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Writer, editor and creator of theyorubablog. Keeping the Yoruba language alive.

“Ọ̀run nyabọ̀, ki ṣé ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnìkan – Ayé Móoru” – “Heaven is collapsing, is not a problem peculiar to one person – Global Warming”

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Ọ̀run nyabọ̀ – Nature’s fury

Ìbẹ̀rù tó gbòde ayé òde òni ni pé “Ayé Móoru”, nitori iṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ti o nṣẹlẹ̀ ni àgbáyé bi òjò àrọ̀ irọ̀ dá ni ilú kan, ilẹ̀-riru ni òmìràn, ọ̀gbẹlẹ̀, omíyalé, ijà iná àti bẹ́ ẹ̀ bẹ́ ẹ̀ lọ. Eleyi dá ìbẹ̀rù silẹ̀ ni àgbáyé pàtàki ni àwọn ilú Òkè-Òkun bi Àmẹ́ríkà ti ó ka àwọn iṣẹ̀lẹ̀ wọnyi si àfọwọ́fà ọmọ ẹda. Wọn kilọ̀ pé bi wọn kò bá wá nkan ṣe si Ayé Móoru yi, ayé yio parẹ́.

Àpẹrẹ miran ti a lè fi ṣe àlàyé pé “Ọ̀run nyabọ̀, ki ṣé ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnìkan”, ni ẹni ti ó sọ pé ohun ri amin pé ayé ti fẹ parẹ́, àwọn kan gbàgbọ́, wọn bẹ̀rẹ̀ si ta ohun ìní wọn. Àti ẹni ti ó ta ohun ìní àti ẹni ti ó ra, kò si ninú wọn ti ó ma mú nkankan lọ ti ayé bá parẹ ni tootọ. Elòmíràn, kò ni ṣe iwadi ohun ti àwọn èniyàn fi ńsáré, ki ó tó bẹ̀rẹ̀ si sáré. Ọpọlọpọ ti sa wọ inú ewu ti wọn rò wí pé àwọn sá fún. Fún àpẹrẹ, nigbati iná ajónirun balẹ̀ ni àgọ́ Ológun ni Ikẹja ni ìlú Èkó ni bi ọdún mẹwa sẹhin. Bi àwọn kan ti gbọ́ ìró iná ajónirun yi, wọn sáré titi ọpọ fi parun si inú irà ni Ejigbo ni ọ̀nà jínjìn si ibi ti ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ti ṣẹlẹ̀.

Òwe Yorùbá yi ṣe gba àwọn ti o nbẹ̀rù nigba gbogbo níyànjú wí pé ó yẹ ki èniyàn fara balẹ̀ lati ṣe iwadi ohun ti ó fẹ́ ṣẹlẹ̀ ki ó tó “kú sílẹ̀ de ikú”. Bi èniyàn bẹ̀rù á kú, bi kò bẹ̀rù á kú, nitori gẹ́gẹ́ bi itàn àdáyébá, gbogbo ohun ti ó nṣẹlẹ̀ láyé òde òni ló ti ṣẹlẹ̀ ri.

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Originally posted 2016-04-19 08:30:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

BÍBẸ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN: A One Week Visit to a Yoruba Speaking City (Yoruba dialogue inLagos)

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These series of posts will center around learning the Yoruba words, phrases and sentences you might come across if you visited a Yoruba speaking city or state (here Lagos). A sample conversation is available for download. We will be posting more conversations. Please leave comments on the blog post, and anything you would like to see or hear covered in this conversation.

You can also download the Yoruba alphabets by right clicking this link: A conversation in Yoruba(mp3)

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Originally posted 2013-03-22 22:06:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

ÀṢÀ ÌDÁBẸ́: A Culture of Female Genital Mutilation #IWD

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Ìdábẹ́ jẹ ìkan nínú àṣà Yorùbá tí ólòdì si ẹ̀tọ́ àwọn obìnrin. Gẹ́gẹ́bí ìtàn ìdábẹ́, Yorùbá ndabẹ fún ob̀nrin ní àti ìkókó títí dé ọmọ ọdún kan, nwọn ní ìgbàgbọ́ wipe yio da ìṣekúṣe dúró lára obìnrin.

