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.
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Question: Isibane sibonakala kancinci kunexesha lasebusuku okanye xa kumnyama phakathi kune zidanyazisi.

Answer: The light is visible less than the period of darkness between the flashes.


Question: Ngoko, ukuba indlela iqinisekisiwe, umva wenqanawa uyakukhukulisekela kwindawo yokulala.

Answer: However, if the way is checked the stern will drift down towards the line of the berth.


Question: Ngoko ke, ukuba uKapteni uyalela ukuba amakhamandela amathandathu mawaphume, amathandathu amakhamandela adibanayo azakuphethukela kumgca wamanzi.

Answer:
Therefore, if the Captain orders six shackles to be out, the sixth joining shackle would be veered to the waterline.