The rope should be very firmly whipped about one inch on each side of the position at which it is to be cut, then placed on the top of a bollard or similar hard surface, and the strands then cut with a hammer and cold chisel or with a wire-cutter.
Kumele iqiniswe kakuhle intsontelo malunga ne-intshi enye kwicala ngalinye lendawo eza kusikwa kuyo, ize ibekwe ngaphezu kwentsika ekubotshelelwa kuyo intambo yenqanawa okanye kumgangatho okwanjalo oqinileyo, zize iziphotho zona ziqunyulwe ngehamile nangetshizili okanye ngesisiki-cingo.