Filemoni 1:14
Philemon 1:14 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Lakini sikutaka kufanya lolote bila idhini yako, ili wema wowote uufanyao usiwe wa lazima, bali wa hiari.
Philemon 1:14 in English
Philemon 1:14 · Berean Standard Bible
But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
Context
12Namtuma kwako, yeye aliye moyo wangu hasa. 13Ningependa nikae naye ili ashike nafasi yako ya kunisaidia wakati huu nikiwa kifungoni kwa ajili ya Injili. 14Lakini sikutaka kufanya lolote bila idhini yako, ili wema wowote uufanyao usiwe wa lazima, bali wa hiari. 15Huenda sababu ya yeye kutengwa nawe kwa kitambo kidogo ni ili uwe naye daima. 16Si kama mtumwa, bali bora kuliko mtumwa, kama ndugu mpendwa. Yeye ni mpendwa sana kwangu na hata kwako zaidi, yeye kama mwanadamu na kama ndugu katika Bwana.
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