This text is a continuing of the post from July 29 | Sango III.
Remember that the first Sango was the one that left the city of HEAVEN- ORUN AJANTE or AJULE ORUN (that is Yoruba name for heaven), with other great divinities, called IRUNMOLE. These great divinities include Obatala Oseremanigbo, Ifa Orunmila Bara me Agboniregun (HEEPA BABA IMOLE ), Ogun Alakaye Osin Imale (OGUN EREJA), ESU LALU (ESU LAROYE, ESU ODARA, ONILE ORITA OKUNRIN JOGOLO) AND SANGO AKOKO ( THE FIRST SANGO ) .
After the exit of these great Irunmole or Divinities, and most especially Sango in question, ascended to heaven through mysterious means, there had been many of the reincarnation of Sango (the first true Sango ). One of these reincarnation was called TELLA, in the city of Oyo (note, in the olden days, the city of Oyo was called Eyeo or Katunga ). Tella because of his similarity and aggressiveness and fear factor, he was named after the first Sango, IRUNMOLE ATELEJA (divinity with metaphysical forces). Till now, Tella was taken and still mistaken by many for the original Sango who came directly from heaven and His parental lineage is Olodumare, and that is the reason, the first Sango was called DIVINITY from the realm of divine (any being from the realm of divine is called IRUNMOLE ). Tella had earthly Mother and father, His mother came from the land of Nupe, and his father was one of the sons of Oduduwa, hence the later Sango whose original name was Tella is Orisa (a brave man turn to saint, that is, he became a saint after his demise). In Saint in Yoruba Pantheon is called ORISA.
Indeed, Sango and Tella had been taken to be one or the same, because of physical, emotional and spiritual similarities and attitude related to fear, intimidation and aggression. This is a faulty observation as the time that elapsed between divinity and Deity (the heavenly created and earthily glorification). Indeed, Tella’s family is known as Against Sango Irunmole whose parent can be traced to Olodumare as the original mensenger of Infinite merciful Creator. Tella who is later known as Sango Oba Koso, had his mother in the person of OMOTOYOSI, and His father in the person of Oranmiyan It was tella who was a king in the city of OYO or Eyeo ort Katunga who attempted hanging himself and his follower including his cohort advised him against his selfish attitude hence he was name
ARAMBABI EKUN OKO OYA (NOTICE- OKANRAN MEJI STATES, A KI LEGBE LAYE, KI A MAA MAA NI TORUN, MEANINGS, WE HAVE ASSOCIATION HERE AND HERE AFTER, THAT IS EARTHILY MATES. OR ASSOCIATION AND THE HEAVENLY MATES OR ASSOCIATION ARE CONNECTED AND PRESENT IN OUR LIVES), NOTE THE ASSOCIATION OF AYE AKAMARA IS HEAVENLY BOUND. WE ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER NOT BY HUMAN WISDOM BUT BY DIVINE MEANS, IT IS GREAT PROMISED THAT WE SHALL ALL LIVE TO SEE THE BLESSINGS OF OLODUMARE IN OUR LIVES ALWAYS. REMEMBER THAT WHATEVER YOU DO TO ONE MEMBER HERE ON EARTH, WILL BE RE-MEMBERED IN THE HEAVEN, THAT IS, THE HEAVENLY MATES WILL PICK UP THE VIBRATION TO BLESS OR CAUSE YOUR CLONE IN HEAVEN. TO REMEMBER YOUR GOOD ATTITUDE IN HEAVEN, YOUR ACTION HERE AND YOUR ATTITUDE MUST BE DIVINE AND GOOD. ALWAYS LOOK FOR WAY TO ADD VALUE TO OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES, MOST ESPECIALLY YOUR EARTHILY MATES OR THOSE ON THE LIST OF OUR PRAYER REQUEST .
SANGO, ARAMBABI, TELLA OKO OYA ORIRI – THE STORY
About a two and half centuries ago OR MORE, there reigned in the old town of oyo know as OYO ILE or KATUNGA, a king called Shango Oba Koso, who was very powerful and wise monarch. He was a great medicine man or witch-doctor and claimed to be able to kill people by ejecting fire from his mouth. His reign was tyrannical and cruel, brute and violent . He had two emissaries in the person of GBONKA and TIMI.
