Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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.

Starting' a man was to hit him across the back with a rattan cane or short length of rope, usually done by the bosuns mate.
Ukuqalisa' indoda kwakufuneka ibethwe emqolo ngekheyini okanye ngentsontela emfutshane, oku kwakudla ngokwenziwa liqabane lakhe lebhosans.