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.

Example Input: Ikhamandela ngalinye elidibanayo lipeyintwa mhlophe.
Example Output: Every joining shackle is painted white.

Example Input: Owona mgama mkhulu apho isithatha esisuka esibaneni sinako ukufikelela ngumhloli, ngokuminywa kuphela
Example Output: The maximum distance at which light from a light can theoretically reach an observer, as limited only by

Example Input: Ushishino lwanikezwa ovimba ababini ngaphambili njengelinge lovavanyo.
Example Output:
The ancients knew the plumb-line and the water-level, which had to suffice for all purposes until the seventeenth century.