The real point at issue involved God's sovereignty, or supreme rulership - whether God has the right to rule and whether he exercises it in a righteous way and in the best interests of his subjects.
Iphuzu eliyinhloko kule ndaba lalihilela ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu noma ukubusa okuphakeme - ukuthi uNkulunkulu unalo yini igunya lokubusa nokuthi ulisebenzisa kahle yini ngendlela eyozuzisa izikhonzi zakhe.