Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Jikelele kweli xesha, babejongene nocelo mngeni lwenqanawa ekhuselweyo yamaFrentshi iGloire kunye nofuno olungamandla lomkhosi wedabi wenqanawa ekhuselwe ngamacangci entsimbi.
Output (English): Around this time, they were faced with the challenge of the French ironclad Gloire and a demand for an ironclad battle-fleet.