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: Neyiphina kwezi ntambo zocingo ukuba itsalelwe ngaphambili enqanaweni okanye ngemva, iyakusebenza njengesipringi.

Answer: If either of these hawsers is led ahead or astern it will act as a spring.


Question: Uzinzo. Lwenqanawa luxhomekeke kwiimeko ezintathu.

Answer: The stability of a ship depends on three factors.


Question: Ukongeza ubomi bokusebenza beematshini ezahlukeneyo mabulinganiswe enye kwenye ngendlela enokuthi yonke iphinde ibekwe ndawonye xa inqanawa isezandleni zomkhandi nqanawa.

Answer:
In addition the service lives of the various machines should be matched to each other in such a way that they can all be replaced together when the ship is in the hands of the ship repairer.