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apter Twenty-Seven
1. Now a homo came to Oricha. And he said, my wife Ananwureyi is a witch.
2. And Oricha said, I am not among the spiritualists who give people stories which are not true so that I could obtain wealth and riches.
3. For you come to me saying that your wife is a witch. Tell me now, which female is not a witch and which male is not a wizard?
4. For every male who is not a wizard should work more on himself to become so. And so should every female work harder on herself to attain such level.
5. For that which you call witches and wizards are not so, but every homo born upon the earth, who has come to his or her full spiritual potential is whom the spiritual call a witch or a wizard.
6. But the fearful people have demonized such idea to mean that they must be hurtful and wicked people. And many have called themselves witches and wizards to make sure others fear them.
7. Now Itopa, tell me what exactly is the problem and do not say that anyone is a witch or wizard anymore, for who is not one?
8. And Itopa said, we have five children and they have all died. And I know that my wife was the one who fed on them with her fellow witches in her coven. For now she has begun to behave strangely.
9. And she behaves abnormally and speaks like a witch. For even she has been given many names such as evu and ahue and even Irezi because she could not take care of her children.
10. Now Oricha smiled and said, she is not a witch in the sense that she is wicked. For she did not kill any of the children who died.
11. And Itopa said, how do you say such a thing? Is it possible that one loses all his five children to sicknesses? For those children died after falling sick several times. And none of them reached the age of fifteen years.
12. And Oricha said, listen young man. For it is her making and your making which are not totally compatible. And you let a sickly part of yourself meet with a sickly part of her and your children all come out as sick children.
13. But there are exercises which she must do with meditations before she gets pregnant again. And by nature the healthy part of her shall interact with the healthy part of you to raise a child which is healthy.
14. And peradventure you have an unhealthy child again, I shall work hard to see that it does not die. For my third wife was born so also, but by stroke of luck and perhaps the care of her parents, she survived death till her adulthood.
15. Now go and bring your wife to me. And I shall tell her how she should do.
16. Now when Itopa brought his wife to Oricha he said, woman, have rest of mind, for solution shall come. And Ananwureyi said, I am a witch! I have killed all my children! I have tasted their blood.
17. And Oricha said, woman, you have listened to the suggestions of everyone around you and you have thought of them as the truth. For you are not a witch according to what people call witches.
18. You have neither sucked the blood of your children nor eaten their flesh. But your souls have only submitted to what many have said.
19. And Itopa said, I have taken her to many priests and they have all said that she is a witch. And they said that the only solution for me is to kill her. But I did like a man, saying, a man should not kill his wife because she is a witch. But he should deliver her.
20. And Oricha said, she can only deliver herself by coming back to herself again and denouncing the stories they have cast on her here and there.
21. And Ananwureyi said, I have killed thousands of people and I have eaten up the flesh of all my children and their blood have I drunken also. Therefore you should stay away from me, or else I shall also kill you.
22. And Oricha turned to Itopa and said, the herbalists and priests are evil. For they have aided in destroying thousands of souls who were going about their normal life before until they encountered those priests and herbalists.
23. For when a priest tells a normal person that he or she is possessed by demons, such person, if he or she believes it, shall begin to manifest abnormally because of fear. And it shall come to a time that such person shall believe wholeheartedly that he or she is what they call him.
24. Such is the case of Ananwureyi, for before she was called a witch by anyone, she behaved well, but when things became tough and her children began to die, her own thoughts began to get weakened. And to make it worse, the evil priests and herbalists said that she was actually a witch without knowing.
25. And neighbours called her goat and dog and chicken and all manner of evil names. For if anyone is called bad names such as goat or dog or sheep, he shall behave like it. And they called her witch and since then she began to have many hallucinations whereby she saw herself killing those children who actually died of their own.
26. And anyone who died, she would see herself in a dream or hallucination that same night killing them. But all these things are made by her thoughts and they are not true. And she believes that what she sees are true.
27. For I have many cases like her own whereby old women were accused of being cruel witches. And their poor thought constructs began to make dreams for them where they saw themselves drinking blood and killing those who died of their own selves. And those things became a reality for them.
28. For realities are like the pages of banana leaves piled up. And if you shift your attention away from one reality to another, then you shall no more dream the dreams of your former reality.
29. Now to be sure, Oricha said to Itopa, I shall let you know what I am saying. And Oricha said, I shall go away for two days. Tell your wife Ananwureyi that I have died. And you shall see how she shall behave.
30. So Oricha went away for two days. And Ananwureyi and Itopa her husband were alone in the house of Oricha. And Itopa began to weep, saying, Oricha is dead. For he fell down when he was going into the bush to find the herbs for your cure.
31. And Ananwureyi did not respond him a word. And that night when she dreamt, she saw how she shared the flesh of Oricha with other homofals. And they drank his blood also and laughed hysterically.
32. And Ananwureyi awoke from her sleep and woke up her husband, saying, I have a confession that I would make. And Itopa said, what is it? And Ananwureyi said, I killed Oricha and shared his flesh with others in my coven.
33. And we drank his blood also.
34. Now when Itopa heard what his wife had said, he began to weep profusely. For he had found the words of Oricha as the truth.
35. And Itopa wept on and on. And he waited until Oricha returned. And when Oricha entered the house, Ananwureyi began to shout greatly. And she began to say, Ghost of Oricha, spare me. Do not kill me. Spare me.
36. And Oricha said, I will spare you only on one condition. And she said, what is the condition? Please I shall do it.
37. And Oricha said, the condition is that you shall stop seeing your fellow witches. And you shall quit killing people. And you shall not even think of killing people neither shall you think of those who are dead upon your bed.
38. And she promised to do all these things, saying, just depart from me and forgive me for killing you.
39. And Oricha said, I have forgiven you. Now turn your back for you shall not see how a ghost is departing. And Ananwureyi turned her back. And Oricha departed.
40. And when Ananwureyi was about to sleep, she began to think of how she shall tell the people in her dream that she was no more part of them. And so she saw her imaginary partners again. And she said, I shall no more be a part of your evil.
41. And she woke up after walking away from them. And she thought that she was free. And Oricha did not come to her presence for two years, because he wanted her to think that her experiences were real.
42. And Itopa lived happily with his wife. And they had twins. And one of them often fell sick but the other was very healthy and hardly fell sick.
43. And after two years, Oricha went to see her again and he told her what really happened from the beginning to the end of it.
44. And Oricha said, teach your children to refuse to take evil suggestions from people. For if they call you bad names or a blood-sucker, do not accept it or think of it for once. And when anyone says that he or she is a witch and can hurt you, tell him that he is a joker and do not think of what he has said at all.
45. For by thinking deep upon things said and heard is how realities are made.

