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: For a long time it was supposed that physical laws placed an upper limit on the size of hydrofoil craft of 1,000 tons, if only because the destructive effect of cavitation on the foils would limit the speed of 65 to 70 knots.
A:
Kwixesha, elide yayifanele ukuba imithetho ebonakalayo yabeka umlinganiselo ophezulu kumlinganiselo wenqanawa enamaphiko ayinyusayo sewaka leetoni, ukuba ngaba izinto ezithintelayo zemingxunya ephakathi kwento yazinyithi esenziwe yasu- yasu esifana nephepha ziya kulinganisela isantya samashumi amathandathu anesihlanu ukuya kumashumi asixhenxe omlinganiselo wesantya senqanawa.