ÌJÚBÀ (PAYING HOMAGE)
Ìbà Olódùmarè
Ìbà ilẹ̀
Ìbà àtiwáyé ọjọ́
Ìbà àtiwọ̀ oòrùn
Ìbà áríwá
Ìbà Gúsù
Ìbà Egúngún
Ìbà Òrìṣà
Ìbà Bàbá mi (orúkọ Baba)
Ìbà Yèyé mi (orúkọ ìyá)
Ìbà Olúwo mi (orúkọ Olúwo)
Ìbà Ojugbona (orúkọ Ojugbona)
Ìbà Ìyánífá mi (orúkọ Iyanifa)
Ìbà àwọn Apẹ̀tẹ̀bí aya Ọ̀rúnmìlà
Ìbà Àjàgùnmọ̀lè, Olúwo òde Ọ̀run
Ìbà Àrànìsàn, Olúwo òde Ọ̀run
Ìbà àhànnàmọ̀jà tí kọ́ ọmọ nífá ojú àlá
Ìbà Àràbà Baba Eríwo
Ìbà párìpá adáṣọ má mú ró
Ìwérénjéje, párákùn Ọbàrìṣà
Àfi bí mo dá ṣe
Kórò má ṣàìgbà
Bàbá bá mi ṣe é
Àṣefín, àṣegbà
Ìyá bá mi ṣe e
Àṣefín, àṣegbà
Orí bá mi ṣe e
Àṣefín, àṣegbà
Ikin bá mi ṣe e
Àṣefín, àṣegbà
Homage to Olodumare
Homage to Ile, the Mother Earth
Homage to the East
Homage to the West
Homage to the North
Homage to the South
Homage to the Ancestors
Homage to the Deities
Homage to my father (name of the father)
Homage to my mother (name of the mother)
Homage to my Oluwo (name of the Oluwo)
Homage to my Ojugbona (name of the Ojugbona)
Homage to my Iyanifa (name of the Iyanifa)
Homage to all the Apetebi, wives of Orunmila
Homage to Ajagunmale, a chief priest in the Spiritual realm
Homage to Aranisan, a chief priest in the spiritual realm
Homage to Ahannamoja, who teaches one Ifa in dream
Homage to Araba, the most high chief priest
Home to Paripa, who has cloths but walks naked
Here is Iwerenjeje, a plant of Obarisa
Unless I do without paying homage
My undertakings should never be fruitless
My father, help me do it
Do it in a meticulous way that yields favourable results
My mother, help me do it
Do it in a meticulous way that yields favourable results
My Ori, help me do it
Do it in a meticulous way that yields favourable results
My Ikin, help me do it
Do it in a meticulous way that yields favourable results