Instructions: 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.
Input: Ukwandlala ezabo irula phakathi kwamanxweme nakwindawo zokuphumla nasekufikeni, ziye zibekwe egumbini zinento ezahlulayo ngokwemigca nangombala ezinye zibe bunxulumana kwi rula.
Output:
Laying his ruler between his ports of departure and arrival, he sought with a pair of dividers the coloured line most nearly parallel to the ruler.