To put this in perspective, a denarius was about a days wage, so it would seem that the ointment may have been worth about £20,000 in today's prices.
8 Loko ku ri leswaku swiphemu swa silivhere leswi ku vulavuriwaka hi swona laha a ku ri tidenari ta le Rhoma, swi vula leswaku mali yoleyo a yi ringana ni muholo wa siku wa vatirhi va kwalomu ka 50 000, ku nga mali yo tala swinene.