They simply acknowledged their own sin and rebellion, and in many cases this would have been the same kind of idolatry and rebellion as previous Kings – but again they do not confess these sins of their predecessors because it simply was not required and had no purpose in affecting any kind of further reconciliation.
Na kabla ya kumueleza lile la muhimu kabisa kuhusu hukumu ya mwisho, na kuhusu uharibifu utakaotokea, Bwana ananyoosha na kuuweka kwenye sehemu ya bega la Yohana huku akisema: Usiogope. Yeye bwana wetu ameshinda nguvu za muovu tayari, pale alipopita mauti, kwa hivyo, yule aliye na imani, ana ni wake mfuasi halisi ataepuka hukumu.