<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMmoja wa wapanda farasi wa mbele akachomoa mkuki mkubwa uliopindika, na mwingine akauchomoa mkuki mfupi uliokuwa kwenye mlingoti wa farasi wake.  <response>: One of the front riders drew a large curved scimitar and the other pulled a short spear from a quiver of them on the side of his saddle. 