ʻI ha ʻaho ʻe taha ʻi he faʻahitaʻu failau ʻo e 1820, naʻe ʻalu toko taha ai ʻa Siosefa Sāmita, ko hono taʻu 14 ia, ki ha vao ʻakau ofi ki hono ʻapí ʻo lotu. ʻI he hohaʻa ʻa Siosefa fekauʻaki mo hono tuʻunga ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá mo puputuʻu fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fakamatala kehekehe ʻo e ngaahi tui fakalotu kehekehe ʻi hono kuongá, naʻá ne fekumi ai ki ha poto naʻá ne tui ko e ʻOtuá pē te Ne lava ʻo ʻomí. Ko e tali ki he lotu loto-toʻa ʻa Siosefá, naʻe hā mai ai ʻa e ʻOtua ko e Tamaí mo Sīsū Kalaisi kiate ia. Naʻe liliu ʻe he ngaahi tali naʻá Na ʻoange kia Siosefa ʻi he ʻaho ko iá ʻa ʻene moʻuí pea hokohoko atu ke liliu e moʻui ʻa ha kakai ʻe laui miliona ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní.
ʻOku fakaafeʻi ʻe he Feituʻu Fakahisitōlia ʻo e Vao ʻAkau Tapú ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ke haʻu ʻo aʻusia ʻa e feituʻu ko ʻeni naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he talavou ko Siosefa Sāmitá ʻa e tali mahuʻinga ko ia ki heʻene lotú. ʻI he ʻaho ní, ʻoku tauhi ha konga ʻo e fāmá ko ha vao ʻakau moʻui lelei fakanatula, ke ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e vao ʻakau pulipulia naʻe ʻalu ki ai ʻa Siosefa ke lotú. ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he ngaahi hala pikopiko ʻi he loto vaoʻakaú ha ngaahi feituʻu maʻá e kau ʻaʻahí ke nau fakakaukau ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko hení.
ʻI he ʻaho 21 ʻo Sepitema 1823, ʻi he fungavaka ki ʻolunga ʻo e ʻApi naʻe tupu ai ʻa Siosefa Sāmita ʻi heʻene kei siʻí, naʻe fuofua ʻaʻahi ai ʻa e ʻāngelo ko Molonaí kia Siosefa Sāmita ʻi he kiʻi fale ʻakau ʻo e fāmilí. Hili ha taʻu ʻe fā mei ai, naʻe nofo ʻa Siosefa mo hono uaifi ko ʻEmá ʻi he ʻApi Nofoʻanga lahi ange ʻi he Faama ʻa e Fāmili Sāmitá ʻi he taimi naʻá ne maʻu ai e ʻū lauʻi peleti koulá ʻi he
Moʻunga ko Komolá. Naʻe fakahā ki ha niʻihi fakafoʻituitui ʻe toko valu, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻiloa he taimí ni ko e
Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻe Toko Valu ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná, ʻa e ʻū lauʻi peleti koulá ʻi he faʻahitaʻu māfana ʻo e 1829. ʻI he ʻaho ní, te ke lava ʻo ʻaʻahi ki he Faama ʻa e Fāmili Sāmitá pea mo e feituʻu naʻe hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení. ʻOku ʻi he ʻapí he taimí ni ha Senitā Talitaliʻanga Kakai,
ʻApi ʻo Siosefá ʻi Heʻene Kei Siʻí (ko e ʻApi Nofoʻanga Papá), ko e
ʻApi ʻo e Fāmili Sāmitá ʻi he Fāmá, ko ha
Fale Tauhiʻanga ʻo e Fanga Monumanú, pea mo ha
Falekoloa Ngaohi Talamu Papá. ʻOku ʻatā ʻa e ngaahi takimamata ʻa e kau faifekaú ʻi he ngaahi falé.