Aboru boye to all my brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers in African Traditional
Religion. I hope and pray this note finds you in peace and not in pieces. May all our
Orishas and Olodumare(God) continually bless us in all our endeavors.
I want us to look into this Odu Ifa and learn from it. The name of the Odu Ifa is
called Irosun-dii. I strongly believe that if we apply the knowledge of Ifa into our
daily life, we shall remain on the path of success. This verse speaks of two close
friends. The verse goes thus:
Irosun odi babalawo eku lodifafun eku - Irosun odi is the awo that consult for rat
Eku nii tii se omo onibu - Rat was the owner of river
Irosun odi babalawo eja lodifa fun eja - Irosun-dii is the awo that consult for fish
Eja nii tii se omo onipapa - Fish was the owner of the bush
Ebo ni woni kii won o se - They were both warned and told to make ebo
Rat and fish were close friends. They were both going through some difficulties in
life, so they both went for Ifa consultation with the above babalawo. The Odu Ifa that
appears for both of them is Irosun-dii. The babalawo told them to make ebo
and be careful when it comes to sharing their property with other people. Remember that Fish was the owner of the
bush and Rat was the owner river.
They both refuse to make ebo and they did not heed the advice of Ifa. Fish used to
find it so hard to survive in the bush during the dry season. Rat, on the other hand,
was enjoying his home river come rain or come shine.
Fish went to his friend rat and explained all the difficulties he was going
through trying to survive in the bush. Fish ask his friend to please help him. He
said Rat should please let him stay in the river for a little while and when the dry
season is over he shall leave the river and go back to the bush where he belongs.
So Rat was like "what are friends for? I will stay in the bush and let my friend stay
in the river for a little while.". As we all know, Rat has the adaptation to
survive in the bush, so they both agree on this.
Fish got to the river and felt so comfortable. He was feeling so much like he is
home. So when the dry season was over Rat went to his friend fish and told him that
its time for him to leave the river and go back to the bush where he belongs.
Fish said back to Rat that he had found the place where he will live for the rest of his
life. Rat was very upset at what his friend said and remind him of the agreement
between them. Fish said there was nothing as such between them.
However, Fish was smart enough to go for a consultation about his stay in the river.
Eyokoro babalawo eja lodifa fun Eja Eyokoro is the awo that consult for fish
Ebo was prescribed for Fish and special Ifa medicine to rub on the body. The awo assured
Fish that there will be no problem for him. Rat tried all his possible best to
get back to the river, which used to be his home, but all his efforts were to no avail.
So he had to switch to plan B. He went to Cat and hired him to kill Fish. By so doing
he planned to get back to his home. He payed cat. When cat got to the river where he was to
execute his work, he tried to get a hold of Fish but the special Ifa medicine rubbed
on his body keeps making him slip away. He tried all his best but he couldn't get a hold
of fish. So he went back to Rat and told him it was impossible for him hunt Fish down and
I want all of us to meditate and learn one or two things from this verse of
Odu Ifa....May we be blessed as we continually grow spiritually. May we be
blessed abundantly. ASE OOO!!!
Eku nii tii se omo onibu - Rat was the owner of river
Irosun odi babalawo eja lodifa fun eja - Irosun-dii is the awo that consult for fish
Eja nii tii se omo onipapa - Fish was the owner of the bush
Ebo ni woni kii won o se - They were both warned and told to make ebo
Eyokoro babalawo eja lodifa fun Eja - Eyokoro is the awo that consult for fish
Nje mose boro molo - I slip away and escape
Ate kii mu eja lodo - Trap does not catch fish in the river
mose boro mo lo - I slip away and escape
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