OSE OFUN

1. Ifa says that this person will succeed in life. He/she will be
seen as a lazy person; but with this seeming laziness,
he/she will achieve all his/her heart’s desires in life. Ifa
advises this person to offer ebo with four rats, four fish, four
pigeons, four guinea fowls, four hens, four roosters and
money. on this, Ifa says:

O se funfun bi Aje
O la funfun gboo bi oorun kasikasi owuro
Dia fun Ogbo-Imele
Omo at’awuro j’ebo
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Imele e mi ni mo se
Ti mo fi l’aje
Owo Imele dun l’adunju
E ba mi ki Ifa
E wi pe o seun seun
Imele e mi ni mo se
Ti mo fi l’aya
Owo Imele dun l’adunju
E ba mi ki Ifa
E wi pe o seun seun
Imele e mi ni mo se
Ti mo fi bi’mo
Owo Imele dun l’adunju
E ba mi ki Ifa
E wi pe o seun seun
Imele e mi ni mo se
Ti mo fi ni Ile
Owo Imele dun l’adunju
E ba mi ki Ifa
E wi pe o seun seun
Imele e mi ni mo se
Ti mo fi ni’re gbogbo
Owo Imele dun l’adunju
E ba mi ki Ifa
E wi pe o seun seun

Translation
It is as white as Aje
Its whiteness sparkles like the early morning sunshine
Ifa’s message for Ogo-Imele, the Lazy One
He who consumes ebo materials early in the morning
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
It was with my laziness
That I acquired financial success
Laziness is very profitable
Please help me extend my gratitude to Ifa
And say that I say a big thank you to him
It was with my laziness
That I was blessed with compatible spouse
Laziness is very profitable
Please help me extend my gratitude to Ifa
And say that I say a big thank you to him
It was with my laziness
 That I received the blessing of beautiful children
Laziness is very profitable
Please help me extend my gratitude to Ifa
And say that I say a big thank you to him
It was with my laziness
That I erected magnificent properties
Laziness is very profitable
Please help me extend my gratitude to Ifa
And say that I say a big thank you to him
It was with my laziness
That I received the blessings of all ire of life
Laziness is very profitable
Please help me extend my gratitude to Ifa
And say that I say a big thank you to him

2. Ifa says that this person shall become a leader. He/she shall
be blessed with all ire of life. If there is a pregnant woman
where this Odu is revealed, the woman will beget a male
baby who will become a leader in future. Ebo materials:
plenty of akara, bean cake and money. On this, Ifa says:

Oko se, oko fun

Ada se, ada fun
Funfun l’oni n su l’odo
Dia fun Nini-kununni
Ti yoo l’oyun alapeesin ni’nu
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
 O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
E sure wa, e wa sin mi o
Emi ma ti d’eye osin

Translation
The hoe broke and its blade turned white
The cutlass broke and its blade turned white
The crocodile produces whitish feces in the river
Ifa’s message for Ninikun-unni
Who carried the fetus of a leader in her womb
She was advised to offer ebo
She complied
Rush her to serve mi
I have become a Peacock who must be served

3. Ifa says that it foresees the ire of compatible spouse for a

man where this Odu is revealed. The relationship will be
blessed with many children. The woman needs to add selling
obi, kola nuts to her business in order for her to have peace
of mind. This woman must never contemplate leaving her
husband and the man must never think of leaving her.
Nobody must ever think of seducing this woman away from
her husband. Ebo materials: two hens, four rats, four fish
and money. Part of these materials will be used to feed Ifa.

O se funfun bi igba efun

O la funfun gboo bi oorun kasi-kasi awuro
Obun eeyan nii pe ti’fa o si
 Ifa waa sunwon ju gbogbo Orisa lo
Dia fun Amolobi
Tii s’ayaba Agbonniregun
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Erigi-Alo, Ifa o nii fi Amolobi aya a re fun Iku pa
Oun Iku ti di imule

Translation
It is as white as chalk
Its whiteness sparkles like the early morning sunshine
Only a fool says that Ifa amounted to nothing
Ifa is more useful than all the other Divinities
Ifa’s message for Amolobi
The wife of Agbonniregun
She was advised to offer ebo
She complied
Erigi-Alo, Ifa will never abandon Amolobi his wife for death to
take away
Death and Ifa had entered into a covenant

4. This person must never farm for any reason whatsoever. It is

a taboo for him/her to farm. If he/she farms, there will never
be profit or success for him/her in that venture. Ebo
materials: three roosters, three pigeons and money. He/she
also needs to feed Ifa with one okete.

