A text in English: Up means you should start at the tip and push the bow, and down means you should start at the frog (which is where your hand is holding the bow) and pull the bow.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ukuphakama kuthetha ukuba kufuneka uqale kwincam kwaye utyhale isaphetha, kwaye ezantsi kuthetha ukuba kufuneka uqale kwisele (apho isandla sakho sibambe khona isaphetha) kwaye utsale isaphetha.


A text in English: Using ships to transport goods is by far the most efficient way to move large amounts of people and goods across oceans.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ukusebenzisa inqanawe ukuhambisa imithwalo yeyona Ndlela echanileyo yokuhambisa abantu abaninzi nemithwalo ukunqumla amanxweme.


A text in English: Usually you always here the sound of tourists and vendors. The story of the sound and light is just like a story book.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngokuqhelekileyo usoloko usiva isandi sabakhenkethi nabathengisi. Ibali lesandi nokukhanya lifana nebali elisencwadini.


A text in English: Vatican City uses Italian in its legislation and official communications.
The same text in Xhosa:

I-Vatican City isebenzisa Isitaliyane kulawulo nakwimbalelwano ezisemthethweni.


A text in English: Vatican City's population is around 800. It is the smallest independent country in the world and the country with the lowest population.
The same text in Xhosa:

Inginginya yesixeko iVatican City iku-800. Ilelona lizwe lincinci elizimeleyo ehlabathini nelibantu abambalwa.


A text in English: Virtual Scaffolds are internalized in the software and are meant to question, prompt, and explain procedures that may have been to challenging for the student to handle alone.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ii-Scaffolds ezibonakalayo zangaphakathi ngaphakathi kwisoftware kwaye zenzelwe ukubuza, ukukhawulezisa, kunye nokuchaza iinkqubo ezinokuba ngumceli mngeni wokuba umfundi aziphathe yedwa.


A text in English: Virtual team members often function as the point of contact for their immediate physical group.
The same text in Xhosa:

Amalungu eqela elifanelekileyo ahlala esebenza njengendawo yokunxibelelana neqela labo lomzimba.


A text in English: Virtual teams are held to the same standards of excellence as conventional teams, but there are subtle differences.
The same text in Xhosa:

Amaqela asebenza kwi-Intanetha kufuneka afikelele imilinganiselo ekwizinga elinye nalawo aqhelekileyo, kodwa kukho umahluko omncinci.


A text in English: Virtually all computers in use today are based on the manipulation of information which is coded in the form of binary numbers.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngokombono zonke ikhompyutha ezisetyenziswayo kulemihla zixhomekeke ekudlalisweni ngolwazi olukhowudwe ngohlobo lwamanani ebinary.


A text in English: Visibility may also be restricted by falling or blowing snow or by condensation or ice on vehicle windows.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ukubona indlela kungangabi kuhle ngenxa yokuwa kwekhephu okanye ukubhudla kwalo okanye ngenxa yokufuma okanye umkhence okwiifestile zemoto.


A text in English: Voyagers planning sex reassignment surgery abroad must ensure they're carrying valid documents for the return trip.
The same text in Xhosa:

Abahambi abaceba utyando lokutshintsha isini bekwamanye amazwe bamele baqinisekise ukuba baphethe amaxwebhu afanelekileyo xa bebuyela emva.


A text in English: Wagonways were built in England as early as the 16th Century.
The same text in Xhosa:

Iindlela zewagoni zazisakhiwa eNgilani kwantlandlolo ukusukela kwinkulungwane ye-16.


A text in English: Water is spilling over the levee in a section 100 feet wide.
The same text in Xhosa:

Amanzi achitheka ngaphezulu kwe-levee kwicandelo le-100 fit ububanzi.


A text in English: We agree with the USOC's statement that the interests of our athletes and clubs, and their sport, may be better served by moving forward with meaningful change within our organization, rather than decertification.
The same text in Xhosa:

Siyavumelana nengxelo ye-USOC yokuba umdla weembaleki zethu kunye neeklabhu, kunye nemidlalo yabo, inokuncediswa ngcono ngokuqhubela phambili notshintsho olunentsingiselo kumbutho wethu, endaweni yokumiselwa ngokusesikweni.