Tiítí òde òní, àṣà Yorùbá ṣì nfi ìyàtọ̀ sí àárín obìnrin ati ọkùnrin, ní títọ́ àti ní àwùjọ. Gẹ́gẹ́bí Olókìkí Oló́rin Jùjú Ebenezer Obey ti kọ́ lórin: “Àwa ọkùnrin le láya mẹ́fà, kò burú, ọkùnrin kan ṣoṣo lọba Olúwa mi yàn fún obìnrin”.

Gẹ́gẹ́bí Ìwé Ìròyìn Ìrọ̀lẹ́ ti ìlú London, ọjọ́ kẹfà oṣù kẹta, ọdún ẹgbẹ̀rún méji léní mẹ́tàlá, wọn ṣe àkíyèsí wípé àṣà ìdábẹ́ wọ́pọ̀ lãrin àwọn ẹ̀yà tó kéréjù ní Ìlú-Òyìnbó. Wọ́n ṣe àlàyé àlébù tí àṣà burúkú yi jẹ́ fún àwọn obìnrin tí wọ́n bá dábẹ́ fún, ara àlébù bi: ọmọ lè kú ikú ẹ̀jẹ̀ dídà, ìṣòro tí irú ẹni bẹ bá fẹ tọ̀, ìsòro ní ìgbà ìbímọ àti bẹbẹ lọ. Ìjọba ti pèsè owó pùpọ̀ lati fi òpin sí àṣà ìdábẹ́ ní Ìlú-Ọba.

Bí a ti nṣe àjọ̀dún “Ọjọ́ áwọn Obìnrin lagbaaye,” oṣe pàtàkì kí Yorùbá ní ilé àti ní àjò, di àṣà tí ó bùkún àwọn ọmọ mú, kí a sì ju àṣà tí ó mú ìpalára dání dànù. Ìdábẹ́ kò lè dá ìṣekúṣe dúró, nítorí kò sí ìwáìdí pé bóyá ó dá tàbí dín ìṣekúṣe dúró lãrin obìnrin. Ẹ̀kọ́ áti àbójútó lati ọ̀dọ́ òbí/alabojuto ló lè dá ìṣekúṣe dúró, ki ṣe ìdábẹ́.

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Originally posted 2013-03-08 17:47:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ìfẹ́ kò fọ́jú, ẹni ti ó wọnú ìfẹ́ ló fọ́jú: ‘Igbéyàwó ki ṣe ọjà òkùnkùn’ – Love is not blind, it is the person falling in love that is blind”: Marriage is not ‘Black Market’

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Ni ayé àtijọ́, ki òbí tó gbà lati fi ọmọ fún ọkọ, wọn yio ṣe iwadi irú iwà àti àìsàn ti ó wọ́pọ̀ ni irú idile bẹ́ ẹ̀. Nitori eyi, igbéyàwó ibilẹ̀ ayé àtijọ́ ma npẹ́ ju ti ayé òde òni. Bi ọmọ obinrin bá nlọ si ilé ọkọ, ikan ninu ẹrù tó ṣe pàtàki ni ki wọn gbé “ẹni” fún dáni lati fi han pé kò si àyè fun ni ilé òbi rẹ mọ nitori ó ti di ara kan pẹ̀lú ẹbi ọkọ rẹ.

Ọkùnrin fi ìfẹ́ han obinrin – Couple in love

Ni idà keji, obinrin ayé òde òni, kò dúró ki òbí ṣe iwadi rara, pàtàki bi wọn bá pàdé ni ilú nla ti èrò lati oriṣiriṣi ẹ̀yà pọ̀ si tàbi ni ilé-iwé. Ọkùnrin ri obinrin, wọn fi ìfẹ́ han si ara wọn, ó pari, ọ̀pọ̀ ki ṣe iwadi lati wo ohun ti àgbà tàbi òbí nwò ki wọn tó ṣe igbéyàwó. Obinrin ti lè lóyún ki òbí tó gbọ́ tàbi ki wọn tó lọ si ilé Ìjọ́sìn lati ṣe ètò igbéyàwó. Àwọn miran nkánjú, wọn kò lè dúró gba imọ̀ràn. Irú imọ̀ràn wo ni òbí tàbi Alufa fẹ́ fún ọkùnrin àti obinrin bẹ́ ẹ̀?

