Place the end over the standing part and hold the cross thus formed between the index finger and thumb of the right hand, with the thumb underneath; the loop so formed becomes the bight of the bowline, and if required it can be formed round the body of the man making the knot.
Beka isiphelo ngaphaya kwendawo emileyo kwaye ibambe umnqamlezo owakheka phakathi komnwe wokwalatha nakubhontsi wesandla sesekunene, engaphantsi urhintyelo olwakhekayo lwenze urhintyelo lweqhina lentambo xa lufuniwe lungakheka lujikeleze umzimba wendoda eyenze iqhina.