Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Ngowewaka linamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi mane kunye newaka linamakhulu asixhenxe anesihlanu wabona umphambili wenqanawa unendawo zeseyile ezithe zasuswa zaya kubekwa phantsi kwimasti.
Output (English): The 1740s and 1750s saw the fore part of the sail cut off and laced down the mast.