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.

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

In 1980 there were more than 650 chemical tankers with a tonnage of about 2.2 million grt in service.
Ngomnyaka ka1980 kwakukho iitanki ezingaphezulu kwamakhulu amathandathu anamashumi amahlanu zezimuncu ezinomthamo wenqanawa -oyilenganiswe ngeetoni ezimalunga nezigidi ezibini ezinesiqingatha ukusebenza.

This is the order to bring the oars smartly to a vertical position, with the looms resting on the bottom boards and the blades fore-and- aft.

Lo umyalelo ngowokubuyisa izixhobo kakuhle ekweyameni kwendawo eludonga, nemiqheba iphumle ezantsi kokuphela kwebhodi nakumazembe enziwe ngomthi ongaphambili nongasemva.