayer. Some usually beleive it is untill you go to shrine, temple, churches, mosque or Mountain before prayer can be answer. It is no doubt or debatable that prayers are easily answer in some places faster than the other. But since Olodumare (God) is beleive to be every where, even in your toilet, that is the reason why it is believe you can pray any where at any time and your prayer will be answer.

Spiritual and religion-wisely, places of prayer are classified into two, which are natural places of prayer and Man -made places of prayer. The natural places of prayer are places like Mountain, Hills,River,Stream,rocks,forests,Grooves,water fall,etc.while the man -made places of Prayer include Temples ,Altars, shrine, grave, etc..Whether you adopt man-made or natural places of prayer. There is no where your prayer can not be answer. Although in Ifa and Orisa tradition, in some cases during Ifa consultation Ifa may reveal that certain prayer should be carry out in certain places such as Mountain, Stream, river etc.

The leading Ifa scriptural authority,on the fact that human being can pray any where whether it is man- made or natural places of prayer is Odu Ifa Ogbe Ofun. In this odu Ifa says thus:

Baba halaholo

Baba halaholo

Emi o ma mobi tí oju Ifa wa o

Baba halaholo

Orisa tí o fi gbogbo Aye foju Orori si patapata

Baba halaholo

Translation:

Baba halaholo

Baba halaholo

I dont know where Ifa places his grove

Baba halaholo

The diety that make the whole world its shrine

Baba halaholo

      Holy odu Ogbe-Ofun

This Ifa scriptural verse is giving credence to the ubiquitous nature of Olodumare that is, God is every where. Every where is the temple of God, your house, your place of work, your car, your toilet, your bathroom, your bedroom,, your Office, your dininig table or living room, any where you are, when you are eating, when you are bathing, driving, study etc. there is always the presence of Olodumare (God) any where where respiration can take place God is there and your prayer can be answer.

When is it Necessary to Pray ?

Prayer is an indispensable thing. You need Olodumare (God) in every thing you do. You need to pray when you are happy, when you are sad, when things are moving well for you, and when they are not, when you have sound health, and when you are sick, .in any condition you find your self. You need prayer, you dont wait untill you have certain problems in life before you pray. Hence it is important, if you pray every day. The pattern of Iwure (prayers) goes thus:

•Pray every morning when you wake up

•At noon

•In the evening or before bed time

•In the mid-night if possible you wake up you can pray.

It is instructive to note that keeping night vigil is not what makes the prayer answer. It is a matter of choice.You even needs your sound health to enjoy dividends of prayers. Praying at night should not take more than 25 to 30 minutes of your time; any thing contrary is absolutely abnormal, Olodumare that create you know you need your sleep at night that is while you  are naturally configure to sleep at night. Night prayer is only relevant in emergency cases that demand it,and is not a things to be engage upon frequently as many people has even turn it to their daily job in many religions today. Olodumare guide us (ase). Night prayer is usually relevant in the following cases:

(i)                 If you have nightmare or bad dream. Prayer is necessary when you wake up.

(ii)               If You experience or sense some strange attack on you or your house

(iii)             If there is Emergency situation or outbreak or human or natural disaster like war, riot, fire outbreak, arm bandit operation, etc prayer is are necessary.

•Pray every day

•Pray every five days (five days is what make a week in Yoruba tradition, that is why market day is usually slated to every five days in Yoruba land) so in short pray weekly

•Pray every month.

•Pray every year.

Prayers do not necessarily mean verbal outspokenness of words as many think. What matter is quietness of mind and concentration? So you can do your prayer daily without noise or any verbal communication that constitute nuisance to any body sitting next to you. And it is not the place where you pray that matter in most cases, it is your state of mind that matter and who you are. No wonder many pray in temples, churches, mosque,or shrine or mountain and their prayer are not answer, while some pray at the corner of their room or even in their bed And their prayer are answer by Olodumare (God ).May our prayer be answer always Ase.

Praying Positions in Ifa And Orisa Tradition

In this work babalawo Obanifa will examine critically the concept praying Positions in Ifa And orisa tradition. That is, what should be your position during prayer in front of Ifa or each orisa. Each orisa have their favorite position. But it's  instructive to note that it is not important or compulsory at all  to observe any of the position requires before you can pray in front of your IFA and any orisa. Because what usually dictate whether you will observe position requires for praying in front of your IFA or any orisa are usually range from :whether the orisa symbol or statue in question is present (it instructive to note that you can pray to any orisa whether their  symbol is present or not and your prayer will be effectively answer, because orisa are not symbol but energy, requisite praying Positions is not compulsory to observe when the orisa statue are not physically present or if you don't have one and you still want to pray in the name of that orisa,but if the orisa symbol in question is present at the place of your prayer,the presence of the orisa symbol will determine your praying Positions). The  neatness and hygienic of the environment where you want to pray with determine whether you will observe the position requires to in front of each orisa,for example it is not advisable or mandatory position to observe praying Positions such as kneeling down if the area is too unhygienic and cover by mud or rain erosion due to some reason. Your Health or Medical conditions can determine whether you will observe the praying Positions in front of any orisa, for example an extremely sick person is excluded from observing required praying Positions like standing, kneeling down, crouching, etc he or she is allow to pray in any positions that suits his or her health. It also apply to an heavily pregnant women. The purpose of prayer may also determine whether you observe some prayer position or go beyond. For example a person in extreme need or help can pray nakedly in front of his or Orisa Energy,some can humble their self and roll on ground in appreciation or in  request for other things.

Now let examine the position requires for praying in front of orisa energies. The position are :

ori Iduro (standing position) ori ibere(Crouching position), ori Ikunle (kneeling  position)  ori Ijoko(sitting position). But it is instructive that it not mandatory at to observe any of these positions when praying, and non observance of them does not in any way make your prayers or sacrifice less effective or potent. The leading ifa scriptural authority on this can be found in odu ifa Ose otura where ifa make it expressly clear that human being can adopt any praying Positions of there choice and that their  prayer will be answer. Ifa make it clear even if you pray in sleeping position your prayers will be answered, even when you are lying down if you pray your prayers shall be accepted , if you pray while walking your prayer will be answered. The ifa verse goes thus :

Ti a ba fe da ifa

Ka pe Eni ire ko bani dafa

Ki ifa ko ba le fin tototo

Ti a ba fe to eruu

Ka pe awon ato eru ki won bani to eru ohun

Ki eru ohun o ba le da ladaju...........

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Bi mo duro bi mo wure

Ire mi ko saigba, aya fi ti ki ba se olusole lo bi oka

Bi mo bere bi bere bi mo wure

Ire mi ko saigba, aya fi ti ki ba Se Olusole lo bi ere

Bi mo Kunle bi mo were

Ire mi ko saigba, aya fi ti ki ba se olusole lo bi opolo elewu bobo

Bi mo joko bi mo wure

Ire mi ko saigba

Koda bi mo dubule bi mo wure

Ire ko saigba

Translation

If we want ifa divination reading

Let call good person to do ifa divination reading for one

So that our divination can be accepted

If we want to arrange item for sacrifice

Let allow the expert in that in it to arrange it for us

So that our sacrifice will be effective.......................

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If I pray in standing position

My prayers shall be accepted unless it is not olusole that gives birth to oka

If I pray crouching position

My prayers shall be accepted, unless it is not Olusole that beget Ere

If pray when I am on my kneel

My prayers shall be accepted, unless If it is not Olusole that beget Opolo Elewu bobo

If I pray sitting position

My prayers shall be accepted

Even if  I pray when I am lying down

My prayers shall be accepted.

So you can see that any positions of praying is acceptable in Ifa and orisa spirituality. You can pray anywhere at any time your prayers will be answered. But these does not however mean that each orisa does not have their favorite praying position. Let me quickly examine praying Positions of each orisa. As I said earlier that the praying Positions in Ifa and orisa range from :Iduro (standing position) ibere tabi iloso (crouching praying position) Ikunle (kneeling praying Positions) ijoko (sitting praying position). Now I will examine each of this praying Positions in turn and list some of the orisa know to adopt and accepted them as praying position from their devotee.

1. IWURE LORI IDURO (STANDING PRAYING POSITIONS)

This is when you maintain your standing position when invoking any orisa energy or praying to them. Some of the orisa that accept this kind of standing praying position are :

*. Esu (the diety of cross road)

*. Osun

*. orisa Osoosi

*. Orisa Ona (god  of the foot path or road)

*. Ogun (god of iron)

*. Ija

*. Aase

*. Asewele

*. Kori.

2. IWURE LORI ILOSO TABI IBERE (CROUCHING OR SQUATING PRAYING POSITIONS).

This is when you bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly when praying or invoking orisa energy. Some of the the popular know orisa energy that accepts this method of praying are :

*. Sango (god of thunder)

*. Oro

*. Obatala.

3. IWURE LORI IKUNLE (KNEELING PRAYING POSITION)

This is when you are in a position where one or both of your kneel on the ground during invocation or prayer. Some of the orisa and irumonle that accept this type of praying positions are :

*. Ifa  (Orunmila)

*. Olokun

*. Odu

*. Aje (orisa of wealth)

*. Oke(mountain)

*. Osun (osun accept both standing and kneeling praying position)

*. Oya

*. Edan

*. Egungun.

4.IWURE LORI IJOKO (SITTING PRAYING POSITIONS)

This is when you are in position in which the lower part of your body is resting on a seat or other types of support, with other part of your body vertical when you are praying or do invocation. The only orisa that accepts this praying Positions is ORI. Because ORI is believed to be above any orisa.

It is instructive to note that non observance of these prayer position thus not in any way render prayer or invocation less effective. It all depends on your circumstances, state if mind, and purity. OLODUMARE will always answer your prayers ase.

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

PHISICAL CLEANESS AND PURITY IS KEY TO ACCEPTANCE OF PRAYERS. BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

                    ‘Cleanness is next to Godliness’ ancient English proverb

This current work is set to address some malaise in the traditional circle. An attitudinal reorientation is needed to be able to make a lot Of practicing Babalawo,Ifa devotes,Orisa devotees  as well as anybody who is spiritually incline have answer to their prayer. It is not the beads you wear, how dirty your shrine and temple is with animals bone or other debris, How decay your teeth is, how unkempt your dress is, as it normally depict by many African or foreign movie, that bestow spiritual power on you or make your prayers answered. What make prayer answered and bestow spiritual power on you is the genuine knowledge of Ifa spirituality. Any  Babalawo or Orisa devotee  who is dirty, who keep dirty environment or shrine does not have sound knowledge of Ifa spirituality, and in most cases such people can find it difficult to have their prayers answers and that of the people they pray for. Ifa has authoritatively spell it out in Odu Ifa Oturupon Ofun that Physical cleanness and purity is the first essential key to make our prayer and rituals accepted. It state it clearly that dirtiness of body and spirit serve as an impediment that prevent prayer from been answered. It is therefore incumbent on anybody who want his her /prayer to be answer to maintain clean body and soul no matter   what is the region orientations of such person, in fact most of the cleanness rites been practice in most of the foreign religion are steal from ancient African spirituality .Cleanness is next to Godliness, this term has nothing to do with any religion whether Christianity or Islamic. In fact the term cleanness is next to Godliness predate Christianity and Islamic religion. The attribution of the saying to any of the religion is a stolen idea and concept. If you don’t know the term cleanness is next to godliness does not in any way ever appear in the Bible or Quran, rather than the saying is an ancient English proverbs emphasizing on the moral duty of human being to keep their self and surrounding. It is deem that physical cleanness is a sign of spiritual purity and goodness. The proverb itself does not have it origin in English tradition; The English people borrow it from the ancient Babylonian and Hebrew religion tract. The ancient Babylonian and Hebrew borrow most of their religion idea from African spirituality and they domesticate it to suit their setting .It is shameful today that many African don’t know this simple historical truth. That is how this concept evolves. That is why up till today theologian still find it difficult to known where the idea of cleanness and Godliness originated, because it is not in their scriptures Any pastors or Muslim clerics who can provide me with the stanza in their scriptures where this saying exist should a mail me .I bet none will mail, because the word never exist in those scripture, it is a borrow concept from African spirituality. So cleanness in this sense, we are referring to maintaining clean and hygienic body and environments as well as clear our mind of negative thoughts . Yours body must be clean; your house must be clean, car as well as anything you use. It is believe that when you are clean in body and mind as well as surroundings allow you to connect directly with spiritual entity and they can also connects with you. That is the reason most of the world religion lay emphasis of physical cleanliness before prayer. See what Odu Ifa Oturupon Ofun says on physical cleanness as a key to acceptance of prayer and sacrifice, If says in this Odu thus:

