Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Isiphelo seshumi leminyaka yango-1998 zakhoikelela ekurhoxisweni kwamajoni omkhosi wamanzi angama-23% kunye nohlahlo lwabiwo-mali oluphelayo.
Output (English): 1998 The final decade of this century was ushered in with the retrenchment of 23% of naval personnel and a diminishing budget.