The allied tribes invaded the town of Osumo; Beko Bense showed his power by eating a whole ram and a bunch of plantains alone, drawing water in a basket full of holes and splitting a plantain fiber with his spear; he killed the four invading chiefs with his spears and put out with the water from the basket the fire with which they meant to destroy the town.
Ebbó: two akukó, an abó, two adié, a turtle, three plantains, a fiber from a plantain stem, a spear, a basket, river water, a burning brand, earth from the house and from the bush, owó medilogun.
There was once a famous warrior such as had never been known. In a quarrel with the neighboring tribe, that warrior, called Ngema Eshugo, killed one of its chief men. A brother of the dead man, who took over the leading of the tribe, thought from that moment on of nothing but the way to destroy the powerful town of Osumo. For that he recruited some of the most notable warriors of the friendly tribes: he got the support of the feared Ekang Ngomo, of the Bisha Bifos tribe; of Buere Sue Sue, of the Esheg tribe; and of the well-known Ohomombue, of the Obang tribe, and N-Nanlel Milak, of the Yebon family.
Four days later they gathered at the head of their forces to work out the plan of battle, and the great push against the town of Osumo began. They camped near Ngema Eshugo's town and, as was the custom, sent messengers to say that, if they did not surrender within a short time, they would come and sack it by force.
When the news reached Osumo, a well-remembered warrior called Beko Bense called the town together and promised that he alone would face the invasion. Beko Bense, besides his skill with weapons, had great fame for the power of the wondrous secrets he held. To show his resources before the town, who listened doubtfully, he did the following tests: he had brought to him one of the biggest abó and one of the finest bunches of plantains, a turtle and a pot large enough. Shut in a house, completely alone and with a guard at the door, he prepared the ram and the bunch, which he ate that same night without leaving the slightest trace of that monstrous banquet: the astonishment of those who came in the next morning was beyond belief.
Afterward he had a great basket brought and they went to the river. He put the basket into the water and lifted it out without a single drop being lost through the countless holes in it. With the water from the basket he had each of those present sprinkle their arms and legs, and the crowd obeyed, convinced that this powerful man could hold off the invasion alone. He did more still: taking a very fine plantain fiber, he strung it across the middle of the street, tied high at both ends; standing well back, he threw his spear at it, splitting it into two perfectly equal parts.
The next day the invasion arrived, stopped by the thick fence around the town. Olofonbue called on Beko Bense to open the gates, but he told them to draw back to a safe distance first. So they did, and Beko Bense opened one of the narrow passages, wide enough for barely one person face on. As they tried to come through one by one, the four foreign chiefs were pinned at a distance by spears, thrown with the same aim with which he had split the plantain fiber. That is how the chiefs of the invasion died. The invading warriors fled into the woods and, looking for revenge, seeing that they could do nothing by arms, decided to set fire to the town and flee.
When night came they did so, but Beko Bense, with the water he held in the basket, put out the flames that threatened to destroy the town, and beat those who meant to destroy it.
Maferefun Shangó, Kaferefun Oshún. This road speaks of the great power of Shangó and of his joining with Oshún.