In the land of Salanane, the Congos lived in war and sorcery. Ozain, sent by Iyebu, made ebbó at the foot of the hill; Obatalá ruled that Shangó would govern, and one night the fright of the trodden-on boy made them end the fighting.
In the land of Salanane, the Congos lived in turmoil with other peoples and among themselves out of greed for power, using every kind of sorcery; the decline and the unburied dead brought an epidemic that spread to the land of Yebu. The people of Yebu complained, but the prenda men, being tough, declared war on them. The chief of Iyebu sent his messenger Ozain, who went to the house of Awe; Awe told him to make ebbó to draw out so much sorcery and to leave it at the foot of a hill.
The messenger, coming down the hill, saw the ebbó and called Shangó, but Obatalá came down instead and ruled that Shangó would govern that land and that everyone should clean up their affairs. Oggún warned the Congos to leave off the sorcery, but they paid no attention. One night, Ozain passed by, smelled charcoal and burnt sulphur, and putting his foot into a hole in the doorway he trod on a hidden boy, who cried out; the people inside, thinking it was an Eggun, shut the door and agreed to end the fighting and live in peace, putting a stop to the epidemics.
Adifafun Shangó oba salanane inlé Oggún opa eni belebele beke ilé ikú mawani awo asarepawo filani Ozain odara dara awo ilekun awo filani keké unsoro nititoni soroegun Lodafun Obatalá.