In the land of Oluloye, the obiní Awani Loye had a son who was given Elegba, and at seven years old he left her side. Going through great hardship, she met Obatalá and fainted from hunger: the shadow of Egun Orugbaye appeared, and Obatalá, with two doves and a rooster, brought her back to life. Obatalá and Egun gave each other moforibale, took the boy before Orun and swore him in: «Go out and find your Elegba, so it can be consecrated together with you.» With Obatalá's little bell around his neck and Egun's piece of iron and hoe, he went sounding down the road and called his mother: «Iyá mi kele kele iye Olorun.» She handed him her Elegba with her blessing — «kashegbó kashetó: everything you do in life will come out well for you» —, Osain appeared, they consecrated the secret inside his Elegba with three jio jio and the blood of three mice, and they took him to Awó Ika Bameyi to make Ifá: he brought out Oyekun Meyi, and in the Untefá, Ika Bemi. Four days into Ifá, together with Shangó, they washed his lerí with seven mariwó at daybreak, and the godfather gathered that water, set it at the foot of Shangó, gave it a young dove and sent it to the river. And that is how the Untefá of Orunmila was made.
In the land of Oluloye there lived an obiní named Awani Loye. Her omo had Elegba seated for him — he was not the one to make Ocha — and when he turned 7 he moved away from his mother's side.
Awani Loye was going through great hardship when she ran into Obatalá on the road, and she sang to him like this: "Awo Baniche yenyere Obatalá, Awani Loye Obatalá, Awani Loye". Obatalá answered her: "Omoya nilegun oyanilegun omo yareo egun Awani Loye". Hunger overcame Awani Loye and she fell down in a faint; just then the shadow of Egun Orugbaye Oku Orun Oru Baye appeared.
Obatalá was amazed. He had two doves and a rooster with him; he fed her, and that way Awo Obaniche came back to life. The two of them gave each other moforibale, Obatalá to Egun and Egun to Obatalá; they took the boy before Orun and there they swore him in, with these words: "Go out and get your Elegba so it can be consecrated together with you." The boy said goodbye, asking Obatalá and Egun: "Give me your blessing," and he set off for the land of Oluloye. Obatalá hung a little bell around his neck; Egun gave him a piece of iron and a hoe so he would go along striking them on the way, and told him: "You have to call your mother like this: Iyá mi kele kele iye Olorun".
Once in the land of Oluloye, he found his mother eating guinea and dove; she offered him some of the same thing she was eating and he, happy, told her: "I come to get my Elegba." She handed it over to him with these words: "My son, kashegbó kashetó: everything you do in life will come out well for you." Then Osain appeared, who said: "Etu mayawa egun eye egun mayilona", and he set off along with the boy Ogbe Nile, praying the whole way: "Oshanlá egun bimori weye".
They put him in front of Obatalá and there they consecrated his Elegba, and they gave him three jio jio and the blood of three mice. That whole secret ended up inside the Elegba, and from there they left singing on the way to where Awó Ika Bameyi was, so he would make Ifá for him. Seeing Obatalá, Osain and Egun together left Awó Ika Bameyi stunned; he gave them moforibale and then asked them: "What do you come looking for?" They answered: "Wabani tefo eni Ifá tifa Orunmila eni fa adele wewe nifa yumbale".
Orunmila took charge of them, sent for the Babalawos and they made Ifá for him: Oyekun Meyi came out. Oni Shangó Awani Loye seated Osa Kuleya, and Ika Bemi came out. When 4 days of Ifá were done, they took him out very early in the morning together with Shangó and led him with 7 mariwó; they washed his lerí while they sang to him: "Oniere lewa oni Ifá Olorun, onire lalawe eni Ifá Olorun".
With that same mariwó, the godfather gathered that water and placed it at the foot of Shangó; there he gave him a young dove, cleaned him and sent all of that to the river. That is how Orunmila's Untefá was done.