GBONKA complete name was GBONKA EBIRI OMO AJIBOGUN SORO, KUGUKUGU BOJU RORO POMOJE MEANS A GREAT GBONKA WITH POWERFUL CHARM AND MYSTERIOUS EYES THAT KILL WITHOUT MERCY ) WHILE TIMI FULL NAME, WAS ”TIMI AGBALE OLOFA INA, OKUNRIN BI OKUTA, JAGUNJAGUN ( TIMI, THE BRAVE MAN WITH GREAT ARC FLETCHER OR ARROW, MAN LIKE STONE, THE GREAT WARRIOR )
The two powerful men was under the control of SANGO ARAMBABI OLUKOSO AJALA IJI, but he ( SANGO ) knew that his end was imminent because of these two great warriors, he decided to eliminate the two by setting them up against one another. He failed to realize that ”OKo ta ba so mope, lope ma saa so maani, eni derun lerun ma to, elulu to fa ojo, ori ara re lo fa le, ohun ti a ba gbin la ma ka”, translated, to mean, whatever you plant you reap, it is written at the portal (door) of heaven, which is unchangeable law of divine realm). Hence every man must desist from evil, evil spread like ashes, likewise goodness spread like fire under the sun, always seek good, do good and establish good where your leg and your destiny take you to. The witch and the wizard are within, the mercy and goodness are within, you only fuel the one you like best and like most , like a small seed that transform into big tree or large shrub, your past attitude, action and habit are picked by the outside vibration and ether, and they were sent back to you in double or triple, hence, you accuse the world and the people living in the world as being cruel, brute and nasty. Examine yourself, most evils are the products of your ignorance, selfishness, greed, and non- chalantan attitude, whenever you want to set one man against another, remember the story of TELLA. Be careful of what you are doing and do it well.
Sango was jealous and set these two great men under him to fight against each other, hoping that both would die. Gbonka conquered Timi, and later Gbonka deposed king Sango. Sango fled in total shame. He was accompanied by his three wives; OYA , OSUN, AND OBA and some of his loyal followers or devotees. He became wanderer in the forest or bush, being gradually deserted by all, until only his favourite wife OYA remained with him. Then, in despair, Sango hung himself on an old tree called AYAN (AYAN TREE ). OYA fled north and became the presiding goddess of the river called ODO OYA or RIVER NIGER .
People who had seen the body of Sango hanging from a tree entered the town and reported OBA SO that the king hanged. The friends of Sango were so incensed that they determined to avenge their deceased monarch
To be continued.
God bless you all,
Olayinka Babatunde Ogunsina Adewuyi
This divinity is generally known as a universal or divine policeman because of the spiritual duties of enforcing divine laws and order . ESU in reality deter chaos , confusion and pandemonium in the life of all devotees of OLODUMARE at all level in life. Without the activities of this great divinity , the entire universe would have experienced or fall into great confusion never seen before in creation . Had it not been for the fear of the unknown and the law of retributive effect, man would not have given any importance or meaning to life or to superior forces or try to know or seek the existence of higher power in creation, the fact that man will go on the way of his ancestor after short life span , force him to submit to the superior forces of OLODUMARE AND HIS NUMEROUS DIVINITIES. ESU makes us realize that evil awaits the evil doers at all level , and goodness awaits the wise here and hereafter . Man wants to live freely without caution , and he wants to do whatever suits him and man is delighted in his own immoral existence and his indolence. Man wants to assume complete authority with ease but the presence of Ajogun Orun, that is, the punitive knights of heavenly doom create fear into the life and mind of man to reject arrogance and seek wisdom . Man does not want to worship or revere any higher force or forces, and consequently man does not want to recognize any power higher or explanation beyond his physical existence not to talk of unseen energies embedded in the universe. The presence and the knowledge of Esu force man to yield to higher and unseen force of OLODUMARE and His numerous divinities.