Ese funfun laa mo awo

Erigi silo-silo laa fii j’obi
 Eke Orisa nii pe ti’fa o si
Dia fun Onyagbe
Abeeni oko tien rere
Ayi to pa Ifa ti
To l’oun o tun sin Ifa mo
Won ni ko rubo ko ma lee se ise aseeje
O ko’ti ogbonyin s’ebo
Gbogbo isowo ope
Eni gb’ebo nibe ko waa s’ebo

Translation
We recognize a plate with its whiteness when it broke
We eat kola nuts with old gum
It was only an untruthful Orisa devotee who would say that
Ifa amounted to nothing
Ifa’s message for the farmer
Owner of wide expanse of farmland
He who abandoned Ifa
And declared that he would no longer serve Ifa
He was advised to offer ebo not to work without profiting
from his work
He refused to comply

5. Ifa says that the success of this person is from heaven.

He/she will become stupendously rich in life. Ebo materials:
plenty of bananas and money. There is also the need to
need to feed Ifa with plenty of bananas and feed the Elders
of the Night with plenty more bananas.
Sefun-un sefun-un laa hun ase
Tiele-tiele laa gb’ago
Tiele-tiele laa b’odide ni’toku
Dia fun Oniwoo omo Odo Oba
Omo at’orun gbe’gba aje ka’ri
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ero Ipo, ero Ofa
Eyin o mo pe orun gbungbun
L’emi ti m’ori ola a t’emi wa’ye
Ogede waa dee, omo at’orun gb’iwa bo

Translation
We knit a basket with whitish materials
The masquerade costume is carried with elaborate
ceremony
The parrot feather used in the burial of a corpse is placed
with ceremony
Ifa’s message for Oniwoo, offspring of Odo Oba
He who carried the calabash of financia; success from
heaven
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Don’t you know that it is from heaven
That I brought my Ori of prosperity
Here comes ogede, Bananas, who had brought the destiny
of comfort from heaven
6. Ifa assures this person that he/she shall succeed in life.
He/she needs to hold onto Ifa in all his/her undertakings in
life. He/she is encouraged to move with the fashion trend.
Ebo materials: four rats, four fish, two hens and money.

Sefun-sefun ni won nhun ase

Tiele-tiele laa gb’ago
Jingbinni-jingbinni laa kunle fun m’orun aiku Olofin
Dia fun Ope gagaaga
Ti won ni ko lee la l’aye
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ope lo wa la s’owo
Ope lo la s’ese
Ope ni yoo wa la ju gbogbo igi yooku lo

Translation
We knit a basket with whitish materials
The masquerade costume is carried with elaborate
ceremony
It is with modern utensils that we propitiate all the Divinities
of Olofin
Ifa’s message for Ope Gagaaga, the Holy Palm
When they declared that he would never succeed again in
life
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Ope deposited success in his hands
And in his legs
Ope will become greater than all the other trees
7. Ifa says that it foresees the ire of many children for this
person. Ebo materials: four rats, four fish, two hens and
money. Part of the materials will be used to feed Ifa.

Sefun-sefun ni won nse’wo

Ala funfun l’Orisa n lo
Oni ngbo, oni nru nii mu’le Oloja tutu
Dia fun Orunmila
Ti’fa yoo bi’mo ti o nii l’onka mo
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Omo po l’owo
Omo po l’ese
E sure e wa w’omo Ope were

Translation
Cowries are white when they are broken
The dresses of Orisa are sparkling white
To consult Ifa and offer the ebo in one day brings peace and
success to the household of Oloja
Ifa’s message for Orunmila
Who would give birth to uncountable number of children
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
There are several children in the hand
And several more in the legs
Come and see the several children of the Holy Palm
8. Ifa assures this person that anyone who attempts to drive
him/away from his/her ancestral home will be disgraced. If
anyone tries to displace this person, such a person will not
be able to do so. Ebo materials: three roosters and money

Oko se, oko fun

Ada se, ada fun
Funfun-unfun l’oni n su l’odo
Dia fun Oni-wakawaka
Tii s’omo Oni’bu Iragbiji
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Oni wakawaka tii s’omo Oni’bu Iragbiji
Tani yoo gb’odo l’owo oni

Translation
The hoe broke and its blade turned white
The cutlass broke and its blade turned white
The crocodile produces whitish feces in the river
Ifa’s message for Oni-Wakawaka, the Crocodile
The offspring of the owner of the Deep of Iragbiji
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Oni-Wakawaka, the offspring of the owner of the deep sea
Who dare wants to take away the river from the crocodile

