TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Kungenxa yokuba iyakufika ngamandla ukusuka kwibhlorho nje ukuba i-enjini ibuyiswe umva.

SOLUTION: This is because it will swing rapidly away from the jetty as soon as the engine is put astern.

PROBLEM: Yiplatfom yeplanga okanye yelitye eyenziwe kwindonga zomlambo okanye ezibukweni ukunikezela ngendawo yokulala kwinqanawa ukulayisha okanye ukothula abakhweli okanye imithwalo. Ngokufanayo nesithulelo senqanawa nangona indawo yokulayishela nokothula iinqanawa nayo idla ngokwenziwa ngamaplanga ngeli lixa isothulelo sona sisenziwa ngamatye.

SOLUTION: A wood or stone platform constructed along the banks of a river or in a harbour to provide berths for vessels to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Similar to quay although a wharf is usually made of wood whilst a quay is built from stone.

PROBLEM: Ukwakha iseyile esongiweyo yeqhina kufuneka ikhathalelwe ukunqamleza isiphelo sochasano ngenye yendlela ngokwexesha eziqhiniweyo (i.e. ekunene ngephaya kwasekhohlo, kuphinde ekhohlo ngaphaya ngasekunene) ngapha koke iziphumo ziyalunga kuyakuthi ngepha koko ityibilike okanye iminxeke, kuxhomekeke ukubeni yenziwe ibe ngaphaya kobeko lwantambo, iqhina lentambo elithi lingabopheki kungalula ukuze likhululeke apho akukho ntsika kwelo qhina, ngoko eso sizathi sisetyenziswa nakanye ngabantu baselwandle.

SOLUTION:
To form a reef knot care must be taken to cross the ends opposite ways each time they are knotted (i.e, right over left, then left over right, or vice versa), otherwise the result will be a granny, which will either slip or jam, depending upon whether it is made with or against the lay of the rope; a granny is also very liable to come undone where there is no strain on the knot, and for these reasons it is never used by seamen.