ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e folofolá ʻo kau ki he ngaahi laumālié (pe moʻoniʻi laumālié) ʻi ha founga ʻe tolu: (1) ko e ngaahi sino laumālie ʻi he moʻui ki muʻa pe hili ʻa e moʻui fakamatelié (ʻAlamā 40:11–14; ʻĒpa. 3:23); (2) ko ha laumālie mo ha sino ʻoku fakataha ʻi he moʻui fakamatelié (ʻĒpa. 5:7); pea ko e (3) ko ha tokotaha taʻe-faʻa-mate kuo toe tuʻu ʻa ia kuo fakatahaʻi ʻo ʻikai toe lava ke fakamavahevaheʻi ʻa hono laumālié mo hono sinó (ʻAlamā 40:23; T&F 88:15–16).
Ko e mahuʻinga ʻo e ngaahi laumālié
Ko e fānau fakalaumālie ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e kakai kotoa pē. ʻOkú ne tokanga mai ki heʻene fānaú kotoa pē pea ʻokú ne lau ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē. Koeʻuhi ko ʻene fānau ʻa kinautolu, ʻoku nau maʻu ai ʻa e mālohi ke hoko ʻo tatau mo ia. Ko ia, ʻoku nau fuʻu mahuʻinga lahi ʻaupito.