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:
Eli xesha kwakhona laliphawulwe ngokuba kwakusonyuka amandla okuzimisela ukufumana imithwalo ekumgangatho omnye kuthengiso olukwibreyiki yenkunzi ngo- kwazisa amaplanga amakhulu asetyenziswayo, amathafa, iibhanshi ezisoongiweyo neentlobo nobungakanani bezikhongozeli.
answer:
This period was also marked by the increasing efforts that were made to achieve standardised unit loads in the breakbulk trades, by the introduction of pallets, flats, packaged bundles, and especially containers of various types and size.


question:
Le nto kukuchasa utyekelo lwesixhobo sokutsala ukutyibilikela ezantsi entanjeni njengeenxenye ezingenayo.
answer:
This is to counter the tendency of the windlass to slip down the rope as the parts come in.


question:
Inqanawa zaziphinde zibuyele emkhosini kwangalendlela zazisemkhosini zineshumi elinesibhozo leponti kwindawo ezikumgangatho ophezulu.
answer:

Ships rearmed in this way were rearmed with I8-pounders on the upper deck.