Philip found it easy to strike up a conversation, since the Ethiopian official was reading aloud, as was the custom in those days.
كَانَ ٱلرَّسْمِيُّ ٱلْحَبَشِيُّ يَقْرَأُ مِنْ دَرْج إِشَعْيَا بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ ،‏ كَمَا جَرَتِ ٱلْعَادَةُ آنَذَاكَ .‏