A text in English: We call this process speciation, which just means the formation of new species. Speciation is an unavoidable consequence and a very important part of evolution.
The same text in Xhosa:

Siyibiza lenkqubo ngokuba yi speciation, ethetha nje ukuba ukudaleka kohlobo ulutsha lwendalo . ISpeciation yimiphumela engenakunqanwa ekwayinto ebalulekileyo yotshintsho.


A text in English: We can start living more friendly to the environment, we can join to the environmental movement, and we can even be activists in order to reduce the future suffering in some degree.
The same text in Xhosa:

Singaqala ukuhlala sinobuhlobo ngakumbi nendalo esingqongileyo, sinokujoyina umbutho wendalo esingqongileyo, kwaye sinokuba ngamatsha ntliziyo ukunciphisa ukubandezeleka okuzayo kwinqanaba elithile.


A text in English: We don't know for sure, but it may have had a forked tongue. Its diet included turtles, large fish, other mosasaurs, and it may even have been a cannibal.
The same text in Xhosa:

Asiqinisekanga, kodwa kusenokwenzeka ibinolwimi olukubini. Ibisitya iintlanzi ezinkulu, ezinye iimasaurs, kwaye isenokuba yayisitya inyama.


A text in English: We make our houses from plants and make clothes from plants. Most foods that we eat are plants. Without plants, animals could not survive.
The same text in Xhosa:

Sakha imizi yethu ngezityal futhi senza nempahla yethu ngezityalo. Isininzi sokutya esikutyayo zizityalo. Kungekho zityalo, izilwanyane azinokwazi ukuphila.


A text in English: We perceive the Foster Care System to be a safety zone for these children.
The same text in Xhosa:

INkqubo yokuKhathalelwa kwabantwana siyibona iyindawo yokhuseleko kwaba bantwana.


A text in English: When a small group of living things (a small population) gets separated from the main population that they came from (like if they move over a mountain range or a river, or if they move to a new island so that they can't easily move back) they will often find themselves in a different environment than they were in before.
The same text in Xhosa:

Xa iqelanyana lezinto eziphilayo( igcuntswana) lisohlulwa kwisininzi elivela kuso( unto enjengokuba kuthuthelwe ngakwintaba okanye kumlambo, okanye kuyiwe kwisiqithi esitsha ukuze bangakwazi ukubuyela umva ngokulula) liyakuthanda ukuzifumana likwintlalo eyohlukileyo kunaleyo belikuyo ngaphambili.


A text in English: When all available resources are effectively used across the functional departments of an organization, creativity and ingenuity can transpire.
The same text in Xhosa:

Xa zonke izixhobo zisetyenziswa ngendlela kumacandelo onke equmrhu, ubuchwephesha nokunyaniseka kungacaca.


A text in English: When asked for comment, Miller said, "Mike talks a lot during the hearing...I was getting ready so I wasn't really hearing what he was saying."
The same text in Xhosa:

Uthe ebuzwa izimvo zakhe, u-Miller uthe "u-Mark uthethe kakhulu engxoxweni…Bendizilungiselela ngoku andimvanga ukuba ebesithini."


A text in English: When completely brought up by non-human animals, the feral child exhibits behaviors (within physical limits) almost entirely like those of the particular care-animal, such as its fear of or indifference to humans.
The same text in Xhosa:

Xa ekhuliswe zizilwanyanyana ezingemntu, umntana uye abonakalise imikhwa( enqandwa ngumzimba) efana twatse nesilwanyana ebesimkhathalela, njengezinto ezisoyikayo, nokungohluleli abantu.


A text in English: When returning home after living abroad, you've adapted to the new culture and lost some of your habits from your home culture.
The same text in Xhosa:

Xa uphindela ekhaya emva kokuhlala phesheya, sowuqhele izinto ezohlukileyo futhi sowulahle imikhwa yesiko lakowenu.


A text in English: When the fighting ceased after the wounded were transported to the hospital, about 40 of the other remaining inmates stayed in the yard and refused to return to their cells.
The same text in Xhosa:

Xa umlo uphelile emva kokuba owonzakeleyo ethunyelwe esibhedlele, malunga ne-40 yamanye amabanjwa aseleyo ahlala eyadini akwala ukubuyela kwizisele zawo.


