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.

painted black.
zazipeyintwe mnyama.

Buoyancy tanks or compartments may be filled with a buoyant material which must not be adversely affected by oil.
Iitanki okanye iikhompathimenti zamandla okudada zingagcwaliswa ngezinto zokudada ekungafuneka zichaphazeleke ngokungalunganga yi-oyile.

The latter were intended as minelayers.

Ezamva zazicetywe njengenqanawe zemfazwe ezakhelwe ukuthwala nokuthiyisela ngezigcayiseli.