This is because so many of the inhabitants of our small island kingdom have been born and bred near the sea, and because no other country has for so long been dependent for its existence and prosperity on its Royal and Merchant Navies.
Oku kungenxa yekuba abammi abaninzi bohu kumkani besiqithiesineine; bazalelwe bakhulela kufutshane nolwandle, kwaye alikho elinye ilizwe elithe laxhomekeka ixesha elide kangaka kwi Royal ne Merchant Navies nyebukho nempumelele yalo.