A text in English: When you call someone who is thousands of miles away, you are using a satellite.
The same text in Xhosa:

Xa ufowunela umntu okumawakawaka eekhilomitha, usebenzisa isathelayithi.


A text in English: When you went abroad at first, people were probably patient and understanding, knowing that travellers in a new country need to adapt.
The same text in Xhosa:

Xa waya kwelinye ilizwe okokuqala, kusonkwenzeka ukuba abantu babe nomonde bekuqonda, besazi ukuba abantu abahambele kwilizwe elitsha badinga ukuliqhela.


A text in English: While Goma is reasonably safe, any visits outside of Goma should be researched to understand the state of the fighting that persists in the North Kivu province.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngelixa iGoma ikhuselekile ngokufanelekileyo, konke ukundwendwela ngaphandle kweGoma kufuneka kuphandwe ukuze kuqondwe imeko yomlo oqhubekayo kwiphondo laseMantla eKivu.


A text in English: While he was working at the hospital Liggins began to investigate premature labor during his spare time.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngelixa wayephangela esibhedlela u Liggins waye waqalisa ukuphanda ngokuzala ngaphambi kwexesha oku ekwenza ngexesha lakhe elisecaleni.


A text in English: While most of their food would be familiar to us, Romans did have their share of strange or unusual feast items, including wild boar, peacock, snails, and a type of rodent called a dormouse
The same text in Xhosa:

Nangona ukutya okuninzi kwabo kungaqheleka kuthi, Amaroma analo icala lezidlo ezikhwankqisayo izinto ezinjenge hagu yasendle, pikoko, imisundululu, nohlobo oluthile lwempuku ebizwa ngokuba yi dormouse


A text in English: While no one knows for certain who wrote it, it is known that early in its life, the large parchment document (it measures 29¾ inches by 24½ inches) was rolled up for storage.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngelixa kungekho mntu waziyo ukuba ngubani oyibhalileyo, kuyaziwa ukuba kwasekuqaleni kobomi bayo, uxwebhu olukhulu lwesikhumba (lilinganisa i-29¾ i-intshi nge-24½ i-intshi) lwalusongwa ukuze lugcinwe.


A text in English: While one experimental vaccine appears able to reduce Ebola mortality, up until now, no drugs have been clearly demonstrated suitable for treating existing infection.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngeli lixa iyeza elisalingwayo libonakala likucutha ukubulawa yiEbola,kude kube ngoku, akukho machiza abonakalise ekulungele ukunyanga usuleleko osele lukhona.


A text in English: While project based learning should make learning easier and more interesting, scaffolding goes a step beyond.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngelixa ukufunda okujoliswe kwiprojekthi kumele kwenze imfundo ibelula yaye inikise umdla, Inqwanqwa le scaffolding ithabatha unyawo ukubheka phambili.


A text in English: While this is often only an inaccurate stereotype, the best way to get along in Paris still is to be on your best behavior, acting like someone who is "bien élevé" (well brought up). It will make getting about considerably easier.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngoxa oku kudla ngokuba luhlobo nje olungachananga, eyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yokwamkeleka eParis kukuziphatha kakuhle, uzenze umntu owaziwa "njenge-bien élevé" (okhuliswe kakuhle). Kuza kwenza kube lula ukuhamba-hamba.


A text in English: While visiting the monasteries, women are required to wear skirts covering the knees and have their shoulders covered, too.
The same text in Xhosa:

Xakuvakashelwa iinkonzo, amabhingqa anyanzelwa anxibe iilokhwe ezogquma amadolo futhi bogqume namagxa, futhi.


A text in English: Why do transportation systems engender such complaints, why do they fail on a daily basis? Are transportation engineers just incompetent? Or is something more fundamental going on?
The same text in Xhosa:

Kutheni le nto iinkqubo zothutho zibangela izikhalazo ezinjalo, kutheni zisilela mihla le? Ingaba iinjineli zezothutho azikwazi ukusebenza? Okanye ingaba kukho into ebaluleke ngakumbi eyenzekayo?


