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.

Example Input: The mariner's compass was hung in gimbals early in the sixteenth century.
Example Output: Isalatha mbombo esasisetyenziselwa ukulawula indlela elandelwa yinqanawa sasixhonywa kwinto eyilwe ngobuchule ukuze kuxhonywe kuyo izixhobo ezisetyenziswayo. Oku kwakusenziwa ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithandathu

Example Input: Wire seizings are then placed above and below to hold the rounds in position.
Example Output: Ucingo luxinga luye luthathwe lubekwe ngaphezu nangaphantsi ukuligcina jikele kuloo ndawo.

Example Input: When the war seemed likely to end, the three of the larger type and two of the other four were cancelled.
Example Output:
Kwathi kwakubonakala ngathi imfazwe iya ekupheleni , ezintathu zohlobo olukhulu nezimbini kwezinye ezine zarhoxiswa .