The Importance of Wearing Ifa Beads

Sacred Odu Ifa Ogbeyonu teaches us:
Owerere
Owerere
Dia fun Orunmila
Tii yoo lode b’omo re l’orun
Ntori Iku
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gbebo, o ru’bo
Nje owere la n ja un
Iku kii pa’wo to lade b’orun
Owere la n ja un
Arun kii s’awo to la’de b’orun
Owere la n ja un
Ibi kii s’awo to la’de b’orun
Owere la n ja un

Translation
Owerere
Owerere
They cast Ifa for Orunmila
Who would adorn the necks of his children with ide beads
For protection against death
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
We are all struggling, all of us
Death will never kill an Awo who has adorned his neck with Ifa beads
We are all struggling, all of us
Affliction will never affect an Awo who has adorned his neck with Ifa beads
We are all struggling, all of us
No evil will ever affect an Awo who has adorned his neck with Ide beads
We are all struggling, all of us