In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

Example Input: One of its primary merits was that in masted ships the guns protruded from the ship's side, giving them an unrestricted field of fire for the angle allowed by the port.
Example Output: Esinye sexabiso laso sokuqala kungokuba kwiinqanawa ezineemasti ezithe phuhlu kwicala lenqanawa, kuzinika indawo engenanyino yokudubula kwi-engile evunyelwa licala laskhohlo lenqanawa.

Example Input: The mariner's compass was hung in gimbals early in the sixteenth century.
Example Output: Isalatha mbombo esasisetyenziselwa ukulawula indlela elandelwa yinqanawa sasixhonywa kwinto eyilwe ngobuchule ukuze kuxhonywe kuyo izixhobo ezisetyenziswayo. Oku kwakusenziwa ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithandathu

Example Input: If the chain plates for both upper and lower shrouds were not electrically connected to the keel during construction, then a grounding cable must be retrofitted, also tied to the keelbolts or grounding plate.
Example Output:
Ukubangaba ikhono lama eangci yentambo za kubamba inqanawe eziphezulu nezingezantsi azibunga nakudityuniswa ngombane kwisiseko xana bekusakhiwa, ke intambo zaphantsi kufuneka zibenokufakelwa ngento, zibenako nekubotshelelwa kwiboliti zesiseko okanye amacangci aphantsi.