Chapter Twenty-six
1. Now the son of Anayamisi whose name was Oricha went to Edeosun with his father to see the festival which they did. And when Oricha was at Edeosun, he heard how his name was mentioned.
2. And he asked his father, why do these people mention my name often? And Anayamisi said, they do not speak of you but of their gods. For Esu and Osun and Oya and Ogun and many others are the gods which they speak about.
3. And Oricha said, am I a god, O father? For so is the interpretation of my name in their tongues. And his father laughed and said, you are not a god but a homo erectus.
4. For in our tongue, your name shows how we have asked for a child. And you being the first child were called Oricha because our ancestors have given you to us.
5. Now Oricha was not convinced, for he saw himself as if he was a god. Now when Oricha returned to Ubini, he did not stop thinking about himself as a god.
6. And his father noticed that he was not going to stop thinking so. And he said, Oricha, the names of our lands are different in meaning from the names of other lands, even if they sound the same.
7. Therefore do not give your thought any time.
8. And Oricha said, father, if it is true that I am not a god myself, tell me how I am able to remember the things which I did when I was two years of age.
9. For I have asked all my brothers and sisters, saying, when did you begin to remember or realise yourself? And many of them said that it was at the age of six.
10. But Egunigu alone said that it was at the age of four. But I, since the age of two have realised myself. And I could tell you the dreams I had while I was two.
11. For in my dreams sometimes, I see myself as an adult who was very old.
12. Now Oricha took courses and shells and fossils. And he became a diviner. And he learnt of the potency of may herbs too.
13. And since the day when Oricha began to manifest, many homos came close to him. And they loved and respected him. And they brought him many gifts such that he became very rich.
14. And many came from different lands; from Takumi and Nzamu and Juku and Itaho and Ida did many come for help. And Oricha had seven wives and twenty-seven children.
15. And the name of his third wife was Ohunene. And she was very beautiful.
16. And she was of the tribe of Itaho, who came to Ubini for solution. For she said that she needed a husband, but all homofels did not consider her beauty let alone marry her.
17. And when Oricha went deep into meditation using the shells and the cowries, he heard a voice, saying, she often fall sicks and many homofels are aware of it. For so was her mother who gave birth to her. For her mother has given birth to five children before her, who all fell sick often and died not more than the age of five years.
18. But only her remained when she was born. And her mother said, I shall not give her the name of one who is reincarnated. For if I do so, she shall die also like before. For her mother thought that she was the one who was dying and returning to the earth.
19. And her thought worked for her, for the child stayed and did not die. But she had fallen sick more than three hundred times in the past five years and every man knows it.
20. But you shall marry her so that she shall have a seed which shall have no issue of sicknesses like her. For your make is compatible with her make. And you are fit for each other.
21. So Oricha said, Ohunene, the journey you have taken so far is very successful. For you have come to meet your husband here. For so did I go on a journey to Edeosun in those days. And I knew what my mission upon the earth should be.
22. And the true and real meaning of my name did I know there.
23. Now she said, where is my husband? And Oricha said, look at me, for I am your husband. And Ohunene was very glad.
24. And they married and did their marriage even when she was very sick. And Oricha carried her about in his hands as the wedding proceeded.
25. And Ohunene gave birth to Aze when she was very sick. And the name of the child was called Aze because it was born when the mother was very sick.

Chapter Twenty-Five
1. Now after the death of Obaro, Anayamisi became the head of the family. And Anayamisi married three wives and had twelve children. And all the children of Anayamisi were doing good except Egunigu who loved to go to place s where there were graves to sleep.
2. For he thought that such was where he belonged. And Anayamisi blamed the behaviour of his son on the witches of Ubini. And he went out in the night and cried aloud, saying, all you witches who are after my son, If you have power, come out to me now.
3. And no one came out to Anayamisi. And Anayamisi wept so much. And he went to sleep in his deep emotion. And he saw some homos in his dream. And they did not speak to him with mouths or gestures but he knew what they were saying in their minds.
4. And Anayamisi awoke and remembered what he read in their minds; for they said to him, Egunigu is not mad and there are no witches oppressing him. But the arrangement of the elements of his brain is that which is at fault.
5. And part of him sees himself as dead while the other part sees him as being alive. And so his head makes two realities for him. For there is no single reality for the whole world and there can never be. For as the brains differ, so also do realities differ.
6. But if you want to correct it, go and take herbs and give him to drink. And you shall beat the drum and let him dance. And the sound of the drum shall work with the herbs upon his brain. And he shall no more go near graves.
7. So Anayamisi did what he had been told and the head of Egunigu returned to its normal state. And Anayamisi wondered till the days of his death, saying, I do not know those people who appeared to me.
8. And he tried after then to see them again, but he could not see them all through his lifetime.
9. And Egunigu became a great hunter. And many came to buy his kills. And he was rich.

A song of Kimich: Come Around

11. Come around, join the song. Make a sound, let it long. It's time to hold ourselves responsible. Things which happen to us should not be blamed on the devil. We have the key to our own joy. We go through the door of joy and shut sadness out.
12. Some are round, some are strong. Some faces are dark and skinny. If we come together to make the world bearable it shall be so. Histar has killed many, same as do ishmalitish people. The popes have killed many, calling them some heretics. But we forgive them and move on.
13. Rome and Greece, filled with lies. They've made a hero out of glaring fiction. Many wait to be taken into the sky by the fictional hero. To keep it real they make up lies and apologies. But can it last for a thousand years more?
14. I see an age coming upon men, a time for scribes to emerge in Aferk. The scribes of Yacob have gone to rest. Hindi and Grecon are sleeping too. Now the focus shall be upon the scribes of truth of Aferk, the place of heat.

DeSepiero:
Your book sounds like the bible, with archaic english. Its the 21st century.

lol, my brain sees some texts in archaic English and I can't just stress myself changing them when there are millions of others to translate from one language to the other.

However, a completely archaic English dictionary of the homo erectuses is coming on the way. We've not seen anything yet in this world. Wonders shall never end.

13. And if you deal cruelly with those who come to you, then shall the land be hard on you. And you shall be dreaded by many lands. For wickedness fetches foe but friendliness fetches friends.
14. If you do not make friendship with other lands, they shall not make friendship with you also. And your land shall not develop. But if you make friendship with other lands, then shall they come into it and develop it.
15. Remember that this land is not your land of nativity, therefore tell the history to your children and your children's children until they shall return to the land which is at the water of Negre and Chadda.
16. Do not forget your native names. Neither should you forget your language. Teach the native language to your children no matter where you are.
17. For it is not good for anyone to forget his origin.
18. For if you forget your origin, in a far future your children and descendants shall suffer themselves to find them out again. And many meanings of names shall be lost. And many cultures shall not be found anymore.
19. My children, seek to end every evil culture and pass on the good cultures from generation to generation.
20. Love one another and so not struggle too much for anything. Work and meditate, perhaps great ideas shall come your way while in your meditations. The shells and the cowries shall you not abandon. For they work greatly to make one fall into trance and see mysteries.
21. My children, be hardworking, for farming is the occupation which our ancestors have passed down to us. And you shall pass it also to your children.
22. And you know that the apapara of Okerune are very good, therefore tell your children that they should not allow the apapara planting to stop. Plant them even here in Ubini and they shall grow.
23. I shall go and join my ancestors soon, but you shall represent me forever upon the earth, for your descendants shall preserve my history, how I have been exiled by my father and how I was vindicated in the end.
24. And I pray that nature shall send a great homo from our lineage to do what no one upon the earth have done and to succeed in it. For by it shall the whole world hear of the name of our land and study it.
25. My spirit shall not leave you, for it shall be in the afterlife to await when you shall come home. And we shall welcome you when you shall come.
26. Let the name of our lands Ebir and Ubini be heard forever upon the earth.