Erin sobosobo ni topo

Erin wesiwesi nit i odoko

Dokodoko aberin sewelesewele

Dia fun edun ,woni ki edun o bori Olu

Edun ji ko we owo teni-teni

O bo Ori Olu ,Ori Olu ko fin toto

Erin sobosobo ni topo

Erin wesiwesi nit i odoko

Dokodoko aberin sewelesewele

Dia fun Iro

Nijo ti n lo ree se Orun ajuwon Iresi

O ji Ko we esekasin Owuro

O bo Orun Ajuwon Iresi beeni ko gba

Emo lolo Awo Ilopo

Afribojo Awo Igbaruku

Orintele lo jobi Lo n pon Ika

 Dia fun Ikideere nijo tiblo se ifa fun Olofin

Oji ,O we owow teniteni

Oji, O we ese teniteni

O fi owo bu aso ala sihinsohun

O bo ori ori Olu  fin too

O boo run Ajuwon Iresi O si gba

 Nje  a rawo loni a riki dere

Ela sowodere ko gba obi je

Sowodeere

Translation:

Sadness is the smile of a widow

Attraction is the smile of an adulterer, an adulterer  laugh invitingly

This was Ifa divination for Edun, when he was told to appease Ori olu

He woke up ,he did not wash his hand and face

He make the appeasement of Ori Olu,but  his appeasement was not accepted

Sadness is the smile of a widow

Attraction is the smile of an adulterer, an adulterer  laugh invitingly

This was Ifa divination for Iro

He was told to appease the ancestor Of Ajuwon Iresi

He woke up without washing his legs

He appeased the ancestor of Ajuwon \Iresi, but his appeasement were not accepted

A clean Emo rat is Awo Of Ilopo

Afribobojo is the Awo of Igbaruku

Orintele eat kolanut and lick his fingers

This is Ifa divination for Ikideere, when he wants to make appeasements for Olofin

 He woke up and washes its hands neatly

He wash it leg neatly

Hu put neat white garment

 He make appeasement for ancestor of Ori olu, it was accepted

He make appeasement for ancestor Of Ajuwon Iresi ,it was accepted

 We have found a good Awo today, we have found Ikideere

Ela stretch forth your hand and accept the kola

From the extract of the Odu Ifa above,, we can see how Ifa authoritatively state it out clearly that for our prayers to be answer we must maintain clean body, cothing etc. we see in this stanza that those Awo who fail to maintain personal hygiene, when they make appeasements for people their prayer are not answer as see in the case of  Edun and Iro. But the Awo who maintains personal hygiene and body neatness, when he make appeasement for people. it is accepted, as seen in the case of Ikideere. .The message from this stanza is authoritatively applicable to any practicing Babalwo, Ifa devotees and any spiritually inclines person who want to maintain spiritual connectivity and want his prayers answered. This may account for the reason why may competent Babalwo do chant Odu Ifa Oturupon Ofun each time they want to throw kola nut for their client during prayer , in other for the Obi to be accepted

 Apart from spiritual advantages that cleanness can give to you, there are host of other advantages of cleanliness for human being socially, and physically some of it are:

 When you are clean in body and your surroundings and properties are clean this cans strengthen your body immunity system, secure you from diseases. Avoiding dirty people is part of cleanness .because they can transfer dirt to you or even diseases.

Wearing good and clean cloth, and tidy your environment help you to maintain your confidence and poise

Personal cleanness can help you to purify your soul and even shape your moral life,

Personal environmental cleanness give you sense of straight and clear thinking ability, you will know where your items.

Personal cleanness and hygiene can give others good impression of you.

Cleannes is key to acceptance of prayer and sacrifice.

CHAPTER FOURTY -SIX

ITEMS FOR PRAYER AND THEIR USAGE IN YORUBA CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY. BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

In this work Babalawo Obanifa will document different items use for prayer in Yoruba culture and spirituality and their usage. In Yoruba spirituality almost 90% of prayers do require that certain items must be used for quick efficacy of such prayer. Sometime this items of prayer can be ones to eat or inedible depend on the items in question or purpose of the prayer. By prayer in this sense, we are referring to a solemn request for help or expression of thanks to God or another deity, wish may take forms of invocation, intercession or devotion. In Yoruba tradition, when you want offer a prayer, you will get all the items prescribe for such prayer through Ifa consultation, or conventional items needed for such prayers if it is meant for ceremony like, marriage, naming ceremony, coronation or prayer to certain Orisa/Irunmole etc. And when those items are available depending on the purpose of the prayer as explain earlier or the orisa/irunmole  the prayer is meant for. Then we will be taking the items one after the other and pray with it using the compatible Ifa verses or stanza that tally with the purpose of the prayers and the items in question. Anything said during prayer in Yoruba culture and traditions are all from Ifa verses. Effective words that can be used during prayer range from Ayajo ifa,Ofo,Ogede,Aasan. The foregoing aforementioned need detail explanation. Ayajo Ifa  is a complete quotation of certain Ifa verses with some incantatory interpolation that give complete detail of what give birth to a particular miraculous event in history scripturally. It is  the Ayajo Ifa that give birth Aasan,Ogede and Ofo.Aasan is incomplete quotation Of an Ayajo Ifa often for negative purpose or some time as a defense against spiritual attack. While Ofo is also an incomplete quoting of ifa verses without given attention to full detail of event in such verse , but mere taking out of the  part you need for your purpose, ofo is a reduce form of ayajo Ifa.  It is instructive to not that Ofo and Ogede can be have same definition, but Ogede can stand on its own and can be use ordinarily without any attach to any spiritual preparations such as oogun, but Ofo usually depend on spiritual preparation for it efficacy, It is when you want to use certain spiritual preparations you will then say its ofo to it. So in short whether you are using Ayajo ,Aasan , ogede or ofo , all you are doing is quoting from an ifa verse  wish you can either do intentionally or unintentionally, it can be in complete comprehensive form or incomplete comprehensive form.

WHAT ARE THE ITEMS FOR PRAYERS IN YORUBA TRADITIONS?

The items for prayer in Yoruba tradition range from both animate and inanimate object such as plant and animals and other commondities. The most commonly identifiable one are :Omi(water), Oti(wine), Obi (kolanut),Orogbo (bitter kola),Atare(Alligator pepper),Oyin igan(wild honey),Iyo(salt),Ireke (Sugar cane),Ogede(banana),Ori (shea butter), Eyin (egg),Adiye(fowl),Igbin( snail) Konko (toad),Eyele(pegion) Obuko(he-goat),Elede ( Pig), Agbo ( ram)etc. Having list some of these commonly used items of prayers, shall go deep by taking them one after the other and explain how it can be used, ifa stanza and ofo that is compatible with each items and occasions of used will also be explain.

OMI( WATER)

Water is one of the most commonly used item during sacrifice and prayers and during marriage and naming ceremonies or when you want to pray in front of any Orisa/Irunmole symbol or before any prayer at all

General Usage:

You will hold the water and say :

 Omi re oo

Omi la bu we

Omi la bu mu

Ati ewe ati agba won ki ba omi se ote

Ati ewe ati agba won ki ba omi se ota

Ki omo araaye ma ba emi babalawo obanifa se ota

Ase

Translation:

This is water

It the water we drinks

It is the water we bathe with

Both young and old don’t conspire against water

Both young and old dot make enemies with water

The people of this world should not turn to my enemies.

Using Water In Front Of Any Orisa Or Irumonle

It is one of the first things to do when you are in front of any Orisa or Irumonle temple or symbol and you want to offer prayer. The first thing you need to do is to pour water on the ground or the floor or even on such symbol itself before you offer your prayer. You will  then  say the following Ofo thus;

 Ka ta sile

Ka ta senu

Ka ma je kitile o po jut i enu lo

 Dia fun omi

Ti se egbon ire

 Kin la n ta sile ka to wure ?

Omi la n ta sile ka to wure

Translation

Let us pour on the ground

Let us pour in the mouth

Don’t let the one on the ground surpass the one in the mouth

This was Ifa declaration for water 

That normally precedes prayers

What do will pour down before observing prayers?

It is the water will pour down before observing prayers.

Using water For Prayer during

Naming Ceremony

The moderator of the naming ceremony or the Babalawo presiding, will take the water, pour little of it on the ground and says the following;

Omi aye re o

Omi labu we

Omi labu mu

Enikan ki ba Omi sota

Omi ki bale ko ma nipa rere

Ki o nipa rere nile aye

Ki aye mafe iwo omo tuntun,ki iwo na si ma fe ti aye.

Ase

Translation

This is water will use here on earth

Water is needed to take bath

Water is needed to drink

No one make himself an enemy of water

Mother does not spill on land without mark or impact

You(The new born baby) will have positive impact in this world

 The people of the world will shower you with love and affection, you will also do same in return

Ase (So may it be or so it shall be)

The people in attendant at the name ceremony, will also chorus  Ase

If the moderator is a Babalawo, he can go ahead and recite the prayer related to water along with this prayer. The leading authoritative common prayers for blessing water in Ifa can be seen in odu ifa Ejiogbe.where ifa says:

Alolo omi

Alolo omi

Ati waye Igun

Ati rorun Akala

Oju ro igunnugun toki

Dia fun Olomi tutu

Ti se aya agboniregun

Orunmila ni o di eke eku

Mo ni eewo Ife

Erigialo ko ni fi Olomi tutu  aya fun iku pa

Ohun re mati di Imule

Translation

 Extremely clean water

Extremely pure water

The coming to the world of the vulture

The going to the sky of the hornbill

The vulture feels unwholesome

These was ifa reveal for Olomitutu( the owner of cool water)

The wife of Agboniregun (Orunmila)

Orunmila says until a big chunk of rat

I say taboo of Ife

Erigialo (Orunmila) will not allow death to
kill  his wife Olomitutu (the owner of cool water)

They have indeed made a pact

After this has prayer has been done the officiating priest or moderator of the naming ceremony will use little of the water to touch the baby head. Give some to the mother of the baby to drink and share the rest with people sitting to touch their head too in prayer.

OTI ( WINE)

Wine, especially alcoholics wine is one of the items needed for prayers in Yoruba spirituality.

It is normally use during prayer and it aid in activation of tongue for Ase.

General  Usage

The gin will be pour inside a cup, little out of it will be pour on ground. The following word can be used;

Oti kit ii

Oti kit e

Ki o ma ti

Translation

Gin never go insipid

Wine don’t suffer rejection

You will never go insipid

Usage of Wine for Prayer during Marriage Ceremony.

IF it is during marriage ceremony that the wine is about to be use. The wine will be open  and be pour in a cup. The Ifa stanza that can be use for this purpose is  derive from  Odu Ifa Ose – orogbe . The ifa stanza goe thus :

Asegbe awo oti

Dia fun oti

Oti n loo joye apenijoo

Ebon i won ni ko wa se
O gbo ebon be

O rubo

Nje Oti lo joye apenijo

Eyin omo pe Oti lo joye Apeluuwa

Oti lo joye apenijo

Ki omo arye gbarijo ba o re

Translations

Asegbe the awo of Oti

Was the Awo who make Ifa consultation for oti

When he was going to be honor with tile of crowd puller

Don’t you know that Oti is the Apeluuwa ( that wish is used to summon a whole community)

Oti has been given the title of crowd gatherer

May  people of this world gather to relate with you.

Usage of wine  For prayer During Naming Ceremony

The presiding person over the naming ceremony will also open the gin.pour little on land or floor. Put little on his mouth and say the following:

Oti ki ti

Oti ki te

Ki iwo omo tuntun yi ki o ma ti

Ki o ma te laye

Ase


Translation


Gin never go insipid

Wine don’t suffer rejection

The life of this child will never be insipid

He will not be humiliated in life

Ase

Little out of the gin can use to touch the child forehead.

OBI ABATA( KOLANUT)

The kolanut that is normally use for prayers in Yoruba tradition is kolanut with four lobes. The kolanut is usually put in a bowl of water. It will be remove and  , prayer will be offer on it and it will then be split for throwing:

General Usage. You will hold the Obi and say ;

Obi ni bi iku

Obi ni bi arun

Obi ni bi ibi gbogbo

Ki o bi ibi gbogbo danu fun o

Translation

It is kolanut that pushes away dearth

It is kolanut that pushes away diseases

It is kolanut tht pushes away all bad forces

It should pull away all bad forces away from you.

