Today we honor & propitiate the Spirit of the Earth Onilẹ̀ - source of life and ultimate judge of human actions - to whom we owe the privilege and gift of life on her womb. The repairer of chaos and nurturing power who cherrishes us all as children by satisfying our biological needs & providing the necessary conditions for expanding without proper retribution. Héèpá Mọlẹ̀ !
Hà! Mo héè mo wọn lára
A dífá fún Ọ̀rúnmìlà
Baba ń lọ sode ọ̀run
Láti lọ pe Mọlẹ̀
Tí yó tún aiyé Olú Ifẹ̀ ṣọ
Bí ẹni sọ igbá tí ófó
Wọ́n ṣe ayé ṣe ayé
Ayé kò gún
Wọ́n fọ́ ilé aiyé bí ẹni fọgbá ẹbọ
Wọ́n wá ní kí Ọ̀rúnmìlà
Báwọn ké sí Mọlẹ̀
Kí ólè báwọ́n tún Ifẹ̀ Oòyè ṣe
Kí Ọ̀rúnmìlà ó ké sí Mọlẹ̀
Tí wọ́n dì jọ ṣọrẹ ṣòlùkú lóde ọ̀run
Ọ̀rúnmìlà ní kí Olú Ifẹ̀ ó sákálẹ̀ ẹbọ ní ṣíṣe
Njẹ́ rírú ẹbọ nigbe ni
Àìrú ẹbọ kí igbè ní yàn
Ifá ní kí wọn ó léku
Ifá ní kí wọn ó lẹ́ja
Ifá ní kí wọn ó ni ẹiyẹlẹ́
Ifá pàṣẹ gbogbo nkan ètùtù
Kò pẹ́ kò jìnà e wá báni ni jẹ̀bútú ire
Jẹbútú ire làá báni lẹsẹ Ọ̀pẹ̀...
Ha mo he mo won lara
Consulted the oracle for Orunmila
When he was going to the primordial realm
To go and call Mole (Ẹdan)
Who was the one to bring life back to a normal state in Ife
Like one repairs a broken calabash
People tried and tried to make amends
But to no avail
People broke the world like one breaks the sacrificial calabash
Orunmila was then urged to go to the primordial realm
And call Mole [The spirit of the Earth]
To help repairing the damage done on Earth
Orunmila was urged to call Mole
Who was his close friend in the primordial realm
Orunmila meanwhile ordered the people of Ife to offer the prescribed sacrifice
It is sacrifices that saves
Not to do so is not beneficial
The people of Ife offered the sacrifice with rat, fish, and pigeon.
Before long, not too far there was prosperity at Ife
People who obeys the instruction of the sacred palm will surely prosper.
[Chap.79 - Ìròsùn àwòyè / Ifá matrix of west african indigenous knowledge production system]
Source: Asuwada Institute
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