In the land of Guere Guere, Obatalá was not happy with his house and was looking for someone to make him a better one; nobody would take it on, because he was too demanding and tore down whatever he did not like. Elegba, in need of money for his quarry stone business, offered himself: "I will finish it for you" — but first he went by Orunmila's house, and Orunmila marked him ebbó with all the building materials, told him to cover with white cloth everything he raised and to put his children to guard the four cardinal points. Obatalá showed up every day, found the work covered with white cloth and cotton — "this one does know what I like" — and left his white dove. When it was done, Elegba buried the ebbó and spread cascarilla and cocoa butter over the house. Obatalá, very happy, hugged him — "from now on you will have to be counted on to make the house of my children in the world". With that hug he gave him ashé and iré ayé umbo: from then on they called him Awó Oggunda Dio Efifeshe Okuta.
Guere Guere was Obatalá's land, and his house did not satisfy him: there was not there for his children the food he wanted, and he was looking for someone to raise him a better one. He lacked nothing he needed; what did not turn up was someone to take charge. Nobody wanted the job, because Obatalá demanded a lot and got angry over anything: if they started the work and it was not to his liking, he tore it down. Elegba's quarry stone business was not paying, and he needed money. So he offered himself: "I am going to finish Obatalá's house". He knew, of course, the temper of that orisha, so first he went to Orunmila to be looked at. Out of the osode came this Odù, Oggunda Dio, and with it the instruction: "You have to make ebbó with all the materials you plan to use to make Obatalá's house". He also told him that, while he built, he should go covering with white cloth each part already raised, and that his children — the ones working with him — should stand guard at the four cardinal points.
Obatalá came by the work every day. He found everything under white cloth and plenty of cotton, and he said: "This one does know what I like". Elegba always had a white dove ready for him, handed it to him, and Obatalá went away satisfied, without getting in the way of the work. With the house ready, Elegba went back to Orunmila, who gave him the last instruction: "Now, before Obatalá comes, bury everything from the ebbó and throw cascarilla and cocoa butter on the house, so Obatalá will be happy". Obatalá arrived, Elegba took away the white cloth and the house appeared covered with cascarilla and cocoa butter. He was so glad that he hugged him and declared: "From now on you will have to be counted on to make the house of my children in the world". He gave him ashé and iré ayé umbo, so a good life in the world would reach him. From that day Elegba lived well, and he owed it to Orunmila and to Obatalá. Also from then on he carried another name, Awó Oggunda Dio Efifeshe Okuta, and everyone held him in high regard, because before him nobody had done Obatalá's house right.