Ki ṣe “ìfẹ́ ló fọ́jú”, ṣùgbọ́n “àwọn ti ó wọnú ìfẹ́ ló fọ́jú” nitori, bi obinrin tàbi ọkùnrin miran bá ti ri owó, ẹwà, ipò agbára, wọn á dijú si àlébù miran ti ó wà lára ẹni ti wọn fẹ́ fẹ́. Igbéyàwó ki ṣe ọjà̀ òkùnkùn, ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ti ó nwọ̀ ọ́ ni ó dijú, nitori nigbati àlébù ti wọn dijú si bá bẹ̀rẹ̀ si jade lẹhin igbéyàwó, igbéyàwó á túká.

Ìmọ̀ràn fún ọkùnrin àti obinrin ti ó nronú lati ṣe igbéyàwó ni ki wọn lajú, ki wọn si farabalẹ̀ ṣe iwadi irú iwa ti wọn lè gbà lati fi bára gbé lai wo ohun ayé bi ẹwà, owó àti ipò nitori ìwà ló ṣe kókó jù fún igbéyàwó ti yio di alẹ́.

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Originally posted 2015-01-06 09:00:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Ìkà gbàgbé Àjọbi, adánilóró̀ gbàgbé ọ̀la, ẹ̀san á ké lóri òṣìkà” – “The wicked forgets same parentage, an evil doer forgets tomorrow, there is consequence for the wicked”.

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Yorùbá ni ètò àti òfin ti àwọn Àgbà, Ọba àti Ìjòyè fi nto ilú ki aláwọ̀-funfun tó dé. Onirúurú ọ̀nà ni wọn ma fi nṣe idájọ́ ìkà laarin àwùjọ. Wọn lè fi orin tú àṣiri òṣìkà ni igbà ọdún ibilẹ, tàbi ki wọn fa irú ẹni bẹ ẹ si iwájú Àgbà idilé, Baálẹ̀ tàbi Ọba fún ìdájọ́ ti ó bá tọ́ si irú ẹni bẹ ẹ. Lati agbo ilé dé ilé iwé àti àwùjọ ni Yorùbá ti ma nlo òwe, ọ̀rọ̀ àti orin ṣe ikilọ fún ọmọdé àti àgbà pé ẹ̀san wà fún oniṣẹ ibi tàbi òṣìkà.

Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ Eléré àti Olórin, pàtàki àwọn Ọ̀gá ninú Eléré àti Olórin Yorùbá ni ó fi ẹ̀san òsìkà hàn ninú eré àti orin. Ọ̀gá Eléré bi: Lere Paimọ, Olóògbe Kọla Ogunmọla, Olóògbe, Oloye Ogunde àti ọpọ ti a kò dárúkọ, àti àwọn ọ̀gá Olórin bi: Olóògbé, Olóyè I.K. Dairo, Oloogbe Adeolu Akinsanya (Baba Ètò), Olóyè (Olùdari) Ebenezer Obey, Olóògbe Orlando Owoh, Dele Ojo, Olóògbe Sikiru Ahinde Barrister àti ọ̀pọ̀ ti a kò dárúkọ nitori àyè. Ẹ gbọ́ ikan ninú àwọn orin ikilọ fún òsìkà ti àwọn ọmọ ilé-iwé ma nkọ ni ojú ewé yi bi Olùkọ̀wé yi ti kọ:

Ṣìkà-ṣìkà gbàgbé àjọbí
Adániloró gbàgbé ọ̀la
Ẹ̀san á ké, á ké o
Ẹ̀san á ké lorí òsìkà
Ṣe rere ò, ko tó lọ ò.