 Usage Of kolanut For prayer During marriage Ceremony:

In Yoruba Culture it is generally in the habit of the bride family to demand certain number of kolanut during traditional marriage ceremony .it is normally use to pray for the aspiring couple for longevity of life. In observing such prayer one of the prayer that can be used for such purpose is odu ifa Ogbe ogunda also known as Ogbe Yonu. You will hold the kola nut and say the following prayer;

Ki a teni wekle-wele

Ki a sun wele

Ki omo eni  o le ban a owo woroworo

Ki o fi gbe ni sin

Ki o le ba juko obi obi luni ni poroporo

Dia fun Iyawo oju ona

Ti n re ile oko re

Ni afemojumon

Ti n lo re gba ase nile oko

Tio lo gba ase nile Ifa

Ebon i won ni ko se

O gbbo n be o rub o

Won ni a ri ohun fun Iyawo a fi Omo

Ero ona e gba obi Fun Ifa yemi

Translation

Let us spread the mat well

And sleep comfortably

So that one’s  children can spread their hand gently

And honor one with decent Burial after death

This was ifa divination for the betrothed woman

When going to her husband home early in the morning

And going to receive the blessing of her husband family

And the blessing of Ifa

She was advice to offer ebo she complied

They said will have nothing to give our wife expect good children

All the traveller please help us give obi to Ifayemi.

Using Kolanut For Prayer During Naming Ceremony

 kola nut will also be blessed and use to pray for the child the following way;

Obi ree o

Obi ni bi iku danu

Obi ni bi arun danu

Ki obi bi iku danu fun o

Ki obi bi arun danu fun o

Ki o bi gbogbo ajogun ibi danu fun o

Ase


Translation

This is kolanut

It push away death

It push away sickness

It will push away death for you

It will push away sickness for you

It will push away all malevolence forces for you

Ase

The person will chew little, give little to the mother of the new born child to chew little.

If the person presiding over the naming ceremony is a babalawo, He will go ahead to chant this to bless the obi an the child thus:

Adegunju Lawo Alaran

Itamuje lawo Itamupo

Oko lo ko obi wa sile aye

Gbagi lo ko Obi loju ona

Dia fun Okanleniwo Irunmole

Nijo ti won darijo ,won ni awon o ran obi nise

Adegunju fo soke o beju merin

Obi naa fo soke ,o beju merin

Alaraan fo soke, o be oju merinl

Ase obi nikan ni o mon ise ohun je

Nje ise ti a ran obi

Ki obi o jiyin

Ise ti a ran obi

Obi ki o ba omo tuntun lo bi gbogbo ajogun danu

Ase

Translation

Adegunju is the Babalawo of Alaraan

Itamuje is the Awo of Itamupo

Oko convey obi to the world

Gbagi is the one that met obi on the way

These were ifa declaration for 401 irunmole

On the day they all agree to send obi on errand

Adegunju jump up and split itself to four

Obi also jump up and split itself to four

Alaraan jump up and split itself to four


Obi also jump up and split itself to four

It is the only obi that will relay the message sent it, without error

Obi the errands we sent you

Let obi deliver the message well

The message we sent Obi

Obi should push away all the malevolence forces away from this child

OROGBO (BITTER KOLA)

Bitter kola is also one of the important items of prayers. It symbolizes longevity, sound health and fertility. Whenever it an items of prayer, it will use to pray for longevity and sound health such as saying, Orogbo lo ni ki o gbo nile aye( that is it orogbo that say you should live long in the world).

 Generally one of the Ifa stanza that can be used to pray with orogbo for any purpose either marriage, naming ceremony etc is  a stanza from ejiogbe wish say :

Orogbo gbo

Osu gbo

Aja ni mo ro gbo tipe –tipe

Dia fun Igunungun

Ti se omo Olojongboro

Omo Alaafinn ti n ba won gbe ode ora

Igba ti n raye Alainiku

Ebon i won ni ko wa se

O gbebo < o rubo

A ki ri Opepe Igun

Arugbo Igun kangere

Orogbo lo ni ki o go sile aye

Translations

The strong matured Orogbo

And the aja make oro cult last long

These were ifa divination for Gunnugun

The offspring of Olojongboro

Ofsping Of Alaafin  living in the land of Ora

When going to be blessed with longevity of life

He was advised to oferr ebo

He complied

We can not see a youthful vulture

Only Old and feeble vulture

Old and cautious vulture

Orogbo, will let me live long on earth.

ATAARE( ALLIGATOR PEPPER)

Ataare like orogbo is also a symbol of sound health and fertility. It is also one of spiritual item to activate tongue during prayer or before incantation. One of the leading Odu Ifa that can be used when using Atare during prayer is in any setting is Odu Ifa Ogbe – irete .  it goes thus:

Eekananna owo mi  mi n ja ta

Ergi mi n jobi

Erigi jobi jatan tan

Ko to fi oti yonu

Inu ofifo lodun

Inu ofifo lagba

Inu felefele bi eni ebi n pa

 Di fun olofin Oribodeku

Igba tit i n raye alainiku

Ebo ni won ni ko se

 O rubo

 Orunmila elasode

If ma je ki bode ku ninu Awo

 Translation

My fingers are use to tear alligator pepper for eating

My gums are for eating obi

Let the gum eat obi and ataare before mouth washing with liquor

Liquor on an empty stomach is unacceptable

An empty stomach sound like drum

Like the flat belly of an hungry man This was ifa divination for Orinbodeku

When he is going to spent his live in longevity

 He was advised to offer ebo He complied

Orunmila elasode

Don’t let  me die wretched among the fellow awo

 Alligator Pepper Usage during Naming ceremony

the moderator of the naming ceremony or the presiding Babalawo will then proceed to Atare(Allugator pepper) he can even chewing some seed out of it .He or she will offer the prayer with it for the new born baby thus:

Soso nile atare kun

Atare ki di tire laabo

A ki ba ile atare laabo

Ki ile iwo omo tuntun kun fun owo

Ki o kun fun ire gbogbo nile aye

Ara yiya niti atare

Ki aisan mafi ago ara re se ibugbe

Ase


Transalation

The pods of atare (alligator) pepper is always full to the brim

Atare is never half-filled

No one met the pod of ataare half -filled

May the house of this new born baby filled with money


May his house full of all the good fortunes of life

Atare is alway found healthy

May the body of this new born baby, not  habour Diseases

Ase(So may it be or so it shall be)

The peoples in attendance will also say Ase.

If the moderator or the presiding person over the naming ceremony is a  babalawo,he can go further to bless the atare(alligator pepper ) with the following verse of ifa. Odu Irete meji  to bless the atare thus:

Mimo yereyere ni Oruko atare

Dia fun Odunjingi lojo ti se Ogbogbo  arun

Ebo ni woni ko se

Ogbebo nbe o ru bo.

Ko pe o, ko jina

E wa bani laiku kangiri

Aiku kangiri la bani lese orisa

Ki omo tuntun fi ilera lo ile aye

Translation

Extremely clean and plain is that of atare(Alligator pepper)

Make ifa for Odunjingi ,when he was terribly sick

He was advise to offer ebo

He obeyed

In not too distant future

Come and meet us sound health

This new born baby should enjoy his life with sound health

Ase

 OYIN IGAN (WILD HONEY)

Honey is one of the important items of prayer in Yoruba tradition. It can be used to pray in any setting such as marriage, naming ceremony, Graduations, coronation or daily spiritual prayers. Because of the sweetness nature of this item, it is believe that if it is used for prayer. The life of the person that honey is used to pray for will be pleasant. Hence thy  ‘ didun didun ni  ti oyin, bi omode bar i oyin a so akara nu , ki aya re ki o loyin0 that is Hone is always sweet, when children see honey ,they throw away beans cake, your life should be as sweet as honey.’ . one of the leading ifa stanza that can be used to pray along with honey on any occasion is odu ifa  Ogbe – Oyeku where Ifa says :

Ogbe yeku baba amulu

Ori ogbo, ori ato ni babab edan

Ososro ni babab ojo

Dia fun gbatola

A bu fun gbatowo

Ebo ni won ni ki won se

Won rubo

Aye ye won  Aye ye Gbatola Aye ye gbatowo

Aye oyin ki koro

Ki aye re mas e koro

Translation

Ogbeyeku is the father of all combination

Longevity is the father of Edan

The torrent is the father of all rainfall

These were Ifa divination for  Gbatola ( take and lick )

And Gbatowo ( take and taste)

They were advised  to offer ebo
They both complied

Life pleased then both

The life of Gbatola is sweet and joyful

The life of Gbatowo is Is full of happiness

They life of honey is never bitter

Your life will be as sweet as honey.

Usage Of Honey During Naming Ceremony

The presiding person for the naming ceremony either Babalawo or any body designated for that purpose. He will go ahead and take the bowl or bottle of the Oyin (honey) .He will offer the prayer the following way.

Didun didun laa bale oyin

Ti omode ba ri Oyin a so Akara danu

A ki fi oyin senu tuto


Ki aye iwo omo tuntun o dun bi Oyin

Ki omo araye ma fe bi won se n fe ti Oyin

Transalation


Honeycomb is always sweet

When a child taste honey , he discard Akara (Beans Cake)

No one taste honey and spite it away

May the life of this new born baby be sweet as honey

May the people of this world love you and find you ,the way they love honey

Ase

The people or attendee at the naming ceremony will also chorus Ase.

If the presiding person over the naming ceremony is a Babalawo,he can chant the stanza of Ejiogbe that was explained earliar in blessing the sallt it can also be use for honey.

After the iwure(prayer) with this item is complete .He will use his finger to touch the honey and use it to touch the head of the baby, he can taste the honey as well and pass the rest to the other attendee.Altenatively the honey  can be given to the mother of the new born baby to chew. And she will use little out of her saliva to touch the head of the new born baby.

IYO(SALT)

 Table salt is one of the items for prayer in Yoruba tradition, because of it ability to season food, it is believe that using salt for prayer can turn sadness to happiness in the life of the user. It can be used to bring societal acceptability for the user. Hence the prayers,  Didun ni iyo n dun, atewe atagba  won ki ko iyo lobe , yoyo la ba oyi yo yo ki araye ba e yo 9 salt is always  both young and old don’t reject or object to salt in cooking, people should rejoice with you. One of the leading ifa prayer that can be use when praying with salt on any occasion is odu Ifa   Irete Iwori. Here ifa says :

 Beruberu ni Awo Ilaberu

Sdunko – sodungba  awo ilu ka
afomidan werewere se ile Awo ile alakole o mesin

Dia fun Orunmila baba nasawo lo si ife ajate

Ebo ni won ni ko se

O rubo

Ifa ni yio bu iyo si

Open i yio bu iyo si

 Gbogbo oro ti ko ladun Ifa ni yoo bu Iyo si

Translation
Beruberu, the awo of beru land

Sodunk-sodungba Awo of Iluka

He who adorn his home with beautiful damsel is the resident Awo Of Alakole omesin

This was Ifa divination for Orunmila

When going to Ife Where their life has become tasteless without salt

He was advised to offer ebo .

He complied

Ifa will season then with salt

Ope ( sacred palm) will season them with salt

All the sour in our life Ifa will season them with salt.

Usage of salt for prayer during naming ceremony

The presiding moderator of the naming ceremony will also take Iyo (table salt) and  pray with it this way;

Iyo ree o

Iyo ni adun obe

Ki aye iwo omo tuntun dun ju iyo lo

Ki omo araye ma fi ire wa o ri bi won se n wa ti iyo


Translation

This is salt

Without salt, soup will not have sweet taste

The life of this newborn baby should be suitable than salt


The people of this world should shower you  with blessing of life the way they search for salt.


