Marku 4:10-20

Eseyedwa, ababemphahlile kanye nabayishumi nambili bambuza ngomfanekiso. Wathi kubo: “Nina niphiwe ukwazi imfihlakalo yombuso kaNkulunkulu; ukuze bebona babone, bangaboni; nokuzwa, bezwe, bangaqondi; funa noma nini baphenduke, bathethelelwe izono zabo. Wasesithi kubo: Kaliwazi yini lumfanekiso? Pho niyakuyazi kanjani imifanekiso yonke na? Umhlanyeli uhlanyela ilizwi. Laba ngasendleleni, lapho okuhlanyelwe khona ilizwi; kodwa nxa sebezwile, uSathane uyafika masinyane, alisuse izwi elihlwanyelwe ezinhliziyweni zabo. Kanjalo laba ngabahlwanyelwe edwaleni; abathi sebelizwile ilizwi, balamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza; njalo kabanampande phakathi kwabo, bahlala okwesikhathi; kuthi sekuvele ukuhlupheka kumbe ukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi, bahle bakhubeke. Laba yilabo abahlanyelwe emeveni; abalizwayo izwi, Kepha iminako yaleli zwe, nokukhohlisa kwengcebo, nezinkanuko zezinye izinto, kungena kuminyanise izwi, lingatheli. Laba yilabo abahlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle; abalizwayo izwi, balamukele, bathele isithelo, omunye ngamashumi amathathu, omunye ngamashumi ayisithupha, omunye ngekhulu.