Many of the people still refused to believe, or to acknowledge, the word of the Lord--that He had really rejected and cast them off as His people. Others, hoping that such a thing had not occurred, and out of fear and astonishment that such a thing might be true, prayed again to God, confessing their sins and pleading for Him to change His mind and not break His covenant with them (14:19-22).
Wengi wa watu bado walikataa kuamini, wala kukiri, neno la Mungu – kwamba alikuwa tayari amewakataa na kuwatupilia mbali kama watu wake. Wengine, wakitumaini kwamba kitu kama hicho kilikuwa hakijatokea, na kwa hofu na kustaajabu kuwa kitu hicho kingekuwa kweli, waliomba tena kwa Mungu, wakitubia madhambi yao na kumsihi yeye [Mungu] kubadilisha mawazo yake na kuacha kulivunja agano lake pamoja nao (14:19-22).