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 mariner's compass was hung in gimbals early in the sixteenth century.
answer:
Isalatha mbombo esasisetyenziselwa ukulawula indlela elandelwa yinqanawa sasixhonywa kwinto eyilwe ngobuchule ukuze kuxhonywe kuyo izixhobo ezisetyenziswayo. Oku kwakusenziwa ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithandathu


question:
Forced-draught ventilation in any ship was nine years away.
answer:
Ukungeniswa nokukhutshwa komoya okunyanzelwayo nakuyiphi inqanawa kwakwiminyaka eluthoba kudala.


question:
In addition, these propellers would have to have a diameter of 8 to 12 metres, and there simply is not enough room to accommodate them.
answer:

Xa sidibanisa abaqhubi banganesinqumla esizimitha ezisibhozo ukuya kwishumi elinesibini, kwaye kunjalo akukho gumbi lokubathwala.