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.

Isipili asinakunceda ngaphandle kokuba sibekwe ngokunqamleza, kodwa ulwelo lunikezela indawo ethe tyaba efunekayo.
A mirror will not serve unless it can be set horizontally with the utmost precision, but a liquid automatically gives the level surface required.

Zazingena kuyekelwa nje.
They, however, were not to be put off.

Sisenzo sokubeka iintsontelo ezimbini enye ecaleni kwenye ukwenzela ukuba ziphatheke kunye ngexesha elinye.

The act of laying two ropes alongside each other so that they can be handled as one.