instruction:
In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
question:
Kuba zazilindeleke okokuba ziphambe kumsebenzi zaye zinee-injini ziqhuba isikrufu kunye noxhotyiso olulula ukubanceda bafikelele kwindawo abaya kuyo.
answer:
Because they were expected to manoeuvre in action they had engines driving a screw and a light sailing rig to help them to their destination.


question:
Ukuba kunekwenzeka isiqu sigqojezwe ngaphantsi komgei wamanzi ukuphuphume ekubangekayo kunga qokeleleko kwindawo encinci yesiqu.
answer:
Should her hull be holed below the waterline, it enables the resultant flooding to be confined to a small portion of the hull.


question:
Xa ziselwandle zigqunywa ngebhodi zaphakathi enqanaweni ezixhaswa zintsimbi zomqadi zaze zagqunywa ngeseyile yokugquma engangenwayo ngamanzi (iziqwenga zamalaphu okwenza iseyile anetela).
answer:

When at sea they are covered with hatchboards supported on steel beams and covered with tarpaulins (sheets of tarred canvas).