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.

Inaliti kuqale igqithe ngentambo .
The needle is first passed through the rope.

Xa ubophelela inqanawa ekunyukeni nasekuhleni kolwandle iintambo zesixhobo se-ankile mazingabingxenge-ngxenge ngokwaneleyo ukuze zifunxe nawaphina amandla ongezelelweyo njengokuba inqanawa inyuka isehla.
When securing the vessel in a swell the cables of her ground tackle must therefore be sufficiently slack to absorb any extra stresses as the vessel rises and falls.

Amanzi axakanisekileyo aphoswe kumva wenqanawa kwiimatshini zeengqayi zoqhutyo kanye isitemela esihambayo ngamavili abhenxayo
Troubled water thrown astern of mechanically propelled vessels, especially paddle steamers.