<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWalipanga na kuimarisha kuta za mji, ambazo zilikuwa zimewaokoa mara nyingi katika siku za nyuma, na kusubiri kwa hofu kwa ajili ya shambulio lisiloepukika.  <response>: They repaired and strengthened the city walls that had saved them so many times in the past, and waited fearfully for the inevitable onslaught. 