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.

A well-made splice is dependent upon the skill with which the marline spike is used.
Isibopheleli esenziwe kakuhle sixhomekeke kubuchule apho isikhonkwane se- marline sisetyenziswe khona.

A guillotine, which is a deck fitting containing a hinged bar that can be dropped across a link of the cable outboard of the windlass, takes the place of a compressor.
Igilothini, esisi, fakele & somgangatho eninento nga enehenjisi enokujulwa kwilinye icala lelingu lwenTambo ejingaphandle kwesixhobo sekutsala, iThatha indawe yesixinzelelo.

This naval strength declined a little after the war.

Oko komelela komkhosi waselwandle kehla kancinci emva kwemfazwe.