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.

Example Input: They were ship- or barque-rigged.
Example Output: Zaye zixhotyiswe ngenqanawa okanye ibhakhwe.

Example Input: Finally, however, as it was considered to be essential to have them, it was decided to ferry them by motor-launch from a vessel offshore.
Example Output: Ekugqibeleni, nakuba, nanjengokuba kwakucingelwa ukuba kubalulekile ukuba nazo, kwagqitywa ekubeni ziwezwe ngemoto ukuneka kwinqanawa ukuya kude nomaaveme.

Example Input: This was because the powder was then so bad that the barrels need be no more than eighty times the weight of the shot as against about four hundred times, a century later.
Example Output:
Lento yayingenxa yomgubo owawumbi emphandeni kwakufuneka ubemninzi ngaphezulu kwesibhozo wezinto ezimbalwa ekuchaseni kwamakhulu amane eminyaka, kwinkulungwane yamandulo.