Translation of "obedient" into Basque

Every so often, I'd turn my head toward the water, not so much to see what my cousins were doing, but so an adult who might come by could see that I was following orders well. The need to be obedient was as hot and sticky on me as the heat.

Tarteka uretara jiratzen nuen burua, lehengusuak zertan ari ziren ikusteko baino gehiago, helduren bat etorriko balitz agindua ongi betetzen ari nintzela ikus zezan. Beroa bezala nuen pegatuta esanekoa izan beharra.