9. Ifa says that it foresees the ire of long life and prosperity for
this person. Ifa assures this person that he/she will be able
to establish himself/herself in all his/her endeavours in life.
Ebo materials; 200 Orogbo, 42 kolanuts, and 31 Atare, one
mature he-goat and money. on this, Ifa says:

O se funfun bi oti
O s’awo funfun minijo
Atelewo la ba ila
A o mo eni to koo
Dia fun Okanlenirinwo Irunmole
Ti won nlo s’ode Orun loo tooro ogbo
Dia fun Orunmila
Ifa nlo s’ode orun loo tooro ogbo
Won ni ki won rubo
Won ni ki won ru igbiwo orogbo
Okanlelogbon ataare
Ki won o ru ejile orobi
Ki won o ko o lo s’alade orun
Ki won o si ni ogidi obuko
Ogun ni nigbawo loun o fi wa iwonyen tan
Ija ni nigbawo loun o fi wa iwonyen tan
Gbogbo Okanlenirun Irunmole won o ru o
Orunmila nikan ni nbe l’eyin ti ntu’bo
Orogbo lo yan’rii tie laiku
Ataare lo fi bi ibi tie danu
Itu lo fi tu gbogbo ogun ti won di kaa
Orunmila wa di iwin, ko ku mo o
O ti ja ewe awon ajagun
Ifa ti di iwin ko ku mo o

Translation
It is as white as palm-wine liquor
 And it has a white cooling colour
We met marks in our palms
But we could not know who had inscribed the mark
Ifa’s message for the 401 Irunmole
When going to heaven to plead for longevity
Ifa’s message for Orunmila
When going to heaven to plead for longevity
They were advised to offer ebo
They were asked to procure 200 Orogbo
And procure 31 Atare
And also procure 42 Obi
For them to take to heaven
And to offer ebo with one mature he-goat
Ogun responded that for how long would he be looking for
such items
Ija said that for how long would he be looking for the item
All the 400 Irunmole refused to offer the ebo
Only Orunmila complied
It is Orogbo that had been given the destiny of longevity
And Atare is it that had pushed all negatives away
And Obi is it that had pushed all evil aside
Orunmila had now turned to a phenomenon
He died no more
He had plucked the leaf of longevity
Ifa had become a phenomenon and died no more

10. Ifa says that it foresees the ire of a compatible spouse

for this person. Ifa also promises that the relationship will
beget many children. Ifa however says that the parents of
the woman in question must not give consideration to
money. Rather they must look for a man who will take good
and proper care of their daughter. Ebo materials; two hens,
one mature she-goat and money.

Oko se, oko fun

Ada se, ada fun
Funfun l’oni n su l’odo
Dia fun Eniyan
Tii s’omo Awuja-ile
Alara ni oun o fee Eniyan
Tii s’omo Awuje ile
Ajero ni oun o fe Eniyan
Tii s’omo Awuja ile
Owanrangun-Aga ni oun o fee Eniyan
Tii s’omo Awuje ile
Loja-loja ni awon o fee Eniyan
Tii s’omo Awuje ile
Lade-lade ni awon o fee Eniyan
Tii s’omo Awuje ile
Baba Mawu-mawu l’oun o fe Eniyan
Tii s’omo Awuja-ile
Won ni ki Baba-Awuja-ile o rubo
Ko maa lo gba igbiigba oke l’owo o won
O gbaa l’owo o gbogbo won patapata
Funfun l’owo fun o
Owo o to Eniyan o
Eniyan omo Awuja ile

Translation
The hoe broke and its blade turned white
The cutlass broke and its blade turned white
The crocodile produces whitish feces in the river
Ifa’s message for Eniyan
The daughter of Awujale
Alara planned to marry Eniyan
The daughter of Awujale
Ajero planned to marry Eniyan
The daughter of Awujale
Owarangun-Aga planned to marry Eniyan
The daughter of Awujale
Market leaders planned to marry Eniyan
The daughter of Awujale
Crown Prince’s planned to marry Eniyan
The daughter of Awujale
Baba mawumawu planned to marry Eniyan
The daughter of Awujale
They advised Awujale to offer ebo
And to demand for money from all the prospective
suitors
Only Baba Mawumawu succeeded in marrying Eniyan
The daughter of Awujale
As important as money is
It is not up to Eniyan, Human being
The daughter of Awujale
11. Ifa advises this person to offer the ebo of long life and
to offer ebo against untimely death that may affect many
people at the same time. The ebo materials; one mature he-
goat and money.

