Q: In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
Ngelixesha kusekwa ezobugcisa ngokuba usazi namhlanje yathi yamiswa ze elandelayo ngenkulungwane enesiqingatha ingaxutywanga kwisigaba sexesha lempucuko, zizombini zizixhobo zokuqhelisa.
A:
By this time the foundations of the art as we know it today had been established, and the next century and a half was simply a period of refinement, both of instruments and practice.