<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishNilikuwa na wajibu wa ama kusimama ulinzi juu ya nguo na kuondoa waporaji, au kuchagua kama wagombea wangu wa mtihani mavazi ambayo ilikuwa ya asili ya watu.  <response>: I was faced with either standing guard over the clothing and shooing away would-be thieves, or picking as my test candidates attire that was a natural people repellent. 