Okonkwo should be ashamed for breaking the week of peace, and should sacrifice to the gods and repent to make up for his sin.
Okonkwo wanted to take Ezinma to see Agbala in the novel "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. Agbala is the Oracle of the Hills and Caves, a highly respected deity in the Igbo culture, and Okonkwo wanted Ezinma to see Agbala for spiritual guidance and protection.
The Oracle Agbala told Unoka that his crops were failing because he was lazy and had poor work ethic. Unoka was advised to work harder and take farming more seriously in order to achieve success.
Chielo goes to Okonkwo's compound to bring Ezinma, her 'daughter' to speak with the goddess Agbala. The woman and girl end up traversing around the nine villages before ending up in the cave of the oracle.
Agbala was the name of the oracle.
Only Chielo, the priestess to the Oracle of Agbala was able to speak with the oracle of Agbala herself.
Agbala is an Igbo word that can have various meanings depending on its context. It can mean "old woman" or "title of a traditional priestess." In Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart," Agbala refers to the Oracle of the Hills and Caves.
Unoka consulted Agbala to see why he was having such poor harvests. The oracle told him it was the fault of his laziness, not any offense to the gods or ancestors.
Okonkwo's father Unoka was an agbala. The primary definition of agbala was woman, but it could also be used to describe a man with no titles, derisively. As Unoka had no titles, he was an agbala. Some children are mean or thoughtless.
The Oracle was called Agbala and spoke to Umuofia and its people only through his priestess, Chielo.
The oracle of the hills in "Things Fall Apart" is Agbala, also known as the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves. It is consulted by the people of Umuofia for guidance and to make important decisions in the community. Agbala is considered a powerful and mystical entity in the novel.
When speaking to an agbala, a man who had no titles during a meeting, he dismisses the man saying "This meeting is for men." He implicitly implies that the agbala is less than a man.
Okonkwo appears suddenly before dawn. He decides to wait with Ekwefi outside the Oracle's cave. Subtly, Okonkwo could be considered to be waiting for both Ekwefi and Ezinma, as he might consider it unmanly to wait for Ezinma, but would consider it manly to support Ekwefi as she waited for their daughter. Eventually both the priestess and Ezinma appear.