Chapter 1 EJI OGBE A 4 ii i i |Chapter 1 Eji Ogbe Alias: Eji Onile, Ogbe Méji A.1. fa says that for the person for whom this Od is revealed during “Ikesedéyé or iteléda to succeed in life, there is the need to, among other things serve his/her Ori with a big live catfish. Ifa says that if this is done, he/she shall not lack any of the good things of life. He/she shall succeed where others had failed. A stanza in Efi Ogbé in supportof this assertion has this to say: Ojums m6, mor'tre-rire Kotokuta ljeni mo riwa-riwa Dia fun Akapo WonnikofejaArd bol Kotoofojd kanire Translation When the day dawned, | saw /re in abundance Very early four days ago, my destiny manifested This was the Ifa cast for the Akapo Whowas advised to serve his Orfwith a catfish Before setting his eyes on all the /re oflife Ak4po was an Ifa devotee. He followed the dos and don'ts of Ifa in all the things he was doing. He studied Ifa extensively and was very good init. One day, his Baba if4 asked him to prepare for his freedom. The ceremony was very solemn buteventful. Shortly after this, he went for 2Uk ex cpb0 Ifa consuttation in order to determine his success chances in life. The Awo advised Aképo to use a big live catfish to serve his Ori so that he would have peace 9f mind and comfort in his life. He was assured that he would really succeed in life, but doing this would also enhance his success chances. He complied. Soon after this, Aképo dreamt of success, he was having the feelings that he would surely succeed in life. Four days after having this dream, he received some clients who paid him a huge amount of money with the promise that many more money was coming where that came from. Before long, he became very wealthy. With wealth, he was able to secure a good spouse of his dream. The wife gave birth to many children for him, including sets of twins. He also had several aides who assisted him in his day-to-day activities. He built several mansions and had many horses in his stable. He was indeed very comfortable as the Babaléwo had predicted. He was full of joy and gratitude to Ol6dumare. Ojdm¢ m6, mo rire-r'ire Kutokato ijéni mo riwa-riwa Dia fin Akapo WonnikofejaAre bo'rt Kotédfojukanire AkdpofejaAro bo'rt Akapo fojd kan're Ori'reajée Ori'reaya Ori'regmo . Ori're gbogbo - Ori'reaikd, badle gro Njé aro, ara wa rd wa nd o, argo Ojdm¢ mg, mo ri're tre Ard,ara wa ro wa na0,ar9 0 Katakata Yeni mo ri'wa ri'wa Arg, arawa rd wa nao, ard 0 Translation When the dawned | saw /rein abundance 3