Oggunda Trupon

There was a young man who was going somewhere to see a sweetheart he had, and his mother sent him to Orunmila's house, who made osode for him and saw this Ifá, Oggunda Trupon, and told him to make ebbó, because they were going to kill him. When the young man left Orunmila's house, on the road he met a friend who asked him what was wrong, and he answered that it was nothing: only that he had been to Orunmila's house and had to have a prayer made. The friend told him: «Go on, fool. Do you believe in that? That Orunmila is nothing but a sorcerer living off you: let us go and drink aguardiente now». They went, and as soon as he began drinking the young man's body went slack; and shortly after walking on, at another store, the friend treated him to another drink. While this was happening, at the sweetheart's house — which was a house of women of the town — a draw was being held to kill whoever arrived last, and the one who did the killing was Ogún Alaguedé.

The young man, being so drunk, was delayed on the road; and seeing that her son was late, his mother went out to Orunmila's house, and she made the ebbó for her son. When the young man reached his sweetheart's house, they seized him and shut him in a room. He began to struggle until he managed to get free of the rope and hid behind the door, and at once they began looking for him. The young man saw where Ogún kept his machete and took it, and slipping out he killed Ogún's horse with the machete; and seeing the blood running, they all began to sing: «Sara ikoko ogunde Ogún onile Ogún lokua». Then the young man took his horse and escaped; and when he crossed the river he took water hyacinth (oyú oro) and covered himself with it, and Ogún's fury left him and the people settled. And he went to Orunmila's house, where the young man was safe, and Orunmila sent him to give moforibale to his mother, because thanks to her he had been saved, since she made ebbó for him. Note: here it was born that ebbó or any ceremony can be made for children through the mother.

In the land of Añakabi Obe Igí lived Obekukako, who was a son of Ogún and worked iron. He had a younger brother who lived with him called Omotuto, and he was clever; and they lived very comfortably thanks to an agadá their father Ogún had given them, which had a secret. They attended to it and made ceremonies for it, giving it a dark pigeon with fresh fish, and singing: «Agada obefenifa obonishe eye ni eye eyele bawa Ogún». And that secret gave them strength for their work. But one day Omotuto decided to set up on his own and, behind his brother's back, began making a knife Obatalá had ordered — since in those days men were mute, because their mouths were closed —, and Omotuto opened their mouths without Obatalá's permission, and Obatalá had no choice but to give them speech. But Obatalá sent Adan Kolaye, who was his messenger, to finish off the brothers' house; but he was Obekukako's brother, and when he reached the house he only let the guinea fowl loose; and when it got into the house, they all went after it, and Omotuto did not look and cut his hand with the agadá and died.

Obekukako, who was being read by Orunmila, saw Oggunda Trupon, where Ifá told him: «In the blacksmith's house, a wooden knife» — and that he had to make ebbó with a machete, a knife, a rooster, a pigeon, fresh fish, beef and ekó. He set out for Ilé Loya to find the ingredients, and on the road he met Adan Kolaye, who told him: «I am going to help you: what happened was that your brother wanted to be more than Obatalá. Now you have to make a ceremony for the knife, so you have no more trouble; but first you have to give a hen to Egun Iyaniwa», and he sang: «Adie mafun obe iyamiwa layere iyanla wa Ifa obe layere». Then he gave him a fresh fish and told him: «Put the agadá inside the mouth and put beef, palm oil, orí, jutía, fish, corn and two ataré on it; take a dark pigeon and feed it along with your father's secret», and he sang: «Eyele ni kuani kuani bi oye agada obe kokoyo kukunda». Then he told him: «Now take it out, and with it give a rooster to Eshu». And Adan Kolaye told him: «Take and cut the point off the knife with what you work with», and he sang: «Iku kuini kuini obe alaguede shegun». Then he took the knife's point, the fresh fish's fins, erú, obí, kolá, airá, obi motiwao, ejá oro, jutía, fish, corn and seven ataré, and covered it with leopard hide: «You will carry this inshé always so you have no trouble». And he told him: «Take the head of the hen, of the rooster and of the pigeon, put everything from the inshé on them and take them to Obatalá with the knife, and he will give you a secret». And they set out singing: «Oshangriñan Baba oluguere omo obe boroniwa Adan Kolaye moforibale kuade Baba layeo ori ni Ifa».

Obatalá, who was about to wash his eyes with ewe dundun (or ewe tetendaye), received them and washed all their eyes with it. And they knelt before Obatalá, and he put his hands on Awó Obekukako's head and gave him his blessing and told him: «With this you brought me and this I give you» — he took out 16 ikodie — «load the knife's handle and cover it with this» — and he gave him white beads and Orunmila's — «and keep it for a while beside your Ifá, and for a while bring it to me, so I can keep it for you». And Adan Kolaye wrapped it in cotton and cocoa butter and handed it to Obekukako, and told him: «With this you will never kill anything». And he told him: «And now take these three wooden agadás too: leave one on your father's secret, another behind the door, and the other put inside your Ifá. With that there will never be trouble in your life; but first you have to respect Obatalá and Orunmila greatly, so you have no trouble in the world». To Iban Eshu. Note: here the loading of the handle of the kuanaldo knife was born.

Ikú lived in a land where she never ate: however much she looked, she could not find food. Seeing herself that way, she went to be read by Orunmila, who made osode for her and saw this Ifá, Oggunda Trupon, and Ifá said: «You have to make ebbó», and that she had to leave that land or town, and eat only ripe fruit. Ikú followed Ifá's advice, and so she went to a land where everyone was born ill, and she ate them. So Ikú was happy, having food in plenty.

In that land there was a married couple whose wife was pregnant, and when she realized she was expecting she thought it over and said: «I am going to be read by Ifá». At the reading, Orunmila told her to make ebbó. The woman left Orunmila's house decided on it, but she had no money to make the ebbó. When she got home, she took up a collection among her relatives and family and went to make the ebbó. When it was finished, Orunmila sent her to take the ebbó to the cemetery and not to look back; on her return, Orunmila told Oniborí to go with her and stay at her side, and that when the child was born he should protect it so Ikú would not eat it. When Emere was born, Oniborí was waiting so she would not die and would be kept clear of Ikú. When the relatives learned what the collection had been for, they began to complain, and Elegba, who had heard it all, was upset and left. Then the mother said: «What will become of Emere without me?».

One day, as evening fell, a fever took hold of Emere: she began to sweat and her body filled with water, she could not see; her mother wept and wept at seeing her in that state. The mother made up her mind and sought out her relatives to pray to heaven. Oniborí said: «This is very good», and took the girl away. The girl was a young woman, she was Abikú: when she thought her head ached, her sight was short, but she could see well at a distance. When she turned 15, Oniborí said: «I am going to take you to your mother, but first we will go to Obatalá's house». On leaving Obatalá's house, Oniborí took Emere to her mother's house — and Ikú could not eat her. Note: that is why, when this Ifá comes up for a pregnant woman, ebbó is made for her and she is given an Eshu to protect the child during the pregnancy and after the birth — it is very likely to be Abikú; and the child of this sign should have their sight checked and be given the warriors.