Alagbara (Ogún), Oloogun (Osanyin) and Otito (Orunmila) came down together: only Orunmila made every sacrifice. In Ifé, Olofin's wife had been seven days in labor without delivering: Osanyin's medicines and Ogún's strength both failed. They brought in the man in white: Orunmila divined that she could not deliver because she had committed adultery with three men — she confessed the names, and gave birth at once. Orunmila grew rich in Ifé; and from the land of his birth they called him to be made Obá: he went back to collect his crown.
Alagbara (Ogún), Oloogun (Osanyin) and Otito (Orunmila) were brothers, and the three of them came down from heaven together. When they were registered they were told: a goat to Eshu, so that whatever they took on would go well; a she-goat to honor their Guardian Angels; and, if they wanted clarity from God, white cloth, a white dove, cascarilla and red parrot feathers. Of the three, Ogún and Osanyin did not comply; Orunmila did it all. Once on earth each one built his house, and one day the three traveled to Ifé to practice Ifá: there Orunmila dressed in white every morning and sat in front of his house — his thing was telling the truth; Ogún was known for his physical strength; Osanyin, for his powers.
It happened that Olofin's wife had been in labor for seven days without being able to give birth. The first one they called was Osanyin, the doctor: he used up his medicines and got nowhere. Ogún also tried, with everything he had, and the boy would not be born. That was when Eshu worked on the palace advisers, who suggested to Olofin that he send for the man dressed in white. Two messengers invited Orunmila; once in the palace he began to register and ruled that the birth was not moving because the woman had lain in adultery with three different men, and that she would give birth if she confessed and said their names. She admitted it, gave the names, and almost at once a boy was born, to everyone's joy. The Obá showered him with gifts; word went around about what Orunmila could do, clients came to him in crowds, he gathered a lot of money and built his own house in Ifé. Ogún and Osanyin, who were not making it, went for divination: they had to go back to their land of birth and sacrifice — they did it, and they began to prosper in Ifé. Orunmila, on the other hand, was sent word to return to his house to be crowned Obá: he went back for his crown. In Igbodu: make sacrifice, because in your land of birth a chieftaincy or a high post is waiting for you.