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life goes on always stay strong
ubomi buyaqhubeka

sails must be expected to suffer minor damage with use as time goes on.
izikhephe kulindelekile ukube zibenokufumana umonakale emncinci njenyoke ixesha lihambe.

as time goes on, the boat breaks up at the turn of the bilge - if built of wood or fiberglass.
ngokuhamba kwexesha isikhitshana siyophuka apha umphantsi wenqanawe ugobu khona -- ukuba ngaba sukhiwe ngemu -- planga ekanye ifiberglass.

'upon portland', it goes on, 'there is fair white sand and twenty-four fathoms with red shells therein.' it is obvious from these descriptions that the deep-sea lead, armed with a plug of tallow to bring up samples of the bottom, was of first importance in navigation in the comparatively shallow waters of the continental shelf.
'kudala eportland,' yaqhubekeka, kukho umhlaba omhlophe onobulungisa kwakunye nefathomus ezingamashumi amabini anesine aneqokobhe elimnyama phaya ngaphakathi. icacile kula chazelo ukuba olulwandle lubanzi lukhokela, luxhobe ngeplangi zetalowu ukuzisa izinxu zangaphantsi, yayiluqhubo lwenqanawa lokuqala olubalulekileyo kumanzi anzulu.