ðɪs wʌz ɔnðə pɹˈiːtɛns ʌv ɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðˌɛm fɹʌm ˈæɹəbz, wɪð hˈuːm ðeɪ fɹˈiːkwəntli kˈɛpt ɐn ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ, ænd ˈiːvən fˈeɪvɚd ðɛɹ pˈɪlɪdʒɪŋ.
This was on the pretense of guarding them from Arabs, with whom they frequently kept an understanding, and even favored their pillaging.