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.
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Question: Inkoliso yokhapteyini benqanawa zorhwebo babesenza iindawo zokuzimelisa indoda enye okanye amabini abalulekileyo kuye ukuze angathathwa ngala maqela xa ethe akhwela kwinqanawa yakhe.

Answer: Many merchant captains built hideaways for one or two particularly valuable men to hide in if the press gang came aboard.


Question: Umzekelo, ukuba mqanawe iduda emanzini aphekhena uhlasele ngomeya okanye emhlabeni alunakwenzeka kodwa ibhombhu zasemanzini zinganeku qubesana, imekoka ABCDinokuba kwimo 2, okanye nalewimo 1 ephumlileyo.

Answer: For example, if the ship were steaming in waters where air or surface attack was improbable but mines might well be encountered, the ABCD organisation would be in State 2, or even State 1 relaxed.


Question: Intshukumo yamaxesha athile ethe tyaba yomphezulu wolwandle ebangelwa kukukhula kokuzala nokurhoxa kolwandle okubangelwa ngamandla elanga nawenyanga

Answer:
The periodical horizontal movement of the sea surface caused by the tide-raising forces of the sun and moon