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.

[EX Q]: At the beginning of the Revolutionary Wars in 1793, the number was eight.
[EX A]: Mhla kwakuqala lemfazwe yabavukeli yangonyaka wewaka linamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi asibhozo anesithathu, zazilithoba.

[EX Q]: However its lighter weight allowed it to be mounted on a higher deck.
[EX A]: Nangona kunjalo ubunzima baso obukhaphukhaphu bubangela kubelula ukusixhoma kwidekhi engasentla.

[EX Q]: Doubling planks put in way of bilges of wooden ships, either externally or internally, to stiffen them.
[EX A]:
Amaplanga aphindiweyo abekwe njengomphantsi weenqanawa zamaplanga, kusenokuba ngaphandle okanye ngaphakathi ukuwaqinisa.