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.
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Question: Like most purchases they had some indigestible qualities.

Answer: Njenge zinzinzi ezithengwayo zikwakhona ezinye ezinga colekanga uhlobo lwazo.


Question: The distance along the rope between any two points on the same strands is known as the jaw of the rope, and gives a measure of the hardness of the lay; the shorter the jaw the harder the lay.

Answer: Umgama phakathi kwendawo ezimbini zesiphotho esinye waziwa ngokuba sisidibanisi sentsontelo, kwaye sinikezela ngomlinganiselo wokondlalwa ngokungqingqwa; nje ukuba isidibanisi sibe sifutshane kuba ngqingqwa ukondlalwa kwaso.


Question: Although natural gas will be among the primary sources of energy in use until well into the next century, there should be no excessive optimism regarding the increase in its carriage by liquefied gas tankers.

Answer:
Nangona irhasi yendalo iyakuba phakathi kwembangi zamandla asebenzayo kude kube ngcono kwinkulungwane ezayo nakwithemba lempumelelo egqithisileyo ngokunxulumene nolwando lomthwalo ngetanki zerhasi engamanzi