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Originally posted 2014-11-04 18:35:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Èèmọ̀ ni ki ọkùnrin fẹ́ ọkùnrin tàbi ki obinrin fẹ́ obinrin ni Àṣà Yorùbá ” – “Same Sex Marriage is a strage occurrence to Yoruba Traditional Marriage”

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Ilé Ẹjọ́ Àgbà yi Àṣà Ìgbéyàwó Àdáyébá padà ni ilú Àmẹ́ríka. Ni ọjọ́ Ẹti, Oṣù kẹfà, ọjọ́ Kẹrindinlọ́gbọ́n, ọdún Ẹgbãlemẹdógún, Ilé Ẹjọ́ Àgbà ti ilú Àmẹ́ríkà ṣe òfin pé “Kò si Ìpínlẹ̀ Àmẹ́ríkà ti ó ni ẹ̀tọ́ lati kọ igbéyàwó laarin ọkùnrin pẹ̀lú ọkùnrin tàbi obinrin pẹ̀lú obinrin”. Ijà fún ẹ̀tọ́ lati ṣe irú igbeyawo yi ti wà lati bi ọdún mẹrindinlãdọta sẹhin, ṣùgbọ́n ni oṣù kẹfà, ọdún Ẹgbãlemẹ́tàlá, Ilé Ẹjọ́ Àgbà fi àṣẹ si pé ki Ìjọba Àpapọ̀ gba àṣà ki ọkùnrin fẹ́ ọkùnrin tàbi ki obinrin fẹ́ obinrin, lati jẹ ki àwọn ti ó bá ṣe irú igbéyàwó yi lè gba ẹ̀tọ́ ti ó tọ́ si igbéyàwó àdáyébá – ohun ti ó tọ́ si ọkùnrin ti o fẹ́ obinrin, nipa ogún pinpin, owó ori tàbi bi igbéyàwó ba túká.

Julia Tate, left, kisses her wife, Lisa McMillin, in Nashville, Tennessee, after the reading the results of the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/26/politics/scotus-same-sex-main/index.html">Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage</a> on Wednesday, June 26. The high court struck down key parts of the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/06/politics/scotus-ruling-windsor/index.html">Defense of Marriage Act</a> and cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California by rejecting an appeal on the state's <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/06/politics/scotus-ruling-perry/index.html">Proposition 8</a>.

Obinrin fẹ́ obinrin – Lesbian Relationship reactions to the Supreme Court Ruling

Ìjọba-àpapọ̀ ti ilú Àmẹ́ríkà gba òfin yi wọlé nitori “Òfin-Òṣèlú ni wọn fi ndari ilú Àmẹ́ríkà”. Lati igbà ti ìròyìn ìdájọ́ yi ti jade, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ni àgbáyé, pàtàki àwọn Ẹlẹ́sin Igbàgbọ́ ti nda ẹ̀bi fún Ìjọba Àmẹ́ríkà pé wọn rú òfin Ọlọrun nipa Igbéyàwó.

Ni àṣà igbéyàwó Yorùbá, èèmọ̀ ni ki ọkùnrin fẹ́ ọkùnrin tàbi ki obinrin fẹ́ obinrin. Ki ẹbi ma ba parẹ́, ọmọ bibi jẹ ikan ninú ohun pàtàki ni igbéyàwó. Bi ọkùnrin bá fẹ́ ọkùnrin, wọn ò lè bi ọmọ lai si pé wọn gba ọmọ tọ́ tàbi ki wọn wa obinrin ti yio bá wọn bi ọmọ tàbi bi ó bá jẹ laarin obinrin meji ti ó fẹ́ ara, ikan ninú obinrin yi ti lè bimọ tẹ́lẹ̀ tàbi ki ó wá ọkùnrin ti yio fún ohun lóyún ki wọn lè ni ọmọ ni irú igbéyàwó yi.

