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Ni ayé igbà kan, bi èniyàn bá jẹ́ alágbára, ti ó tẹpá-mọ́ṣẹ́, ti ó si tún ni iwà ọmọlúwàbí, iyi wà fun bi kò ti ẹ ni owó, ju olówó rẹpẹtẹ ti kò si ẹni ti ó mọ idi owó rẹ ni áwùjọ tàbi ti kò hùwà ọmọlúwàbí. Ni ayé òde òni, ọ̀wọ̀ wà fún olówó lai mọ idi ọrọ̀, eyi ló njẹ ki irú àwọn bẹ́ ẹ̀ dé ipò Òsèlú, Olóri Ìjọ tàbi gba oyè ti kò tọ́ si wọn.

Ìbẹ̀rù òṣì lè jẹ́ ki èniyàn tẹpá-mọ́ṣẹ́, bẹ ló tún lè jẹ́ ki ọ̀pọ̀ fi ipá wá owó. Ìfẹ́ owó tó gba òde kan láyé òde òni njẹ ki ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ jalè tàbi wá ipò agbára ti ó lè mú ki wọn ni owó ni ọ̀nà ti kò tọ́. Òṣèlú ki fẹ́ gbé ipò silẹ̀ nitori ìbẹ̀rù pé bi agbára bá ti bọ́, ìṣẹ́ dé. Àpẹrẹ tani mọ̀ ẹ́ ri pọ̀ lára àwọn Òsèlú ti agbára bọ́ lọ́wọ́ rẹ, Ọ̀gá Òṣìṣẹ́ Ìjọba ti ipò rẹ bọ́, Olóri Ìjọ ti ó kó ọrọ̀ jọ ni orúkọ Ọlọrun ló nri idá mẹwa gbà ju Olóri Ìjọ ti kò ni owó.

: Èrò yọ pẹ̀lú Olóri Òṣèlú tuntun – People celebrating with the President Elect Gen Buhari

: Olóri Òṣèlú tó kùnà, kò ri ẹni kan – Outgoing President Jonathan alone in a pensive mood

Òwe Yorùbá ti ó sọ wi pé “Òṣì ló njẹ tani mọ̀ ẹ́ ri, owó ló njẹ mo bá ẹ tan” fi hàn pé owó dára lati ni, ṣùgbọ́n kò dára lati fi ipá wá ni ọ̀nà ẹ̀bùrú. Kò yẹ ki èniyàn fi ojú pa ẹni ti kò ni rẹ́ tàbi sá fún ẹbi ti kò ni, nitori igbà layé, igb̀a kan nlọ, igbà kan mbọ̀, ẹni ti ó ni owó loni lè di òtòṣì ni ọ̀la, ẹni ti kò ni loni lè ni a ni ṣẹ́ kù bi ó di ọ̀la. Nitori eyi, iwà ló yẹ ká bọ̀wọ̀ fún ki i ṣe owó tàbi ipò.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

In time past, if a person is strong, hard working with good moral character, such person is honoured even though he/she may not be rich rather than a very rich person whose source of Continue reading →

Originally posted 2015-05-19 15:23:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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