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.

Le yimeko xa usebenzisa ibleki kunye nezikhonkwane ezinemaqoqo ezityibilikayo.
This is the case when using the Blake and screw slips.

Izinto zokuxhoma zazo zilula kakhulu ekukhuseleni umonakalo edokisini.
Their mountings are often too weak to prevent damage to the deck.

Ngumganyana omfutshen ngolo hlobo amandla okungena kwembumbulu kwakunika umdla, kwiyadi ezingama-30 imbumbulu enobunzima obuli-18 yayinokugqobhoza amaplanga om-oki azi-intsi ezingama-32.5 ububanzi obukhupha ngaphantsi kwemitha e-1 ububanzi), ukuphosa ngaphandle iimvula yamaceba kubude obuziyadi ezingamashumi amathathu.
At such close ranges the power of penetration of roundshot was impressive, at 30 yards an 18 pound shot would penetrate four oak planks 32.5 inches thick (just under 1 meter thick), hurling a shower of splinters up to thirty yards.