Ko Selopoame ʻa e ʻuluaki tuʻi ʻi he Fuakava Motuʻá ki he feituʻu fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsileli hili hono vaeuá. Ko e mēmipa ia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo ʻIfalemí. Naʻe hanga ʻe he tuʻi fai angahala ko Selopoamé ʻo taki ha angatuʻu ki he fale ʻo Siutá mo e fāmili ʻo Tēvitá.

Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Selopoame ha ngaahi tamapua ke lotu ki ai ʻa e kakai ʻi Tani mo Pēteli, 1 Ng. Tuʻi 12:28–29. ʻOku valokiʻi ʻe ʻAhisa ʻa Selopoame, 1 Ng. Tuʻi 14:6–16. ʻOku manatua ʻa Selopoame koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻomi ha angahala fakalielia ki ʻIsileli, 1 Ng. Tuʻi 15:34 (1 Ng. Tuʻi 12:30).