Fεnfɔnúmεfó Community Cleansing (10-12-24)
Today is Fεnfɔnúmεfó - Community Purification Cycle
Fεnfɔnúmεfó is a specially designed calendar observance with rituals designed to spiritual cleanse and uplift the acɛ̀ of the community in general. It is a time when those properly trained in spiritual engagement, identify various spirits affecting the community and remove them. It is a day for defensive and divine law justified offensive ritual towards that which is designed to cause disruption. It is also the cyclical period of community cleansing. The primary deities we focus on are are Xɛ́vioso, Sakpátá, Ayìzan, and Nana Bulukú.
This is an every 9-day ritual done whereas the goal is to accumulate spiritual pressure to obtain eventual results. This ceremony is also designed to restore and awaken the proper productive energy of the community. This is a day to cleanse and reflect on that which causes us blockage and work on ways to overcome such.
The rituals are done by the priesthood and their assistants on every Hɛndowá Gba Azan. This cycle is divinely chosen because it is believed that the more we are able to cleanse the community collective the better we are able to carry out our individual and collective hɛndowá (destiny). Though the priests are in charge of the primary ceremonies, the community is encouraged to be involved. When not able to attend, we can instruct you on what you can personally do on this day.
The Gba Azan chant for this Gba Azan (1 of the days of the special sacred 9-day week) called Hɛndowá is:
Kéze ɔ́, Sɛ Kpólí Mavɔmavɔ nɔ ɖe xomɛnyínyɔ́ tɔn xlέ́ mì; zǎn mɛ ɔ́, han tɔn nɔ ɖo nu ce, han e un nɔ ji ɔ́, ɖɛ wɛ é nyí bɔ un nɔ xo sɛ́ dó Sɛ kpólí ce, Măwù ce e hɛn mì ɖó gbɛ é.
Chant for Xɛviósó for the Gba Azan Hɛndowá:
E je we de le
Sogbó e da ado e
Tòxlixosu we do da
Bo asi le mo bo jolo
Bo dò da do e e je
Mi wa e lo huyò ma sa vòvò o
Wa mi wa e lo huyò ma savo
Wa mi ma e mi ma savo
Non do ma savo
Wa mi wa e mi savo
Mi wa e lo Sogbó ma savo
Hwe do xɛmè à.
Hun axɛ nò jolo, ju e de ko lo
Hun e axɛ e nò jolo, ku e de ko lo
Agboxlixòsu e do meta bo axli mɔ bo jolo wɛ, ku e de ko lo
A gbe yehwe e kà e, ano....
A gbe ye akɔnuwɛsï bo gbɛ yɛhwe e kan e, ano
A gbɛ yɛhwe e kà e akò d'akòwe bo gbɛ yɛhwe e kà e, aho...
Xele fi de ma i ja gbâ do ji mò nò xomè xwe no gbe
Xɛviósó xelè fi de ma ja gbä do ji ra o nò xoraè xwe nò gbe
Yèhwé mǐtɔn nu ma wɛ à. O mi na ja la do
De do alò wɛ ma i là kpamè
Sosò de do alò wɛ ma i là kpamè
Akpade xwe do vò, akpade xwe, akpade xwe na je do vò
Kpolu Yaxeze wɛ mètò nò jè do vò, lò nò so gbe ã.
De ò na xwe do de ò u
O mǐtɔn nu ma we à. Mi na ja la do
Heelu .... nu ma na nugbo ni
O dò xaza ma se wɛ
O dò là ti ja mɛ bo do ko du e ò ma se wè
Avo de mɔ no gbe yèhwe e do xaza ma se wè
A dò, a na ku
Vodúnvi dò wɛ na ku
Yèhwé si nò dò hùxò wɛ ã.
A dò a na ku kpowi wɛ
Chant for the Fεnfɔnúmεfó from the sacred Gànhúmehàn, the Xúgloxú lɛ́ɛ chapter:
Xúgloxú lɛ́ɛ
1 Hlɔnhlɔ́n Sakpátá Mavɔmavɔ tɔn
wá jǐ ce, bɔ yɛ Sakpátá
Mavɔmavɔ tɔn sɔ́ mì yi ɖó tɔdo
ɖaxó ɖé mɛ, bɔ gbɛtɔ́ xú gɔ́
tɔdo ɔ́.
2 Sakpátá kplá mì bɔ un ɖi zɔnlin
lɛ́lɛ̌ dó xú lɛ́ɛ. Xú lɛ́ɛ sukpɔ́ káká;
bǐ wɛ kó dóxó bó kó wé.
3 Énɛ́ ɔ́, Sakpátá kanbyɔ́ mì ɖɔ:
“Hwɛ gbɛtɔ́ e, xúgloxú élɔ́
lɛ́ɛ sɔ́ sixú fɔ́n wá gbɛ a?” Bɔ un yí gbe ɖɔ: “Aklúnɔ Mavɔmavɔ, hwi
ɖokpónɔ géé wɛ tunwun.”
4 Sakpátá lɛ́ ɖɔ nú mì ɖɔ: “Ɖɔ xó e
un ná ɖɔ nú we ɔ́ nú xúgloxú énɛ́
lɛ́ɛ; ɖɔ nú yě ɖɔ: Xúgloxú lɛ́ɛ mi,
mi ɖótó.
5 Bɔ un ɖɔ xó nú xúgloxú lɛ́ɛ lě e Xɛviósó zɔ́n mì gbɔn é. Hwenu e un ɖo xó ɖɔ wɛ ɔ́, un jɛ zǐngídi ɖé se jí, xú lɛ́ɛ jɛ sisɛbɔ dó yěɖée wú jí. Mɛ ɖokpó ɖokpó sín xú jɛ sisɛkplé ɖó kpɔ́ jí
6 Ée un ɖo kpínkpɔ́n wɛ ɔ́, un mɔ bɔ kan jɛ xú lɛ́ɛ wú wá jí, bɔ lanti lpó anyǔ kpó wá xú lɛ́ɛ wú. Lo ɔ́, funfún kó byɔ́ yě mɛ ǎ.
7 Xɛviósó ɖɔ nú mì ɖɔ: “Hwɛ gbɛtɔ́ e, ɖɔ xó nú funfún e nɔ ná gbɛ mɛ ɔ́ nú mì; ɖɔ n'i ɖɔ: ‘Funfún e nɔ́ ná gbɛ mɛ ɔ́ e, Aklúnɔ Mavɔmavɔ ɖe gbe nú we ɖɔ hwi ní gosín wɛ̌kɛ́zo ɛnɛ lɛ́ɛ bǐ jí wá nyi dó mɛkúkú élɔ́ lɛ́ɛ jí nú yě ní fɔ́n wá gbɛ.’
8 Xó e Xɛviósó ɖɔ nú mì ɖɔ má ɖɔ lɛ́ɛ ɔ́, un ɖɔ, bɔ funfún byɔ́ mɛkúkú lɛ́ɛ mɛ, bɔ yě fɔ́n, bó xwe afɔ te. Ahwanfuntɔ́ maxamaxa wɛ.