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Chapter Twenty-Three
1. Now a time came when Amowie and his mates had been fully established upon Itaho that some homos of the land came and attacked them.
2. And they took the farm produce of the land away.
3. And they burnt the farms upon which they had planted their crops. And they went to Okeoja for the intent of selling the farm produce which they had gathered.
,4. Now at Okeoja, the homos were caught; for all they who sold farm produce at Okeoja had farms. But those thieves had no farm and nowhere to sell in Okeoja market.
5. And they laid their goods upon the spaces of some other homos. Now they were caught in the market, for they had laid the goods upon the spaces of others.
6. And the market leader came and said, how do you not have a space to sell your goods? And they said, this is the first day we have come to sell in this market.
7. And we do not know that the spaces belong to anyone.
8. And the market leader said, where have you come from? And they said, from Itaho. And the market leader called all the homos of Itaho who were selling in the market. And he said do you know these people who sell here without any consent of anyone?
9. And the market people from Itaho said, we do not know them, nor have we seen them before. And the market leader took it more serious, saying, we shall send for all the market people from Itaho who did not come to the market today.
10. For who can tell if you did steal their goods to sell them, such that they had no goods to display today. So the market head whose name was Uhuabe sent after Amowie and the rest of those who did not come to the market that day.
11. And when they came, they said, surely these are the people who attacked us and took all our farm produce away. And to make sure that we do not have time or strength to come to the market, they burnt our farms upon our heads.
12. Now the homos were taken. And they pleaded for freedom, saying, we did it out of jealousy. For these people are not from our land. For they came and Adabara gave them lands and houses.
13. But we who belong to this land from birth, he gave us nothing to survive with. And we go hungry everyday, for we do not have enough animals to hunt. And we said, let us go and attack the foreigners from Ubini.
14. Now when the five homos from Ubini heard it, they remembered the words of Obaro which he said to them those days, saying, if you do evil today, it shall have a way of coming back to you.
15. And Omotafia said, truly Obaro have spoken the truth. For we did evil to him also in those days because he was a foreigner. And so are we treated here also. But let us not do evil in return to these homos, for Obaro also did good to us in return.
16. And they accepted the homos who burnt there farms. And they helped them so that they did not go hungry anymore. And there was peace all their days

apter Twenty-Three
1. Now a time came when Amowie and his mates had been fully established upon Itaho that some homos of the land came and attacked them.
2. And they took the farm produce of the land away.
3. And they burnt the farms upon which they had planted their crops. And they went to Okeoja for the intent of selling the farm produce which they had gathered.
,4. Now at Okeoja, the homos were caught; for all they who sold farm produce at Okeoja had farms. But those thieves had no farm and nowhere to sell in Okeoja market.
5. And they laid their goods upon the spaces of some other homos. Now they were caught in the market, for they had laid the goods upon the spaces of others.
6. And the market leader came and said, how do you not have a space to sell your goods? And they said, this is the first day we have come to sell in this market.
7. And we do not know that the spaces belong to anyone.
8. And the market leader said, where have you come from? And they said, from Itaho. And the market leader called all the homos of Itaho who were selling in the market. And he said do you know these people who sell here without any consent of anyone?
9. And the market people from Itaho said, we do not know them, nor have we seen them before. And the market leader took it more serious, saying, we shall send for all the market people from Itaho who did not come to the market today.
10. For who can tell if you did steal their goods to sell them, such that they had no goods to display today. So the market head whose name was Uhuabe sent after Amowie and the rest of those who did not come to the market that day.
11. And when they came, they said, surely these are the people who attacked us and took all our farm produce away. And to make sure that we do not have time or strength to come to the market, they burnt our farms upon our heads.
12. Now the homos were taken. And they pleaded for freedom, saying, we did it out of jealousy. For these people are not from our land. For they came and Adabara gave them lands and houses.
13. But we who belong to this land from birth, he gave us nothing to survive with. And we go hungry everyday, for we do not have enough animals to hunt. And we said, let us go and attack the foreigners from Ubini.
14. Now when the five homos from Ubini heard it, they remembered the words of Obaro which he said to them those days, saying, if you do evil today, it shall have a way of coming back to you.
15. And Omotafia said, truly Obaro have spoken the truth. For we did evil to him also in those days because he was a foreigner. And so are we treated here also. But let us not do evil in return to these homos, for Obaro also did good to us in return.
16. And they accepted the homos who burnt there farms. And they helped them so that they did not go hungry anymore. And there was peace all their days

Chapter Twenty-Two
1. Now while Obaro and his brothers lived in Ubini at their very old age, there were some who hated them, saying, they came from foreign lands to prosper in our own land.
2. Now five homos of Ubini named Omotafia, Otasowie, Osawe, Amowie and Aigbodion. And they said, the children of this Obaro prosper.
3. Now let us disturb there peace and make them feel uncomfortable. For our land is too comfortable for them. Therefore they came and abducted three grandchildren of Obaro. And they were caught by their own people.
4. And the king of Ubini was set to exile them, saying, our land has been known for good and good alone. For Osanoboa our god through Idu his son have made us good from the beginning.
5. And our morality is well famed in all the lands around this great river Negre. And many from the south, east, west and north come here to us to learn moral traditional values and wisdom.
6. And we meditate, raising our minds towards our ancestors for wisdom and knowledge and we have not been disappointed. Now why do you think to stain the white cloth of our Kingdom with evil deed?
7. Have you heard in our history that we fight other lands for lands or wealth or anything? Have you not heard in our proverbs that a patient and peaceful land is the true nature of the earth, but evil and warlike lands are man-made?
8. For when Idu and his wife and children first settled upon the land, there was nothing heard like war or evil. For they all behaved like Osanoboa himself who did no violence and is not jealous of anyone.
9. And this is what we call natural, for goodness is natural.
10. Now see how you seek to destroy the naturality of the land with your man-made jealousy and wickedness. And you have rebelled against the authority of the land also. Therefore you shall be exiled. And you shall not return to this land forever.
11. Now the king named Nosakare sent them on exile. And on their way out, Obaro and his wives saw them, for they were passing through their farmyards. And Obaro called them to sit down. And they roasted corns and gave them to eat.
12. And he said to them, we shall not pay evil back for the evil you did to us. For you starved our grandchildren for many days. And they were almost dead.
13. Now hear the things which I shall say and check your lives. Jealousy is the worst of all evils on the face of the earth and if anyone is seen in possession of it, there can never be peace.
14. For jealousy is that which makes the gods fight themselves and the homos also go about to kill themselves because of jealousy. Is it not for your jealous eyes you have thought, saying, these people came from foreign land and possessed our land.
15. And they even became very rich upon our resources. Therefore we shall touch them and torture them. And so you did to us who have done no evil to you.
16. Have you not heard the proverb of the land, saying, things upon the earth go in cycles. And if you do evil today, it shall have a way of coming back to you. For one evil leads to another.
17. Is it not through jealousy my younger brother Onoto made sure that I was exiled from my native land? For he was jealous of my position as the heir to the throne of our father. And he framed me up.
18. And this led to many tragedies after.
19. And now again have you decided to cause another uproar through jealousy, but nature has prevented you from doing it. And the evil which you planned for me have turned upon your head.
20. Now they wept greatly before Obaro and sought for his forgiveness. And Obaro forgave them and said, stay in the farm and I shall go and plead with Nosakare the king if he would accept you back.
21. Now Anayamisi heard them and said, father, let them go, for they are not worth pleading for. Did you not see how they starved my sons even to the coming out of their ribs from their chests?
22. Is such evil pardonable at all?
23. And Obaro said, no evil is unpardonable if there is genuine change of mind.
24. And Obaro went to the king and pleaded with him to forgive the criminals. And the king said, even if they go to the top of Alubode hill to pray to the gods, I Nosakare the son of Odemwingie shall not reverse my decision. And if they go and hold tight to the great stone of our god, I shall not be moved.
25. And Obaro returned to the five and said to them, the king has refused my proposal, but if you wish, I would ease your journey. For as Osaro did to me when I was exiled shall I also do to you.
26. For he fed me and clothed me and my wife. And he gave us shelter. Now go to Itaho and tell them that I, Obaro have sent you to that land. And you shall meet Adabara or any of his brothers, for they are my younger ones.
27. And they shall welcome you well and give you houses and land. And you shall be well treated by them.
28. And Amowie said, what shall make your brothers believe us? For they shall request from us a thing as a token of belief. Or they shall crush us to death, for I have heard that Adabara and the rest of your brothers are great warriors.
29. And Obaro went and gave them a little seat which he carried out of Okerune in the day when he was sent out of it. For the seat did he make out of bamboo tree in those days and it was very strong.
30. And Obaro said, this seat shall be a token. And they shall not doubt you when they see it. Only tell them that it is the 'Ipeku Aduho' and they shall not doubt you.
31. So they went to Itaho and were well accepted. And they were given lands to cultivate and houses to live in.

