“OníṢàngó tó jó tí kò gbọn yẹ̀rì: àbùkù-u Ṣàngó kọ́; àbùkù ara ẹ̀ ni.”
English
The Ṣàngó worshipper who dances and does not shake his skirt: he does not disgrace Ṣàngó but himself.
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