Detailed Instructions: 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.
Q: Before this, Mr Childers asked Reed for a design for a smaller ocean-going turret-ship.
A:
Phambi kokuba umlumzana uChilders abuze uReed ukuyila ukwenzela encinci kulwandlekazi isikhuselo esisenkungwini yenqanawa.