Chapter Twenty-One
1. Now the children of Ireyi went to Itaho first and there they found Adabara and his brothers. And the land of Itaho had expanded, for many homos had become to visit the place to buy and to sell.
2. And from Nam and Nzamu in the south east of Itaho and Okerune did many homos come to sell in Itaho. And Adabara was he who was very skilled in the matter of trade.
3. Now when Adabara saw the children of Ireyi, he said, surely you have come for battle. For your father gave my father no rest when Eniyamere departed with Aduho, so also are you to us.
4. But we shall not be silent as Enesi our father, but we shall resist you quickly.
5. And Ochiiji said, we have not come for battle but for peace. For you should wait until you gave heard from our mouths before you decide what you shall do to us.
6. Now Ochiiji told Adabara how he had seen Aduho and Eniyamere together in Ubini. And Ochiiji told also of the innocence of Aduho. And Adabara and his brothers were glad about the news.
7. And they went with the sons of Ireyi to Ubini to see their brother, the firstborn of Enesi.
8. Now when Aduho set eyes on his brothers, he was very glad. And Aduho said, I have become great in this land. And my name is called Obaro and not Aduho anymore. For Osaro And Eniyamere also was glad to see his brothers. And she said, where is Onume? And they said, do you speak as if you do not know him?
9. For he said that you should come and see him and not that he should come here. And Eniyamere said, Onume is truly what I have always known him to be and he has not changed.
10. And his style of life is even that which endears me to him. For he is true to himself and he does not make his decisions based on what others say but only on what he felt as the right thing to do.
11. Now Onume have won my heart and I shall surprise him. For I shall go and see him in Okerune, only let one of you go with me. And Adomuha went to Okerune with Eniyamere after two weeks. And when Onume saw her, he was humbled.
12. And he could barely believe it. And Eniyamere said, surely Onume, you are truly the son of your mother. For your have played to your nature and it is you who should be called an unmoved mountain.
13. And Onume was short of words. And he said, forgive me sister, for I am guilty. And Onume embraced his sister and they wept.
14. However, Onume did not leave Okerune for Ubini after that. For he did that which he believed was right in his discretion. And all the children of Ireyi prospered in the places where they had been.

hapter Twenty
1. Now Ochiiji rode upon a horse and two servants followed him with horses also. And when he reached Ireyi his village, he found that it had been destroyed. And he wondered and feared greatly for the lives of his people, saying what has befallen them?
2. Now Ochiiji came off his horse and went alone towards a lonely cave. And he stepped gently into it. And while he was at the midst of it, some hands grabbed him and pulled him in.
3. And the people pulled him to the ground and raised their knives to kill him. And he pleaded for his life. And those who grabbed him stopped and put on their light to see he who spoke their language.
4. And they said, he is Ochiiji our brother. And Ochiiji saw that they were his brothers and the guards who were in Ireyi before. And Ochiiji said, what has happened to you? Why have you left Ireyi?
5. And they said, the homo-eaters disturbed us greatly. And they came to trouble our home. And they killed five of our children for food. And Ochiiji was afraid when he heard this. And they told him, saying, do not bother, for your own wife and children escaped them. And we have sent them to Okerune to find how they shall survive there.
6. And your brother who is also your co-husband has gone with Barauya and the four children to Okerune saying that it would be better there than here, for no place can be better than home.
7. And we have refused to go with them, but we hide everywhere in caves here and watch out for the homo-eaters. For they are very dangerous. And we kill them anytime we sight them. For you could have been killed as one of them if not for the language which you spoke when we wielded the knife before your face.
8. Now Ochiiji told them of Eniyamere and they were glad to hear the good tiding. And Ochiiji said, there are enough land for you to farm. And you can fish also. Therefore come with me, but first I shall reach Okerune to find the brothers of Aduho and they shall go with us to the land of Ubini also.
9. And I shall fetch also my wife Barauya and our children.
10. Now the brothers of Ochiiji followed him to Okerune with their families. And the king accepted them well, even as he did accept the first five guards who returned to the lands some years back.
11. For Onovo the Ohinoyi had rewarded them for bringing the news to Okerune that there existed some homos who eat homos like themselves. And the king had since then prepared for them, making sure that there were many guards to guard the land against such beings.
12. And Onovo said, we have taken one of them alive when he came into this land. For the guards who were one of you said that they had seen him before among those who ate Ajagu the chief of the guards of Ohinoyi Aruvo whom I have succeeded.
13. Now Ochiiji went and met his wife Barauya and his partner and brother, Onume. And he said to them, let us depart to see Eniyamere our sister who went away with Aduho. For I have found her and the bracelet which our father gave to us is now on her waist.
14. And Onume said, I do not have the eagerness to seek after her anymore. For if indeed you have given her the bracelet already, then let that be enough for her. For what benefit is it to go and look for her again?
15. Do you not know how many homos have died searching for her? The chief of the guards and the others whom the homo-eaters of Nzamu have eaten; the children of my brothers who became food to the mouths of the homo-eaters, all these are as a result of the foolish action of Eniyamere.
16. Now go and tell her that I Onume, the son of Ireyi, do not wish to see her. For I have fully settled down again in Okerune after leaving it to risk my life for seven years and nine months searching for her.
17. Now when Ochiiji heard the words of Onume, he became very weak. And all the joy and eagerness with which he had brought the news to him became sour sadness. And he became weak.
18. And Ochiiji remained till the next day. And all his brothers came to join him in the house of Barauya. And Ochiiji said to his brothers, shall you help me persuade Onume that he should come with us to see Eniyamere? For he has refused to go with us, saying, it is of no benefit.
19. Now Adomuha said, why does it not excite you, O Onume, to see our sister? And Onume said, is she the only sister we have? Do we not know the husbands of our other sisters? And Ireyi our father blessed the marriages of them all. And they do well in thier husband's houses.
20. So now, what is it which is special about Eniyamere? For even all our sisters who married legitimately scarcely see my face in their houses, how much less shall that of Eniyamere be, except for the fact that she is the only daughter of our mother?
21. But because of her did we face tough times and endangered our lives. And some of you even lose your children to the homo-eaters.
22. And Onayi said, it is not reasonable to blame the journey of your life on anyone. For life itself is like a long chain pulling all its elements along, whereby the occurrence of one thing depends on another. And if we were to blame any, we shall end up blaming all.
23. For first, we shall blame Onoto for framing up his brother Aduho. Then we shall blame Enesi for sending Aduho away falsely without checking the truth of the matter properly.
24. And we shall blame Eniyamere for ever loving Aduho at all. And Aduho also shall we blame for allowing Eniyamere to depart with her. And we shall blame everyone in the village for not believing Aduho, which was why the reason Eniyamere his lover had great compassion for him and made up her mind to accompany him.
25. And ourselves shall we blame also for shouting at her when she came to us weeping about the one whom she loved. And we shall blame also our mother who gave our father a bracelet, saying, go about to find Eniyamere. And our father shall we also blame for sending us the errand. And we shall blame ourselves again for stopping by to start that unsuccessful village called Ireyi. And we shall blame also the evil homo-eaters who killed our children and some of the guards.
26. Therefore let blame be put aside, for life itself seemed as if it is preplanned or pre-imagined by some beings or forces who are greater than us.
27. Now Onume, put that which is past in the place which it belongs and let us march together to the future.
28. And Onume said, I shall not go with you, but my spirit shall accompany you.
29. And when Ochiiji and his brothers and their children were about to go, there arose a dispute between Ochiiji and Onume concerning the children which their wife Barauya had for them.
30. For Barauya had four children for them both and it did not occur to the two husbands that they shall go apart one day. Now Ochiiji and Onume looked very much alike, therefore it was very difficult for them to know which children belong to one and which belong to the other.
31. And Ochiiji said, take all of them, for I shall go and have my own wife and children in Ubini. For I have been given a house and farmlands. And there shall I establish and be great.