If the presiding moderator of the naming ceremony is a Babalawo, he can go ahead and chant a stanza of Ifa from Ejiogbe to bless the salt thus:

Eku keku ki run ko bori Asin


Eera keera ki run ko bori Ikamudu


Igikigi ki run ko bori ifon


Itakun kitakun ki fa ko bori Torokunbojo

Torokunbojo ni baba igi

Torokunbojo ni baba eeyan

Dia fun aye iyo

A bu fun aye Oyin

Ebo ni woni ki won o se

Ki ayee won o le loyin

Awon mejeeji si gbebo nbe

Orunmila je ki aye mi dun momo

Bi aye iyo ati oyin


Ki aye omo tuntun yi dun momo

Bi aye iyo ati oyin



Translation

No rat can smell more than the Asin rat

Not ant can overpower that of Ikamudu ant

No tree can emit odour that will be stronger than that of Ifon tree


There creeper that is greater than that of Torokunbojo


Torokunbojo is the father of all  trees

Torokunbojo is the father of all humans

These were ifa declaration for the life of salt

And life of honey

They were both advise to offer ebo

So that the life on earth can be sweet

So that it will be enjoyable

Both of them heard about the ebo

They performed it


Orunmila let my life be sweet

Like life of the salt and honey

Let the life of the new born baby be sweet

Like  life of Salt and honey

Ase

After this prayer has been offer by the moderator or presiding babalawo,He will use finger to touch the salt, and also  use it to touch the head of the new born baby, the same salt will be pass round.

IREKE ( SUGAR CANE)

 This item of prayer is usually during marriage or naming ceremony. Because of the natural sweetness of Ireke it is believe using it for prayer will bring sweetness to the life of such person.  The leading ifa verse that can be chant when using sugar cane for prayer on any occasion is Odu Ifa Ogundameji .It goes thus;

Pankere wonjonwonjon Awo inu Igbo

Dia fun Oosanla Oseeremagbo

Ti yoo fadun fun Ireke

Ebo ni won ni ko se

O gbebo ,o rubo

Bi aba ni ire gbogbo lowo

Sebi bi aladun ara eni ni

Oosanla Oseeremagbo lo fadun fun Ireke

Ifa je ki ri adun ara mi je

Ase

Translation

The slender cane plant,is their Awo in the forest

He was the Awo who make ifa for Oosanla Ooseermagbo

Who shall give sweetner to Ireke (the sugar cane)

He was advise to offer ebo

He complied

If we have all good things of life in our possesion

Definetely it is our life sweetner

Oosala Oseeremagbo is the one who give sweetner to Ireke(sugar cane)

Ifa,I implore thy, let me enjoy the sweetness of my life

Usage of sugar cane for prayer Durin naming Ceremony

The moderator or the presiding Babalawo of the naming ceremony will take ireke(Sugar cane) and use  to bless the baby this way:


Ni agbo ni agbo ,ni ti ireke

Ti adun ,ti adun ni a n ba Ireke

Ki aye omo  tuntun yi dun ju ti ireke


Ase

Translation

Sugar always exit in group

May this newborn child never lead a solitary life

Sugar cane is always sweet

May this new born baby life always sweet

Ase

The peopl in attendance at the naming ceremony will say ase as well.

If the presiding person over the ceremony is a Babalawo or Ifa devotees, He can go on to chant Ogunda meji to invoke the blessing of Obatala for the child.the Babalawo can chant the a stanza of ogunda meji to blessbthe sugar cane and the baby,thus:

Pankere wonjonwonjon Awo inu Igbo

Dia fun Oosanla Oseeremagbo

Ti yoo fadun fun Ireke

Ebo ni won ni ko se

O gbebo ,o rubo

Bi aba ni ire gbogbo lowo

Sebi bi aladun ara eni ni

Oosanla Oseeremagbo lo fadun fun Ireke

Ifa je ki ri adun ara mi je

Olodumare je ki omo tuntun yi
ri adun aye je

Ase

Translation

The slender cane plant,is their Awo in the forest

He was the Awo who make ifa for Oosanla Ooseermagbo

Who shall give sweetener to Ireke (the sugar cane)

He was advise to offer ebo

He complied

If we have all good things of life in our possession

Definitely it is our life sweetener

Oosala Oseeremagbo is the one who give sweetener to Ireke(sugar cane)

Ifa,I implore thy, let me enjoy the sweetness of my life

Let this new born child enjoy the sweetness of life

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN

  DAILY DEVOTIONAL PRAYERS IN IFA AND ORISA SPIRITUALITY

By daily devotional prayers here we are referring to the act of discipline with which we should start and end our day with prayers. Here are some prayers for our daily activities.

Ifa prayer - Iwure owuro (morning Prayer or morning)

In this  work Babalawo Obanifa will examine the concept of morning Prayer in Ifa and orisa spirituality. Praying before you go out of your home to your daily activities is essential and prescribed by OLODUMARE and Orunmila.praying before you go out each day protect you from enemies, evil or catastrophe and it is also a way to attract blessings, success, sounds health and prosperity to your life. So it is expects for  every devotee of Ifa and orisa devotee and general public and any believer of Africa spirituality called ifa to pray each morning.

One of the most powerful ancient prayer been use by our forefathers who in Ifa and orisa tradition I will explain here for the purpose of daily use of it by ifa and orisa devotee around the world.

One of the most powerful morning Devotion prayer in Ifa and orisa spirituality can be found in odu ifa irete ogbe. The prayer goes thus :

Orunmila moni O di kutukutu

Ifa moni  odi Ajimu

Adabasusu Awo won lode Ajirikin

Difa fun won lode Ajirikin

Eni ti o ji ti o  ri Ikin ma n laje

Adabasusu!

Iwo lawo won lode Ajirikin

Eni ti o ba ji ti o bari  Ikin a ma bi omo

Adabasusu!

Iwo lawo won lode Ajirikin

Eni ti o ba ji ti o ba ri Ikin a ma ri omo, Aya, oko, ara lile ati  ire gbogbo

Adabasusu iwo lawo won lode Ajirikin

MO ji loni MO wo Ikin

OLODUMARE je ji rire gbogbo

Olodumare Oba Ajiki

Ogege Ogege agbayegun

Oba Ajuwape, modupe lowo re

Iwo lo ji mi dide lori ibunsun loni pelu ayo ati alafia

MO n jade lo loni lati lo se ise ojo mi

Mase je ki n ko ibi lona

Mase je ki ibi ko mi lona

Pami mon kuro ninu gbogbo ewu ojo oni ati titi aye

MA je ki ri ogun ejo elejo ati oran oloran

Gbe mi bori ota Ile ati ota ode

Ati  awon ti mo mon ati ota ti mi o mon

Gbe mi leke won

Pese ohunje ojo mi fun mi

Pese Aso gidi fun mi lati fi bora

Je ki ni igbadun ati idera ni ojo aye mi gbogbo

Fi emi  isotito ati iferan omo enikeji  si mi lokan aya mi

Je ki abo re daju lori gbogbo isise mi loni ati titi aye ase.

Translation:

Orunmila I said it is early morning

I said it is good to embark on one daily activities early

Adabasusu (this name of ancient preist) is the their divining preist in the city of Ajirikin (that is the city where they see sacred palm nut early the morning) .

Cast ifa divination for them in the city of Ajirikin

Any body who wake up in the morning and see Ikin (sacred ifa nut) will alway have money

Adabasusu!

You are their practicing preist in the city of Ajirikin

Any body who wake up in the morning and see Ikin (sacred ifa palm nut) will always get children

Adabasusu!

You are their divining  preist in the city of Ajirikin

who ever wake up in the morning and see Ikin (sacrid palm nut of Ifa) will have, wife, husband, children, sounds health and all the good things of life

Adabasusu!

You are their divining preist in the city of Ajirikin

I  wake up today I am looking at Ikin

Olodumare let me  obtain all the good things of life

Olodumare you are the one who every human wake up to greet

You are the one who maintain the universal balance

You who every body pay homage to , I  give thanks to you

You are the one who wake me up today from my sleep, with sound health and joy

I am going out today, to embark on my daily activities

Don't let me run into problems

Don't let problem run into my life

Protect me from all the evil of today and for ever

Don't let run into litigation and anything that can implicate me

Help me to overcome all my enemies within and outside

All my enemies that I know and the one I don't know

Help me to overcome them

Provide my daily food for me

Provide me with good quality clothes to cover my body

Let me experience enjoyment and comfort all the day of my life

Put inside my heart the spirit to be honest and love my fellow human beings genuinely

Let your protection be certain over all my activities today and for ever ase.

Those who have have their hand of Ifa or have been initiated to ifa can alway do this prayer with their ifa every morning by looking straight at their Ikin with their eye wide open. But this is a general morning Prayer that any ifa or Orisa devotee can be adopted to communicate with OLODUMARE every morning whether you are initiated or not.

ORI-ORI MORNING PRAYER BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

This work will document Iwure (prayers) that can be used to invoke Ori in the morning. The prayer can be used to invoke one Ori into action for favors. This prayer can be pray at any time, but it is good in the morning. This prayer can also be used by practicing Babalawo or Orisa devotees during Ori veneration or rituals. Here is an extract of one of the powerful Ori prayers that can be used for the aforementioned purpose.

Ori mi pele o

Ori ateteniran

Atete gbeni ku  Oosa

Ko si Orisa ti dani gbe leyin Ori eni

Ori temi ni mo pe

Ori mi dakun dabo

Ko fiyedenu ,Ko fiye de gbogbo ara

Ori mi maje ki ri ibi iku

Ori mi ma je ki ri arun

Ma je ki ri ofo

Ori Jare ,dakun dabo

Fiyedenu ,Ko fi iye de Isale Ikun

Ori jare file temi bun mi

Ori dakun dabo fona temi han mi

Ori mi jare fise mi yin mi

Fi owo temi wo mi loko lodo

Ori pele o abaniwaye mase gbagbe

Ori mi pele o

Iwo labaniwaye  ma se gbagbe

Iwo ni mo sin wa ile aye

Ori eja ni eja fi n la ibu ija

Ori eni ni bani se ti a sowo asejere

Ori eye niba eye se ni orufi

Eye ki fo ko fori sogi

Ori mi dakun ,dabo

Ko fi iye denu,Ko fiye de gbogbo ara

Ori mi jare ma gbabode

Ori mi gbe ire ko mi lona

Ori mi yami ya ibi

Ori ya ibi ya mi

Ori agbe  ni gbe ire pade Agbe

Ori Aluko ni ja fun Aluko

Ori mi ja fun mi

Mo ti pa adie opipi bo ori mi loni

Iku ye lori mi

Arun ye lori mi

Ofo ye lori mi

Ori bami se ki ibi gbogbo o ye lorimi

Ori mi ba mi tun oro aye mi Babalawo Obanifa  se

Ori agbe lo ba agbe  se ti o ki Iye re bo Aro

Ori Aluko lo ba aluko se ti o ki iye re bo Osun

Ori lekeleke lo ba lekeleke se ti o fi fi iye re bo epo

Ori mi bami se ko soro mi dayo

Gbede ni ro koko lagbala

Ile ogbin ki gbona

Ori mi maje  ki ile o gbona mon mi

Ori maje ki ko agbako

Maje ki agbako ki o ko mi

Orin ni ba oloja se ti n fi nsowo jere

Ori mi je n se asejere

Ori gboro temi yewo sir ere

Maje ki n pofo

Ma je kin rofo

Maje ki se owo asedanu

Ori maje ki gunle si ebute ofo

Ori ma similo ma simibo

Alobo niti ada

Oko ni yoo sun oko

Ada yobo

Ori eni iwo lalabawaye eni

Ori mi ma pada leyin mi

Ori bami gbe eru temi dori

 Ma je ki si je

Ma je ki si mu

Ma je kisi ile te

Ori mi Apere

Se temi ni ire

To mi, gba mi

Fi aye mi fun mi

Ki ohun aridunu ma di ibanuje

Ori mi Apere

Iwo ni ato fi ara ti bi Oke

Ori se ona mi ni ire

Ori jare ,dabo

Ma da mi da oro temi

Ori ba mi gberu temi

Translations:

Ori I hail you

The one who is faster than any Orisa in aiding one

No orisa can bless an individual without the consent of his or her Ori

I call upon my Ori

I implore you

Accept my plea whole heartedly

Ori don’t let me experience loss

Don’t let me experience death

Don’t let me suffer from diseases

Ori don’t let me suffer loss

I call upon my Ori

I implore you

Accept my plea whole heartedly

Blessed me with the house of my own

Ori please show me the right path to success

Ori please crown my efforts with success

Let me be protected anywhere I go

Ori I hail you

You who accompany one to this world without forgetting one

You are the one I follow to this world

It is the head of the fish that it uses to sail through the ocean

It is ones Ori that help ones to profit from ones trade

It is the head of the birds that help them to sail peacefully in the sky

The bird will not fly and hit its head with tree

My Ori don’t let me be unfortunate

Bring blessing to me on my way

My Ori should separate me from evil

And separate evil from me

I had kill a wingless feather hen to venerate my head

My Ori is protected  against death

I am protected against diseases

I am protected against loss

It is the head Of Agbe that bring  blessings to Agbe

It the head Of Aluko that fight for Aluko

My Ori should fight for me

I have use Adiye Opipi to appease my head

My Ori is immune me against death

My ori  is immune against the diseases

My ori  is immune against  loss

My Ori should immune me from all evil

My Ori should help  I Babalawo Obanifa to  have an improve life

It is Ori agbe that help  Agbe when It dip his feathers into Indigo

It is the head Of Aluko that assist Aluko  When It dip it feather into Osun(camwood)

