ÒTÚÁ - MẸ̀LẸ́Ẹ́ - Story of How ORUNMILA was once called a lazy Man

DON'T CALL ME A LAZY MAN

It is a common phenomenal among people to degrade their fellow human when they don't have access to their personal life. Some people result in hurling out abusive words such as "he is a thief", "he is lazy man", where is he getting money to do everything", "we are not mate", "he is fake" and so on. It is not because you offend them but because they are jealous of your standard of living.

I will love to share one of the moral knowledge of Ifá to everyone in the Ifá corpus called ÒTÚÁ-MẸ̀LẸ́Ẹ́. Orúnmìlà was being called a lazy man because he was following the tenets of his Creator.

Ifá ní:

Ewé lẹ̀ẹ́lẹ̀ẹ́

Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́lẹ̀ẹ́

Adifafun Ọrunmila níjọ́ tífá n jayé rẹ wọn ni Ọ̀lẹ ni

Wọn ni kí Orúnmìlà o gbẹbọ lọpọlọpọ ẹbọ ni kí o mu se

Òrunmila sì gbẹbọ lọpọlọpọ o rúbọ

Ọ̀lẹ mi ni mo lẹ tí mofi lájé

Mo yin ewé lẹ̀ẹ́ o

Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́ o 

Ọ̀lẹ mi ni mo lẹ tí mofi ni aya

Mo yin ewé lẹ̀ẹ́ o

ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́ o

Ọ̀lẹ mi ni mo lẹ tí mofi bímọ

Mo yin ewé lẹ̀ẹ́ o

Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́ o

Ọ̀lẹ mi ni mo lẹ tí mofi kólé

Mo yin ewé lẹ̀ẹ́ o

Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́ o

Ọ̀lẹ mi ni mo lẹ tí mofi níre gbogbo

Mo yin ewé lẹ̀ẹ́ o

Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́ o.

TRANSLATION 

Ewé lẹ̀ẹ́lẹ̀ẹ́ (the Priest)

Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́lẹ̀ẹ́ (the Priest)

Casted Ifá divination for Orúnmìlà when he was enjoying his life and people complaining he was a lazy man

The Ifá Priests advised Orúnmìlà to perform sacrifices

Òrunmila performed the sacrifices

I was a lazy man and I had money

I appreciated Ewé lẹ̀ẹ́ (my Babalawo)

And I appreciated Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́ (my Babalawo)

I was a lazy man and I had wife

I appreciated Ewé lẹ̀ẹ́

And I appreciated Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́

I was a lazy man and I had children

I appreciated Ewé lẹ̀

I was a lazy man and I built houses

I appreciated Ewé lẹ̀ẹ́

And I appreciated Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́

I was a lazy man and I had all good fortunes

I appreciated Ewé lẹ̀ẹ́

And I appreciated Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ lẹ̀ẹ́.

THE STORY

Orúnmìlà was living in abject poverty.

He was once cutting firewood in the forest and selling it. This business was not bringing profit for him. He left the job and started another one. Orunmila started fetching water and selling it. This business too was not profiting him.

Moreso, Orunmila went to join people that were cracking the rock maybe he might successful there. With all his struggling might and hardworking ability, he was not successful in any of the business he joined.

One day, Orúnmìlà went to consult Ifá. He could be liberated from hardship and abject poverty, he became successful and prosperous without much stress was why he consulted Ifa. 

The Ifá Priests advised Orúnmìlà to perform sacrifices that all the businesses he had been doing was not in alignment with his destiny. 

They told Orunmila to be doing Ifá work by healing people and saving them from all myriad of life challenges. They told him to be doing the work that would make him sit at home and be making money.

The Ifá Priests told him that he would become successful and prosperous if he complied.

Orúnmìlà performed all the sacrifices recommended for him. He appeased Ifá. Orunmila began to be sitting down at home. If a person was having headache,he/she would come to Orunmila for remedy Orunmila would heal him and he would gave money to Orúnmìlà. He would come to the aid of people who were having different life challenges. These people would come to Orunmila to thank him for saving them. They would give him plenty money and gifts.

The neighbors who did not see Orunmila went to farm to fetch firewoods, went to river to fetch water and went to crack the rock became jealous and started calling Orunmila a lazy man. People were saying that it is only a lazy man that will be staying indoors and expecting blessing to come to him. These people were making jest of Orúnmìlà.

Not quite long, Orunmila started having plenty money. He got married to beautiful wives. Orunmila had beautiful children. He did not stop there, he built houses and was using a horse.

People became confused and surprised. How could a person they were calling a lazy man be having these good fortunes? They started begging Orunmila for forgiveness. 

This was how Ifá blessed Orúnmìlà abundantly. He became successful and prosperous.

MY LAZINESS PAYS MY BILLS

WRITTEN BY

AWOLADE IFATAYO AYOMO

ÒKÀNRÀN ÒFÚN 2023

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