<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWalikuwa wakizunguka jiwe lenye urefu wa meta kumi na mbili kwa kutumia kamba za kuvuta; magurudumu yalikuwa tayari yamewekwa mahali pake, na kamba zilizofungwa kwa njia isiyofaa zilikuwa zikitandazwa kwa urahisi.  <response>: They were lashing the hauling ropes around a twelve-foot block of stone; the rollers were already in place, with the crudely plaited ropes dangling loosely. 