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.

Q: The mariner's compass was hung in gimbals early in the sixteenth century.

A: Isalatha mbombo esasisetyenziselwa ukulawula indlela elandelwa yinqanawa sasixhonywa kwinto eyilwe ngobuchule ukuze kuxhonywe kuyo izixhobo ezisetyenziswayo. Oku kwakusenziwa ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithandathu
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Q: Becalmed.

A: Phola.
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Q: Descriptive of vessels in which oil fuel is used for the boiler furnaces.

A:
Inkcazelo ngezikhephe ngokusetyenziswa kwe-oyile ukwenzela iziko lesibilisi.
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