Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Yayikwanyuswa ukusuka kukuthandela yokusongela emva kweyokuqala ubukho kokuxhobisa lwamafutha lokwenza amakhandlela.
Output (English): It was heaved from a coil of rope after first being' armed' with a lump of tallow, to which the sand, grit or shells of the 'ground' adhered.