It is the head Of  Lekeleke( cattle egret) that aid it ,when it did its feather into Efun(white chalk)

Ori aid me to have a blissful life

Cocoyam plant leaves with comfort at backyard

The house of snail is found of cool temperature

My Ori should not allow me  to experience discomfort

My Ori should not allow me to come across disaster

Neither did disaster need to come across me

It is  Ori that help trader to amass  profit in in his trade

My Ori should aid me to make profit in my choosing calling

Ori aid me to success

Don’t let me engage in unprofitable endeavor

Don’t let unprofitability be my portion

Don’t allow my effort in life to be futile

My Ori, please accompany me to and fro

As cutlass go to and fro from the farm

Farm will always remain in the farm

While cutlass will always comes home

It is one’s Ori that accompany one to this world

My Ori  please don’t turn back from me

My ori please, help shoulder my life responsibility

Don’t let me eat taboo

Don’t let me drink taboo

Don’t let me step my toe on wrong soil

Ori mi Apere

Let me be fortunate in life

Teach me, save me

Let me be in control of my destiny

Don’t let my joy turn to sorrow

Ori Apere,You are  a great mountain that one can lean on as a pillar

Make my path easy in life

Ori in implore you

Don’t leave me to shoulder my responsibility alone

Help lift my life to port of success in life

Ase.

Ifa Good Night Prayer (Ifa Prayers Before Sleeping In  The Evening /Night)

In this work Babalawo Obanifa shall explain IFA prayer that Ifa and Orisa devotee can recite as night prayer Before going to bed every night. It is essential part of our daily life  to pray before we sleep, Ifa And Orisa Tradition is not an exception. Ifa night prayer is useful in guarantee Olodumare's protection Over the devotee during their sleep at night. .One of the effective prayers normaly use for this purpose can be found in Odu Ifa Otura Ogunda. The prayers goes thus :

Ori kunkun aponran

Dia fun won ni ode Iwaku

Ori kunkun aponran

A dia fun won ni Ode Iwasun

Atiwa to ku o, atiwa to sun

Etu ni o jiwa wa

Ojiji de molopere o

Ifa bo sile o ji mi

Ela!

Iwo lo  n soku ale ana di alaye

Ki sun layo, ki ji layo

Ase

Translation:

Strongheadedness is that of the axe

These were Ifa declaration of ifa for people Of Iwaku (place where people die)

Strongheadedness is that of the axe

These were Ifa declaration for people Of Iwasun (where people sleep)

It is Etu that will regenerate our life

Here comes Ojiji, a life generating force

Ifa, please come to me and regenerate my life

Ela!

You are the one who resurrects yesternight corpse

Let me sleep safely and wake up safely

Ase.

Ifa prayer Before meals (blessings of food in Ifa tradition

Blessings of food before eating is a universal concept to all religion and culture. Ifa Tradition is not an Exception. Blessings of food in in tradition as prescribed by holy odu ifa ejiogbe is recommended for two major purpose :firstly to thank OLODUMARE (God) and all Irumonle (deities) for providing us with food to eat, secondly is to bless the food so that it work for our Biological benefits and not against our body.

It is advisable that before meal you recited or say the following  version of ejiogbe I will explain below at dining table or  before meal.  The prayer goes thus :

Olodumare a dupe fun Ile ati ojo

Ile ohun ojo adupe ti e mu igi ati eruwa jade wa

Igi ati Eruwa adupe ti e mu eso ati jije mimu wa

Sebi ohun enu ri lenu je

A difa fun igbin

Ti yo jere ti ko ni ku

Igbin jele omo Awo

Igbin jele e ku mo

Igbin je Ile o omo Awo

Eyi a ba je loni odi ajegbe

Translation

Olodumare we give thanks to you for provision of soil and rain

Soil and rain we thank you for provision of  Tree and Bushes

Tree and Bushes we thank you for provision of foods and drinks

It is what mouth sees that mouth eats

Cast ifa divination reading for snail

Who will eat soil and live long

Look, snail eat soil, ho initiate!

Snail eat soil and snail doesn't die

Look, snail eat soil, ho initiate

Everything we eat today we work for our body benefits and not against us, Ase. 

CHAPTER FORTY-NINE

SUPPLICATION IN IFA AND ORISA SPIRITUALITY

These are prayer that is designated for making request to Olodumare. Below are some of the prayers for such purpose.

INCANTATION TO MAKE PRAYER EFFECTIVE AND ANSWERS (AYAJO AWISE)

Ayajo Awise is an ifa incantations that an astute babalawo or Orisa devotee usually recited before or after a prayer requests or during the prayer to make everything he or she ask for during the prayer or ritual and sacrifice come to pass quickly for his or her clients or him or herself. The odu ifa  Osetura has the leading authority of wide variety of these kind of incantations in Ifa spirituality. In this work babalawo Obanifa will explain one of the incantations use for this purpose by babalawo over the years. Before or after prayer or even during prayers. Whether you are a Babalawo offering sacrifice for your clients or you are  individual praying for your self. You can recited the incantations below to make your wishes come to pass quickly. The incantations goes thus :

Ela ro waa 3time

Ifa lo di ire,

Emi naa lo dire,

Oni eyi ti mo ba wi,

Ko mon see.

Baba oka loku,

Oka jogun oro,

Baba ere ku,

Ere jogun ohun,

Baba Gunntere ku,

Gunntere jogun ka rin ka yan.

Ekolo nikan ni se omo ikehin won lenjelenje.

won pin ogun baba tan,

Won fun Ekolo ni nkankan,

Ekolo ba bo sile o gbe iwo ase baba won,

Lo ba Salo si isale abata.

O buse gada, o buse gede,,

Laye o ba roju mon,

Ojo kata kata  kan sile,  adiye sa a mi.

A pon obe sile,

Ewure mu n je.

Aye wa di olodi kodi.

Won wa be orunmila,

Ko ba won gba iwo ase lowo Ekolo,

Won ni ki orunmila ma lo lowo otun,

O pade ila lowo otun,

O bi o ni ibi lo pade Ekolo fun mi?

Ila ni ko ma lo lowo osi,

Igba to de owo osi tan,

O pade ikan loju ona,

Orunmila tun bi ikan ibo lo gbe pade Ekolo fun mi?

Ikan ni ko ma lo ni maarin - maarin Okee - itase,

Nigba ti orunmila de Ibe,

Orunmila wa fi oju rinju pelu Ekolo.

Agbegbe Orun ran firi - firi - firi,

Ekolo fi Enu sole,

Orunmila wa ni pe,

Gbogbo ara Ile Ife e nle oo,

Bi Ekolo ba file wo Ile Nile yii,

O ni egba pe gbogbo yin le gbe,

Oni ohun o sokoo Ife di pasan,

Ohun o so obo Ibe di laba,

Ohun o so ope kan segisegi,

Ti n be niha awinrinmogun,

Ohun o so di janmurangun,

Awon ara Ife ni se bi o ti fi oju rinju pelu Ekolo,

Won ni ki o sare ki o gba ase lowo re ni.

Orunmila ba sare o gba ase lowo Ekolo,

Ila to ko lowo otun,

Oni kila ma so ogun,

Ikan to ko lowo osi,

O ni ki ikan ma so ogbon ,

ko ma bi ogboni

O ni ki won Pa oka lapadari,

O ni ki won pa ere ni apalado,

Okasakasa, Olomon apewure

Eyi ti mo wi fun Ila

Ila n so ogun

Okasakasa, Olomon apewure

Eyi ti mo wi fun ikan

Ikan wewu eje

Okasakasa, Olomon apewure

Biree mi o ja,

Biree mi o mu,

MA foribale,

MA maa ke tan-tan

Ayafi ti ki ba se Olusole lo bi oka

Iree ko saigba

Ayafi ti ki ba se Olusole lo bi ere

Iree mi ko sai gba

Ayafi ti ki ba se Olusole lo bi Gunntere Lomo

Iree mi ko saigba

Eyi mo wii lonii

Aro ti ro mon ase.

Translation

Ela decend here 3 times

Ifa said it has become blessings,

I said it has become blessings too,

Ifa said anything I says,

Should come to pass.

When Oka's father died,

Oka inherited  Oro.

When Ere 's father died,

Ere inherited  ohun.

When Gunntere' s father died,

Gunntere inherited karin ka yan.

Ekolo is their last born who a very small child.

They share their fathers properties completely,

Without giving anything out of it to Ekolo.

Ekolo enter the house and too the horn of ase of their father,

He run to isale abata.

Not quite long, thereafter,

Things begin to fall apart.

There was farmine to the extent that when an hen hear the spatter of rain she will try to eat it,

Even if a knife is sharp and place on the ground,

Goat will eat it.

The word is in state of chaos.

This make them to went to orunmila to implore him,

To help them to take the horn of ase from Ekolo.

They told Orunmila to take the right hand path.

He met Ila on the rights path

He demanded from Ila where is Ekolo?

Ila told him to go to the left hand path

When he get to the left.

He met Ikan on left.

Orunmila demand from ikan, where did come across Ekolo?

Ikan told him to go to Maarin - maarin Okee - itase.

When Orunmila reach there,

He see eye ball to eye ball with Ekolo.

The atmosphere become strange and terrific,

Ekolo use his mouth to touch the ground in attempt to escape.

Orunmila not said,

You people of Ile Ife,

If Ekolo can escape mysteriously here,

All of you are in trouble,

He said I will make your men suffer,

I will render your women useless.

I will make the palm that brings you fresh wine

To begin to bring you sour one

Or even no wine at all.

So the people of Ife answer him but you have seen eye ball to eye ball with Ekolo,

Run after him and take the horn of the ase from him.

Orunmila run quickly to Ekolo and took away the horn of Ase from Ekolo,

On his way back

The Ila that Orunmila met on the right hand, he pray for her to be bringing forth fruits in twenty fold.

The ikan he met on the left hand path, he pray for her to be bringing forth fruits in thirty folds.

He curse oka that oka will be killed mercilessly henceforth

He curse Ere that will be killed brutally henceforth.

Okasakasa, Olomon apewure

The prayer I do for Ila that make Ila to bring forth fruit in twenty folds

The prayer I do for ikan, that ikan begin to wear apparel red as that of blood.

Okasakasa, Olomon apewure

Ifa my prayers or request is not granted,

If my prayers or request is not accepted,

I bow down my head to touch the ground

I will shout at the top of my voice.

Unless if it is not Olusole that beget Oka

My prayer and requests will always be granted.

Unless if it is not Olusole that beget Ere,

My Pray and requests will always be accepted.

Unless if it is not Olusole that beget Gunntere,

My prayers and requests shall always be accepted and granted.

