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.

Isibane sibonakala kancinci kunexesha lasebusuku okanye xa kumnyama phakathi kune zidanyazisi.
The light is visible less than the period of darkness between the flashes.

Ukuqhubeleka kokuqiniswa kwakuza kuthatha indawo ukusukela ngoko .
Further strengthening has had to take place since.

Xa umqhubi wesikhephe engekazimiseli ekusebenziseni kakuhle ikhampasi uyakusoloko ecinga ukuba sisixhobo esilula ekusisebenziseni.

When a boatman has not yet seriously employed a compass, he will always consider it a simple instrument to use.