<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishNgome hiyo ya mawe yaliyopakwa rangi nyeupe, iliyokuwa kama bunker, iliwahifadhi watu wa mji huo nyakati nyingine wakati wa mashambulizi ya maharamia.  <response>: This fortress of whitewashed stone, squat as a bunker, sheltered townsfolk at times when pirate raids threatened. 