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]: It was felt that smaller, heavily armoured ships, with a small steaming radius, should be employed for harbour defence.
[A]: Kwavakala okokuba iinqanawa ezincinane nezinqatyiswe kakhulu, zinommandla omncinane womphunga, kufanele zisetyenziswe kukhuseleko lwezibuko.


[Q]: This all distorts the economics of the large tanker and may perhaps have already caused the size of tankers to rise above the optimum.
[A]: Le nto ijija uqoqosho kwisithuthi se-oyile esikhulu kwaye kusenokwenzeka ukuba ibangele ubungakanani besithuthi se-oyile bukhulele kokona kulunga kuphezulu.


[Q]: The sailors will often spontaneously take the initiative themselves.
[A]:
Oomatiloshe bakusoloko bezenzela ngokwabo ukukhathalela.