A text in English: Why would an organization want to go through the time consuming process of establishing a learning organization? One goal for putting organizational learning concepts into practice is innovation.
The same text in Xhosa:

Kutheni le nto umbutho ungafuna ukuhamba ngendlela etya ixesha lokuseka umbutho ofundayo? Injongo enye yokubeka iikhontrakthi zokufunda zombutho kukuyila.


A text in English: Widespread looting reportedly continued overnight, as law enforcement officers were not present on Bishkek's streets.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ukuphanga okuxhaphakileyo kuthiwa kuyaqhubeka ngobusuku, njengoko amagosa onyanzeliso lomthetho ebengekho kwizitalato zaseBishkek.


A text in English: Willingness of foreign governments to honour these documents is just as widely variable.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ukufuna kwabanye orhulumente bangaphandle ukuhlonipha le miqulu kuyaxhomekeka ngokokwahlukahlukana.


A text in English: Winter sports are most popular in the Northern regions, with Italians competing in international games and Olympic events.
The same text in Xhosa:

Eyasebusika imidlalo idumile kwiinginqgi zaseMantla, nama-Taliyani ekukhuphiswano lemidlalo yeHlabathi nemidlalo yee-Olympics.


A text in English: With 17,000 islands to choose from, Indonesian food is an umbrella term covering a vast variety of regional cuisines found across the nation.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ngenxa yokuba kukho iziqithi eziyi-17 000 ekunokukhethwa kuzo, ukutya kwase-Indonesia ligama eliyingqokelela eliquka ukutya kwemvelo okuvela kwiinginqi ezininzi zesizwe.


A text in English: With Kundalini Yoga the Kundalini energy (enlightenment energy) is awakened through yoga postures, breathing exercises, mantras and visualizations.
The same text in Xhosa:

Nge-Kundalini Yoga amandla eKundalini (amandla okhanyiso) avuswa ngokuma kweyoga, imithambo yokuphefumla, i-mantra kunye nokubona.


A text in English: With only eighteen medals available a day, a number of countries have failed to make the medal podium.
The same text in Xhosa:

Njengoba kukhona ii-medals ezilishumi elinesibhozo kuphela ngosuku, amazwe abalekayo ohlulekile ukuqabela iqonga lee-medals.


A text in English: With two years of the end of the war, the former allies were now enemies and the Cold War began.
The same text in Xhosa:

Emva kweminyaka emibini ekupheleni kwemfazwe, ababezizihlobo baphetha bezintshaba futhi kwaqala Imfazo Ebandayo.


A text in English: Women did the cooking in the yard; stores were just open counters looking into the street. Stone was used for building houses.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ababhinqileyo babepheka eyadini; ivenkile zinekhawuntari ezijonge esitalatweni. Ilitye lalisetyenziswa ukwakha izindlu.


A text in English: Women should realize that cultural differences may result in what they would consider harassment and it is not uncommon to be followed, grabbed by the arm, etc.
The same text in Xhosa:

Abasetyhini kufuneka baqonde ukuba iyantlukwano ngokwenkcubeko inokubangela oko bakuthathe njengokuhlukumeza kwaye akuqhelekanga ukulandelwa, ukubanjwa ngengalo, njl.


A text in English: Women: It is recommended that any women travellers say that they are married, regardless of actual marital status.
The same text in Xhosa:

Amabhinqa: Kucetyiswa ukuba amabhinqa akhenkethayo athi atshatile, kungakhathaliseki ukuba atshatile okanye awatshatanga.


A text in English: Workers must often get their superiors' approval for any decisions they make, and are expected to obey their superiors' instructions without question.
The same text in Xhosa:

Abasebenzi mabasoloko befumane imvume yabaphathi babo kuso nasiphi na isigqibo abasithathayo, kwaye kulindeleke ukuba bayithobele imiyalelo yabaphathi kungekho mibuzo.


A text in English: Workplace harmony is crucial, emphasizing group effort rather than praising individual accomplishments.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ukumanyana emsebenzini kubalulekile, kubethelela umgudu weqela endaweni yokuncoma okuphunyezwe ngumntu ngamnye.


