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Traditional Ifa Proverbs and Sayings (Page 2)

This section is devoted to Traditional Ifa Proverbs and Sayings presented in both Yoruba and English. For more details on the Yoruba language and pronounciation consider purchasing my publication Adura: An Ifa Prayer Book for Beginners.

13 Mo fe bo! I want to worship!
14 Ni nyin awon awo, awon awo nyin Sa! She/he was praising the diviners, the diviners were praising Orisa!
15 Ohun gbogbo ti a ba se laye la ookunle re lorun! That which we do on earth we shall account for in heaven!
16 Ohun Ori wa se, koma ni s alai se eo! What Ori comes to fulfill, it cannot but fulfill it!
17 Ojo o buru, ebo nii gbe ni o! In the days of turbulence, it is ebo that saves!
18 Ori inu wa maba tode je! May our Spiritual Ori not be in conflict with our physical Ori!
19 Ori ni oba ara! The head is the (King) ruler of the body!
20 Orunmila, e leri i pin Ibekeji Olodumare! Orunmila, Witness of Fate, Second to the Creator!
21 Owo kii renu aremabo! The hand does not go to the mouth without returning!
22 Riru ebo ni igbe ni, riru ki igbe eyan! It is the offering of sacrifice that brings blessings, neglect of sacrifice blesses no one!
23 Se otito, se ododo, mimo ni Olodumare ati a won Orisa nwa! Be truthful, be upright, for Olodumare and the Orisa dwell in the realm of truth!
24 S otito s ododo soora ma s ika! Perform truth, perform rightness, perform kindness, avoid cruelty!

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