Di Thunder of Im Voice
Elihu heart dey knock for the thunder. E describe snow, ice, and clouds wey dey turn round for God command, wey E send for correction or for covenant love, and e ask whether Job fit spread the sky. Stand still and think am, na so e talk, as storm dey gather for the horizon.
37 1"For dis one too my heart dey shake, e dey jump comot from im place. 2Hear well well di thunder of im voice, di rumbling wey dey comot from im mouth. 3For under di whole heaven e dey release am, and im lightning go reach di ends of di earth. 4After am, one voice dey roar; e dey thunder with im mighty voice, and e no dey hold back di lightning wen dem hear im voice. 5God dey thunder for wonderful way with im voice; e dey do big-big things wey we no fit understand. 6For e dey tell di snow, ‘Fall for di earth,’ and to di rain, ‘Pour heavy well well.’ 7E dey seal di hand of every person, so dat everybody wey e make go sabi im work. a a v7 "Seal di hand" na Hebrew way of talk: God im storm dey stop all human work, e dey make people stop and notice wetin e dey do. 8Den di animals dey enter dia hole and dey stay for dia den. 9From im room di whirlwind dey comot, and from di winds wey dey scatter di cold dey come. 10By di breath of God ice dey form, and di wide waters dey freeze hard. 11E dey load di thick cloud with water; di clouds dey scatter im lightning. 12Dem dey turn round and round as e dey lead dem, to do wateva e command dem across di face of di world wey people dey live. 13Wheda na for correction, or for im land, or for Covenant love, e dey make am happen.
14"Hear dis one, Job; stand still and consider di wonderful things of God. 15You sabi how God dey put im command on dem, and dey make di lightning of im cloud flash? 16You sabi how di clouds dey hang balance, di wonderful things of di One wey perfect for knowledge? 17You wey your cloth dey hot wen di land dey quiet under di south wind, 18you fit, with am, spread di skies, wey hard like mirror wey dem make from metal?
19"Teach us wetin we suppose talk to am; we no fit arrange our matter because of di darkness. 20Dem suppose tell am say I wan talk? Person go fit ask make dem swallow am? 21And now nobody fit look di light wen e dey bright for di skies, after di wind don pass and clear dem. 22From di north golden shining dey comot; awesome majesty dey surround God. 23Di Almighty—we no fit reach am; e great for power, but for justice and plenty correct-and-holy way e no dey do wrong. 24Na why people dey fear am; e no dey mind dem wey dey wise for dia own eye."
