Deceiving sworn brothers or spiritual families (Ẹgbẹ́) results in the withdrawal of ancestral protection. Because this Odu governs the Egungun and the secrets of the earth, betrayal is an insult to the Earth itself (Ilẹ̀). It warns that the betrayer's eventual transition (death) will be violently troubled if they violate the sacred trust of their community.
K'á má ṣ'èké ọgbẹ; K'á má da'lẹ̀ ọgbà.
Let us not deceive those with whom we form community. Betrayalty of the collective trust is an invitation to ancestral abandonment.
The concept of 'da'lẹ̀' (betraying the earth) is a severe taboo in all Orisha lineages.