Should the exposed fibres be healthy and strong, all is well; if they are powdery, discoloured, weak, or can be plucked out, rot exists and the rope should be condemned.
Xana intsinga ezivelisiweyo ziphelile kwaye zinamandla, konke kulungile ukuba zonke zifefwe, azinamibala, azinamandla okanye zingancothulwa ukubola kuyenzeka kwaye intambo ingagwetywa.