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.

[EX Q]: Lo nto yayingu Julayi ngonyaka ka1885.
[EX A]: This was in July 1885.

[EX Q]: Iplanga eliqinisa umphandle wesiqu senqanawa ukuze lisebenze njengebhanti ehlikihlayo.
[EX A]: A plank fastened on the outside of a vessel's hull to act as a rubbing band.

[EX Q]: Ukuba intsontelo yentsimbi ingakhula kabukhali jikelele isiqobo, kungafuneka inyusele phakathi kancinci.
[EX A]:
If the cable grows sharply round the stem, it must be hove in very slowly.