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7. It's like an orange filled with the sweetness. It covers itself up with the bitter peel. Life is full of hidden treasures. Within it are the latent pleasures. But they remain hidden and sour when life is left unsqueezed.
8. Squeeze it hard, the sweetness of the orange. You don't get the pleasure by sucking the peels. Take the sweet sweet liquid of the orange. Suck it hard, squeeze it hard.
9. Sometimes we think why do my life get squeezed. It's so hard qnd difficult. But without that, there are some things never achieved. Nature has squeezed me hard. It has pulled me hard pressed me bad.
10. Squeeze it hard, the sweetness of the orange. You don't get the pleasure by sucking the peels.

hapter Eighteen
1. Now Aduho welcomed his cousin very well. And he gave him a house and servants to help him. And he gave to him also large farmyards and servants to work upon the land. And they spoke concerning all the things which had happened.
2. And Aduho said, I am not called Aduho in this land, but Obaro am I called. And he who took care of me when I came here dis say to me that I should not change the name after his death. For his own name is Osaro.
3. Now Ochiiji, call me Obaro, for I was rooted out of my own land and I have taken root in this land. But you shall do to me a favour. You shall go to my brothers in Okerune and tell them that you have found me. And you shall tell them that our ancestors have favoured me.
4. For they know that the thing which Enesi my father accused me of, I was not guilty of it. For I did not kill Onoto.
5. And Ochiiji said, you have truly lost contact of the things which were happening in your native land. For you do not know how your brothers also offended your father by killing another child whom your father had and named Onoto.
6. For indeed your father had his lastborn son and named him Onoto, saying that he was the return of the first Onoto whom they accused you of killing. And he made a promise to the mother of that baby, saying, Onuchi, your son shall be the heir to the throne.
7. And when Adabara the third born of your father heard this, he called all the rest of your brothers together and they took the little child and burnt him up. And one of your sisters saw what they did. And she told Enesi your father about it.
8. And Enesi wept upon the throne, whose thing is a great abomination in the land. And Enesi conferred his position upon Ohinoyi, the husband of his elder sister. And so did the name of Ohinoyi become a title for the rulers of our native land till these days.
9. And Enesi your father exiled himself from the land after. And few years ago, he was brought back to Okerune to be buried, but Aruvo the son of Ohinoyi who took up the rulership from his father refused that your father should be buried in his native land.
10. And I hear that Adabara and his brothers who were then living in another land heard of it and fought the king and killed him. And they buried your father in the palace.
11. Now Obaro said, Enesi my father have suffered so much pains. For before his eyes did Onoto his son die. And that whom he took as his reincarnate also did my brothers kill. These are enough to have made him die early, but according to this which you have said, I have seen that he died at an old age.
12. And I am glad also for that which I heard concerning Ohinoyi the husband of my aunt. For he was a very cool and gentle homo. And he did not covet anything, neither did he treat Eniyamere my aunt badly.
13. And his meekness and gentleness was great and well known in the land. But he died at an age not fair enough for a good homo whom he was. But death has no regard for age indeed. And it does not care whether you are a day old or a month old or a teenager or a young man.
14. But it comes according to its own decision. For if I am death, I would fetch away the wicked and leave the good and kind homo of the world to live long. And I shall not play close to the young ones.
15. But why did the offspring of a good man do all such evils which you told me about, O Ochiiji? For Ohinoyi is a very good homo and his wife Eniyamere who is my aunt is full of only good deeds, but how did they give birth to a homo who has no heart at all?
16. Is it possible for a dolphin to give birth to a shark? Or how can a butterfly give birth to a bee? But this good couple have given birth to an evil being as Aruvo. For according to all which you have told me of him, if they are true, then I can say that he did not learn any of it from his parents.
17. Now Ochiiji settled upon the land. And Obaro said to him, go and tell my brothers what I have told you. And let them come here to see my face. And we shall express our emotions of joy which shall be in our memory forever.
18. And Ochiiji said, it is not only your brothers I shall bring, but the brothers of your wife shall I also bring. For they desire to see her much more than your own brothers would desire to see you.
19. For our search for her was it which led us into a bush which we now call a home. And hardly does a homo pass through that land, except the homo-eaters and they who were exiled from their own lands.
20. Now Ochiiji departed the land of Ubini after three months, promising to return with all they whom he had promised Obaro.

Chapter Seventeen
1. Now when the houses of Ireyi had begun to blossom, the children of Ireyi remembered again that they had not sought after Eniyamere their sister who was missing.
2. And Ochiiji said to his brothers, let us arise again and leave Ireyi, for we have dwelt here for seven years. And we have children already. But our father shall not be glad in their afterlives if he sees how we dwell comfortably without seeking after our sister who is missing.
3. And Onume said, if our father is still interested that we should find our sister who left home stubbornly, then he should show to us in a trance where she is. For what is our fault in this?
4. Are the dead not more perfect in knowledge than the living? Therefore let our father reveal where she is to us and make an end to this meaningless journey.
5. And Ochiiji said, do not speak in such manner Onume. For if we find her, it could bring us more glory. For this land which you rest is not even comfortable for habitation. And who knows if the land where Eniyamere has gone to be is a land of great beauty at this moment?
6. And all the brothers of Ochiiji said, go if you want. Take the bracelet with you and we shall follow you with our spirit. And our father shall help you to locate Eniyamere our hard-hearted sister. But as for us, we shall not depart from this land to anywhere.
7. Now Ochiiji took the bracelet. And it was very old, for its colour had faded greatly. And Ochiiji began to walk from one place to another. And he passed through a land called Utedo and Imiri. And he passed through Bende also.
8. And at Bende, Ochiiji wept bitterly to sleep. For he was tired of the journey without any direction. And Ochiiji felt his soul leave his body. And he saw himself with Eniyamere how she was twenty-seven years before.
9. And Ochiiji said, sister, why do you shed tears so much? And she said, our uncle Enesi is sending Aduho away from the land because of the death of Onoto.
10. And Ochiiji said, how does that concern you so much? And Eniyamere said, do not pretend as if you do not know how I love Aduho. And we have spoken concerning how we shall be married. Now if Aduho goes on exile, I shall die being alone.
11. And Ochiiji said, do not let father hear this thing. For there are many men in Okerune whom you can be a wife to. How do you want to die for Aduho who killed his brother?
12. And Eniyamere said, why do you all disbelieve Aduho? For only I know that he is a righteous homo. But all homos in the village have condemned him for what he did not know anything about.
13. Now Ochiiji said, where shall Aduho go if he departs the land? And Eniyamere said, I do not know, but I shall tell you if I ask him in the evening.
14. Now Ochiiji woke up suddenly from his sleep and wondered, saying, how did I see Eniyamere as she was twenty-seven years before? And we spoke clearly and the dream was very clear.
15. And Ochiiji said, O that the dream would continue, for I asked her where Aduho shall go and she said that she would ask him in the evening. Now when shall the evening be? How can this dream continue?
16. And Ochiiji wept deep into the early hours of the morning. And he slept off just at dusk. And the dream continued from where it stopped before. And Ochiiji said to Eniyamere, tell me now, where shall Aduho go?
17. And she said, I shall not tell you. For I have planned to flee with him to that place. And if I tell you, shall you not send father after me to fetch me? And Ochiiji swore by his ancestors, saying, I shall not tell father.
18. And Eniyamere said, Aduho shall go to Ubini, in the land down south of our lands. And Ochiiji said, I shall keep my promise.
19. Now Ochiiji woke up and said, this is an unusual dream, for it has taken me back to the times of my teens. And if only it could be so in real life, I would not have hesitated to remain there.
20. Now I shall follow this dream and go down to Ubini. And this shall be the wonder of all wonders if I found them there. So did Ochiiji journey southward towards Ubini. And he was on the journey for ten days.
21. Now when Ochiiji got to Ubini, he was very dirty and sick. And his appearance was like that of a mad homo. And he folded up like a tortoise in its shell beside a river. And when little children of the land came to fetch water, they ran away from him, for they could not fetch water.
22. And the thing got to the ruler of the land. And he said, go and fetch the mad man so that I could see him. And the guards of the King went and fetched him.
23. And Ochiiji could not rise up for he was weak and hungry. And he said, O king, may you live forever. Do not look at me as a mad homo, for I am healthy in the mind but sick in the body.
24. And if a lump of cassava flour and palm wine shall be made to pass down my throat into this flat belly, I shall be able to rise up. And the ruler said, what is your name? And he said Ochiiji in the yooba language which the ruler also understood.
25. And the king said, give him food to eat and water to drink. And let him bath all the dirt from his body. And let him come to stand before me and speak in the presence of all my chiefs. And Ochiiji ate and drank and took his bath.
26. And he went and sat in the midst of all the chiefs of the land. And the king said, where do you come from and what is your mission in this land? And he said, I am from the ebira lands northward.
27. And the king said, come closer Eniyamere, for one from your village is here. Now when Ochiiji heard the name which the king called, he was surprised, however, the tone of the king sounded as if he called another name and not the name of his own younger sister.
28. For he called it "Eè ní yáa méré" in the yooba accent, which by interpretation was will you not just flee?
29. Now when Ochiiji raised his face up to look up, he saw Eniyamere. And she was dressed so well like a great chief in the land. And she wrapped costly shawl on her body. And her dressing was made very fashionable with beads.
30. And Eniyamere came before Ochiiji and said in the Ebir tongue, who are you and what have you come to do in this land? And Ochiiji said, poor little sister, do you not recognise your brother again?
31. And Eniyamere set her eyes firmly upon him and said, Ochiiji! And he said, it is I. And Eniyamere went on her knees before him and wept. And she took him to her house.
32. And she asked about all her people; her father and all her brothers and sisters. And Ochiiji told her all the things which had happened. And they were glad that they could set eyes on one another again.
33. And Ochiiji gave her the bracelet, saying, father has kept this for you that you should use it when you are married. But you left and he could not fulfill the promise which he made to his wife, saying, I shall give the bracelet to your daughter.
34. Now I have fulfilled the mission on his behalf.
35. When Eniyamere heard this, she went on her knees and wept bitterly. And she said, I have hurt my father and all those who loved me in Ebir. For in my selfishness did I depart the land, not considering how many people depended on me to be happy.
36. Now I shall teach the young girls of the land that they should not do as I did. For even Aduho whom I fled away with has three more wives already. And I am not his favourite anymore. And he speaks also of having another wife.
37. But I do not totally regret my action, for I have a great position here in Ubini which I would not have had if I was in Okerune. And all the girls and young women of this land have they put under my charge to help them mould their lives very well.
38. And my husband and I have enough land for farming and many fish ponds. And we live happily together in this place.

