Ogún ruled the land of Awa Nilaye through his son Awo Obarayiré: with frightening songs at nightfall and heavy footsteps before dawn, the people worked without rest, eating nothing but meat and fish, until they fell ill. Osain cured them in secret with herbs and sticks, and told Shangó, who summoned Ogún through a crowd of eguns and made him swear on the machete to share his strength with everyone. Once the people were cured by Osain, they all gave moforibale to Shangó — and then told him they no longer wanted them there. Shangó, furious, turned three ram's turns and threw the curse (shepe): Ogún went out to kill his own, and Shangó stopped him: «your son will go on ruling this land, because he is the only one who understands these people — but you are coming with us». And he put ashé in Awo Obarayiré's mouth: «you will have the power to call this land Osa Bara, so that everyone lives under your ashé: Osa Shepe».
On this road, Ogún believed himself the most powerful in the world and ruled the land of Awa Nilaye, of which he had made a son of his, an Awó called Obarayiré, the chief, and that son enjoyed the great powers Ogún had. This gave him great control over the land, so that in the daytime, when it began to get dark, he sang: «Obalayekun laye mo beyelekun laye kayere gbogbo oni omo kayere gbogbo oni». And all the people living in Awa Nilaye were frightened, and instead of going to sleep they went off to work, so they never had any rest. For his part Ogún, to help his son with his strength, would get up at four in the morning and start making noise with his feet, stamping hard on the ground and calling everyone with the song: «Omo ladire dide omo ladire owa keun omo abadishe omo ladire». And the others, who were asleep, got up to work.
Because of all this, in the land of Awa Nilaye there was no rest, and everyone lived very worried, because they hardly had time to eat what Ogún and his son gave them — which was only beef and fish, so they would have the strength to work more. But this was already doing them harm: the men were weak and poisoned, and everyone was ill.
One day, Osain went to visit the land of Awa Nilaye to see Ogún and his son, and see how they ruled. When he arrived, the first thing he found was everyone ill, and even so they were made to work. He went at once to speak with Ogún and his son, who were annoyed with him when they heard him. Osain said nothing and did not answer them, but he was carrying two bags full of herbs and sticks, and he began visiting the people and giving them some so they would be cured, warning them that they had to do it in secret. One day Awo Obarayiré went out on his rounds and saw what the people were doing and what they were drinking, and asked them; they told him they were things they had found. But as time passed, the people grew stronger.
Osain, given the circumstances, went to the land of Awa Tilaye, where Shangó lived, and told him everything. Shangó was upset and sent Osain to fetch Ogún. When they both left Awa Nilaye, Osain went along the road singing, warning Shangó that Ogún was coming: «Ogún baranire Awo alele Ogún lokun lorun». Suddenly eguns began coming out everywhere: this was the only thing Ogún could see, so he was very frightened. When they reached Shangó, Ogún began begging him to take that off him, that he could not bear it. Shangó told him: «All that you have on you is caused by the harm your son Obarayiré is doing in your land, leaning on you and on your strength. If you want me to take off what you have on you, you have to swear to me that you will come with me and take away the authority you gave your son». Ogún said: «I promise you», and took the machete (agada) in his hand and passed it over his head. Shangó laid a curse on him and said: «From today you have to keep your promise and do what I say: the strength you have given only to your son, you have to share with all the children of the land of Awa Nilaye».
Ogún set out with Shangó for the land of Awa Nilaye, and as soon as they came in, Ogún called his son, but Shangó told him: «Wait a moment: the one who has to look for him is me; the one who has to punish him is you — but Osain has to be given time to work». Osain began giving people herbs to drink, and sticks too, so they began recovering the health they lacked. In seven days everyone was strong and feeling well; at noon, they all knelt down to give moforibale to Shangó and Osain for the great benefits they had received from them. Shangó, meanwhile, kept the son, Awo Obarayiré, hidden.
When time had passed, the children of the land of Awa Nilaye called Shangó and Osain, and told them that, in spite of being very happy and grateful to them, they no longer wanted them there. Shangó, astonished, asked them: «What is this you are saying?», and they answered him the same. Shangó, furious, turned three ram's turns and began to lay a curse (shepe); he raised his voice and sang: «Ogún belekun leri eje belekun yere». When Ogún heard what they were saying, he came out with the machete and began killing his own. Shangó and Osain threw themselves in to stop the killing, and told him: «Be still, because your son Obarayiré will go on ruling this land, since he is the only one who understands these people — but you are coming with us».
Shangó came out, called Awo Obarayiré and told him: «Open your mouth», and put ashé in it, and added: «You will have the power to call this land Osa Bara, so that everyone lives under your ashé: Osa Shepe».
Note: Shangó's furious song is sung while the ebbó is performed; the person themselves has to kill the chick and give blood to the ebbó, while the Awó strikes the board continuously with the irofá. The chick's head goes into the ebbó.