testifies is a form of:

Contrition



noun
1.
(Sorrow for sins, sincere repentance) ការអាក់អន់ចិត្ដ, ការភ្ញាក់ខ្លួន, ការភ្ញាក់រលឹក, អនុតាម (ការក្ដៅក្រហាយចិត្ដដោយនឹកស្ដាយក្រោយរឿយៗ) / បរិវាសកម្ម, ទ័ណ្ឌកម្ម
Example: Dara felt great contrition and hoped for forgiveness.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.
2.
The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance.
1.
grief, penitence, qualm, regret, remorse, repentance, self-reproach, sorrow,
1.
complacency, impenitence, obduracy, self-satisfaction