Eye nla nii gbe eegun ha’nu

Dia fun Okanka
Tii nt’ode orun bo wa’le aye
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ti’ku ba np’okunrin
Ti npa obinrin
Okanka, Ifa ma se ka wa mo inu u won
Okanka
A o ti mo Okanka laa pe Orunmila
A kii je ahun ka je’gba
Okanka Ifa ma se ka mi mo’nu u won
A kii je oore ka je’pe
Okanka Ifa ma se ka mi mo’nu u won
A kii je eye, je huuhuu re
Okanka Ifa ma se ka mi mo’nu u won
A kii je oyin ka je afara
Okanka Ifa ma se ka mi mo’nu u won
A kii je igbin je ikarahun
Okanka Ifa ma se ka mi mo’nu u won
A ki je ahun ka je igba
Okanka Ifa ma se ka mi mo’nu u won
Bi a ba je eko a dari jin ewe
Okanka, Ifa ma se ka mi mo’nu u won
Okanka
Translation
A big bird has bone as its beak
Ifa’s message for Kankan
When coming from heaven to earth
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
When death is killing men
And it is also killing women
Okanka,
Ifa please do not count me among the victims
Okanka
Okanka is the name of Orunmila
We cannot eat the land tortoise together with its shell
Okanka
Ifa please do not count me among the victims
We cannot eat the porcupine together with its spikes
Okanka
Ifa please do not count me among the victims
We cannot eat the bird together with its feathers
Okanka
Ifa please do not count me among the victims
We cannot consume honey together with its
honeycomb
Okanka
Ifa please do not count me among the victims
We cannot eat the land snail together with its shell
Okanka
Ifa please do not count me among the victims
If we eat eko
 We will spare the leaves wrapper
Okanka
Ifa please do not count me among the victims
Okanka

12. Ifa says that the person born by this Odu during either
Ikosedaye or Itenifa, his/her is Aina. That is, a baby born
with the umbilical cord rounds his neck. Ifa advises the
mother of this person to offer ebo in order to profit from her
child. Ebo materials; one mature she-goat and money. She
also needs to feed Ifa with another mature she-goat and
feed the elders of the night with all the internal organs of the
she-goat.

Ekuya lo m’ori jo arugbo

Lo f’idi jo ewe
Dia fun Aina
Ti yoo je Oloja Ebora
Won ni ki won rubo
Ko ba a le j’eere omo re
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ko pe, ko jinna
E ba ni laiku kangiri

Translation
Ekuya tree is it whose head resembles an old person
And its base resembles a youth
Ifa’s message for Aina
 Who would become the leader among the phenomenon
She was advised to offer ebo
In order to profit from her children
She complied
Before long, not too far
Join us in the midst of longevity

13. Ifa says that the man for whom this Odu is revealed will
have serious love relationship with many women. The
women will be prepared to do anything possible for them to
gain his attention. Ebo materials; two hens and unripe
cocoyam leaves, and money. The unripe cocoyam leaves
will be cooked as soup and will be used to feed Ifa.

Agbe nlu
Aluko n jo
Dia fun Orunmila
Ti yoo di Olopo obinrin
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Asake wa gba t’emi
Odee wa gba t’emi
Aduke wa gba t’emi
Asunle wa gba t’emi
Gbogbo aya gbogbo t’ope nii gba

Translation
Agbe the blue turacco is playing the drum
 And Aluko the maroon turacco is dancing
Ifa’s message for Orunmila
Who would become the husband of many women
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Asake come and accept my own proposal
Ode come and take
Aduke come and receive from me
Asunle come and get from me
All women are for the holy palm

14. Ifa says that this person will be very popular in life.
There are two people here that Ifa refers to. Both of them
will be popular together. Ebo materials; two pigeons, two
hens, two medium size plate filled with moinmoin and
money. There is also the need to feed Ifa, Oro and Egungun
as prescribed by Ifa.

O se funfun bi Aje
Sokosoko laa p’ate Ileke
B’ori ba pe ni’le
Ori ire nii je
Dia fun Eegun
A bu fun Oro
Igbati won nt’ode orun bo wa’le aye
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
Won gb’ebo, won ru’bo
Eegun l’eleye
 Oro lo si gba’yi bo
E o wa wo okiki Eegun
E wo okiki Oro

Translation
It is as white as Aje
And plentifully do we display beads
If one’s Ori had stayed in suffering for long
It would soon turn to fortunate Ori
Ifa’s message for Egungun
And also for Oro
When they were coming from heaven to earth
They were advised to offer ebo
They complied
Egungun is blessed with prestige
And Oro is blessed with fame
Come and behold the popularity of Egungun
And also that of Oro

15. Ifa advises this person to offer ebo of financial success.

the ebo materials are one pigeon, one guinea-fowl and
money. There is also the need to feed Aje as recommended
by Ifa.