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Chapter Fifteen
1. Now Adabara said to the homos of Itaho and to the homos who came from Baji, get ready, for tomorrow we shall return to Okerune and possess it. We shall overcome the Ohinoyi and take up his position.
2. And our father Enesi shall be honoured with a great feast before his body shall enter the ground. And like a ruler shall he be buried.
3. Now one of the brothers of Adabara said, it is the best time to go and attack the land. For they are now weak. For many of the guards of the king have gone to other land to a mission which the children of Ireyi have embarked upon.
4. Now I shall take with me my five children who are strong, being youths. And they shall go with us to conquer the land.
5. Now the homos of Itaho got ready to do battle against the homos of Okerune. And they were three hundred and fifteen altogether, for thirty strong homos from Baji joined them also.
6. Now a wise homo from Okerune went to seek the king. And he said, O great Ohinoyi Aruvo, it shall become foolishness if I do not come to tell you that which bothers me. For I have heard how Adabara the son of Enesi came to the land to seek for a place for the burial of his father.
7. And you O king have denied him a space here, saying that he should be buried in Itaho which is not his native land.
8. Now O king, listen to the advice which I shall give to you from my grey hair. Accept the proposal of Adabara so that there could be peace upon the land. For according to the proverb of our land, the snapping of the finger is more terrible than words of mouth. For when the plan of the mind is greater than what the mouth can express, the fingers shall do the talking.
9. Now O king, be prepared, for they shall come suddenly at the time which you do not expect.
10. Now Aruvo said, I have heard you wise one, but I have resolved to refuse their proposal. And my resolution shall stand. I am neither a coward nor a lame homo, therefore I shall not slack.
11. Now wise one, let your mind be at rest, for we are more than the homos of Itaho in three fold. And we shall give them no space to attack.
12. Now Aruvo called all the strong youths of the land together that same night. And he said, my guards shall train you tomorrow and you shall be prepared for the battle against the homos of Itaho.
13. For we shall even attack them before they attack us. Now all the strong youths which Aruvo gathered were four hundred. And they slept within the court of the King.
14. Now at dawn, report came to Adabara, saying the king of Okerune have gathered about four hundred strong youths of the land. And now they are in the king's court.
15. And Adabara said, let us scatter them, for they have little experience. Now let twenty of you go into the bush and hunt for snakes. And only ten minutes shall I give you to return, everyone with a snake.
16. And the snakes shall be poured among the youths such that everyone of them shall scatter. Now twenty homos got ready to hunt for snakes. And the names of the homos were Itoku, Opotu, Esuboye, Onimisi, Ipemida, Etudaye, Ifakunle, Eshovo, Ayonete, Okeku, Eneyi(who was exiled from the land of Tampa), Asuku, Ochavuchangudu, Adare who was a very great farmer, Anajuru who was exiled from Nzamu when his lover betrayed him and went to be the wife of the leader of the land ;
17. Ovivi, Akuro, Ireche, Koto and Babayaro who came from far north of Negre in the days when a battle ravaged their land.
18. And the twenty homos went into the bush to hunt snakes. And each of them had a gourd of palmiwine. And they went and set the gourds on the ground and on trees did they also hang them.
19. But Eneyi and Babayaro and Ochavuchangudu, three great homos who were very fearless took their gourds and drank the palmiwine which were in them. And they cast the gourds away, saying, we shall catch the snakes with our bare hands rather.
20. Now when the snakes had perceived the good smells from the gourds, they went and put their heads in the gourds to eat the things which were in them. And the hunters caught the snakes while their heads were inside the gourds.
21. And after ten minutes, nineteen of them returned with a snake each. But Ochavuchangudu alone did not return. For he was among the three homos who said that they shall hunt for snakes with their bare hands.
22. And Eneyi and Babayaro had caught two snakes each, which they grabbed by the neck with their bare hands.
23. Now Adabara said, you have all done well. For our weapons are snakes and not spears or fire. And we shall confuse the youths who are ignorant and inexperienced in the matter of war.
24. Let everyone take his snakes and let us go to the camp of the Warriors of Okerune and throw the snakes in their midst. And they shall be caught by surprise.
25. Let four homos carry the body of our father Enesi, for he shall not delay to be buried before sunrise. For the sun shall not have gotten to the centre of the head before we shall bury him in the court of the kings.
26. Now Adabara and all his brothers and the nineteen warriors and all they who came to help him began to March towards Okerune. And they reached the court of the king few hours before sunrise.
27. And the snakes which they had were thrown into the gathering of the youths and the guards of the King forcefully, for they had plugged off the gourds from the faces of the snakes. And they who were in the court had no experience in killing the snakes. And they scattered here and there.
28. Now at the gate of the court, they were met with the people of Adabara. And they killed many of them and captured some of them.
29. Now when words got to the king that his court had been surrounded by the homos of Itaho, he crept out of the palace through a big hole at the back of it. And when he came outside, he thought that he had escaped, but a big snake, which was a large python twisted itself before his face.
30. And Ochavuchangudu who kept the snake there stood close to it. Now Ochavuchangudu said, O king Aruvo, choose now between me or the snake. For if you choose the snake, it shall strangle and kill you. But if you choose me, I shall get hold of you, but I shall not kill you.
31. And the king said, come and have me and save me from this death. And Ochavuchangudu said you have determined your fate. And he held the king by his right hand and the snake did he hold by his left hand. And he dragged the snake along towards the king's Palace.
32. Now when Adabara and all his people had checked all the rooms in the palace, they could not find the king. And Adabara said, where is Aruvo? How did he escape? For if I get hold of him, I shall do to him even as he did to Itopa my only son.
33. Now while Adabara spoke, Ochavuchangudu appeared with the king on his right hand and a large python on the left.
34. And the other nineteen hunters were amazed, for they did not expect to see Ochavuchangudu alive, being missing when they went to hunt for the snakes.
35. And Ochavuchangudu said, I wrestled with this snake when it was alive and I killed it. And the king feared it even when it is already dead.
36. Now when they saw how the snake wriggled on, with its head still on his neck, they were all amazed. And Ochavuchangudu said, I cut off its head when the fight was too great between us. And I thought saying, did Adabara not command us that we should only bring the snakes alive?
37. And I said, I shall make it look as if it is still alive. Therefore I went and fetched a smaller snake alive. And I fixed the head of the smaller snake into the head of this one. And its body did I fix into the upper body of this snake. And the live snake wriggled hard in the body of this great python.
38. And it seemed as if it is alive by itself. And when I saw Aruvo coming close, I put the snake at its path. And I asked him to choose safety from my hands or death from the snake and he chose safety.
39. Therefore I have brought him before you, O great Adabara. Do to him what is befitting for him.
40. Now Adabara took hold of Aruvo and tied his hands and legs. And he said, the same manner in which you buried Itopa my son alive, that way shall you also be buried alive.
41. And your body shall be laid lower than the body of Enesi my father. For he shall be laid over you. And you shall not be able to do anything. For you rejected that Enesi our father should b we buried in the court of the King, but now shall you bear his weight.
42. Now Adabara instructed and the grave of Enesi was dug. And Aruvo was laid alive at its base. And the dead body of Enesi was laid over the living body of Aruvo. And the body of Enesi was dressed with many flowers and precious things. And the grave was covered up.
43. And many homos of the land who loved Enesi came to celebrate his funeral. And the homos of Baji and Tampa and surrounding lands came also. And it was a very great celebration.
44. And Adabara said, now have we the children of Enesi done what the soul of our father shall be happy about. For he desired that his body should be buried with the Kings in the palace court of Okerune and we have made it so.

