Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Okokuqala, amanzi asisidibi afunyanwa kwiBhalthikhi ngamanye amaxesha athintela iiyunithi ezinkulu zomkhosi okokuba zifikelele kwindawo ekufutshane.
Output (English): Firstly, the shallow waters found in the Baltic sometimes impeded large units of the fleet getting within effective range.