Ose funfun yere awo Aje

Dia fun Aje
Tii s’omo Onimoo-mefun
Igbati n t’orun bo wa’ye
 Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ero Ipo, ero Ofa
Tani o mo p’are Aje la n saa kiri?

Translation
The white Ose, the awo of Aje
He cast Ifa for Aje
The offspring of Onimoo-mefun
When coming from heaven to earth
She was advised to offer ebo
She complied
Travelers to Ipo and Ofa towns
Who doesn’t know that they are all in pursuit of wealth

16. Ifa advises this person to offer ebo and feed his/her Ori
in order for him/her to succeed in all aspects of life. Ifa says
that this person’s Ori is about to open the door of all
opportunities for him/her. Ebo materials; two guinea-fowls,
two pigeons, one bottle of honey, two coconuts, corn grain,
sugarcane and money. Part of these ebo materials will be
used to feed his/her Ori.

Ose funfun yere awo Ori

Dia fun Ori
Ori n be nigba nraye Osoko
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Oju to l’oun o b’ori do
Oju wa b’ori do
Kerekere, Ori mi kasai d’eleni o
Kerekere
Imu to l’oun o b’ori do
Imu wa b’ori do
Kerekere, Ori mi kasai d’eleni o
Kerekere
Eti to l’oun o bori do
Eti wa b’ori do
Kerekere, Ori mi kasai d’eleni o
Kerekere

Translation
The white Ose the awo of Ori
He cast Ifa for Ori
When he was alone and in the midst of anxiety
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
The eyes that had refused to stay with Ori
He came back to stay with Ori
Gradually my Ori will be blessed with companions
The nose that had refused to stay with Ori
He came back to stay with Ori
Gradually my Ori will be blessed with companions
The ear that had refused to stay with Ori
He came back to stay with Ori
Gradually my Ori will be blessed with companions
The tongue that had refused to stay with Ori
He came back to stay with Ori
Gradually my Ori will be blessed with companions
The teeth that had refused to stay with Ori
He came back to stay with Ori
Gradually my Ori will be blessed with companions
 AFFILIATED ORISA/IRUNMOLE OF OSE OFUN
1. Ifa - for wisdom, understanding, joy, elevation, contentment
and general wellbeing
2. Ori – for fulfillment of destiny, elevation, success, self
actualization and contentment.
3. Esu-Odara – for guidance, victory, direction and success,
elevation and leadership
4. Aje – for financials success, peace of mind, comfort, and
progress
5. Obatala – for protection against ailment and general
wellbeing
6. Ogun – for success, victory, guidance, protection,
leadership, progress, sanctuary, elevation, and general
wellbeing
7. Egbe – for wealth, prosperity, authority, leadership,
elevation, progress, protection from ailments and overall
wellbeing
8. Egungun – for ancestral support, prosperity, leadership,
prestige, honour and overall success
9. Oro – for ancestral support, prosperity, leadership, prestige,
honour and overall success

TABOOS OF OSE OFUN

1. Must never wear red or black dresses – to avoid
unconsummated fortune, regrets and failure
2. Must never work as a farmer – to avoid unconsummated
fortune, failure and regret
 3. Must never give consideration to money at the expense of
his/her daughter – to avoid unconsummated fortune, regrets
and disaster
4. Must never use the blue turacco and maroon turacco and
the cattle egret for anything – to avoid unconsummated
fortune, failure and disaster
5. Must never marry a widow – to avoid threat to life, and
disaster
6. Must never attend the funeral service of someone who had
recently died – to avoid threat to life and disaster

POSSIBLE PROFESSIONS OF OSE OFUN

1. Ifa/Orisa Priest/Priestess
2. Administration, management, consultancy, welfare, trade
unionism, and counseling officer
3. Trading, marketing, salesmanship and general merchandise

POSSIBLE NAMES OF OSE OFUN

MALE
1. Adegbola – the crown takes the honour
2. Okikiola – the popularity of honour
3. Ifadaisi – Ifa spares this from death
FEMALE
1. Aina – a baby with the umbilical cord round her neck
2. Ifayemi – ifa befits me
3. Ifasaanu – Ifa is compassionate with me
Aboru Aboye