17 But they have no root, and endure only for a while; then, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away."
17 Lanxa kunjalo, kabalampande phakathi kwabo, kodwa baqhubeka okwesikhatshana, besekusithi nxa inhlupho kumbe ukuhlukuluzwa ngenxa yelizwi kufika nje, bakhubeke.