instruction:
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.
question:
* the loan of the national flag, if necessary; and
answer:
* ukubolekwa kweflegi yesizwe, ukuba kuyimfuneko; kunye


question:
If not otherwise damaged, the useful life of a wire rope working round sheaves can be estimated from the number of times it will have to bend round a sheave.
answer:
Ukuba ngaba akungenjalo umonakalo, ubomi obubalulekileyo bentambo yocingo esebenza jikelele kwivili elinomkrolo wentamboingaqikelela kwinani lamaxesha iza kufuneka igobe jikelele kwivili elinomkrolo wentambo.


question:
In smaller ships the organisation is controlled from H.Q.1 only when action is imminent or highly probable.
answer:

Kwinqanawe ezincinci inqubo ilawulwa kwi H.Q.1 kuphela xa isenzeko sikufuphi okanye inekwenzeka kakhulu.