Ko e ngaahi fakamatala naʻe fai ʻe Sāmiuela, Telesa mo Makitaliné ʻoku hā mei ai ʻoku lotu ʻa e kakaí ʻi he ngaahi ʻuhinga kehekehe, ʻo fakangeingeia ange ʻa e lotu ʻe niʻihi ʻi ha niʻihi. Ko e kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻoku loto-moʻoni ʻenau lotú; ko e lotu ʻa e niʻihi ʻoku meimei ko e leaʻaki pē ʻo ʻikai ha ongoʻi ʻe taha. Kae kehe, pe ko ʻenau lotu ke lava ʻi he sivi he akó pe lotu ke mālohi ʻa e timi sipoti ʻoku nau saiʻia taha aí, tataki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻenau moʻui fakafāmilí pe ko ha ngaahi ʻuhinga kehe, ʻoku ongoʻi ʻe he laui teau miliona ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e lotú. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku hā mei he ngaahi saveá naʻa mo e niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau kaunga ki ha lotu ʻoku nau lotu maʻu pē.

ʻOkú ke lotu? Kapau ko ia, ko e hā ʻokú ke lotu fekauʻaki mo iá? Tatau ai pē pe ʻokú ke tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e lotú pe ʻikai, te ke fifili nai: ‘ʻOku ʻaonga moʻoni ʻa e lotú? ʻOku fanongo mai ha taha?’ Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe ha tokotaha hiki-tohi ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai ki he lotú ko ha “founga fakanonga ia.” ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kau maʻu mafai fakafaitoʻo ʻe niʻihi ha vakai meimei tatau, ʻo ui ʻa e lotú ko ha founga “fakafaitoʻo tokoni.” ʻOku lotu nai ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi koeʻuhí pē ko ha fai fakafatongia, pe ko e lelei tahá ke maʻu ha ʻaonga fakaivifoʻou mei hono fakahoko iá?

ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku hā ʻi he Tohi Tapú ko e lotú ʻoku ʻikai ko ha foʻi fakanonga pē ia. ʻOku tala mai ai ʻoku ʻi ai moʻoni ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku fanongo mai ki he ngaahi lotu ʻoku fai ʻi he founga totonu pea ki he meʻa totonu. ʻOku moʻoni eni? Tau vakai angé ki ha fakamoʻoni.