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Chapter Fourteen
1. Now the homo erectuses of Baji came with the body of Enesi to Okerune, saying, this is one of you. For he said to us, when I die, make sure you take my body back to Okerune and let the Ohinoyi take care of my burial.
2. For I left the throne of my father for the people of my brother-in-law.
3. Now when Ohinoyi Aruvo saw the body of Enesi which was wrapped in white, he said, truly he is a homo of this soil, but we shall not accept his body dead. For he went out of the land with his hands and legs functioning, why do you now bring him back lifeless?
4. And the people said, he died not as a youth, is this not a good thing? For he died being seventy-six years. And he has wives and children born to him even in Baji our land and he is a good homo. And he is loved by everyone in the land, even in death do we love him.
5. And we have planned a very befitting burial for him here, saying, only let him be accepted in his land of nativity, then we shall come in multitude from all over Baji to stage a great funeral for him.
6. And we shall come every ten years to celebrate also towards his remembrance even after his burial. For this homo helped our land to develop rapidly. And he helped us to fight against all the homo-eaters who troubled our land before.
7. And he irrigated our farms with great wisdom. And in all matter of great things, he was not slack.
8. Now while they spoke, Aruvo said, take back your words for you are not welcome in this land. But if you shall do good, take the dead body of Enesi to his children in the place where they dwell. For they dwell in Itaho these days.
9. Let his children bury him there for he has no portion in this land which I preside over.
10. Now go alone for I have only but ten guards left in the whole land. For fifteen of them have gone with the children of one called Ireyi and they have not returned.
11. Now the homos of Baji took the body of Enesi to Itaho to his children. And Adabara and his brothers accepted them and gave them much food and water.
12. And Adabara spread the corpse upon a mat and wept over it. And all his brothers did likewise, saying, we know how we have hurt you father.
13. And we have done wickedly in the days of our youth by killing Onoto your son whom you love. And we did not seek repentance in those days, but rather, we watched as you handed the throne over to your brother-in-law.
14. Now O Enesi, son of Omeiza, forgive us and let your love be upon us. And this body which you have left behind shall we give a befitting burial in the land of your father's. For even in Okerune shall we bury your body and no one can stop us.
15. Now give to us three days and we shall see to it that your body is buried right in the places of the rulers of Ebir. And the whole land shall attend your funeral, for it shall be made very great.
16. Now the sons of Enesi took turn to kiss his forehead. And their wives and children sang the song of the dead as they were instructed.
17. Now on the second day, Adabara and his brothers went to Okerune to speak with Ohinoyi Aruvo, saying, let us bury our father in his rightful place. For he is he who gave the throne up to the first Ohinoyi your father.
18. And in his great kindness of mind did he say that the name Ohinoyi shall be for kings forever in Ebirland.
19. Now Aruvo said, do you not live in Itaho now? Therefore take his body and bury it there rather than bringing it here. For if you delay, it shall decay and stink. And those who are around shall make a mockery of it.
20. And the saying of Aruvo displeased Adabara greatly. And he said, give us easy access to bury our father here or else we shall do it by force. And nothing shall stop us.
21. And Aruvo laughed and said, it is the barking of a dog.
22. And Adabara was greatly vexed. And he snapped his fingers and uttered no words. And he turned around and left. And Aruvo laughed to mock him as he departed.

