Mathayo 14:4
Matthew 14:4 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
kwa kuwa Yohana alikuwa amemwambia Herode: “Si halali kwako kuwa na huyo mwanamke.”
Matthew 14:4 in English
Matthew 14:4 · Berean Standard Bible
because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Context
2akawaambia watumishi wake, “Huyu ni Yohana Mbatizaji; amefufuka kutoka kwa wafu! Hii ndiyo sababu nguvu za kutenda miujiza zinafanya kazi ndani yake.” 3Herode alikuwa amemkamata Yohana, akamfunga na kumweka gerezani kwa sababu ya Herodia, mke wa Filipo, ndugu yake, 4kwa kuwa Yohana alikuwa amemwambia Herode: “Si halali kwako kuwa na huyo mwanamke.” 5Herode alitaka sana kumuua Yohana, lakini akaogopa watu, kwa maana walimtambua kuwa ni nabii. 6Katika siku ya kuadhimisha sikukuu ya kuzaliwa kwa Herode, binti wa Herodia alicheza mbele ya watu waliohudhuria, akamfurahisha sana Herode,
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