Ìká Òfún: 16 Laws Of Ifa

[Pragmatic]

Ìká Òfún



¿ni da ilë, á bá ilë læ

Ìká funfun
Ìká Òfún
A dífá fún àgbààgbà mêrindínlógún
Wôn ñ relé Ifë wôn ñ læ rèé tæræ ogbó
Àwæn lè gbó, àwæn lè tô bí Olódùmarè ti rán wæn dá Ifá sí
Wôn ní wôn á gbó, wôn á tô «ùgbôn kí wôn pa ìkìlö mô
Wôn ní kí wôn má fi esúrú pe esúrú
Wôn ní kí wôn má fi esùrù pe esùrù
Wôn ní kí wôn má fi odíd÷ pe ood÷
Wôn ní kí wôn má fi ewé ìrókò pe ewé oriro
Wôn ní kí wôn má fi àìmöwë bá wôn dé odò
Wôn ní kí wôn má fi àìlókò bá wôn ké hàín-hàín
Wôn ní kí wôn má gba èbùrú wælé Akálá
Wôn ní kí wôn má fi ìkoód÷ nu ìdí
Wôn ní kí wôn má «u sí epo
Wôn ní kí wôn má tö sí àfö
Wôn ní kí wôn má gba öpá l’ôwô afôjú
Wôn ní kí wôn má gba öpá l’ôwô ogbó
Wôn ní kí wôn má gba obìnrin ògbóni
Wôn ní kí wôn má gba obìnrin örê
Wôn ní kí wôn má sörö ìmúlë l’êhìn
Wôn ní kí wôn má sànán ìbàntê awo
Wôn délé ayé tán ohun tí wôn ní kí wôn má «e ni wôn ñ «e
Wôn wá bërë síí kú
Wôn fi igbe ta, wôn ní Örúnmìlà ñ pa wôn
Örúnmìlà ní òun kô l’òun ñ pa wôn
Örúnmìlà ní àìpa ìkìlö mô wæn l’ó ñ pa wôn
Àgbà r÷ dæwô r÷
Àgbà mi dæwô mi
Àgbà kìí wí fún ni têlë kí ó tó kan ni

16 Laws Of Ifa
Ika Ofun

ENI DA ILE A BA ILE LO.
Those who break the trust shall suffer.

1. They (16 elders) walked to Ile Ife in order to request long life. Will we live as long as Olodumare (God) was their question to Ifa. They (the Babalawos) warned, do not call esuru ( a type of yam) esuru (Which means do not say what you do not know).
2. They warned the elders, do not call esuru (the sacred stories) Esuru. (Which means do not do rites of which you do not have the basic knowledge).
3. They warned them that odide (the parakeet) should not be called oode (murcielago). (Which means, never mislead the people. Do not send a person on a false road).
4. They warned them not to say that the leaves of the Ceiba are leaves of the Oriro tree. (Which means never deceive the people).
5. They warned them not to try to swim when they do not know how to swim. (Which means do not pretend to be wise when you are not).
6. They warned them to be humble and never be egocentric.
7. They warned them not to enter the house of AKALA (title of a chief in Ifa) with bad intentions. (Which means not to be false).
8. They warned them not to use the feathers of Ikoode (sacred parrot's feathers) to clean their bottoms. (Which means not to break Taboo/Prohibitions).
9. They warned them not to defecate in Epo (food for Ifa/Orisha). (Which means always keep the sacred instruments clean).
10. They warned them that they should not urinate in Afo (the place where palm oil is made in Yorubaland). (Which means keep the Temple clean).
11. They warned them not to take the blind man's cane. (Which means they should always respect those who are weaker and treat people well and with due respect).
12. They warned them not to take an old man's cane. (Which means to respect the Elders and treat them well).
13. They warned them not to go to bed with the wife of an Ogboni (title of a Politician/Judge). (Which means respect the moral laws).
14. They warned them never to go to bed with the wife of a friend. (Which means not to betray a friend).
15. They warned them not to be gossipers. (Which means never reveal secrets).
16. They warned them not to disrespect, or ever go to bed with the wife of a Babalawo. (Which means respect those who occupy important positions).

When the Elders arrived upon the Earth, they did exactly the things that they were forbidden to do. They began to die one after another. They screamed and accused Orunmila of assassinating them. Orunmila said that it was not him who was killing them. Orunmila said that the Elders were dying because they did not follow the Commandments Of Ifa.Your Eldership is your responsibility. My Eldership is my responsibility. Eldership does not tell a person ahead of time before it touches one.



Peace be upon you

re/p Oluko Obadele
Ìká Òfún: 16 Laws Of Ifa - Abibitumi Kasa Afrikan Language and Liberation Institutes and Community Networks

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THE PARABLE OF THE SIXTEEN ELDERS

The touch of enlightenment!
Revealed a tutorial,
Revered the ordeal of sixteen elders that were heading to the 'cradle of existence' in search of longevity.
Questions arose about their life on Earth;
How would they fair?
Would they possess the gift of long life?
Would they be prosperous?
They decided to seek counsel with Ifa.

in this: they would live long and inherit the riches of the world, if and only if, they were to heed the warnings and advice:

1) Always call a spade a spade.
2)Always tell the truth.
3)Do not beat around the bush.
4)Do not dupe or practice any form of embezzlement.
5)Learn to swim before attempting waters.
6)Do not steal.
7)Do not cut corners.
8)There is no point in endangering your own live or the life of others.
9)Do not make fun of foreign customs and traditions.
10)Do not make fun of your local customs and traditions.
11)Do not take the support off an un-abled person.
12)Do not deprive the elderly of their support.
13)Do not fornicate with a friends partner.
14)Do not snatch a partner from a married couple.
15)Do not speak irreverently of things that are already held sacred
16)Do not wear emblems of the occult

They arrived Earth and engaged in actions that could be described as the exact opposite of the warnings an advice and as such began falter and die of old age; pointing their accusing finger at Orunmila as the reason. Orunmila denied their claims, stating that they should have heeded the advice Ifa had given. Every individual is responsible for his or her old age. Age does not tell off hand before catching up with anyone.

[Sunraah]

The Ifa laws have been handing down from generation to generation but how many follow them? Are we bound by tradition that does not bend with the wind? The Gods who spoke to the Ifa Priests are still alive and speak to those who have a pure hearts not to those schooled in tradition. Unless we have a place for those to whom the Ancestors speak we remain stuck in rituals and traditions that take us nowhere collectively. In CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BLACKMANS GOD, our ancestors tell us that traditional African belief system is a relic of what it should be.
It is time for us to connect with our positive Ancestors to gain their wisdom and let them guide us like of old. You will hear such messages at Divine Source - Home