Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Ngelixesha kusekwa ezobugcisa ngokuba usazi namhlanje yathi yamiswa ze elandelayo ngenkulungwane enesiqingatha ingaxutywanga kwisigaba sexesha lempucuko, zizombini zizixhobo zokuqhelisa.
Output (English): By this time the foundations of the art as we know it today had been established, and the next century and a half was simply a period of refinement, both of instruments and practice.