Chapter Thirteen
1. Now the children of Ireyi began to make the land tough for Aruvo. For they said, if you cannot fetch us Eniyamere our sister whom Aduho the first son of Enesi took away, we shall not allow the land to be at rest.
2. Now Aruvo said, what is my business in this? For I do not know anything about these. And it is a long time before when this thing happened. Why did you not trouble Ohinoyi my father? And even before him was Enesi your uncle the king.
3. And you did not disturb them until they died. And now, which is about twenty years after Aduho has been sent away and Eniyamere your sister went with him, you see it as the right time to request for her and from me do you request her.
4. Now the children of Ireyi said, our father said to us that we should make sure we find her, for he died in the pain of his heart, saying, make sure you find Eniyamere even if it is in your old age.
5. For she is the only female child of mine. And I call her Onyareyi, saying that she shall be the mother of the house of Ireyi. For her mother died while she was only three years old. And she has made a bracelet for her, saying, give it to her to wear on her waist when she becomes of age and married.
6. Now O Ohinoyi Aruvo, grant to us some of the guards and strongmen of the land to go with us. For we shall go towards Nzamu which is to the east. For we hear that our people live also in that place. And we shall go towards Ubini and Tampa and we shall seek our sister until we have found her.
7. Now Aruvo said, I shall grant you the request of your mind, but only make sure that you return to the land with all my servants. For fifteen of them shall go with you and they all must return without any hurt. For if anything evil happens to anyone of them, you shall pay for it by your lives. And the sons of Ireyi agreed, saying, we shall bear the consequences O king.
8. Now when the sons of Ireyi went far and wide, they did not see Eniyamere. And they saw a little boulder cast over a stream around the west of Nzamu. And they were thirsty. Now they went and sat on the boulders. And they fetched water with gourds and calabashes and drank.
9. And five of the king's servants went further into the bush to fetch food. And they went with their spears to hunt for animals. Now while the others awaited their return, they heard a loud scream.
10. And they ran towards the place to see what it was. And they saw how some dirty homo erectuses like themselves ate their fellows. And they cut their flesh fast with their knives and ate them.
11. Now immediately, the children of Ireyi and the servants of the king began to flee. And the homo-eaters threw sticks at them which they had sharpened at the two ends. And one of the sticks struck Ajagu the leader of the servants of the king on the head. At it pierced his head and came forth through the forehead.
12. And the homo-eaters ran and came to the spot where Ajagu had fallen upon. And they tore him apart in few seconds and fed upon his flesh. And they hanged his head upon their instrument and roasted it.
13. Now the sons of Ireyi went far away and sat down to breath, because they were tired and shocked. And the servants of the king remaining said, shall we return to Ohinoyi Aruvo the king or shall we remain in this place and build a place of abode for ourselves here?
14. For certainly the king shall not spare you sons of Ireyi and we also shall be punished for the death of Ajagu the chief guard and the five others who were killed.
15. For we know how the king judge every little matter harshly by death. And he bribes the priests to make divinations of blood. For in the matter of the son of Adabara who was killed for ra"pe, it is by the bribery of the priests by the king to say that the gods want him killed for his crime.
16. And when some of the chiefs disagreed, he offered that they should vote towards the judgement by killing or not. And when the votes for and against were equal, he made his decision that the only son of Adabara should be killed.
17. And this thing is the cause of continuous conflicts between Itaho and Okerune till today.
18. Now let us make for ourselves a place of abode around here until we shall find a more convenient place to stay. For we his servants have been seeking after liberty such as this all our lives.
19. Now the six children of Ohinoyi Aruvo and the nine servants of the king made tents for themselves and lived there. And they plant crops and ate also fruits which grew in the bush around.
20. So did the six children of Ireyi not return to their native land. And they named the place Ireyi where they dwelt.

Chapter Twelve
1. When Ohinoyi died, his son Aruvo became king. And he was the second Ohinoyi of the land. For the name of Ohinoyi had became a title for king in the land, according to the saying of Enesi.
2. Now when Aruvo would become king, the masquerades of the lands performed greatly before everyone. And they danced wild dances. And the adults broke kola nuts and drank palmwine together.
3. And Aruvo said, the time of I the son of Ohinoyi shall be sweeter than the time of my ancestors, kat'Ohomori. And everything shall go smoothly. And th the land of Ebir shall flourish.
4. And we shall overcome all enemy towns and villages. And the fame of our land shall be known and heard all over the world.
5. Only let the men be hardworking. And let the ladies and old women of Okerune and the villages be cooperative.
6. And let the beauty of our daughters be not exchanged for prostitutions. And our ancestors shall guide us and be with us.
7. Now in the first year of the rulership of Aruvo, a young man was caught while he raped a girl. And when they had found out whom he was, they knew that he was the firstborn of Adabara.
8. And the king took the child and tied him to a tree in the palace court, saying, you shall die and not be shared. And when Adabara heard of it, he came to the palace of the king to supplicate for the freedom of his son.
9. And Adabara said, look at the bond between myself and your father and spare my son. For he was drunk when he did such act. And the king said, I shall not let him go free. For if I do so, what shall the people say?
10. And Adabara said, remember how Enesi my father gave your father the throne and made his name great forever. Remember how he did not hold on to the throne forever.
11. And your father did like a true hero, for he gave to we the children of Enesi what we asked for. And our wives are your sisters even now.
12. Now if you shall not free the child of your brother-in-law because you hate them, then do so because of the great help I and my brothers have rendered to this land. For we do not consider our lives. But we went down to Agarapa and fought it until it was made of non-existent in the land of the living. And Aruvo said, go and I shall call for you when it is time.
13. Now Mesireyau, the father of the girl who was raped came to the king with wine and kolanuts and groundnut and gorigo and all manner of food. And he said, O Ohinoyi second, let your soul not judge the matter lightly.
14. For my daughter who was raped should not be ashamed. For if you let he who raped her escape, my daughter shall kill herself. Therefore I plead with you to make sure that the guilty one is judged.
15. And Ohinoyi Aruvo said, I shall deliver justice as it should be and the offender shall not go free. Now put your mind at rest, for it shall favour you and your daughter.
16. Now Aruvo called all the chiefs of the land together. And they were fifteen. And some of the chiefs supported Mesireyau the father of the girl who was raped, but some supported Adabara.
17. And Aruvo called on the chief priest, saying, consult the Oracle for us so that we might know the kind of punishment we shall give to the criminal. And when Obino the priest had come, he threw the shells in the sand and said, his judgement is death.
18. Now the palace was filled with noise. And they argued greatly among themselves. And the king said, the priests have given his judgement and we know that his judgement cannot be wrong.
19. But we know also that the voices of we homos are the same as the voices of the gods. Therefore let us vote either in support of death for the son of Adabara or against death for him.
20. And they voted, seven chiefs supported that he should be killed and seven supported that he should not be killed. And the king was compelled to vote also, for his vote shall determine what shall befall the son of Adabara.
21. And the king looked at the eyes of Adabara and also the eyes of Mesireyau. And he delayed to vote, for he knew he would incur the wrath of one of the two if he voted.
22. Now the king thought of his position, knowing that if the son of Adabara is killed, it would mean also a reduction in the number of those who shall contend for the throne.
23. And the king declared that he should be buried alive. Now when Adabara heard this, he said, this is evil. For how do you judge this case with death?
24. And you know how I and my brothers have worked hard for the success of the land in the days of your father. And your father made me one of the chiefs because of this. But now you Aruvo son of Ohinoyi have determined that you shall ruin the good relationship which I have with your father.
25. Now take the chieftancy title which your father had conferred on me. And if you do what you have determined to do to my only son, this land shall have two kings. And you know that a land with two kings is a battle ground. Therefore, get ready for battle.
26. Now Aruvo did not reverse his decision. And he ordered for the killing of the son of Adabara. And he was buried alive.
27. And Adabara and all his brothers arose and began to move towards the east of the land of Ebir, saying, the place is a jungle now, but we shall dwell in it and have our own children there, rather than in this place where we have been humiliated.
28. And the name of the land where they went was called Itaho. And they dwelt in Itaho, but they became a thorn in the flesh of the Ebirites who were on the original land.
29. For there were battles between the homos of Itaho and the homos of Okerune all the days of Adabara and his brothers.

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SirMichael1:
Sorry but what is all this. I'm kinda confused about this. Who or what is otem?

Actually this is for those who already knows whom Otem is. You will eventually find out soon.

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ameri9ja:
Is this true?

yes

19. Now Asuku said, what do you want from me? For I am a man being isolated by my people because of the things which I say and do.
20. Now the astrologers said, do you have the genealogies of your lineage? And Asuku said, I know it from the days of Aluna upon the earth, even to my own time. For my ancestors pass their genealogies from father to children until my days.
21. But this good culture has stopped since the days when the religions of your people were forced upon us. For now, my people foolishly study the genealogies of the homos of Juda and Makka, forgetting their own genealogy.
22. And whereby I know the name and image of my own great grandfather to the fiftieth generation, the homos of our time do not know anything about their great grandfather. But they can tell you of one named Brahama, who is the great grandfather of Juda to the forty-sixth generation.
23. I tell you, o homos, this is foolishness.

BlueAngel444, Aadoiza, here is my genealogy which has no Abraham, Noah, Joseph or any Hebrew element in it.