Immediately after the fall of Adam and Eve, God declared to the serpent, "I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your offspring and hers; he will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel" (Gen 3:15).
Endzhaku ka loko Adamu na Evha va dyohile, Xikwembu xi vulavule hi ndlela yo fanekisela loko xi byela nyoka xi ku: "Ndzi ta veka vulala exikarhi ka wena ni wansati ni le xikarhi ka mbewu ya wena ni mbewu ya yena.