Matendo 22:27
Acts 22:27 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Yule jemadari akaja akamuuliza Paulo, “Niambie, wewe ni raiya wa Rumi?” Paulo akajibu, “Naam, hakika ndiyo.”
Acts 22:27 in English
Acts 22:27 · Berean Standard Bible
The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
Context
25Lakini walipokwisha kumfunga kwa kamba za ngozi ili wamchape viboko, Paulo akamwambia kiongozi wa askari aliyekuwa amesimama pale karibu naye, “Je, ni halali kwenu kwa mujibu wa sheria kumchapa mtu ambaye ni raiya wa Rumi hata kabla hajapatikana na hatia?” 26Yule kiongozi aliposikia maneno haya, alimwendea yule jemadari na kumwambia, “Unataka kufanya nini? Kwa maana huyu mtu ni raiya wa Rumi.” 27Yule jemadari akaja akamuuliza Paulo, “Niambie, wewe ni raiya wa Rumi?”
Paulo akajibu, “Naam, hakika ndiyo.” 28Ndipo yule jemadari akasema, “Mimi ilinigharimu kiasi kikubwa cha fedha kupata uraia wangu.”
Paulo akasema “Lakini mimi ni raiya wa Rumi kwa kuzaliwa.” 29Mara wale waliokuwa wanataka kumhoji wakajiondoa haraka, naye yule jemadari akaingiwa na hofu alipotambua ya kuwa amemfunga Paulo, ambaye ni raia wa Rumi, kwa minyororo.
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