A text in English: Written on the back of the Declaration of Independence were the words "Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776". The text appears on the bottom of the document, upside down.
The same text in Xhosa:

Emva kwiSibhengezo Sokukhululeka kubhalwe la mazwi "ISibhengezo Sokuqala Sokukhululeka sange-4 kaJulayi 1776". Lo mbhalo usemazantsi olo xwebhu, ubhalwe ujonge ezantsi.


A text in English: Xinhua reported that government investigators recovered two 'black box' flight recorders on Wednesday.
The same text in Xhosa:

I-Xinhua ixele isithi abaphandi bakwarhulumente bafumene ezimbhini ii-‘black box’ zeerekhoda zenqwelo-moya ngoLwesithathu.


A text in English: Yet eighty percent of our goods were taxed through tariffs in Central American countries. we treat you.
The same text in Xhosa:

Kodwa ipesenti ezisibhozo zempahla zethu bezibhatalelwa itarrifu kumazwe akuMbindi Merika. Siyanilungisa.


A text in English: Yet, Spanish is also widely used in public transport and other facilities.
The same text in Xhosa:

Sekunjalo, iSpanish sisetyenziswa kakhulu kwizithuthi zikawonke-wonke nakwezinye iindawo.


A text in English: You can also have alloys that include small amounts of non-metallic elements like carbon.
The same text in Xhosa:

Unako kwakhona ukufumana ii-alloys ezibandakanya inani elincinci lezinto ezingezizo zesinyithi njengekhabhoni.


A text in English: You can see the pyramids in the dark and you can see them in silence before the show begins.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ungazibona iiphiramidi ebumnyameni kwaye ungazibona naxa kuthe cwaka ngaphambi kokuba inkqubo iqalise.


A text in English: You can use boda-boda (motorcycle taxi) to get around Goma. The normal (local) price is ~500 Congolese Francs for the short ride.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ungasebenzisa iboda-boda (iteksi esisisithuthuthu) ukuze uye kwiindawo eziseGoma. Ixabiso eliqhelekileyo (lasekuhlaleni) liyi-500 Congolese Francs xa uhambo lulufutshane.


A text in English: You may also wish to consult the advice of governments other than your own, but their advice is designed for their citizens.
The same text in Xhosa:

Ungathanda nokujonga icebiso likarhulumente endaweni yelakho kuphela, kodwa ingcebiso yakhe yenzelwe abahlali babo.


A text in English: Your local telephone service provider should be able to give more information about connecting to this service.
The same text in Xhosa:

Imnikezi nkonzo zomnxeba wengingqi yakho umele akunikeze inkcukacha ezongezelelekileyo ngokuqhakamishelana nalenkonzo.


A text in English: he cave itself, which survived the times, gives a very vivid image of Muhammad’s spiritual inclinations.
The same text in Xhosa:

wayivingca, wasinda kulomaxesha, unika umfanekiso ocacileyo wokuthambekela kokomoya kukaMuhammad.


A text in English: towards the end of the Middle Ages western Europe began to develop their own style. one of the biggest developments of the time as a result of the crusades people began to use buttons to fasten clothing.
The same text in Xhosa:

malunga nasekupheleni kwelixa le Middle Age I western Europe yaqalisa ukuzenzela esayo isimbo.Olona phuhliso lukhulu yeloxesha ngenxa yecrusade abantu baqalisa ukusebenzisa amaqhosha ekuqhosheni impahla.


A text in English: İzmir is the third largest city in Turkey with a population of around 3.7 million, the second biggest port after Istanbul, and a very good transport hub.
The same text in Xhosa:

İzmir sisixeko sesithathu ubukhulu e-Turkey esinabantu aba ku 3.7 yezigidi, sine zibuko lesibini ubukhulu emva kwe Instabul, kwakunye nezithuthi zikawonkewonke.


A text in English: “Personal involvement” and “continuing relationships” were also identified as new motivation aspects by Eighmey and McCord (1998) when they investigated audience reactions to websites.
The same text in Xhosa:

"Ukuzibandakanya" kunye "nobudlelwane obuqhubekayo" zichongiwe njengezinto ezintsha ezikhuthazayo ngu-Eighmey kunye noMcCord (1998) xa baphanda iimpendulo zabaphulaphuli kwiiwebhusayithi.