Ifa prayer for forgiveness of sin (iwure idariji ese)

In this article babalawo Obanifa will examine traditional ifa prayer use in Africa Ifa and orisa spirituality to seek Forgiveness of sin from OLODUMARE (God) and deities. Human being by nature are sinful,sin by definition is simply the act of breaking religion or moral law. Be sinful by nature have constitute impediment to the progress of many. Many  got wealth that they can not enjoy because of the sin they committed to acquire them. Many people prayer in whatever ever religion they practice are not answer because of their sinful nature. Hence the need for seek Forgiveness every day or before or after any important prayer or sacrifice either they feel the have committed any sin or not. Many babalawo or pastor or spiritual teacher and practitioners carry our sacrifice or ritual without praying for forgiveness on behalf of the prospective clients or their self as a spiritualist. Hence most of their ritual and sacrifice prove abortive. Ifa prescribed it whether you are holy or unholy you must seek for forgiveness of sin always to have great spiritual life. Sin range from murder, fraud, adultery, doing illegal business, etc doing anything that is detrimental to the society or your fellow human beings and OLODUMARE (God) hence ifa prescribed the act of seeking forgiveness of sin  daily both, during special prayer, rituals and sacrifice. One of the most Efficacious ifa prayer to seek Forgiveness of sin to have a balanced life can be found in odu ifa iwori ose also known as iwori awesedanu (that is iwori that wash sin away). The prayer goes thus :

Ifa ni oro ohun di oro ebe

Ifa mo ni odi era jeeje

Ifa ni ti aworo orisa  ba ji ni kutukutu owuro

Bi o dese, bi ko dese

Ko kunle ko rawo ebe

Ko maa bebe

Ifa ni orisa yo gbo ebe re yi o da lohun ire ti ohun toro

Jiji ti mo ji loni

Hin Hin

Ifa mi ti di iwori awese danu

Hin Hin

Ijo ti ode ti pa eran ninu igbo

Ode papa n dariji olu igbo

Aba pa isin pa arogidigba lodo

Agbomi a papa dariji Oluweri

Ogun O le ja ilu titi

Ki awon jagun ko yepe Ibe sori gbe lo

Ontafa to ta to ta orun n ko

Ti o ba ranti OLODUMARE a monju tai

A difa fun abejide iwori awesedanu igba iwase

Oni ti mo ba se ohun gbogbo leso leso

E ka sai gba temi

Bi mo ba sehun gbogbo lodi lodi

E ka sai forijimi

Won ni nitori kini

Oni lojo ti Eji ti n pa ni bo oko

Seni ni won dariji erin

Ijo orun ti pa atari bo lati oja

Se ni  a papa n dariji Orun

Pau yagada ko ma si ohun ti enikan o fi olodumare se, asemolu

Ewe oriji lo ni ki e fi gbogbo asise ji mi

Nje ebure de loni

Awo olugbebe

Bi a ba ri Awo rere beni

A gbo ebe ni

Ki Eleda dari gbogbo asise mi ji mi

Translation:

Ifa said the matter is a pleading one

I says ifa it is completely pleading matter

Ifa says if an adent orisa devotee wakes up early in the morning

Whether he has committed any sin or not

He must goe on his kneels

Making supplication

He must plead humbly

Ifa said orisa will hearken to his plea and answer him by granting his request

As I wake up today

Hin Hin (no translation available for this)

My ifa has turn out to be iwori awesedanu

Hin Hin

Since hunters have been killing game in the forest

He alway forgive and spare olu igbo

If we catch fingerlings and mature fish in the river

The fishermen will still forgive and spare Oluweri (river goddess)

No matter how war besieged a town

The soldiers will still forgive and spare the sand of the town

The archer that shot birds in the sky

When he remembered Olodumare (God) He will deem him as a sacred cow

Cast ifa divination reading for Abejide iwori awesedanu of the ancient time

She says if I do everything rightfully

You  must  accept me the way I am

She said if I do my things wrongfully

People must forgive me

People say because of what

No matter how rain drench one's cloth on the way from farm

One will usually forgive the rain

From ancient time the sun has usually scorch the head when one goes to the market

One usually forgive  the sun

Alas, OLODUMARE is untouchable, a sacred cow

It is oriji that will compelled you to forgive me of all my wrong doing

Ebure is here  today

An Awo who can convincingly plead for sin

If we see a sage Awo to plead and beg one

It is mandatory for one to hearken to the pleading and show mercy

The creator should forgive me of my wrong doing.

It is advisable for babalawo to recite this ifa verse as part of sacrifice for himself or on behalf of clients. Individuals human being can also be reciting this verse as prayer to seek Forgiveness of. But it good to avoid wrong doing, than to be seeking forgiveness alway.

IFA PRAYER TO OLODUMARE (GOD) TO SHOULDER ONE'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND BURDENS

In life when everything thing seem not working. And no helper to turn to. Your responsibilities and burden is too much heavy to bear. You are under intense pressure for divination intervention. The  force to run to at that moment is your creator OLODUMARE (God). And you can only achieve this through power of iwure (prayer). It for this reason that babalawo Obanifa will explain in this work one of the  foremost traditional prayer use in Ifa and Orisa to seek OLODUMARE (God) favour to shoulder one's responsibilities and burden on one's behalf. When you have no one to support you. OLODUMARE is always there to support you only if you can just call on him in humble and proper manner. One of the leading Ifa  scriptural authority for this purpose can be found in Odu ifa Osa Irete. The prayer therein goes thus :

Anikanji

Anikansun

Ti o ba sun Orun aburadi

OLODUMARE nikan ni ji iru won loju orun

Difa fun Ajoji godogbo

Nijo ti n lo si eniju lo tedo

Ebo ni won ni ko se

Ko le ri Eni baa gberu re dori

O gbo ebo nbe o ru bo

Igba Ajoji de eniju o di eru kale

O wo iwaju ko ri enikan

O wo eyin wo ko ri enikan

Ko beru begba

O ni eru yi ma di eru OLODUMARE

Efufulele ba mi gbe eru temi de ori

Nitori Eni ti ko lara

OLODUMARE nikan ni agboju le won

Efufulele ba mi gbe eru mi dori

Eru aye mi di eru OLODUMARE

Eleda ba mi gbe eru mi de ori

Ase

Translation

He who wake up alone

He who sleep alone

If evil of any kind befall on him during the sleep

It is Olodumare that often prompt him to wake up

Cast ifa divination reading for Ajoji godogbo (a complete stranger)

Who want to embark on a journey to settle in the forest

He was instructed to offer sacrifice

So that helper can come across his way

He heard of the sacrifice and perform it accordingly

When he got to the forest

He gather an heavy loads

He look forward but no helper to help him lift his load

He look backward but no one to help him to lift his load

He did not entertain any fear

He said my load and burden has become that of Olodumare (God)

Efufulele (wind) help me to lift my load up on my head

Because those without relative or friends

It is OLODUMARE (God) that is their only source of reliance, Confidence and hope

All the responsibilities of my life and burdens become that of Olodumare

My creator assist me in shouldering my responsibilities. Ase

Ase

IFA PRAYERS FOR TO ASK FOR GOODS THINGS OF LIFE BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

Babalawo Obanifa will through the medium of this work document a traditional Ifa prayers that can be used to ask for the good things of life. This prayer can be used by any individual in their private capacity. The prayer is usually part of the prayer  use by competent Babalawo to pray for their clients during Ebo or Ibofa( sacrifice or other Ifa ritual).This prayers is derive from holy Odu Ifa Ejiogbe. The prayer goes thus:

Olu-ola  ni oruko ti a n pe iwo Ifa

Olu –ola ni oruko ti a n pe iwo Esu odara

Obatala ni Oruko ti a n pe iwo Orisa nla

Adabadase ni oruko ti an pe iwo Olodumare

Eniyan kan ki mon Oruko eyin mererin ki aba ti e ko mase

Eyin mererin  ki e gbemi gegege

Ki e je  ki  aba tie mi Babalawo Obanifa ba ti da ki o se

Mo daba Ilera, e je ko se

 Mo daba owo ,e je ki o se

Mo daba ile .e je ki o se

Mo daba Esin , e je ki o se

Mo daba omo  gidi e je ki o se

Mo daba ire gbogbo , e je ki o se

Gbogbo aba ire ti mo da ni ko se

Ti akese ni se lawujo Owu

Abamonda ki da tire ki o ma se

Bi a yan ebo tan Osetura ni gba

Osetura gba ohun mi se Ase

Oro ti okete ba ba ile so nile gbo

Gbogbo aba ti mo da , e je ko se si rere

Ase

Translation:

Olu –ola ( The lord of honor) is the name of Ifa

Olu-ola ( The lord of wealth) is the name of Esu Odara

Obatala is the name of Orisa nla

Adabadase ( one whose wishes come to instant manifestation) is the name  of Olodumare

Anyone who know the name of four of you will usually have their wishes come to manifestation

The four of you should act in unison and bring the wishes of I Babalawo Obanifa to manifestation

I wishes for sound health, let it come to manifestation

I wishes for plenty of money, let it come to manifestation

I wishes for good house, let it come to manifestation

I wishes for good horses(cars) let it come to pass

I wishes for good child, let it come to manifestation

I wish for all the good things of life, let it come to manifestation

All the good wishes I had make ,let it come to manifestation

It is the wishes of Akese that manifest among the cotton plants

Abamonda donsnt make wishes ,without  coming to manifestation

When sacrifice is make, it is Osetura that bring it to manifestation

The land is fond of heeding to the wishes of the bush rat

Let all the good wishes I have make come to manifestation

Ase

IFA PRAYERS FOR A GOOD LIFE BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

This work will document traditional Ifa prayers to have a good and positive and impactful life. This prayer is derive from Odu Ifa Ika Meji.This prayer can be used daily or on special occasion and ceremony. The prayers go thus:

Afefe n fe loke ihin

Afefe n fe loke ohun

Orun n mi tititi

A o mon ibi ti yoo sole si

Gbogbo wa n sa kijokijo

Orun iha –ihin kii wo

Ko lo si iha-ohun

Orun iha –ohun kii wo

Ko lo si iha –ihin

Awon  ni won difa fun Akapo Ope

Ti yoo ma jise Edu kiri aye

Ifa oo ri owo mi

Ise re ni mo n se kiri

Atelewo mi re Ifa

Emi o jehun

Ti mo fi dele Olu

Ifa o rowo mi

Ise re ni mo n se e kiri

Atelewo mi re Ifa

Emi o mu

Ti mo fi de Oke Ora

Ifa o ri owo mi

Ise re ni mo n se kiri

Atelewo mi ree Ifa

Emi o je

Emi o mu

Ti mo fi de Oke  Igeti ,Ile barami Agboniregun

Ifa o ri owo mi

Ise re ni mo n se kiri

Atelewo mi re Ifa

Ifa mo gbo pe tutu lo n se fun Awo

Ifa wa se tutu si Aye emi Babalawo Obanifa

Ifa mo gbo pe ,Aku-fowo-rori lo n se fun Owa –Oga Owa-Ogiri gbedu

Omo Okun yeye

A ja fibi korokoro la ile

Ifa wa  se Aku-fowo-rori si igbeyin aye emi Babalawo Obanifa

Lojo ti mob a ku

Omo ni ki o je ko fi Esin ro mi lori

Ase!!

Translation:

The wind is blowing from this side

The wind is blowing from that side

The sky is shaking with great turbulence

We do not know where the rain will fall

We are all running helter-Skelter

Rainfall cannot start at this side

And suddenly shift to the other side

Rainfall cannot start at the other side and suddenly shift to this side

This was Ifa revelation make  for Akapo  Ope

When he was on Ifa mission across the globe

Ifa , don’t you see my hands?

I have been suffering everywhere because Of you

Here are my palms, Ifa

I do not eat until I reach the home of Olu

Ifa , don’t you see my hands?

I have been suffering everywhere because of you

Here are my palms, Ifa

I do not drink

Until I reach Oke Ora

Ifa , don’t you see my hands?

I have been suffering everywhere because of you

Here are my palms Ifa

I neither eat nor drink

Until I got to Oke Igeti, the home of Barami Agboniregun

Ifa , don’t you see my hands?

Here are my palms Ifa

I have been suffering everywhere because of you

Ifa I have been informed that you put peace into the life of an Awo

Ifa put peace into the life I Babalawo Obanifa

I have been informed that 

You grant peaceful death to Owa-Oga also known as  Owa-giri-gbedu

The offspring of who greet one another with Okunyeeye

One who fight and use the base part of the base part of the sword to strike the ground

Ifa , grant me a peaceful end in life

On the day that I will die

Let me have good children that will continue my legacy after my departure

Ase!!

Ifa prayer To get out of Life difficulties and become

If you are going through life difficulties as a result of spiritual problems, using this verse of Ifa with morning dew and water can do wonders to your life. This prayer work for you irrespective of your race or religion. The prayer preparation do wonder for people who have marital challenges, financial struggling and inability to get good luck. Consistent use of it as I will explain below will bring you out of life difficulties and make you gain favour from OLODUMARE (God) and human beings.

