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.

Asizimiselanga kucaphula imimiselo, kodwa.
It is not the intention therefore to quote the regulations, but

Lo nto yayingu Julayi ngonyaka ka1885.
This was in July 1885.

Nangona kunjalo, ngaphandle kobukhulu, ukubonakala zingafani ukuba zahluke kakhulu nangohlobo olu lokwenza nangomlinganiselo.

Even so, apart from their size, it seems unlikely that they differed in more than styling and proportions.

