Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:22:

• Uma: “‘The seed that fell in the middle of the thorns stands-for people who hear the Word of God, but they are busy always just thinking about their lives in the world and they just want to gather riches in the world. All that makes them busy, with the result that there is no dwelling-place for the Word of God in their hearts, and there is no meaning/use for that Word in their lives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And the seeds that fell into the thorns is a figure of the people who hear the message of God. But they are always thinking about their troubles in the world. That is what is the most valuable to them, their wealth. Therefore in the figure of plants, the message of God which they have heard is choked and does not bear fruit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that which was planted which fell on the soil where the weeds were thorny there, it refers to the people who listen to the word, however they forget it because of their cares here in the world and their desire for money. And because of that the word of God profits nothing in them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “What fell also in the thorny-area, they are those who hear the word of God, but they get-sidetracked by what they are worrying about and by their getting-rich, therefore the word that they heard is choked-out and it doesn’t bear-fruit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well as for this one, this scattered-on-place where weeds are sprouting all over, they are the ones who listen to the word of God, but their mind/thinking is bothered/busy with things here in the world. Wanting to increase wealth is what is big in their minds. What else but this word of God gets overpowered by this which is in their mind/thinking. That’s why there’s no fruit of believing in their lives.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Other people are compared with the earth in which there are thorns where the seed landed. These people hear about the word. But the work they have is all that they set their hearts on day after day. They earnestly seek how to become rich. Thus the word they heard did them no good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)