Get a water in a clean white bowl or cup, take small amount of salt , put it on your left palm. Use it to imprint odu ifa ogbe ogunda (aslo know as  ogbeyonu)  imprint it thus :

    I  I

    I  I

    I  I

   II I

 Put it inside the water. Then go on to recite this verse of Ifa from odu Ifa ogbe ogunda. It  goes thus

Oni le n  wo

Igbeyin mi  kasai Toro

 Difa fun makanjuola

Ti somo  Elerin  - Sajeje

Nijo ti fi omi oju sogbere ire gbogbo

Ebo ni won ni ko se oo

O gbebo nibe  o  rubo

 Pele o makanjuola, omo Elerin - in  sajeje

 Iwo si tun pada di olowo

Aye re tutu  ju omi lo

N o ba o  derin - in Sajeje

Makanjuola, omo Elerin - in  sajeje

Iwo si tun pada, o  dalaya

Aye e re tutu ju omi lo

N o ba o  derin - in  sajeje

Iwo si tun pada di olomo

Aye re tutu ju omi lo

N o ba o derin - in Sajeje

Iwo si tun pada o di onire gbogbo

Aye e re tutu ju omi lo

N o ba o derin - in Sajeje

Translation

It is my present conditions today you are considering

The end of my life shall be very successful

Cast ifa divination reading for Makanjuola

Who is the offspring of Elerin - in  sajeje

On the day he was crying and lamenting his inability to get all the good things of life

He was instructed to offer sacrifice

He complied and offer the required sacrifice

Makanjuola I greet you oo, your life have transformed, you have now become a successful person

Your life has become more cooler than water

I  will follow you to your town Elerin - in  Sajeje

Makanjuola the offspring of Elerin - in Sajeje

Your life have transformed, you become a married man with wife

Your life has become cooler than water

I  will follow you to Your town Elerin - in Sajeje

Makanjuola the the offspring of Elerin - in Sajeje

Your life has now transformed you have become a father of many children

Your life has become cooler than water

I  will follow you to your town in Elerin - in Sajeje

Makanjuola the offspring of Elerin - in Sajeje

Your life has now transformed you have gain and acquired all good things of life

Your life has become cooler than water

Your life has become cooler than water

I will follow you to your town of Elerin - in Sajeje.

You will pray on you want to overcome your challenges.

Place the water in the from that nigh till morning, take the water in the morning before talking to any one. Pour the rest of the water to your bathing water. Your life will experience positive turn around.

IFA PRAYER FOR DAYLIGHT AND NIGHT JOURNEY ( AYAJO IFA IRIN AJO OSAN GANAGAN TABI ORU GANJO) BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

Babalawo  Obanifa will through the medium of this current work document tradition Ifa prayer that can be used for protection during any perceive dangerous daylight and night journey. Sometime situation of life may occasion you to undertake some perceive dangerous journey during daylight or at night. Whatever the situation is ,this simple Ifa prayer for safe travel will help you to make it to your destination and be worry –free.  To make this prayer you will need:

Omo ataare meta (three seed of alligator pepper with scientific name Aframomum melegueta).

You will chew the seed of alligator pepper in your mouth. You will then chant the following Ifa incantation thus:

Osan pan ganrin-ganrin    3 times

Orunkantari gbongbon     3 times

Okunkun birikun-birikun, 3 times

Osan pan ganrin-ganrin    ni oruko ti a n pe  Oso

Ti o ba se wipe eyin ni eni ode loni

E fi owo temi wo mi, E fi ode bun mi

Orunkantari gbongbon  ni oruko ti a n pee yin aje

Ti o ba se wipe eyin leni ode loni

E fi owo temi wo mi, E fi ode jimi

Okunkun birikun-birikun ni oruko ti a n pe eyin Ogboni

Ti o ba se wipe eyin ni eni Ode loni

E fi owo temi wo mi ,  e fi ode jimi

Ewu ti n ba be lona  e yago fun omo awo

Translation:

Osan pan ganrin-ganrin(sunny broad daylight)    3 times

Orunkantari gbongbon (Scorching sun that heat the head)    3 times

Okunkun birikun-biriku( utter darkness) 3 times

Osan pan ganrin-ganrin is the name of Oso(Wizard)

If you are in possession of the street today

Accord me my due honor; grant me safety of  movement in the street

Orunkantari gbongbon is the name of Aje(witches)

If you are in possession of the street today

Accord me my due honor; grant me safety of  movement in the street

Okunkun birikun-birikun is the name of ogboni cult

If you are in possession of the street today

Accord me my due honor; grant me safety of  movement in the street

Any danger on the way should step aside for an initiate.

Ase.

You will spill out the chewed alligator pepper in your mouth into open space in direction of where you are heading and continue your movement.

IFA PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AND PHYSICAL SAFETY BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

This work will document traditional Ifa prayer for protection and physical safety. This kind of prayer is usually regarded as Ayajo Owo In Yoruba Ifa spirituality. The Ayajo owo that will be document in this current work is derived from Odu Ifa Ejiogbe. This prayer can be use whenever you are in need of protection for your physical safety. If you sense that your life is at risk and you are in need of divine help to shield you from physical harm. You can say this prayer for physical protection. To make this prayer, you will need the following:

Iyerosun(Ifa consultation powder)

Omi Iwe( A bowl of water).

You will use Iyerosun to imprint Odu Ifa  Ejiogbe thus:

 

I   I

I   I

I   I

I   I.

You will chant the following Ifa incantation on it thus:

Olugbotaro 3times

A-ja- birabira wo inu Igbo

Igba ti o ma koo-ko  si ogun

Ori ota lo ko-ko si’gun si

Ogun yi jajaaja

O pa Adebiyi tii se yeye Ogun

Igbati ti Ogun gbo, Ogun ko hanyan

O ko wonronkonjikan

Ogun bere si won ni pipa

Ogun pa won titi-titi

Won sa pade Orunmila lona

Orunmila wa ko hanyan

O ko wonronkonjikan

Ogun ni ki lo de

Ti iwo Orunmila to fi  ko hanyan

To ko wonrankanijikan

Orunmila da lohun pe ija iwo Adebiyi tii se yeye iwo Ogun  ni ohun gbe

Ogun  ba  fa oro  oun  le Orunmila lowo patapata

Ogun ni o di to abawon Esu

Ito ki ba ile ,ko pada si enu

Emi Babalawo Obanifa ni omo Orunmila  ojo kini anaa ohun ree o

Ki n ma lo ire, ki n ma bo ire

Ki o da aabo bo mi o

Ase.

Translation:

Olugbotaro 3 times

One who fights and struggle in the bush

The first time you will wage war

You wage the war on the hilltop

It is a prolong fierce war

It is this war that kill Adebiyi  the mother of Ogun

When Ogun heard of this

 He cries loudly

He makes the yell of war

Ogun begin to kill people

Ogun killed and killed them to a degree

That the remaining people run to meet Orunmila on the way

Orunmila too cries loudly

He also make the yell of war

Ogun demanded from him(Orunmila) why he was yelling

Orunmila replied him that, he was doing that in support of Adebiyi ,the mother of Ogun

Ogun then handed over the matter to Orunmila  to be settle amicably

He said the crisis have end

When saliva is spit out of the mouth, it never returns to the mouth

I  Babalawo Obanifa (the user will insert his/her name) is the descendant of Orunmila from That day In question

I should be going out and returning safely

I should grant protection anywhere I go.

Ase.

You will add the powder so imprinted with Odu Ejiogb to water. You can drink out of it or bath with it.  It is instructive to note that this prayer can be chant alone without any materials mentioned and same potency and efficacy will still be achieved.

IFA PRAYERS FOR NEW CAR AND OTHER BLESSINGS OF LIFE BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

In this work  Babalawo Obanifa will make available traditional Ifa prayer that can be used to facilitate getting a new car for your private use or business. The prayer also aid nature in blessing you with other Ire (blessings) of life. This powerful traditional Ifa Prayer is derive from holy Odu Ifa Ejiogbe. To use this prayer, you will use Iyerosun (Ifa consultation) powder to imprint Odu Ifa Ejiogbe on any flat board or sheet of paper t thus:

I    I

I    I

I    I

I    I.

You will then chant the following Ifa prayer on it thus;

Agbon bi Iko

Ago bi Iko

Iko gbon-gbon-gbon,  Iko ko le wale

Iko go-go-go, enikan ko le gbe Iko ta

Agba to ba fi Ile re sile

To nkiri ile onile kiri oun la ape ni Iko

E so fun onile, pe ki Onile o huwa gbodo

Ki onile se pele-pele

Bi onile ko ba huwa gbodo

Bi onile O ba se pele-pele

Ako yo ko relee miran-an

Mo sipa mo yan gede

Mo yan gede ,Mo sipa

Difa fun Oninaja-Agunyin

Omo eri kan beri owo je

Omo ori ti sunkun ate

Omo bebe –idi ti nsunkun  wipe ohun

Ohun yoo gun ibaka ni Esin

O na Oja Ile kile titi Ko ri ere je

Won ni se ni ki o ba Orunmila na oja po

A kii ba Orunmila sowo ,keni o ma ri ere je

Ki eni o ma ri  ere Aje

Aje nii bani peena aya

Aya nii bani peena omo

Omo ni baani  peena Ile

Ile ni banni peena Esin

Esin la o ma gun se Awo

Ayabi  ti ki ba se Ejiogbe ko lo laye

Olowo , Esin la o ma gun se Awo

Ase!!

Translation:

He is as wise as Iko( palm tree branch)

He is as foolish as Iko(palm tree branch)

With all its wisdom, Iko cannot be brought into the house

With all its folly, no one can sold Iko off

The elder who leave his home

And wander from one house to another is called Iko

Tell the landlord, to behave meekly

He should allow peace to reign

If he did not behave meekly

If he did not allow peace to reign

Iko will leave his house and go to other places

I unfold my arm I stand akimbo, I walk majestically

I walk majestically, I stand akimbo

This was Ifa divination for the trader from Agunyin city

The child of the head that is crying to get a befitting cap

Owner of Bebe-idi(waist bead and buttock) crying for

A mule to mount as horse

He had traded in many places without gains

He was advised to enter into partnership with Orunmila

No one will be in business partnership with Orunmila that will not make profit

Such person will make a profit of wealth

The profit make in the process will pave way for good spouse

Good spouse will pave way for good children

Good children will pave way for good home

Good home will pave way for good horse

It is horse we shall be using in conducting our Ifa business

Unless Ejiogbe is not the owner of this world

We will be wealthy; It is horse we will be riding to carry out Ifa mission.

Ase!!

The Iyerosun will be pour inside an Oyin Igan (wild  honey). This prayer will always be recited

On the honey before you lick it on each occasion of use.This prayer have the ability to spiritually  

facilitate blessing of new car and other Ire of life ,If use persistently

IFA PRAYER FOR DIVINE PROMOTION TO IMPORTANT POSITION BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

This work will document Iwure Igbega(Ifa Prayer for Divine Promotion).The traditional Ifa prayer that will be explain in this work is useful to anybody who want to spiritually facilitate his/her promotion to certain position of honor and authority either in place of work,community,town,city or nation. Such position may either be administrative ,political either appointed or elected, traditional hereditary title such as king,cheiftancy title etc. Using this prayer will facilitate the ascendancy of such person to such aim and deserved position. This Ifa prayer for this purpose is derive from holy Odu Ifa Irosun Irete. To make this prayer. You will need the following materials. They are:

Omi okun(Water from the Ocean)

Omi Osa (Water from the Lagoon)

Iyerosun( Ifa consultation powder)

Awo funfun Olomori(White bowl ceramic plate with it cover).

After all the aforementioned material have been obtain, You will pour Iyerosun(Ifa consultation powder) on the Opon Ifa (Carved wooden Ifa divination tray),You will use the Iyerosun you spread to imprint the Odu Ifa Irosun Irete thus:

I    I

I    I

II   II

I    II.

The Babalawo will then use the Iroke Ifa (Ifa divination tapper) to mix the Iyerosun together. The Babalawo will then use the Iroke Ifa (Ifa divination tapper) to mix the Iyerosun together. You will then pack it inside the white plate. You will pour omi okun(water obtain from the Ocean on it),You will then pour the omi Osa (water obtain from the lagoon),You will use the head tip of the Iroke Ifa (Ifa divination tapper to be mixing it.During the process of mixing ,you will be chanting this Ifa incantation from Odu Ifa Irosun Irete.The Ifa incantation goes thus:

Iroke mi ni iroke ide

Irukere mi ni irukere oye

Ibonboju mi ni iboju oje

Ajere ti mo fi n da Ifa Olodumare lo fi le mi lowo

Dia fun Okun

Okun ni ohun o je Olori omi

A bu fun Osa

Osa ni ohun yoo je Olori gbogbo Odo ti n san

Dia fun Orunmila

Ifa ni ohun yoo je Baba Isale won

Won ni ki gbogbo won rubo ni igba ni igba

Won rubo ni igba ni igba

Nje e ri Okun bo ti n ho yee-yee

Okun je Olori gbogbo omi patapata

Nje e ri Osa bo ti n mi gbada-gbada

Osa ni Olori gbogbo odokodo

Eyin o ri bi Ifa ti n gbaye lo

E rip e ile Barapetu la n gbo’sin ire

Ki emi lagbaja di araba ki di iti

Ase!!

