Given a sentence in Igbo language, translate the sentence to English language keeping the meaning of the original sentence intact

Igbo sentence: 'Mgbe anyanwu ma o bu kpakpando na-aputaghi ruo otutu ubochi na oke ifufe ahu wee na-achi oku, anyi mesiri nyere olileanya nke a na-azoputa.'
'When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. '