Māsimá Naʻe ngāue ʻaki ia ko ha meʻa fakatolonga meʻakai mahuʻinga ʻi he kuonga muʻá, pea naʻe pehē ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi ia ki he moʻuí. Naʻe hoko ʻa e uaifi ʻo Loté ko ha pou māsima, Sēnesi 19:26. Ko e māsima ʻo māmani ʻa kimoutolu, Mātiu 5:13 (Luke 14:34; 3 Nīfai 12:13). ʻOku lau ʻa e kakai ʻo e fuakava ʻo e ʻEikí ko e māsima ʻo e māmaní, T&F 101:39–40. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ko e kau fakamoʻui ʻo e tangatá ʻa e kau Māʻoniʻoní, tā ʻoku nau hangē ko e māsima ʻa ia kuo mole hono koná, T&F 103:9–10.