instruction:
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.
question:
Direct Access Storage Device
answer:
Isixhobo sokugcina esifumaneka ngokuthe ngqo


question:
For centuries these estuaries were regarded as one of the major advantages for a port, since the natural scouring effect of the river guaranteed that adequate depths of water would extend far inland.
answer:
Kwiminyaka emininzi la machweba omlambo ayethathwa ngokuba zezona zinto zilungileyo kumazibuko enqanawa sukela oko izikhukulisi zendalo ziqaphele lo mlambo ziqinisekisile ukuba ubunzulu oboneleyo bamanzi buza kwandela kude emhlabeni.


question:
A merchant ship of 2,883 tons gross, 315 ft in length and of 46 ft beam, proceeding in ballast during exceptionally heavy weather, found it impossible to keep off a lee shore.
answer:

Inqanawa yorhwebo yeetoni eziliwaka amakhulu asibhozo anamashumi asibhozo anesithathu ubukhulu, amakhulu amathathu aneshumi elinesihlanu iinyawo ubude kwakunye namashumi amane anesithandathu iinyawo umqadi, ophuma kwizinto ezilayishelwa inqanawa ukuyizinzisa ngexesha lemozulu embi ngokugqithisilayo, efumaniseke ingenakwenzeka into yokuba kususwe ibe kude kwindawo esisikhuselo emayeni elunxwemeni.