Teacher: 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Ulwakhiwo neempawu zentsinga zemifuno.
Solution: Construction and characteristics of vegetable fibre cordage.
Reason: 'Ulwakhiwo neempawu' means construction/make-up and characteristics, 'zentsinga zemifuno' roughly translates to 'of fibre from vegetables'.

Now, solve this instance: Inkoliso yokhapteyini benqanawa zorhwebo babesenza iindawo zokuzimelisa indoda enye okanye amabini abalulekileyo kuye ukuze angathathwa ngala maqela xa ethe akhwela kwinqanawa yakhe.
Student:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Many merchant captains built hideaways for one or two particularly valuable men to hide in if the press gang came aboard.