Ko e ʻapi ia ʻo ʻetau ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá, ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi (Sēnesi 2:8–3:24; 4:16; 2 Nīfai 2:19–25; Mōsese 3, 4; ʻĒpa. 5), pea naʻe vaheʻi ia ko ha ngoue, ʻi he fakahahake ʻo ʻĪtení. Naʻe kapusi ki tuʻa ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi mei ʻĪteni hili ʻena kai ʻa e fua naʻe fakatapuí peá na hoko ʻo fakamatelie (Mōsese 4:29). ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he ngaahi fakahā ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ki mui ní ʻa e fakamatala ʻi he tohi tapú ʻo kau ki he Ngoue ko ʻĪtení. ʻOkú ne fakalahi mai ki ai mo e fakamatala mahuʻinga ko ia naʻe tuʻu ʻa e ngoué ʻi he fonua ʻoku hoko he taimí ni ko e konitinēniti ʻAmelika Tokelaú (T&F 116; 117:8).