Yorùbá ni “Bi a ti nṣe ni ilé wa, èèwọ̀ ibòmíràn” òfin Àmẹ́ríkà yi jẹ́ èèmọ̀ ni ilẹ̀ Yorùbá nitori a kò gbọ tàbi ka a ninú itàn àṣà Yoruba . Ki ṣe gbogbo èèmọ̀ ni ó dára, fún àpẹrẹ, ni igbà kan ri èèmọ̀ ni ki èniyàn bi àfin, tàbi bi ibeji nitori eyi, wọn ma npa ikan ninú àwọn meji yi ni tàbi ki wọn jù wọn si igbó lati kú, ṣùgbọ́n láyé òde òni àṣà ji ju ibeji tàbi ibẹta si igbó ti dúró. Kò yẹ ki ẹnikẹni pa ẹnikeji nitori àwọ̀ ara tàbi nitori ẹni ti èniyàn bá ni ìfẹ́ si. Ni ilú Àmẹ́ríkà ni àwọn ti ó fi ẹsin Ìgbàgbọ́ bojú ti kó si abẹ́ àwọn Aṣòfin ilú Àmẹ́ríkà ni ayé àtijọ́ pé Aláwọ̀dúdú ki ṣe èniyàn, nitori eyi, ó lòdi si òfin ki Aláwọ̀dúdú fẹ́ Aláwọ̀funfun, bi wọn bá fẹ́ra, wọn kò kà wọn kún tàbi ka irú ọmọ bẹ ẹ si èniyàn gidi. Bẹni wọn lo òfin burúkú yi naa lati pa Aláwọ̀dúdú lẹhin isin ni aarin igboro lai ya Aláwọ̀dúdú ti wọn kó lẹ́rú lati ilẹ Yorùbá sọtọ. Ogun abẹ́lé àti ṣi ṣe Òfin Àpapọ̀ tuntun lẹhin ogun, ni wọn fi gba àwọn Aláwọ̀dúdú silẹ̀ ni ilú Àmẹ́ríkà.

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Originally posted 2015-07-21 19:46:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Pi pè àti Orin fún orúkọ ọjọ́ ni èdè Yorùbá – Yoruba Days of the week pronunciation and song

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Orúkọ Ọjọ́ni èdè Yorùbá Days of the Week In English

Àìkú/Ọjọ́ Ọ̀sẹ̀/Ìsimi – Sunday

Ajé – Monday

Ìṣẹ́gun – Tuesday

Ọjọ́rú – Wednesday

Ọjọ́bọ̀ – Thursday

Ẹti – Friday

Àbámẹ́ta – Saturday

Originally posted 2014-07-29 20:31:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Jọ mi, Jọ mi, Òkúrorò/Ìkanra ló ndà – Insisting on people doing things one’s way, would turn one to an ill-tempered or peevish person

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Yorùbá ni “Bi Ọmọdé ba ṣubú á wo iwájú, bi àgbà ba ṣubú á wo ẹ̀hìn”. Bi enia bá dé ipò àgbà, pàtàki gẹ́gẹ́ bi òbí, àgbà ìdílé tàbi ọ̀gá ilé iṣẹ́, ẹni ti ó bá ni ìfẹ́ kò ni fẹ́ ki àwọn ti ó mbọ̀ lẹhin ṣubú tàbi ki wọn kùnà.

Ẹni ti ó bá fẹ ìlọsíwájú ẹnikeji pàtàki, ọmọ ẹni, aya tabi oko eni, ẹ̀gbọ́n, àbúro, ọmọ-iṣẹ, ọmọ ilé-iwé, aládúgbò, ẹbi, ọ̀rẹ́, ojúlùmọ̀ àti ará, a má a tẹnu mọ ìbáwí lati kìlọ̀ fún àwọn ti ó mbọ̀ lẹhin ki wọn ma ba a ṣìnà. Eleyi lè jẹ ki irú àgbà bẹ́ẹ̀ dàbi onikọnra lójú ẹni ti nwọn báwí. Fún àpẹrẹ ni ayé òde òní, bi òbí ba nsọ fún ọmọdé nígbà gbogbo pé ki ó ma joko si ori ayélujára lati má a ṣeré, ki ó lè sùn ni àsikò tàbi ki ó ma ba fi àkókò ti ó yẹ kó ka iwé ṣeré lóri ayélujára, bi oníkọnra ni òbí ńrí, ṣùgbọ́n iyẹn kò ni ki òbí ma ṣe ohun ti ó yẹ lati ṣe fún di dára ọmọ.