Translation:

My Iroke Ifa (Ifa divination tapper is produce) with bronze

My Irukere( king  horse hair fly whisk) is that of the title holder

My Ibonboju(face mask) is made of lead

My Ajere Ifa is handed over to me by OLodumare

This was Ifa consultation made for Olokun(the Ocean)

When Ocean is going to become the head of all water sources

And also to Olosa(the Lagoon)

When Olosa is going to become the head of all flowing rivers

Same consultation was make to Orunmila

When Ifa is going to become their Godfather

They were all advised to offer ebo

They complied

The ocean is roaring with merriment

The lagoon is moving gently to sideway with joy

Don’t  you  see that, it is in the house of Barapetu that we  hears good reports

I should become elevated and force to reckoned with

Ase!!

The water of the preparation will be place the under the morning dew. You will mix it with your bath water the following morning and bath with it.

IFA PRAYERS TO GAIN COMPASSION FROM OTHERS BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

                           

This work shall document Ayajo Ifa Iranugba (Ifa prayers for compassion).  Life become more comfortable for you to live, when people around you can shower you with  genuine sympathy, pity, love, attention and show genuine concern for your needs when you  are in  condition that demand such degree  of compassion. When people show emotional response of sympathy to your need, they have shown you compassion. It is one of the traditional Ifa prayer that you can used to facilitate this, that we are concern with in this work. This Ifa prayers for compassion is derived from Odu Ifa Obara Ika . To make this prayer you will need the following:

Iyerosun( Ifa consultation powder)

Oyin Igan (Original wild honey).

You will imprint Odu Ifa Obara Ika with the Iyerosun ,Obara ika is imprinted thus:

II   I

I   II

II   II

II   II.

You will then chant the following Ifa prayers on it thus:

Akinlodun n se Awo lo si Ode Ilobodun

Esin lo gun lo

Akinfala n lo si Ode Ifala

Esin lo gun lo

Ope segisegi n lo si ilu Makunyun

Esin lo mu lo

Ati ara ilu Makunyun

Ati ara ilu Mapaasa

Eda lo ni ki e da ire temi lemi lowo

 Abi aannu mi ko se yin ni danhin?

Ohun rere ni akere fi n pe ojo

Ti Olodumare n gba mu

Nje gbogbo eni mu omu

E saanu mi o

Aanu epo ni ki je ki a so akara nu

Oyin o, mado meyen

Bi omode bar i oyin , a so akara danu

Anu oju ki je ki a ti owo bo oju

Tewetagba e saanu mi o

Translation:

Akinlodun travelled on Ifa mission to the city Of Ilodun

He rode horse to get there

Akinfala travelled on Ifa mission to the city of Ifala

He rode on a horse to get there

Opesegisegi( the mature big palm tree) travelled on Ifa mission to the town of Makunyun

He rode a horse to get there

Both the inhabitants Of Makunyun

And the inhabitants of Mapaasa

It is Eda rat that says you should put all my blessing into my hand

Or don’t you have sympathy for me ?

It is with sympathetic voice that frog summons the rain

And Olodumare(God) always upheld his request

Anyone who have tasted breast milk

Come and have compassion on me

The sympathy we have for  palm oil will not allow us to throw away the beans cake

Sweet and sticky honey

If a child see an honey, he will let go of beans cake

The compassion for the eyeballs, is what prevent people from insert finger in the eye

Both young and old should show me compassion.

You will mix the Odu imprinted with Iyerosun inside the honey.

Use: eat out of the honey occasionally. This prayer has ability of making people  shown you compassion when required.

IFA PRAYERS FOR PROSPERITY ( IWURE AYAJO IFA IKA MEJI) . BY BABALAWO OBANIFA.

We all desire to prosper not only in wealth, but in all aspect of our lives. Spirituality is one of the tools to buttress our mental and physical effort to bring such desire to manifestation. This work will document one of the prayers available for such purpose in Yoruba spirituality. One of the powerful prayers for this aforementioned purpose can be found in Odu Ifa Ika Meji.   To make this prayer, the intended user will get the following items;

• Iyerosun( ifa consultation powder)

• Aadun( morsel of fried corn, grind into powder and mix with red palm oil).

 Usage

The intended user will use the Iyerosun to imprint Odu Ifa Ika meji thus:

II  II

I   I

II  II

II  II.

You will then chant the following  Ifa prayers on it thus;

Olakaye

Ese kaja

Ogigi lege ti n se Iko olorun

Olakaye ni oruko ti a n pe  Ifa

Ese kaja ni a n pe Esu odara

Ogigilegelege ti n se iko olorun  ni oruko ti a n pee yin Aje

Esu odara ni se aadun

Ifa ni se elekute

Awon iyami Osronga ni be leku ti n se epo

Won pa won po won di imule

 Won ni enikeni to ba mon idi re ni won o ko kun okun aje le wo

Emi Babalawo Obanifa mon  idi re loni

E wa ko okun aje temi le mi lowo

Aadun lo ni ki oro temi dun nile aye

Ase!!

Translation:

Olakaye( the honor that cover the whole world)

Esekaja (legs that rule over the market)

The slender shadow, the emissary of Olodumare

The honor that covers the whole world is the name we call Ifa

The one who rule over every market is the name we call Esu Odara

The slender shadow, the emissary of Olodumare is the name of Iyami Aje

Esu odara is the one who make Aadun

Ifa is the one who make Elekute

Iyami osoronga  is the one who refine palm oil

You come together and make this a secret

You say blessing of wealth will be handed to whosoever can unravel this secret

I  Babalawo Obanifa have known the secret today, come and give me my own wealth

It is Aadun that say my life should be pleasant in this world.

Ase.!!

After this this prayer has been chant as explain on the Iyerosun you imprint in Odu Ifa Ika meji.You will now mix it with the Aadun( morsel of fried corn, grind into powder and mix with red palm oil).You will be eating it occasionally. This prayer if use as explain has a proven efficacy of opening door of prosperity for the user

IFA PRAYER TO OVERCOME AND OUTSHINE ENEMIES OR COMPETITORS. BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

 In this work Babalwo Obanifa will document traditional Ifa prayer that can be used to subdue, overcome and outshine enemies or competitors. If you want to go somewhere or on certain mission which is competitive in nature, or per adventure you find yourself in any setting which may make you be the envy of others as a result of certain qualities or ability you possess, in such situation, saying this prayer as it will be explain in this work have the ability to make you subdue and outshine your enemies or competitors who may have ill feeling against you. To make this prayer, Use Iyerosun ( Ifa consultation) powder to imprint Odu Ifa Irete Owonrin Also known as Irete Olota thus:

II   I

II   I

I   II

I    I.

You will then chant the following Ifa Incantation thus:

Awon a ja eegbon loju oka  je iyan

Awon ni won ti n wo Ifa Olota tit i laiai

Awon a pa amukuru loju olufa je oka

Awon a gun gagaga ki o ba ke se egbera

Awon ni won ti n wo Ifa Olota odo lailai

Dia fun Orunmila

Ifa n lo wo Ifa Olota odo

Ebo ni won ko se

O rubo

Orunmila ni Awo ile Olota Odo

Baba se ifa fun Olota Odo

Ewure n bi bi ewure

Aguntan n bi bi Aguntan

Agan n ti owo al abo osun

Won  di ote mon Orunmila

Won woni Orunmila o nile pada sile mon

Ifa ni  iron i won pa

Iran ni obinrin n fi opolo wo k o le fi se be

Yi o bale yio bale ni labalaba fi n wo igbo

Ifa ni ohun ni yio bori Iran ni awon olote yoo ma wo

Nje  a ja eegbon loju ewure je iyan, e wa  woran o

Eyin omuwe , e wa woran

Eyin omuwe

A pa amukuru loju olufa je oka , e wa woran o

Eyin omuwe , e wa woran o

Eyin omuwe

A gun gaga ki o ba oke se gbera, e wa woran o

Eyin omuwe

Emi ki reyin ote . iran lasan niti won.

 Translation:

Those who removes the bugs from the eyes of a cobra and uses them to eat pounded yam

They are the practicing diviners for Olota Odo for a very long time

Those who kills the leeches on a Boa Constrictor and uses to eat cassava meal

They are also the practicing Awo of Olota Odo for a long time

Those who are as tall as mountain in terms of height

They are also the practicing Awo for Olota Odo for a very long time

These were Ifa declaration for Orunmila

When he was going On Ifa spiritual mission To Olota Odo

He was advised to offer sacrifice

He complied

Orunmila is the resident Awo Of Olota Odo

He  carry out Ifa work For Them at Olota-Odo

The she-goat begin to deliver safely like normal she –goat

Ewe began to deliver safely like normal ewes

The sterile woman begin give birth to babies

The three residents Awo of Olota-odo conspire and say that Orunmila will not return to his home base alive

Ifa says that their evil plans will amount to noting

It is a futile glance that woman take at frog, she cannot use it prepare soup

The butterfly escapes to the bush with dashing hope of falling by their assailant

Ifa says I will be the one to overcome the entire conspirators

Now, those who remove the bug from the eyes of a cobra and use them to eat pounded yam, come and watch me display

All the swimmers come and watch display

Those that kill the leeches a Boa Constrictor and uses them to eat yam flower food, come and watch me display

All the swimmers come and watch me display

All the swimmers

Those who are as tall as the mountain in terms of height come and watch me display

The entire swimmers come and watch me display

I will be the one to outshine the rebels, they are mere onlooker.

 You will  use air from your mouth to blow away the Iyerosun so imprinted. This prayer can be use by anybody who is in the mist of competitors, rebels or enemies.

Ifá PRAYER FOR SUCCESS AND BREAKTHROUGH IN BUSINESS BY BABAláWO OBAnIfá

This work will reveals and document the usage of one of the powerful traditional prayer that can be used to increase sales and patronage in business. The Ifá prayer that will be explain here, if used as instructed have the ability to  attract customer to your business and make your business enjoy a wide range of patronage that will guarantee success and breakthrough for your business. This prayer is simple but highly efficacious.  It mainly works for provider of goods and service. This prayer is derive from Odù  Ifá Ọ̀wọ́nrín  mejì . To make this prayer use sea salt to imprint Odù  Ifá Ọ̀wọ́nrín  mejì thus:

II  II

II II

I  I

I  I.

Pour it in clean water inside a white bowl. Then chant the following Ifá Incantation on it thus:

Ọ̀wọ́n owó láa náá owó nini

Ọ̀wọ́n oúnje láa pè ní ìyàn

Ọ̀wọ́n Omi la un náá dé ìsun omi,

Díá fún Oòyọ́wọ́n

Tíí s"ọmọ Ọba lẹ́yọ ajọri

W ọ́n ní kíí ó rúbọ

Kí ọja rẹ̀ ma báa kùtà

Ooyọ́wọ́n rúbọ,

Gbogbo nkan rẹ̀ wá bẹ̀rẹ̀sí dára

Ïjẹ: ẹ sáré wá kí ẹ wá raja ọmọ ọba

ẹ  pọ̀ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wá ẹ rájà ounyọ̀wọ́n,

ẹ sáré wá,

ẹ wá rajà ọmọ-Awo

àt"Èwe àt"Àgbà ní rajà ounyọ̀wọ́n.

ẹ  pọ̀ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wá ẹ raja temi

Translation:

It is when money is scarce, that we spend lowest denomination

 It is when there is no food, that we say there is famine.

It is when there is no water, that we say there is drought.

These were Ifá divination for Ooyọ́wọ́n

Who was the princess of the town called Lẹ́yọ ajọri

Who will establish the market place and prosper

She was advised to offer ẹbọ

She complied

Her business begin to prosper

Hurry, come and buy from the princess.

It is both the old and the young, who

Come to buy from the princess

Hurry come and buy from Ooyọ́wọ́n

People should come quickly to buy from me.

After this prayer has been chant on the water. You can drink the water. You can add it to other water to bath; you can sprinkle the water in your office or place of business. This prayer can be used by anybody male or female, young or old initiate and uninitiated. It has great power to improve sale or patronage in business.