Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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.

From the 1820s to the 1850s, the French were looking round for a weapon which would make up for their own natural short-comings.
Ukusuka koo1820 ukuya koo1850 amaFrentshi ayefuna isixhobo esiza kwenza ukungoneli kwabo kwendalo.