Instructions: 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.
Input: If the first simple measures fail, a careful summing up of the situation is at least as important.
Output:
Okokuba umlinganiselo wokuqala awuphumeleli, ukushwankathelwa kwemeko ngokukhathalayo kubalulekile.