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: Phambi kwento ebizwa ngokuba lixesha lobunzima kwi-oyile kwakusoloko kubizwa okanye kuthethwa nge- nqanawa yokuthutha ipetroyile yezigidi, eyathi ngexesha elilodwa yalindelwa ukuba isebenze ekupheleni kwale inkulungwane.

Answer: Before the so-called oil crisis there was frequent mention of the "million-ton" tanker, which at one time was expected to enter service by the end of this century.


Question: Indidi zolinganiso zinikwe ngezantsi.

Answer: A list of such fittings is given below:


Question: Amajoni ayeziphethe kakuhle mgombayi-mbayi babeye balwa namajoni ahamba ngenyawo.

Answer:
The sailors manned the guns, fought and sailed the ship as well.