instruction:
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.
question:
Le nto kukuchasa utyekelo lwesixhobo sokutsala ukutyibilikela ezantsi entanjeni njengeenxenye ezingenayo.
answer:
This is to counter the tendency of the windlass to slip down the rope as the parts come in.


question:
Babephantse bufana ngomyinge nezimvo zecala inkcazelo ngobomi babo.
answer:
They were almost identical in size and profile.


question:
Nokakuba, amancedo okongezela kufuneke emetiwe ngaphaya kolahleko lokuqinisa amanzi obulungisa.
answer:

However, the advantages to be gained must be weighed against the loss of watertight integrity.