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.

Imeko eyodwa yayiyeyokuba mayibe semthethweni le inye okanye ezinye ezimbini indawo ngexesha lesekethe yemihla-ngemihla.
The only condition was that the Star had to be 'in rule', that is, in one or other of the two positions during its daily circuit at which it is actually at the altitude of the celestial pole.