Yorùbá sọ wi pé, “Ajá ti ó bá ma sọnù, ki gbọ́ fèrè Ọdẹ”. Ki ènìyàn ma ba di oníkọran, kò si ẹni ti ó lè jọ ẹnikeji tán, àwọn ibeji pàápàá kò jọra. Bi ọkọ tàbi aya bá ni dandan ni ki aya tàbi ọkọ ṣe nkan bi òhun ti fẹ́ ni ìgbà gbogbo, ìkanra ló ńdà. Nitori èyi, bi enia bá ti ṣe ìkìlọ̀, ki ó mú ẹnu kúrò ti ó bá ri wi pé ẹni ti òhun ti báwí kò fẹ́ gbọ́.

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According to a Yoruba adage, “When a child falls, he/she looks ahead, when an elder falls, he/she reflects on the past”. When one reaches the position of an elder, particularly as a parent, family leader, a big boss, or a benevolent person would not want those coming behind or less experienced go astray or make the same mistake one has made in the past. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2018-07-24 21:38:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Ìtàn bi Ìjàpá ti fa Àkóbá fún Ọ̀bọ: Ẹ Ṣọ́ra fún Ọ̀rẹ́ Burúkú” – “The Story of how the Tortoise caused the Monkey an unprovoked trouble: Be careful with a bad Friend”

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Ni ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ itàn Yorùbá, Ìjàpá jẹ ọ̀lẹ, òbùrẹ́wà, kò tóbi tó àwọn ẹranko yoku, ṣùgbọ́n ó ni ọgbọ́n àrékérekè ti ó fi ngbé ilé ayé.

Ò̀we Yorùbá sọ wi pé, “Iwà jọ iwà, ni ọ̀rẹ́ jọ ọ̀rẹ́”, ṣùgbọ́n ninú itàn yi, iwà Ìjàpá àti Ọ̀bọ kò jọra. Ìjàpá pẹ̀lú Ọ̀bọ di ọ̀rẹ́ nitori wọn jọ ngbé àdúgbò. Gbogbo ẹranko yoku mọ̀ wi pé iwà wọn kò jọra nitori eyi, ó jẹ́ ìyàlẹ́nu fún wọn irú ọ̀rẹ́ ti wọn bára ṣe.

Ọgbọ́n burúkú kó wọn Ìjàpá, ni ọjọ́ kan ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ si ṣe àdúrà lojiji pé “Àkóbá , àdábá, Ọlọrun ma jẹ ká ri”, Ọ̀bọ kò ṣe “Àmin àdúrà” nitori ó mọ̀ wi pé kò si ẹni ti ó lè ṣe àkóbá fún Ìjàpá, à fi ti ó bá ṣe àkóbá fún elòmiràn. Inú bi Ìjàpá, ó ka iwà Ọ̀bọ yi si à ri fin, ó pinu lati kọ lọ́gbọ́n pé ọgbọ́n wa ninú ki enia mã ṣe “Àmin” si àdúrà àwọn àgbà.

