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.

Q: Kukubude obungakanani ukuhla kwisikali sesinye ukuya kwisine sokunkyuselwa kwenzeke, oku kuza kuxhomekeka kwinani lezithuba ezikhoyo.

A: How far down the scale of one to four promotion takes place, will depend on the number of vacant posts available.
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Q: Ukuqhubeleka kokuqiniswa kwakuza kuthatha indawo ukusukela ngoko .

A: Further strengthening has had to take place since.
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Q: Isithintelo esifutshane kufuneka zilahlelwe endaweni ukunqanda utyibiliko ekuhlehliseni umva kumtya wayo.

A:
A short bar should be lashed in place to prevent the slip from easing back on its thread.
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