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.

Once, however, the oars were abandoned in the twelfth century the deck and sides of the ships could be raised to make room for a proper hold inside.
Kanye, kungoko, isibhenxa salahlwa ngenkulungwane yeshumi elinesibini leplatifomu kunye necala lenqanawa lathi lakhula ukwenza indlu elungeleyo phakathi.