December 24, 2011, Christmas Vigil Mass, Second Reading

Hana a ka poe lunaolelo 13:; 16 – 17, 22 – 25

13:16 Then Paul, rising up and motioning for silence with his hand, wahi a: “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen closely.
13:17

The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people, when they were settlers in the land of Egypt. And with an exalted arm, he led them away from there.

13:22 A i ka wehe ʻana iā ia, Ua hoala mai oia ia Davida i ke alii no lakou. A hāʻawi i ka hōʻike e pili ana iā ia, wahi āna, 'Ua loaa ia'u o Davida, ke keiki a Iese, i kanaka e like me ko'u naau iho, nana e hooko i na mea a pau a'u e makemake ai.
13:23 Mai kana mamo mai, e like me ka olelo hoohiki, Ua lawe mai ke Akua ia Iesu i ka mea e ola'i i ka Iseraela.
13:24 ʻO Ioane e haʻi ana, mamua o kona hiki ana mai, he bapetizo no ka mihi i na kanaka a pau o ka Iseraela.
13:25 A laila, i ka pau ana o Ioane i kona papa, e ʻōlelo ana ʻo ia: ʻAʻole wau ka mea āu i manaʻo ai ʻo wau. No ka mea, aia hoi, hele mai kekahi mahope o'u, na kamaa o kona mau wawae aole au e pono ke wehe.