Ìjàpá ṣe àkàrà ti ó fi oyin din, o di sinú ewé, ó gbe tọ Ẹkùn lọ. Ki Ẹkùn tó bèrè ohun ti Ìjàpá nwa lo ti gbo oorun didun ohun ti Ìjàpá Ijapa gbe wa. Ìjàpá jẹ́ ki Ẹkùn játọ́ titi kó tó fún ni àkàrà olóyin jẹ. Àkàrà olóyin dùn mọ́ Ẹkùn, ó ṣe iwadi bi òhun ti lè tún ri irú rẹ. Ìjàpá ni àṣiri ni pé Ọ̀bọ ma nṣu di dùn, lára igbẹ́ rẹ ni òhun bù wá fún Ẹkùn. Ó ni ki Ẹkùn fi ọgbọ́n tan Ọ̀bọ, ki ó si gba ni ikùn diẹ ki ó lè ṣu igbẹ́ aládùn fun. Ẹkùn kò kọ́kọ́ gbàgbọ́, ó ni ọjọ́ ti òhun ti njẹ ẹran oriṣiriṣi, kò si ẹranko ti inú rẹ dùn bi eyi ti Ìjàpá gbé wá. Ìjàpá ni ọ̀rẹ òhun kò fẹ́ ki ẹni kan mọ àṣiri yi. Ẹkùn gbàgbọ́, nitori ó mọ̀ wi pé ọ̀rẹ́ gidi ni Ìjàpá àti Ọ̀bọ.

Ẹkùn gba ikùn Ọ̀bọ – Leopard dealt the Monkey blows.

Ẹkùn lúgọ de Ọ̀bọ, ó fi ọgbọ́n tan ki ó lè sún mọ́ òhun. Gẹ́rẹ́ ti Ọ̀bọ sún mọ́ Ẹkùn, o fã lati gba ikùn rẹ gẹ́gẹ́ bi Ìjàpá ti sọ, ki ó lè ṣu di dùn fún òhun. Ó gbá ikun Ọ̀bọ titi ó fi ya igbẹ́ gbi gbóná ki ó tó tu silẹ̀. Gẹ́rẹ́ ti Ẹkùn tu Ọ̀bọ silẹ̀, ó lo agbára diẹ ti ó kù lati sáré gun ori igi lọ lati gba ara lowo iku ojiji. Ẹkùn tọ́ igbẹ́ Ọ̀bọ wò, inú rẹ bàjẹ́, ojú ti i pé òhun gba ọ̀rọ̀ Ìjàpá gbọ. Lai pẹ, Ìjàpá ni Ọ̀bọ kọ́kọ́ ri, ó ṣe àlàyé fún ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ ohun ti ojú rẹ ri lọ́wọ́ Ẹkùn lai funra pé Ìjàpá ló fa àkóbá yi fún òhun. Ìjàpá ṣe ojú àánú, ṣùgbọ́n ó padà ṣe àdúrà ti ó gbà ni ọjọ́ ti Obo kò ṣe “Amin”, pé ọgbọ́n wà ninú ki èniyàn mã ṣe “Àmin” si àdúrà àwọn àgbà. Kia ni Ọ̀bọ bẹ̀rẹ̀ si ṣe “Àmin” lai dúró. Idi ni yi ti Ọ̀bọ fi bẹ̀rẹ̀ si kólòlò ti ó ndún bi “Àmin” titi di ọjọ́ òni.

Ẹ̀kọ́ itàn yi ni pé, bi èniyàn bá mbá ọ̀rẹ́ ọlọ́gbọ́n burúkú rin, ki ó mã funra tàbi ki ó yẹra, ki o ma ba ri àkóbá.

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ỌRỌ ÌYÀNJÙ (WORD OF ADVICE): Ẹni tólèdè lóni ayé ibi ti wọn ti nsọ

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Ẹyin ọmọ Odùduwà ẹjẹ ki a ran rawa létí wípé “Ẹni tólèdè lóni ayé ibi ti wọn ti nsọ”. Mo bẹ yin ẹ maṣe jẹki a tara wa lọpọ nitorina ẹ maṣe jẹki èdè Yorùbà parẹ. Èdè ti a kọ silẹ, ti a ko sọ, ti a ko fi kọ ọmọ wa, piparẹ ni yio parẹ. Ẹjẹ ki a gbiyanju lati ṣe atunṣe nipa sísọ èdè Yorùbà botiyẹ kasọ lai si idaru idapọ pẹlu èdè miran.

Yorùbá lọkunrin ati lobirin ẹ ranti wipe “Odò to ba gbagbe orisun rẹ, gbigbe lo ma ngbe” Lágbára Ọlọrun, aoni tajo sọnu sajo o, ao kere oko délé o (Àṣẹ).

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