ADURA ILE’RUN
(Ancestor Prayer) 

LIBATION (RUBO)

 (Kneeling in front of shrine and pouring or
sprinkling water  on the ground with the first
three statements.)

Omi tutu (Cool Water)
Ona tutu (Cool Road)
Ile tutu (Cool House)
Tutu laroye (Cool Conversation)

(Kneeling with palms up.)

Olodumare, Olodumare, ajuba gbogbo iku
t'e'mbe'l'ese Olodumare, iba ara t'orun.
(Supreme Being, we praise and salute all
ancestors who sit at your feet, we salute the great
ones in heaven.)

SALUTATION (JUBA)

(Prostrate with head to the left)

E ago, gbogbo eyin baba ati yeye mi n'ile
enia dudu.
(Attention all of my departed fathers and
mothers land of Afrika)

E ago gbogbo eyin baba ati yeye mi n'ile
enia funfun.
(Attention all of my departed fathers and
mothers of America)

E ago, gbogbo eyin baba ati yeye mi n'ile
arale [Your Family Name]
(Attention all of my departed fathers and
mothers of the family  [Your Family Name]

(Prostrate with head to the right)

Mojuba, gbogbo eyin baba ati yeye mi n'ile
enia dudu.
(I salute all of my departed fathers and mothers
of Afrika)

Mojuba, gbogbo eyin baba ati yeye mi n'ile
enia funfun.
(I salute all of my departed fathers and mothers
of America)

Mojuba, gbogbo eyin baba ati yeye mi n'ile
arale [Your Family Name].
(I salute all of my departed fathers and mothers
of the family  [Your Family Name]

INVOCATION

(Kneeling and tapping pole on ground)

Mojuba [Name of Ancestor] iba ara t'orun.
(I salute Name of Ancestor, we salute the
great ones in heaven.)

etc.

Ase ariku babawa.
(Let there be long life for our ancestors)

(Tap pole three times and stop)

INTERCESSION (ETUTU)          

Egbe oremi; gbogbo imo ota l'ori mi(wa) ofo 
ni ko ja si.
(Please lift up my friends; may all the intentions
that enemies have for me (us) accomplish
nothing.)

(Continue tapping pole.)

PETITION

E fun mi ni Alafia        Give to me peace and
                                  prosperity.
E fun mi ni aiku           Give to me long life.
E fun mi ni owo          Give to me money.
E fun mi ni ola            Give to me honor.
E fun mi ni isegun       Give to me victory.
E fun mi ni imo           Give to me knowledge.
E fun mi ni ogbon       Give to me wisdom.
E fun mi ni onje          Give to me food.
E fun mi ni iwa           Give to me good character.
E fun mi ni suuru        Give to me patience.
E fun mi ni agbara       Give to me strength.
E fun mi ni aso           Give to me cloth (clothing).
E fun mi ni omo          Give to me children.
E fun mi ni ile odara    Give to me a good home. 

Ko si ku                     Keep away death.
Ko si arun                  Keep away disease.
Ko si aisian                Keep away badness.
Ko si aisan                 Keep away sickness.
Ko si aisise                Keep away want of
                                 employment.
Ko si ejo                    Keep away legal
                                 complications.
Ko si wahala              Keep away trouble.
Ko si fitigbo              Keep away bad news.
Ko si akoba               Keep away undeserved
                                 punishment.
Ko si aselu                 Keep away unexpected
                                 happenings.
Ko si olopa                Keep away trouble from police
                                 and thugs.
Ko si ofo                   Keep away curses.
Ko si ailowo              Keep away poverty.
Ko si gbogbo ajogun  Keep away all bad things.

AASE (BENEDICTION)

Aase beeni k'ori.
(May all these blessing come to pass for me.)

(Tap pole three times and stop)