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 principal vertical timber in a ship's bow.
answer:
Iplanga eliyintloko elithe nkqo kwisaphetha senqanawe.


question:
The star-like painted wind-rose, with its 32 points, thus became the 'fly' of the compass which always pointed true.
answer:
Ezi zazijongeke ngokwenkwenkwezi zazipeyintwe njengomoya werozi, zinamashumi amathathu enesibini wezalathiso, zathi zaba zezona zibizwa ngokubhabha ikhampasi ezazisoloko zilathe inyanisa.


question:
This does not apply to socketing, where even a single broken wire may be serious.
answer:

Le nto ayibhekiselanga ukusuka, nalapho ucingo olunye lwaphuke khona kungaba nondileko.