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.
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Question: Preparation formerly put on ships' bottoms in an endeavour to prevent attachment of barnacles and other marine life.

Answer: Amalungiselo akuqala awayesenziwa kumazantsi enqanawa kwinzame zokukhusela ukuncamathela kweentsentsane nezinye izinto eziphila emanzini.


Question: On the other hand, the ports were close to the water.

Answer: Kwesinye isandla, amaxweme la akufutshane namanzi.


Question: Make a heaving line knot in the end of one length, then pass the other length through the bight before making a similar knot in it.

Answer:
Yenza umgca weqhina olunyukileyo ekugqibeleni bobude uze ugqithise obunye ubude ngerhintyela ngaphambi kokuba wenze iqhina eliyeleleneyo kuyo.